Mew's POV

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Meeting that interesting client again was really a surprise, the world is really small, he seemed so nice and friendly yet he sure is a very responsible young man accepting to take care of a young stranger kid while he just started working, I really don't care about his background but I'm happy that people like him who recognize my hard work exists.

Today, like any other normal one for me, I was in the restaurant doing my tours checking on things when a new clients came in, a waiter who was free went to meet them and led then around to a table, I was about to look away when I suddenly caught a familiar face, I stood in shock starring as all my past memories came rushing in.

"Kanya" I unconsciously said out loud

"M-Mew?" it's really her, the girl from my past, she changed a bit since the last time we met, my tongue got tied not knowing what to say or react yet I found myself walking closer toward her, she also looked shocked for a minute but quickly smiled

"it has been 6 years since we last saw each other"

"you left leaving no trace"

"I had to at the time, let's not talk about the past, I'm surprised to meet you here, do you work here?"

"what are you talking about? Chef Mew Suppasit is the owner here" one of the her female friends who came with her said, she looked surprised

"amazing! So you really became a chef"

"yes I did"

"I also realized my dream of becoming a stylist" she was happy and acting normal as if we were just old friends, I thought I moved on but my sadness surfaced again

"good for you" she still the same, he smile, her cheerfulness, being surrounded by many friends

"well, since you are the chef what do you recommend for me to eat here?"

"how about your favorite, Lasagna?" she was stunned for a moment then relaxed

"you also have Italian food here too? That's wonderful, then I will take that" she said as the waiter wrote down her order, I noticed that everyone were looking so I breathed calming myself

"it was nice talking to you again, please enjoy your stay here"

"I definitely will" I almost lost to her pure smiles but I quickly walked away and went straight to the kitchen

"Mew? What's wrong?" one of my chef friends asked

"she's back, Kanya" they all looked shocked

"she's here?" I nodded

"you should have moved over her by now" another one said

"I thought so but...I'm sorry I will go for a walk"

"of course, take your time Mew" I took off my apron, wore a coat, sunglasses and left, I kept walking with no destination, why did she appear again? She was acting so normal as if there was nothing between us before.

Kanya is my first love, we met at high school, she was a transfer student so she was pretty famous, quickly, she became a part of my group of friends and we got to spend a lot of time together and before I knew it, I fell in love with her, by our third year we started dating and we were getting along so well, going on dates, being all lovey-dovey, we even went on several trips when we had vacations, I still even remember our first kiss, by night during our first night while riding the Ferris wheels.

I loved her so much, she was the world to me and I could only imagine my future with her, I always got pulled into her pace, the atmosphere around her is always exciting and shiny, with all the love I had for her, as soon as I finished my first year of culinary academy I decided to ask her to become my fiancée then we could get married after graduation but...

That day, I planned a perfect date, we enjoyed the first half together, but during that time I noticed that she was a bit troubled, finally by dinner, at the restaurant that I reserved, I left her for a few minutes to go bring the cake that I personally cooked for her with the ring as part of the decoration, I was so excited and impatient to make her my fiancée but when I got back, she was nowhere to be found, I sat there waiting thinking she was in the restroom but she never came back.

I called her hundreds of times, send her thousands of messages but she never answered, I drove to her house to find out that she and her family had already moved out a month ago, I was so shocked that she hid smth like this from me, I searched everywhere for her, at her university, places she usually goes to, I even asked her friends that I knew but no one knew where she was, I was so hurt and cried for days, how could she leave so suddenly without even a proper explanation, I would have understand if she just told me the truth.

It took almost a year for my broken heart to get used to her disappearance and for my mind to accept that she will never come back, I kept convincing myself that it was fated that we separated and whatever the reason for her to leave me is a sign that she's not the one that I will create a family with.

Slowly I managed to forget about her especially when I fully concentrated on cooking and traveling to France, for me she was just a memory, an experience like any other one, a part of my ordinary life back then, yet seeing her again brought back all the feelings I had for her and when she left.

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"hey Mew, can you come to where I am now?!" Atid called me one evening, two weeks has already passed since I last saw her

"where are you now?"

"I'm near xx coffee shop near my daughter's kindergarten, just come quick!!!"

"why the rush?!"

"I just saw that girl, what was her name again? The one you used to date, she is sitting right in front of me right now" I froze speechless for about a minute

"Mew? Are you alright?"

"ye-yes, anyway, why would I go see her, she's nothing to me now"

"I know but it seem that she's dating a new young man, I think I've seen him before, aren't you curious about her new lover?"

"Tsk... you really know how to make do what you say, on my way"

"I've known you since you were a baby, what do you expect?"

"send me your location" it took me about 15 min to get there, Atid told me that he will go inside and sit a little far so she won't notice him since she also know all my friends, I can't deny that I'm curious about this new lover that she chose over me, once I got in, I first caught the sight of Atid

"is she still here?"

