Chapter 17: The break up

Seeing the caller ID, she frowned and rolled her eyes.

"What does he want now...?", Maya mumbled before picking up.

"Hello baby", she heard Steve deep voice speak from the other side of the phone and for the first time, she felt irritated.

She has never felt as irritated as this in her entire life when it came to Steve, even though she didn't like him. But feeling like this all of a sudden became a surprise to her but she didn't know why.

She couldn't even pinpoint the reason behind her sudden change of mood.

"Hey Steve", she said slowly and irritatingly without life.

"Why are you sounding like this Maya?, did I do anything wrong?. Or, is it because I broke my promise of driving you home...?, he asked then continued.

"If its because of that, I'm sorry. I really am. I hope Ann explained to you already and that's one of my reason for calling. I want to make it up to you Amaya. I'm really sorry", Steve said, sad emotions could be heard from his voice.

"Always talking about making it up rather than avoiding an issue that calls for a make up", Maya thought, shaking her head slightly in disapprovement and pity.

"Well, it's about that and not also about that Steve. Yes, Ann explained everything to me already but that's not. Can we meet?. I have something important to discuss with you and I no longer want to be selfish anymore. I want to clear things up for the best. Let's meet up Steve", Maya said, plainly.

"What is the problem Maya, isn't it something that can be said or cleared up on phone?", Steve asked in a low voice. It was obvious he had an idea of what Maya wanted to discuss or was he just thinking too much.

"Calm down and go see her Steve, listen to what she has to say and don't think negatively". Steve told himself.

Steve sighed and heard Maya's voice again from the other side.

" It's not something that can be discussed on phone Steve. I would have said it all if it was something that could be discussed on phone", Maya responded, sounding grumpy.

He ignored her grumpy attitude towards him because it was not in anyway new to him. He knew she did that whenever she was annoyed or frustrated. He decided to think about her again.

He would never forget the day he met Maya. She dressed so beautifully that day and was even beautiful herself.

It wasn't her dressing or beautiful face that attracted him to her. It was nothing else than her attitude, she loved as calm as a dove amd when he heard her speak; he felt she was the one for him.

"Uhh... hmm... okay Maya. Let's meet at the coffee cafe close to your place tomorrow at 8:00 am", Steve finally said with shaky voice, trying to hide his emotion.

"Alright Steve, till tomorrow then. Take care", Maya said and hung up immediately without waiting for his reply.

"Ahhhh...", she sighed, throwing her back on her bed. Looking up at the ceiling, she asked herself... "What has come over you Maya...?".

Noticing she doesn't have an answer to her own question, she picked up her phone to call her mom.

Dialing her mom's line, she heard the ringing sound three times before it was picked.

"Hello mom", she said in a low voice.

"My princess. How are you doing?, you sound dry and unhappy. What's going on?", her mother asked, bombarding her with questions.

"I'm fine mom, just a little down with a decision I just made. It feels like a burden is down my shoulder but also at the same time makes me feel empty. It makes me feel empty by feeling bad about it. Like I've made a bad decision by wasting time and like I've also made a good decision because it'll worth it at the end of the day", she explained poring down everything on her mother's shoulder, almost in a whisper.

She knew she wasn't supposed to feel this way since she claimed she doesn't have anything feeling for Steve but who wouldn't feel lonely after a break up?. Her life literally evolves around her parents and Ann due to the discrimination in the society she lives in.

No poor man wants to have anything doing with those in the average class while those of higher calibers and statuses don't also want to have anything to do with the poor and those in the average class. In fact, it's vice versa, so she decided to just have little people who wants her around and now she's leaving Steve.

Whether its for the best or not, you've spent time with that person, even though you didn't go to the extreme of sex, you kissed that person and have also been showered love by that person, and in the case of Steve, he showed genuine love to her and she felt it but just couldn't reciprocate and what has she decided to pay him with at the end of the day...?

"You're about to pay him with heart break after wasting his time...", she thought, answering her own question this time.

She decided to call her mother because she felt bad, she felt like the worst person on earth and the only way to take away that guilt is to talk to someone.

Someone who has been there and also understands her the most.

