I was immersed in the career I loved and even didn't notice when Jacob came back.
"Abby?"
I turned around and realized that someone was standing behind me.
"Jacob, you're back," I replied coldly. After saving the draft, I immediately turned off the computer.
He was typing back with a smile on his face, but the smile disappeared after he put away his phone.
"Why didn't you reply to my message?" he asked angrily.
I couldn’t understand why he became angry. He often missed my calls, and there were very few messages back.
"I was busy, so I didn't notice."
He said that to me countless times in the past and now I returned it to him.
He probably thought that I was still angry.
Jacob explained, "Hailey's stomach hurt badly that day. You know, she's like a boy who doesn't even know that she's having her period. I didn't have time to go to the hospital. I didn’t ask you about it because I thought you would go home yourself."
"Okay." I didn't care at all.
What happened between them had nothing to do with me.
"By the way, why were you in the hospital?" Jacob seemed to have finally noticed this detail.
"I had a miscarriage during the trip."
I had to make it clear to him, lest he put the blame on me after we broke up.
"Miscarriage? You... You were pregnant?"
He was surprised and then breathed a sigh of relief. "It doesn't matter. It's not a good time for us to have a kid. We will have our baby in the future."
No.
No.
We were done.
However, it was not the best time to mention it.
"Okay." I replied perfunctorily.
I didn't bother talking to him.
I was so focused on my writing that I didn't even feel hungry when I forgot to eat my lunch, and I was surprised to find that it was now nine o'clock at night.
I suddenly felt a little dizzy when I got up from the computer chair.
Jacob was probably very surprised by my coldness and alienation.
In the past, as long as he coaxed me, I would immediately forgive him.
Sensing that something was wrong, he rushed over to support me. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
I pulled my hand out of his and sat on the sofa to order takeout with my phone.
He realized that I was really angry this time, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.
He came over and said, "Abby, I'm sorry. You know that I became popular because of my friendship with Hailey. If I didn't help her the day she was pushed down, I would definitely be scolded on the trending list..."