All Chapters of falling for a stranger : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

‎‎Ryo......‎‎" First I would love to make a huge toast to the bride and groom, my Best friend".‎‎The words came out so clam and so cool just like I practiced, I don't know if my voice betrayed me or not but nobody cares, either ways all eyes were on me and I had nowhere to go.‎‎I raised my glass up to give a toast to the couple. I looked up catching up the warm glow of the Chandler above us, the hall was packed, white beautiful flowers lines , soft music playing behind me.‎Everything looks like it belongs to a wedding magazine.‎‎David stood at the middle of it all, looking handsome and confident with his white suit. And eve stood beside him looking flawless, resting her hands on his arms.‎The look perfect together. ‎ ‎I forced myself to smile. ‎I have known David for 15 years I said smiling. ‎We met at high school actually David was my first friend in high school. ‎I never In this life imagine I would one day stand here at his own wedding giving a spee

‎Ryo.....‎‎Thank God you are awake, a stranger's voice reach my ear's as soon as I woke up.‎‎I knew I couldn't be David voice, I knew that instantly, even though my head was pounding and my thoughts were slow and heavy. David voice was familiar, safe in a way that had nothing to do with comfort.‎This voice was slow and steady like some one who is supposed to be here.‎‎My heart jumped hard in chest.‎‎I closed my eyes, trying to process myself .‎This was the apartment David rented for his wedding.‎‎It was inside was of the big hotel in Switzerland. Every one and everything look so expensive like no one had ever stayed here before.‎‎The ceiling was white and pink, the walls were plain blue. The curtains was think and Black, and blocking the sun from coming in.‎‎The furniture was near and cold, like it was placed to be look at.‎‎A stranger was sitting on a chair, closer to my bed. Leaning on the chair as if he owns the hotel. He was watching me and relaxing i

“She’s at the hospital,” he said. “They said she is stable now, but I want you to come and check her again.”For a moment, I didn’t respond.I closed my eyes and drew in a slow, heavy breath, the kind that never really reaches your lungs. Of course he would call me. He always calls when things fall apart when something breaks, when something bleeds, when something can’t be fixed by anyone else.“I will come,” I finally said, my voice quieter than I expected. “I’ll come check her.”The line went dead soon after.I kept the phone pressed to my ear longer than necessary, staring at nothing, as if the silence on the other end might change its mind and take everything back. Slowly, I lowered it, my fingers tightening around it.I wished God, how I wished I could just turn it off. Pretend I didn’t hear him. Pretend none of this was happening. Pretend I wasn’t already being pulled back into something I had tried so hard to walk away from.But I knew myself better than that.Frank was watchin

‎My heart was still racing as David joke settled between us. It hit me so hard, like something heavy just dropped in to my cheast, and refusing to move.‎‎For a moment I couldn't think, my mind went to Eve face, her smile and her Cold eyes.‎‎" what if she knew" what if this wasn't a joke, I thought to myself.‎‎I didn't laugh at it right away, my throat seems to tight, like I couldn't get enough air, then I forced a smile, I kept my face Clam, I have learnt to act Calm but deep down I'm crashing inside.‎‎If David found out, everything will just change, I won't only loss my friend but I will also loss my place, my safety, the only person I have built my trust and eve around.‎‎" ignore her" I said, even tho my voice didn't sound like mine, you know how people joke about this stuff because we are close.‎‎David chuckled, yeah she looks too much into things.‎‎Eve.‎‎Her name lingered in my thoughts like a bled.‎‎As we walked back to her ward, fear began to dwell in

‎𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐‎‎slap wasn't that dramatic.‎It didn't make me go numb or anything. My head turned slightly to the side.‎That was it.‎For a second, my brain lagged behind, like it needed a moment to process what had just happened.‎Then I looked back at Ryo.‎He looked worse than I did.‎His hand was still hanging in the air, frozen there as if he couldn't believe what he'd just done.‎His face was red.‎Not the bright red of anger.‎The ugly red of humiliation.‎The kind that comes when someone loses control of themselves.‎His breathing was uneven.‎Too fast.‎Too shallow.‎For a strange moment, I thought he might actually cry.‎"Don't ever talk to me like that," he said.‎His voice shook.‎Then he turned and walked out.‎No apology.‎No explanation.‎Not even a second glance.‎The bathroom door slammed shut behind him.‎I stayed where I was.‎I didn't stop him.‎I didn't call his name.‎I just stood there staring at the door he had disappeared through.‎Slowly, I lifted a hand to m