Feeling uneasy, I rushed towards the elevator without looking back, leaving the two people who appreciated each other behind.
Jared glared at me as I stormed off, shouting, "Vera, you've crossed the line. You owe Wendy an apology for your behavior."
"Apologize to her, but who will apologize to me?" I thought.
Typically, I would argue with him, but I was pressed for time. The lingering discomfort drove me to make haste in my departure.
"Jared, the thunder is so loud. I'm so scared," a soft voice came from behind.
Upon seeing my grandma, I overheard the doctor's words, "Please accept my deepest condolences."
My mind reeled. Had I arrived just a bit sooner, perhaps I could've bid my grandma a final farewell or cherished one last moment with her, or maybe...
My only relative had left me forever, but I wasn't with her in her last moments.
That night, I sat in front of my grandma's bed before she had gone and received a call from Jared. A sweet voice came from the other end of the phone, "Jared, can you come and accompany me on rainy days from now on? I'm really scared."
"Okay," A deep and familiar male voice came through.
I relived every fleeting moment with Jared; those tender promises and gentle embraces, now transformed into piercing daggers, tearing through my heart. "I don't understand why you can be so heartless, abandoning all of our past for her. And when I needed help and companionship the most, you went to be with someone else. Perhaps, this is what you meant by saying she is more like your first love than me."
I couldn't help but send a message to Jared: [Is she the important client that you refused to meet with me for?]
I spent the entire night by my grandmother's bedside, where she had passed away, greedily trying to cling to the last remnants of her breath.
The next afternoon, I finally received a reply from Jared: [Vera, you have always been strong and capable, but Wendy is different. She needs me.]
I met Jared at the graduation banquet in my senior year. He was invited as an outstanding senior and entrepreneur.
He said I reminded him of someone he knew before, and since then, we have had contact and connections.
We had been together for four years, and I invested my every emotion and essence into our union, offering him everything within me.