CHECKMATE

I'm You and Herself

Def looked at Amanda in astonishment. The Amanda he's known all along isn't like that. Moreover, Amanda's facial features instantly changed, no longer smiling like the first time she came.

"Hey, don't be too hasty. You just arrived, don't you want to order something?" tanya Def tried to buy time

"I don't think there is, Def. My only purpose here is to see you about what happened a while ago,"

"What are you looking for me for, Def?" amanda repeated her question.

Amanda looked at Def with a sharp eye. That look seemed to intimidate Def, making the man misbehave.

What happened to you Amanda. You've changed so much, it's really not you I knew three years ago

"I'm sorry if my arrival made you feel overwhelmed. But am I wrong to visit you?" def said with a smile, trying to remove the awkwardness.

Amanda rolled her eyes. The man before him seemed to be stalling for time. Amanda doesn't like that, she doesn't want to waste free time with unimportant chats.

"Once again I tell you Def, I don't want to linger here. If you don't want to explain the purpose of your arrival, it doesn't matter" Amanda said impatiently

"Wait for Manda, can't we be like we used to be?" def said, holding Amanda's hand to leave

"What do you mean, if there's nothing important you want to talk about let me go" Amanda replied

Def took a deep breath and threw it roughly into the air. After making sure Amanda sat back down, she started talking.

"I'm sorry Amanda, about what happened three years ago. Do you know why I married Regina?" def said later.

"We accidentally made Manda's mistake, so we were forced to get married. At that time I had no other choice," he said, looking down

Amanda heard well everything Def said. Even though he knew, that it was just the man's wits. Amanda knew it all, when she accidentally eavesdropped on Bastian and Regina's conversation.

"We didn't love Amanda, our marriage didn't last long. After the child she was born with, she left me. After taking all my company's assets,"

Well, you're good at theatrics now. Why don't you just cast a doom soap opera Def.

They both were silent for a moment. Def waited for Amanda to respond to his explanation. But what awaited seemed to have no intention of saying anything.

"Have you listened to me from earlier? Why are you quiet" Def said later

"Em, yes I'm listening. Is there anything else you need to say?" answer Amanda

"Amanda, I want to restart everything. I want you to give me a chance to correct my past mistakes" Def said, clasping Amanda's hand, which was immediately brushed aside by the woman.

"It's a pity Def, I'm not interested in that. If you want to correct your past mistakes, go back to your wife,"

"You both need to correct the mistakes you made. After all, you already have children. Would you leave your son and let him suffer for your selfishness?"

"Do you want your child to grow and develop without parents?" said Amanda firmly.

He then moved from the chair where he was sitting, and stepped out of Def. But his steps stopped when his gaze was fixed on the figure of a man he knew. The man also looked towards him, and their views met

"Bas,------"

He had not finished his words yet, Bastian was already right in front of him. The man stared intently at Amanda. While looking around, find out who his wife met.

"Why are you here? Who are you meeting? Said you had a lot of work in the office, is this part of your job?" ask Bastian. Then he accidentally caught the figure of someone he knew, was also there.

Def, why is that guy here. Was that the one Amanda met?