I lost count of how many times I cursed him while recuperating. We had five years together and this was how it all amounted to? He didn't even make an effort to call and check on me.
I left the hospital on discharge, feeling frustrated on top of being heartbroken. A junior hunter from my unit came to get me, and it was the first time I felt so lonely. I guess deep inside I still wanted to believe in Calvin despite his betrayal, but the sucker didn't even try to pick me up.
God, I felt so pathetic I could cry a river.
My junior was getting worried, and I just smiled and pretended everything was fine and dandy. I grabbed the new equipment he handed me and geared up while he drove us to the station. It was then that a final blow woke me up from the illusion of love.
Notifications from Flipper bombed my Codewatch. All of them were from Cathy, tagging Calvin on the posts. There were photos of them drinking and celebrating her birthday. In some angles, they were suspiciously close, with one photo captioned, “Thanks for the birthday gift, babe. I had a lot of fun.”