Chapter 45 Just Divorce Me

• Serena stood in front of Derrick's door, in her hand were freshly baked pancakes. She inhaled deeply rehearsing her lines. Since her fight with Derrick at the hospital, thru haven't spoken to each other and the one time she saw him, he behaved as if he never knew her. It wasn't new to Serena since it was their way of life before Ruby attacked her but it somehow made her uncomfortable and weird. She opened her eyes and exhaled deeply. "You can do this Serena" Serena said to herself and gradually pressed the door bell after a while, the door cracked open and she came face to face with a young beautiful girl. "Hi... Can I help you?" She said. Serena stared at her wondering who she was, she didn't look like Derrick's ex-girlfriend and there was no resemblance between her and Derrick. "You better not be his new girlfriend," Serena thought flashing her a fake smile. "I'm Serena, Derrick's next-door neighbour," She said. "Ooh, the Serena," she said making Serena frown wondering what she must have heard from Derrick about her. "Do I know you?" Serena asked. "No you don't, anyways Derrick is currently in the shower do you want to come in and wait for him," Linda asked. "No, just give him this, I'm heading out to somewhere important," Serena lied. She wasn't going anywhere, she just didn't think she could face Derrick in front of his new girlfriend. Linda took the pancake and thanked her before she left.
• "Who was that?" Derrick asked immediately Linda walked in with the pancakes. "Your next-door neighbour, the one you told me about," Linda said. "Serena... What did she want?" Derrick asked. "Oh she brought you pancakes," Linda said pointing at the pancakes. "I don't eat pancakes, why did you take it?" Derrick asked. "Because I figured out she would be hurt if I tell her you don't eat pancake, she must have put a lot of effort in making them, besides it smells so good, I would gladly eat it on your behalf, just thank her when you go return the tray," Linda said and Derrick scoffed. "Why would I be the one to return the tray when you are the one that ate it?" Derrick asked. "Because the pancake is for you," Linda said and Derrick rolled his eyes heading to his room. "Oh you can do that later in the day, she said she was heading out to somewhere important," Linda yelled after him not sure if he heard her.
• Serena paced around her apartment regretting her actions, if she knew Derrick's girlfriend was around she wouldn't have dared to make him pancake not to talk of taking it to him. "Gosh, now she would see me as a desperate slut hitting on her man," Serena whined. "Should I just go back and tell her that the pancake wasn't for that Derrick but for another?" Serena thought. "No, that would look stupid, she might even think I'm sick or something," Serena said and slumped into her couch. "The deed has already been done, there's nothing for me to do other than to sit and wait for the worst to happen," Serena said trying to calm herself down but no matter what she said to herself, it didn't stop the curiosity in her. "I so hate myself for this,".