Capítulo 18: Chapter 18 - Who Is She
"Auntie Sol thank you so much for taking us to the aquarium!" my nephew Ronnie exclaimed as we entered the building with our tickets in tow. I laughed as I grabbed his hand and gently set down my younger nephew Ethan so they could walk side by side with me.
"Of course kiddos I am glad your dad let me take you guys out today!" My older brother, Victor, and his wife and children lived out of country so visiting them was not easy especially since I was in college. Thankfully they came down to see my parents and I so I asked for the opportunity to hang out with them.
This aquarium was something I have yet to visit in the city. Felix showed me around to areas important to him but nothing outside of that. So the days I was not with him I spent exploring around. My family and I were based out in the countryside but I moved here to pursue journalism and attend the university.
I took the kids to the touch pools where they had some of the sea creatures out for kids to touch and learn about. Today it was about starfish.
I held Ethan up to the pool as he was still too short but Ronnie was just big enough to reach over by himself. I saw a flash of auburn pass by which caught my attention. The woman from behind had short hair and when she turned the corner her face became partially visible.
"Isn't that Celeste?" I quickly pulled the boys from the pools and hurried after her. "What would a top socialite like her be doing here?"
"Who are you talking about Auntie?" Ronnie asked as we entered the whale exhibit. The woman was sitting on the bench seemingly enjoying the whales. I walked in further with the boys and when I saw her face sure enough it was her.
"Its you! Oh my god hi do you remember me?" This was the chance I was looking for.
Her face was placid, no muscle movement or even a slight twitch in the lip. Her face gave me nothing. She was my perfect foil as my face was an open book. 'She would be perfect for investigative journalism, her face hides everything.'
When Felix officially introduced me as his girlfriend I became more curious of his ex. The reactions from his entire group and the way they ostracized him was insane. 'Who was his ex to warrant such a reaction.' I found out her name when Felix in his drunken haze spat out how much he hated her. 'Fuck you Celeste, I hate... you.'
He was always good mannered with me so hearing him speak in such away against someone else was jarring. The only high profile woman whose named matched was Celeste D'Angeles. My coworkers confirmed it when I saw the news scripts they were writing about her family. Her background was something out of a novel. Her family almost felt like royalty because of how powerful they were.
So the fact that Felix chose me over her was definitely an ego booster for sure. Especially since in every aspect she was vastly different from myself. 'Well at least that tells me Felix does'nt have a type.'
I tried to research her but only stuff related to her work came up. Anything personal was existent. Even her social media presence was minimal. The only thing that came up was posts her friends made but nothing she personally shared.
'I wonder if she has a private one? Or maybe even one not tied to her name?' She was fascinating. Everything I know about her is what I hear through other people.
When Felix invited me to his friends engagement party I secretly hoped I could meet and talk to her. No matter what I asked or how much I bargained with Felix he refused to introduce her and the few things he shared about her was just useless stuff.
"Why is she more important than you in your friend group? Why would your friends react that way about your breakup? What did you do?" I would question but he responded the same.
'Its just politics.' He would say that, but the way his neck flushed and how he never quite looked me in the eye told me otherwise. Normally I was not someone who cared about what my partners exes thought about him, after all I am sure my exes do not have a lot of good things to say about me. But this one bugged me, it coiled around my brain and never loosened its grip.
Especially at the party, the way everything went down made me more curious. 'Just who is she?' It cannot be just the money, Felix had a lot of it and yet all of his friends genuinely seemed to harbor some wariness with him. Shame almost.
"Actually I am very glad I caught you. Since the party I have been wanting to speak with you about everything." She did not look over and hummed in response. "Hmm."
Unlike at the party where she tried to be civil, alone she did not want anything to do with me. But I wanted to clear the air with her. I thought to myself trying to empathize, 'If I were her and Felix got with another woman right after our engagement ended, I would be pissed too.'
"Listen I am not sure how much you have heard of how Felix and I got together but I promise you I am not someone who steals others partners. So I am really sorry if it seemed that way. I genuinely want to be your friend. From how I see everyone treat you, you must be really kind."
She ignored me. Though for a brief moment I thought I saw hurt flash in her eyes. But when I searched again all I got was a cold and desolate look. Like a marble statue, her eyes hiding her emotions.
She finally broke the silence and spoke up. "I am sorry, I would love to chat further but I am on a lunch break. Maybe later." She quickly grabbed her belongings and walked out.
"Wait at least give me your number!" She did not even stop and instead quickened her steps. I slumped into the bench and looked over at the boys who obliviously stayed at the glass looking at the whales. Not a care in the world.
"She couldn't even give me some face huh. Though her behaving this way makes me even more curious about her." I pulled out a hair clip from my purse and pulled my hair into a bun and clipped it away. I took out my notebook and jotted down what I learned about her.
"Just what skeletons are you hiding in your closet Celeste?"
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