Chapter 2 - Meet a Handsome Man

Vernon Johnson, his girlfriend, and their two friends were on the road for a trip to the West. Unfortunately, the car carrying them broke down and they had to call a tow truck while they waited by the side of the road.

"This is all your fault, Vernon! Now we're stuck on the side of the road because of this stupid car!" scolded Cherry Dawson, his girlfriend.

"I'm sorry, this all happened out of the blue," said Vernon as he looked at his two other friends, Oscar and Paulin; a woman that Oscar had grown up with since they were childhood, and the two of them were bonded to each other.

Oscar Dalton was a wealthy second generation from a prominent family, as well as a surgeon at the largest private hospital in the area.

"If only you'd taken this to the maintenance for a check-up first, we wouldn't be stranded on the side of the road like this, Vernon!" snapped Cherry who was endlessly blaming him.

But unfortunately, what happened was that Cherry grumbled more and continued to blame Vernon, even feeling no shame in scolding him in front of their friends. As a man, of course, Vernon felt embarrassed and he was also fed up with Cherry always cornering him and blaming him in many ways.

Cherry continued to argue about Vernon's frequent mistakes and listening to her ramblings made him want to break up with her right then and there. Her accusations never stopped which made him think that Cherry didn't appreciate him as her boyfriend.

"We're breaking up, Cherry," Vernon said in his cold voice.

Cherry and Paulin were surprised to hear Vernon's sudden decision amid such a chaotic situation.

"What?! Are you serious?" asked Cherry as she looked at him with an incredulous look as if what Vernon said was a joke amid a heated situation. "You're joking, right? Can you explain it more clearly?"

Vernon looked at Cherry with a look that didn't even blink an eye. His expression looked so serious and his jaw twitched, looking so hard. "I'm not joking and I'm completely serious, Cherry. We're breaking up. This time and today! I feel it's better to end such a torturous relationship with you."

Cherry looked so furious and walked away from them. Vernon no longer even tried to chase her like before. He completely let her go and didn't care about her anymore.

After Cherry accused him of verbally assaulting him, Oscar and Paulin tried to get Vernon to chase after Cherry since they were in a remote area with no cars around.

"Go after her, Vernon. She's a woman and it would be very dangerous if she was alone. She'll have a hard time if no one helps her to leave later, especially since there are no cars here," Oscar said.

Vernon shook his head, refusing to listen to Oscar's advice. "Leave her alone. She's no longer a child who should always be chased when she does something wrong, she's already 30 years old and knows what's right and what's not. She can take responsibility for herself."

Oscar and Paulin looked at each other at Vernon's response who no longer cared about Cherry after dumping her.

"Why did you break up with me?!" asked Cherry who turned back to him and asked. She had no intention of waiting for Vernon's apology, but she did want the reason for his decision.

"You're still asking why? You're always blaming me, Cherry! Always blaming me at a time like this!"

"But that's because you're wrong, Vernon! You always make rash decisions until time proves you're at fault!" responded Cherry as she continued to discuss Vernon's mistake, which to her was a mistake and worthy of argument in their conversation.

Vernon's breath caught in his throat as he and Cherry had an argument in which Cherry didn't want to feel defeated. "Well, now you're free to leave me. You're free to do whatever you want and there's no need for you to prove how terrible I am in your eyes!"

Vernon looked at her intently, showing how he was completely fed up with her and did not want to keep what they had built together. He was completely done with her.

"Fine! If that's what you want, don't ever ask me to come back to you or I'll humiliate you, Vernon! We're breaking up, just like you asked!" replied Cherry in agreement, in a tone that was so sharp.

Vernon never regretted his decision to end his relationship with Cherry because he was so determined. He also wouldn't ask for peace with her because he knew that a relationship with Cherry was tantamount to war for him, where war would never have peace in it later.

The two of them kept their distance while waiting for the tow truck that they had called, while Oscar and Paulin were still silent together after watching the drama of breaking up with their friends.

Vernon sighed, still upset. This was a terrible trip for him that he would probably remember for the rest of his life. And since things were already really messed up, he wanted this trip to end because there was no way he could continue with a different situation.

"I want this trip to end," he said, looking at his two friends without looking at Cherry as if she wasn't there.

"Are you sure, Vernon? Isn't this halfway through our trip?" asked Oscar.

Vernon nodded his head while looking to his left and right. "Yeah. This is the worst trip I've ever experienced in my life. Someone already blamed me and made a mess of the situation. I'm not sure we can enjoy this trip after—"

Suddenly a red jeep they saw on the deserted road where they were pulled over, drove up to them and stopped right in front of them as well, and it made Vernon stop his conversation while he saw the jeep.

The woman in the red jeep was alone by herself wearing sunglasses and lowered her car window and glasses slightly while looking at the four of them. "Hey, do you guys need help?"