"yes, look there on your right" I glanced slowly to see her laughed and having fun, she looked as beautiful as always, she dyed her hair and it was longer than before, she became more mature yet kept being friendly, i was shocked for a moment seeing a wedding ring in her finger, so not only she left me but she also got married, that man must be her husband then. My eyes traveled slowly to the man sitting in front of her

"no way" I said making Atid look confused

"what? You know him? The man who is with her" I really don't why what got into me but I quickly stood up and walked over to them, shocked Atid followed behind, he thought I was angry and was going to fight with the man who stole my ex-girlfriend

"Mew?" she asked in shock making the man turn around

"oh chef Mew! I can't believe we met again" he said in astonishment

"yeah we seem to ran into each other a lot Gulf"

"you know each other?" Atid asked

"he is a teacher at your daughter's preschool and he came to my restaurant once, we also met some time ago too"

"wow, what a coincidence"

"what about you teacher how do you know her?" Atid asked as we sat down joining them

"oh, we are childhood friends, smth like that, we used to hang out a lot at each other's house since our parents were close, she's like a big sister who taught me a lot and we shared secrets and did many silly things, I felt lonely when she left to America even though we would talk from time to time by phone, she surprised me by coming to visit herself, oh btw, for how much will you stay?"

"another week" she simply replied, I could see guilt eating her up, she was nervous and couldn't look me in the eye. So she left to America, she kept her contact with him and not with me who was her boyfriend, she never told me anything to begin with

"too bad, I wish I had more free time to meet you but it can't be helped, I'm sure your son already misses you a lot" Gulf was talking normally while she was feeling awkward, she must have wanted to shut him up

"so that's how it is huh?" I said making them look at me, Gulf was confused

"do you know her chef Mew?" he asked looking to her who was looking away

"of course I do, she's the girl I once loved before but she suddenly left without telling me anything, I kept searching for her for months, on the day I was going to ask her to become my fiancée, cooking a cake and preparing everything I found her that she left the restaurant without even leaving a letter or anything but it seem she chose to go abroad and start a family with someone else" sorrow and angry were merging inside me, at this point I could only glare at her

Gulf looked purely shocked to her, while she was looking down hiding her left hand, feeling ashamed now won't help, she didn't even apologize and acted as if nothing happened, as if I was no one to her

"Kanya? Is that true?" Gulf asked

"ye-yes, remember I told you about me dating someone from school"

"yeah and that you kept dating for 2 years, but you also told me that you broke up with him and that you cleared everything before you left"

"I'm sorry, I lied about that, I actually couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth, you know it was the golden chance for me to get an invitation to an American Styling academy, I knew Mew would have stopped me and I..."

"then it seem you didn't know him well" Atid said she looked up with wide eyes

"Mew would have encouraged you to go abroad, he knows how important it is to fulfill your dreams, he knows how much you wanted to become a stylist" he explained while she listened in shock

"if you just told me the truth I would have send you myself, we could have kept our relationship and I would have waited for you to come back, it seem you didn't even notice how much I loved you back then, you were very precious to me that I would have caught up to you to America, 2 years of dating were nothing to you obviously" I was expecting myself to be crying by now but no tears came down, I didn't feel anything but coldness and rage toward her, all the love I had for her suddenly disappeared

"you really the worst girl, my friend gave you his everything yet you simply left him as if he was just a normal friend, not only you finished your studies but also got married and got a kid, have you never felt any guilt and even bad for what you did?" Atid almost yelled with a furious tone

"I did! I kept thinking about him and how bad it is for leaving him like that, I even wanted to contact him and tell him the truth many times but I had no courage to do so, and then this man came making me slowly move on..."

"Kanya, I really consider you as my older sister and I cherish you as a family member but you did a terrible thing, you could have told me the truth and I would met P' Mew in your place, besides instead of saying all those excuses you should be apologizing right now " Gulf serious said making all of use surprised, I thought that he would protect her and stop us for saying all those hurtful things

"I'm sorry, Mew, I'm so sorry, I deeply apologize" she was already crying looking down her lap

"no matter how much you apologize, the fact that you left me, betraying my love and my trust will never be erased, I will never forgive you"

"I know, I don't deserve being forgiven, I understand, but let me apologize, I'm sorry Mew" she apologized again while I felt nothing toward her

"P' Mew, I know that you will never forgive her and I agree with you, but please let's stop at this part, just consider her as a stranger from now on" Gulf said making stare at him

"well it's normal for you to take her side" Atid said getting irritated by him

"no, I'm not on her side at all, I'm also angry that she did a terrible thing like this but, I don't want her to get more worked up emotionally because she's pregnant, the child she is carrying is innocent" once he said that I felt myself calm down, I could see how angry and serious he was but the way he put made me cool down, of course the child is innocent and I don't want to be the reason to destroy her current happy family, I stood up followed by Atid

"I hope that we will never meet again" her wide teary eyes starred at me with sorrow and guilt

"thank you for being understanding" Gulf said standing up facing me

"it's just because of what you said Gulf, I will be leaving now, let's meet again under better circumstances next time" I smiled as he smiled back nodding, then I looked back to her one last time before going outside

"you did great Mew, now you are completely free, today is the mark of a new beginning for you" Atid said comforting me

"you're right, now I can truly move on and start officially searching for a new true love"

"I know many girls, should I arrange for you to meet some of them, I will pick the best for you"

"thanks but I want to find my partner myself"

"whatever happens I will always support you"

"I know you would" I went back home and stood by the balcony watching the dark night sky, even though I was so hurt and bitter about her betrayal but now I'm feeling much better, maybe knowing the full truth helped me, also having everyone by my side even Gulf who is her childhood friend standing up for me made me peaceful and kind of happy.

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Will Mew be able to find true love?

Will there be more surprises?

Keep reading to find out ;)