3 Months Girlfriend
Chapter 19: Spring in New York

The flower petals were pink and purple, falling down when the wind blew. Fortunately, Elle smacked her hair up today. So, the wind won't make her hairdo fall apart.

The Rochester Lilac Festival is very crowded. This festival is held once a year in the spring. Most of those present were lovers. From teenagers to adults. However, not a few families also come together.

Elle looked in envy at the couples holding hands. He looked at his own empty hand. No one's holding it. Elle turned towards Yellena. Instead of coming with her boyfriend, Elle came here with her annoying sister.

Elle's breath airs. He looked around again. The pink flower petals fell onto Elle's hair. Elle did not know the name of this flower tree on top of her head. Sakura maybe?

The flower petals on Elle's palm flew together with the other flower petals as the wind blew.

"Isn't that Bren?" yellena's question of success made Elle turn his head quickly.

"Let's go there." Point at Yellena while pulling Elle's hand.

Elle followed Yellena's footsteps until the two of them arrived in front of a stage with Bren on top. Not just Bren. But also his team-mates. The direction!

Bren seems to be enjoying his performance.

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...Sometimes I just wonder,...

...was it just a lie?...

...If what we had was real, how could you be fine?...

...'cause I'm not fine at all....

...I remember the day you told me you were leaving....

...I remember the make-up running down your face¹....

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...🎶 🎶...

Bren's gaze whistled with Elle's. Their eyes locked for a moment. For Elle it feels very long. The world stopped around him. Elle turned her gaze away from Bren.

"I wonder why you haven't dated yet" whispered Yellena in Elle's ear.

Elle hesitantly asked Yellena, "Do you think she really likes me?"

Yellena shrugged both of her shoulders. "What I see like that. Your other friend...What's his name? Jackson's? I think he likes you too."

"Me and Jackson don't like each other like that, Yellena. We're just friends" Elle said.

"You might not like it that way. But, Jackson likes you in a different way."

Is it true what Yellena said that Jackson liked her? Not only did Yellena say that. Bren has said something similar. Elle shook her head tightly. They're just friends.

Direction has finished performing. After getting off the stage, several spectators approached them, and took pictures. Elle can still see Bren smiling in front of the camera with some girls, and standing too close. It's childish, but he's jealous! She's just Bren's girlfriend, never taken a picture together!

Bren can get that close to the other girls. Why not with him? Elle took her phone, she started typing.

Ellena Clark:^^^

^^^Am I being pictured?^^^

Elle's fingers stopped in the air. He breathed slowly. This is really childish. Elle shouldn't have sent a message like this.

But, he really felt childish now. Why is he the only one who is anxious and feeling jealous while Bren looks ordinary? Is this relationship real?

"Elle! Let's go over there!" invite Yellena to make Elle who was daydreaming so jerked. Reflexively, his thumb pressed the send button.

Elle's eyes rounded for a moment. He shouldn't have sent that message!

Elle grunts violently. He glared at Yellena. His sister is really....

Ah... Elle was at a loss for words. He growled and immediately walked past Yellena with his legs violently pummeled.

Yellena just shook her shoulders and stared at Elle's departure unconcernedly. "Basic, grumpy," he murmured while shaking his head.

Never mind. Just leave Yellena. Yellena is much older than Elle. His brother could definitely find his way home by himself.

Waitaminute! Speaking of going home, the only thing worried about now is Elle! He didn't bring his own car because he left with Yellena earlier. Elle patted his forehead. He's really stupid!

Elle shrugged her shoulders. Let it. Yellena would definitely not leave him. Elle will report Yellena to their mother if Yellena leaves Elle. Elle decided to enjoy the festival alone.

Elle could see a daughter carrying over her father's shoulder. While his father held his daughter's legs that dangled to pass through his chest. The girl tos with a man wearing a green frog costume. They laughed warmly.

The sight that really made Elle envious. He lost his father since childhood. Memories of his father are minimal. Elle averted her gaze, and walked to another place.

Elle passed through various food stalls made of box cars. People lined up to make a long line.

On the side of the street was a woman playing the violin. The pitch is so beautiful that it makes Elle hypnotized and watch the appearance of the girl with a handful of other people.

Suddenly Elle's stomach rang. He held his stomach. Elle decides to buy a hot dog at one of the taverns.

While Elle was enjoying a hot dog at one of the tables, a guy approached Elle with one of his hands holding a hot dog. "Can I join you here? All the tables are full."

With her mouth still fully filled, Elle circulated a glance. All the tables are full. So, Elle nodded.

The blond guy immediately pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Elle. He immediately devoured his own hot dog.

"You're da-tang s-sen-self?" ask the guy still with his mouth full.

Elle had no intention of extending the chatter so she simply nodded her head. Hope this guy in front of her understands that he doesn't want to talk to strangers right now.

However, it seems that this guy is a typical insensitive guy. He clapped his hand once, and said so excitedly that the food in his mouth was spouting everywhere. "I think it's destiny! I just got decided by my boyfriend, and went out here alone. And now I meet you here!"

Elle scrunched her forehead and rewinded her head so as not to get splashes of food from the guy's mouth.

"What if they meet here? You weird guy!" Elle could only innate without revealing it directly.

As if he could read Elle's mind, the guy went back to saying, "We can date! It's a good idea, isn't it? You must agree that this is—"

"Ohuk... uhuk...." Elle choked and coughed. He smacked his chest. This guy is totally nuts!

Elle immediately straightened out her soda drink without using a straw and straight from her glass. Elle placed her plastic cup roughly on the table and confirmed, "I—"

Not only did Elle finish the sentence of someone pulling on her wrist until she made her stand up. Elle turned her head towards the owner of the hand. Bren! Bren's pulling it now!

Bren stared intently at the guy in front of Elle. The stranger stood up. He tried to get Bren's hand off Elle's wrist. "Hey, Dude! You can't be that rough with a woman!" reproofing.

Bren immediately hid Elle behind him. "He's my girlfriend! Any issues?" ask Bren sharply.

"He said he was alone."

Bren turned his head towards Elle. "You told him you were alone?" Bren demands answers.

"I told her that I came here alone, I never said that I was—"

"Well, she's my boyfriend! So, don't try to get close to him!" threaten Bren before walking away while pulling Elle with him.

When the guy was out of their sight, Elle pulled his hand out of Bren. Without saying a word, he immediately went in the opposite direction to Bren.

"You want to find a new boyfriend, huh? So you're trying to find a reason to break up with me?"

Bren's question makes Elle stop his steps. He twisted his body and walked back towards Bren with a frown. "Aoa mean?" tanyanya did not understand.

Bren shrugged his shoulders. "The message you sent. You must have deliberately made me a guilty man so you could break up with me. So you can easily get close to those fucking guys!"

"I never asked to break up, Bren! I've never tried to figure out why we broke up, either" Elak Elle.

Bren smiled cynically. "You said you didn't want to break up with me. But, you yourself have always been close to the guys—"

"Why do you keep saying that I'm close to guys? You're the one who's always been close to girls, and makes me feel worthless! I thought you wanted us to break up!" scream Elle emotion. His chest is up and down. Tears that he did not want, flowed past his reddened cheeks.

Elle rubbed her tears. "If you're going to play around with another girl, I think we really should break up."

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Note: 1. The lyrics of the song were written from a song belonging to 5SOS with the title Amnesia.