Chapter 9 - Already Accustomed.
Chapter 9 – Already Accustomed.
After George's office, Sophia returned to the rented house.
In her room, she let her tears flow freely not because she was betrayed. It's the pain of an old wound being reopened.
"Oh my God… My heart hurts so much! I don't know why I feel hopeless, I want to stop and don't want to open my heart to anyone anymore. Is being alone and being hurt my destiny?". Said Sophia while staring at the ceiling of her room.
"Ahhh… What's wrong with me? Why should I cry for that disgusting man? It's sad, I'm the one crying here but they're probably laughing at me. I should be grateful because I knew how bad George was before I married him". Sophia closed her eyes to stop crying because she didn't want to feel sorry for herself.
After being satisfied enjoying her sadness, Sophia got up from her bed and rushed to the bathroom to clean her face.
One week later.
A week has passed since her future husband left on her wedding day.
George and Vio's betrayal made Sophia really feel hopeless and now she is tired and decided not to think about love anymore.
Because she had experienced the most severe heartbreak, Sophia didn't take long to tidy up her heart that had been crushed by George.
Now Sophia just focuses on her usual work and tries to forget what happened.
However, the news turned out to be still hot and became the main topic on campus.
Even so, Sophia always showed a calm demeanor.
Because Sophia's character is like that, even when her marriage fails she always tries to calm down.
For Sophia, being slandered and insulted and disappointed has become a common thing that doesn't need to be debated.
Lecturer room.
Just as Sophia entered the lecturer's room, Sophia overheard the whispers of her colleagues.
"Shopia looks calm, has she recovered from her broken heart?".
"How could she be heartbroken, when reportedly, her marriage was canceled because Sophia was cheating on him".
"Is it true?".
"That I heard from Vio".
"I think we should not interfere, never mind let's get back to work!".
Hearing her colleague's whispers, Sophia pretended not to hear it. Because they can only spread rumors without finding out the truth.
However, Sophia couldn't understand why Vio had the heart to reverse the facts. At that moment, her heart really ached.
Ignoring her colleague's words again, Sophia immediately rushed out of the Lecturer's room and started her routine activities after taking a week's leave.
It was late afternoon, but the weather was cloudy and almost raining.
Sophia packed up the books that were on her desk and rushed to go home because she had finished teaching.
Just as she was about to leave, someone called her.
"Shopia… Are you going home?". asked Chloe who was suddenly beside her.
"Yes". Sophia answered with a small smile.
"Then be careful, yes!". Chloe waved her hand because she also had to hurry home because she had more important business at home.
Sophia nodded then smiled at Chloe's behavior, who was the youngest lecturer at her university.
Finished packing, Sophia immediately came out carrying some books and her bag to the parking lot.
Not long after, she started her motorbike and rushed out of the campus area.
In the middle of the road, Sophia suddenly felt a motorcycle following her from behind.
Immediately, Sophia began to feel restless and uneasy, so she accelerated her motorbike.
However, the motorbike caught up with her.
"Hi…Miss, please stop!". A man shouted from beside her.
Sophia glanced at the two men who were on the motorbike with a tense expression, Sophia also accelerated the speed of her motorbike.
Seeing that Sophia didn't want to stop, they chased after her again and kicked her motorbike after they were level. Instantly, Sophia's motorbike lost its balance so that it hit the pavement.
The sound of motorbikes hitting the pavement was loud enough to shock some motorists and pedestrians.
"Aaa…". Sophia screamed when she knew she was going to fall.
Not long after that, Sophia fell on the pavement with her motorbike on top of her, hitting her head, causing her to lose consciousness.
Everyone gathered around when they saw what happened.
Just then, Michael who had just come home from work couldn't pass because the road was jammed.
"Was there an accident?". Michael thought as he looked ahead.
Michael was not interested in seeing. However, his heart said otherwise. He was suddenly interested to see who the victims of the accident were.
Out of curiosity Michael got out of the car after parking his car on the side. Not long after that he walked over to the crowd.
"Was there an accident so many people were crowding?".. Michael asked one of the passersby.