Chapter 54: A Dead Hope
Astrid’s POV:
It was making my heart beat very fast. Noah is gonna come over some minutes later and we are gonna tell everything to mom. Like.. what will be her reaction? Will she be mad? Or will she understand us?
No us.. I ain’t gonna tell about our relationship.
We’re just good friends.
‘Or friends with benefits..’ my inner girl said. I blushed at my thought and tried to slap that inner girl. She’s really crazy.
Suddenly the doorbell rang, and so did my heart beat started getting louder.
“I got this!” I said to mom in the kitchen and then went to open the door.
Noah was looking handsome as always. Just, his hairs were wild. I mean, kind of spikes..
“Liked my hairstyle?” he asked.
“Cool as you” I said and then went inside with him. Then I called my mom in the living room.
“Mom, we both need to tell you something” I said.
“Okay..” she said, and we all sat down.
“So, you start” I said to Noah. He thought for a second.
“Okay, Aunt. You can be mad at us but please listen to us through” he said. She nodded.
“So there was this guy...uh he was,..uh he was harassing Astrid, so—”
“Wait, What?” she said.
“Aunty, please” he said.
“Okay”
“Then that all ended, it’s fine now, but she went through this trauma because—”
“Wait. Trauma? What the hell are you both talking about!!”
“Aunt—”
“And you didn’t tell me, Astrid? This was not important?”
“I-it’s my fault, Aunt. She couldn’t tell anything because of the trauma.. while she would have..” Noah said.
“Noah. Stop taking blame on yourself!” I said. He’s just ruining his image.
“You’re grounded for a month, Astrid” my mom said. “I wouldn’t talk about this, because it’s not pretty good but I want you to report to me anything that happens”
“Okay” I replied.
“No! Aunty, please listen to me” he said.
“What Noah?”
“Astrid can you please go in your room” he said. I was shocked. What’s that he can’t tell in front of me?
Well, it’s okay. I went to my bedroom.
Noah’s POV:
“Aunty, there’s something important I want to tell you” I said.
“What is it?” she asked.
“She’s a.. a heart patient..” my voice broke at the end.
“What? WHAT?”
“I-I knew this, and I-I didn’t tell her. Please don’t tell her..”
“You’ve hide so much Noah” she said disappointed.
“Sorry Aunt but it isn’t her fault. She wasn’t feeling anything. It’s my fault” I said. She looked at me, confused.
“Please don’t ground her” I begged.
“No. She’s getting grounded, that’s final” she said.
“Please Aunty. I would take the punishment because I’m guilty”
“Really?” she asked.
“Yes” I said.
“Then I want a favor from you—” she said, “Stay away from her”
“……………” Stay away?
“That’s what your punishment is Noah” she said.
“O-okay, I-I will not come over, I would—”
“And by that, I mean, don’t talk to her, leave her life alone. I don’t want you around her”
My heart felt heavy suddenly.
But if she is saying this, then I probably wouldn’t be good for her.
“Oh, okay. Okay, Aunty, I will leave. I will leave the college and I will leave the city too” I said.
“You don’t need to leave the city, Noah” she said.
“N-no, that’s my decision, please Aunt”
“Okay” and I left for my hotel. I packed my things and left California and went to New York. I blocked Astrid’s number.
Astrid’s POV:
It’s night. Noah must have gone back. I stepped down and met mom.
“Mom, Noah left?”
“Yes” she said. “And yes.. uh.. he will not be your friend anymore” she said.
“What? What mom!?” I asked.
“He is the reason for everything. That’s why I asked him to leave you”
“You what!” I yelled and then called Noah. NO answer. Even no ring. Did he block me? No message delivered.
“Mom, if I lose him this time, I’m gonna leave you mom!!” I yelled. She looked at me with confusion.
“What even happened, Astrid?” she asked.
“He… if he… if he left me, I-I will die, I’m telling you, Mom. I’m telling you” I said sobbing in between.
No, you know I can’t live without you.
You wouldn’t leave me.
You wouldn’t do this.
This is not my Noah.
No Noah.. come back!!!
“W-where did he go?” I asked mom.
“H-he said he’s going to leave this state..” she said. “Listen, Astrid, I didn’t know he meant so much to—”
“Just stop it mom!!” I yelled and went back to my room, trying to call him.
Noah’s POV:
I left. I left her. I left her alone.
Hate me, because I am like this.
You mom would be right, parents are always right.
I’m not right for you.
Lucas came after you because of me.
Everything because of me.
But.. but do I not deserve a single being?
First my dad, mom, my sister, and now you??
Congratulations, God. You successfully took my last hope away too.