Later that night,
" Velma,why are you so quiet,are you fasting?",zinny voice cut through the music teasing as always. "I am just tired" ,Velma muttered swirling the straw in her juice.
It was a small girls night out. Just four of them. Zinny,Ralia, Diane and Velma- seated at their usual corner table at the "Purple shay", a cozy lounge tucked away in new York City. The light were low, the music soft,the air filled with peppered spices and secrets. "Please",Diane said gaslighting her . "That was the same face you had before the last relationship ended". Zinny leaned in" Tell me the truth,did you see someone at the party yesterday?". Velma gave a soft laugh," what makes you think that". "You only go quiet when it is about a man" Ralia sid popping a piece of burger in her mouth. Velma looked down,she didn't want to lie. But how do you explain that you saw someone who you once loved with someone who might love him now. She took a deep breath"Daniel was there". Boom. Just like that,the air changed. Zinny's eyes widened" Your Daniel?" ,she said. "He was never mine" , Velma replied I'm a low voice . Diane leaned forward"please don't be cryptic,is it that Daniel",She asked. Velma nodded and added"Guess who was beside him, Olivia". That shut them up. Olivia,the girl who use to tag along with them four years ago, friendly, pretty,smart and always around but never quite in Velma's friend circle. Zinny was the first to break the silence "wait...as in dating?". Velma shrugged "I don't know,but she was with him ,close, smiling, touching his arm",she said sadly. Ralia hissed,Diane frowned"But that girl is not even his type"."Maybe his type change",Velma said trying to sound bitter but bitterness had a wat of sitting in the throat. No matter how much she tried to swallow it,it lingered. "Velma? ",zinny said gently. "If it is still hurting thos much,maybe you should reach out for closure".
" No, I don't want to open anything not when I barely closed it myself ",she replied quickly. Ralia lookes at her closely"what if he is still waiting for you to explain". Velma drinked her juice and stirred into nothing"Then he waited too long". But even as she said it,her heart knew the real truth.
The girls moved into talk about love,work,drama and who was getting married first but Velma wasn't there fully because deep inside her,a storm was forming.