After explaining it all to her mother, she heard her mother sigh on the other side of the phone.

"Its not your fault Maya. Its normal to feel this way. You only feel bad because you feel you've disappointed his trust in you. You feel he trusted you to feel the same but you did the opposite. You feeling this way might not mean you love him, of course you can like him as your friend. But, you feel empty because you feel guilty towards him. Don't be selfish Maya, let him go if you're not happy been with him or if he's not making you happy. I'd advice you to go for what makes you happy baby. You've tried your best and I know he'll also understand when you explain to him better...", her mother said and pursed.

"Do you understand...?", her mother asked.

"I get you mom", she replied and heard her mother continue.

" You both can still be friends. If that of course is fine by you and also with him. The fact things didn't work out between you both shouldn't make you enemies Maya. It just didn't work out and that's it... there should be no enemity or bad mouthing. If you feel you're not comfortable been friends then you can set some distance", Victoria finally concluded.

Maya couldn't help but praise her mother's wisdom. "What can I do without you mom. I'm so blessed to have you", she said and her mother chuckled.

"I love you mom". "I love you to baby", her mother said. The duo talked about random things for sometime. Maya also asked her mother about her father and they ended the conversation.

Yawning, Maya decided to take a nap. She didn't have lunch so she settled for dinner. She didn't even have the appetite to eat from the beginning so I would be a waste of food.

About to close her eyes, she heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?", she asked.

"It's me Maya", she heard Ann say and asked her to come in.

"I just came to check up on you. I noticed you came straight into your room immediately we arrived and I got worried when I noticed you haven't even had lunch", Ann said worriedly, sitting beside Maya.

"Is there anything I should know about Maya?. I decided to give you little space as I saw you come in but I could no longer hold it. I know you don't just go to your room without lunch on a normal day and its even 4:00pm already. Which exactly has been two hours since we arrived", Ann continued.

"Take a breath Ann, i know you're already worried sick about me. I just had a lot in mind so I needed to clear them out. I didn't have appetite so eating was a no no for me", Maya said giving Ann an assuring smile.

"Care to share with me?", Ann asked with a smile. "Also remember a problem shared is a problem half solved Maya", Ann said again with a wink making Maya chuckle.

"Of course Ann, I know and I'd be glad to share with you", Maya said, winking back.

Steve felt numb all over his body. He doesn't know why all relationships he gets into is always broken by the female or why else will Maya ask to see if not to break up with him.

At least she tried. She's has been the only one able to stay this long.

He felt his head was going to burst soon if he continues thinking so he went to the bar side of his condo to take a few cup of whiskey.

"Few cups...?", he thought to himself. He knew fully well he needed to be truthful to himself.

"..... more like the whole bottle of whiskey with extra can of beer", he thought again; admitting the obvious.

* * * *

Morning came and Maya got up from her bed feeling more relieved than the last day.

"Today is the day....", Maya thought, stretching on her way to the bathroom.

After taking her bath, Maya wore her joggers and went down to have a cup of coffee at the dinning. Ann already told her she was fine with whatever decision she made as long as she's happy.

"What will be will be. Some things are not meant to be force because they will naturally fall in place if they're to be...", she could remember Annabelle's words.

Finally taking her coffee, she went to see Steve and clear things out before coming back home for breakfast.

* * * *

Steve kept on sighing as he await Maya. He kept on hoping for the best and trying to stay as positive as he could.

Seeing Maya drive in and park, his heart jumped up in his chest. He had never felt as nervous as this in his life.

It felt as if he was going to write an exam. A very difficult one at that.

He saw Maya came in as beautiful as always and he swore she has been the most beautiful woman with a beautiful heart he ever came across. And yes; there's Issy. He thought again.

"Good morning Steve", he heard Maya's beautiful voice pull him out of his train of thoughts.

"Morning Maya", he greeted as she sat.

He noticed their behavior towards each other was somewhat different. Different than the usual greetings followed with hugs and short kisses.

Oh how much he missed those lips of hers. He thought, staring at her lips as she spoke.

"I'll make this quick and short Steve", he heard her say and he suddenly felt suffocated.

"LET'S BREAK UP STEVE...". Maya said.

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