All the wrong reason episode 16

🌸ALL THE WRONG REASONS🌸
🌹 EPISODE SIXTEEN🌹

“Come on, come on. Get ready, we’re leaving in thirty
minutes,” Kim announced when she and Troy appeared at
her doorstep.
“I’m ready,” Adrienne said but she still felt a bit
sleepy.

She wasn’t able to get enough sleep the night before.
She thought of ways of telling Troy that it’s the end of the
line for their ‘pretend’ relationsh¡p. If he’s in the same boat
with her, he wouldn’t mind. But if he really still loved her like
he said, then it’s going to be a nightmare. That’s not even
mentioning that her heart still suffered every time she
thought about Justin.

She wondered, will she by chance see Tara Lambert on
the elevator? Is she the one warming his bed now? Would he
take care of Tara the way he took care of her? Would he
make her fall hopelessly in love with him?
She just hoped Tara or any other girl that Justin would
be with would see him better than she did. Would believe in
him more, and would trust him better. Justin deserved that.
They rode a taxi to the resort. Troy checked them in.
His parents still hadn’t arrived.
“They’re coming with your parents late afternoon,”
Troy said. Then he turned to Kim. “Kim, you’ll be in Room
204,” he said when he returned. “Adrienne, we’ll be in room
313.”
What?!?

Adrienne felt the first pangs of panic.
This cannot be happening.
“No, Troy,” she managed to say. “I will stay with Kim.”
“Why?” he asked sharply.
“Why not?” she asked back.
He raised a brow. He whispered to her angrily, “I’m
your boyfriend, Adrienne. Your job is to stay by my side
whenever you can.”
She raised her chin. “No, Troy. I’m not your
bodyguard!”
He threw his hands up in the air.
“All right. Do whatever you like! You are so good at
that anyway!”
She rolled her eyes and looked over at Kim.
Kim’s room was a bit small. It had a double bed
though and a big couch.
“I can sleep on the couch, don’t bother,” she told Kim.
“I guess Troy didn’t anticipate that I won’t be rooming with
him.”
“What’s the fuss anyway, Yenny? It’s not like you’re
still a V-rgin. We actually sleep with our boyfriends, you
know. While you’re still single, you should have all the fun
you like! You used to sleep around when you were young.

Then you changed and became boring!”
She couldn’t believe she was hearing this from Kim.
The prim, the proper, Kim. And yes, she knew that. A girl
can sleep with her boyfriend. God! She can even sleep with
someone else. And fall in love and get heartbroken.
Kimberly didn’t need to lecture her on the world’s favorite
secrets!
Adrienne could only stare at Kim. Though, if she was
holding something in her hands, she would have flung it to
her face.
“For the record Kim, I never slept with anyone in high
school…or college. It’s a pity we never talk much. You could
have shown me some pointers since you sound like you
normally do this sleeping around thing,” she said with a
tang, trying to sting Kimberly for once.
To her surprise, Kimberly laughed. “Come on, Yenny.
Lighten up. Just because you receive too much pressure from Mom, doesn’t mean you have to do what she says all
the time. You just have to show her what she needs to see.
And then when you are out of her sight, you can be free! You
never learned the rules of the game! You’re so dim.”
“And you’re such a hypocrite!” Adrienne snapped.

“And not rooming with Troy isn’t about pleasing Mom. It’s
about me, what I want and don’t want.”
“Then I don’t think you will keep Troy for long, dear.
Surprised you managed to hold on to him for three years.”
“Maybe it’s him who didn’t want to let go,” she said.
Kim rolled her eyes before turning away from her.
Adrienne’s phone rang.
“We’re here,” Yuan said. “We’re just going up to our
room.”
“All right. See you, guys,” she said. She turned to Kim.
“I’ll go change. Then I’ll see my friends.”
She took out a pair of one-piece suit and a sarong.
She tied her hair in a pony.
Kimberly was watching TV when she went out of the
bathroom.

“I’ll catch you later,” she said to her and went out.
She was still confused about Kimberly’s words as she
waited for the elevator. Was that what she was doing? Was
she just trying to please their mother and did what her
mother wanted in front of her eyes and then went wild
behind her back?
But she knew Kim was doing well in med school
anyway, so it didn’t really matter. And what has been done
is done. She could have used this sort of information when
she was younger. No matter what, she’d remain the black
sheep in the family. She couldn’t change that. What she
could do is to just make sure that she didn’t fail herself in
life from this point forward.
When the elevator opened, she was shocked to see
Justin in it.
What the hell is he doing here?
He was wearing his heavily tinted shades and she
didn’t know if he was looking at her. She looked away from
him as she entered the lift. She wanted to touch him. She
wanted to throw herself in his arms. She wanted to feel him.
To know that one time in her life, he existed. He was real.

She didn’t just dream him.
Just one word, God. Please! Just one word, I will throw
myself in his arms, no questions asked.
The elevator door opened. He went out without a
single word or glance at her. As if she didn’t exist to him at
all.
Tears rolled down her face. She wiped them before
she knocked on her friends’ room.
“Have you spoken to Troy?” Yuan asked.
“Honey, my piece of advice?” Jill began. “The sooner
the better. Before you start having doubts. Before your
parents come tonight and you chicken out just by looking at
your Mom.”
“Justin Adams is here,” Yuan said all of a sudden.
Why is it that he just appears out of nowhere?

When she doesn’t expect him to be in this place, he
shows up. When she doesn’t expect him to be brought up in
any conversation, his name just keeps popping up.
“Yes! I saw him in the lobby as well. He must have
arrived the same time we did. I just ran into him at Blush
this morning. I told him that we were going here and I had
to rush out. He’s nice really. He smiles at me when I run into
him. He doesn’t act snobby to me anymore since that
interview.”
“Well, lucky you!” Yuan teased. “But sorry dear, you
are up against a lady with big br-asts who is not afraid to
show herself in lingerie all over Fifth.”
“I am not after Justin Adams! I know he is way out of
my league. But it is nice that he knows I exist.”
Adrienne didn’t say anything the wh0le time. The
wh0le problem with secretly sleeping with the guy your friends dream about is that you get to hear about him all
the time even after you part ways! She found it especially
hærd since she just fell in love with him and drove away a
once in a million chance because she decided to be stupid.
“Was he with someone? Was he with Tara?” Yuan
asked.

“I don’t know,” Jill admitted. “Didn’t see any girl with
him. I saw him chatting with some guys in the lobby. But no
sign of Tara. But knowing the likes of her, she will be here by
evening. God! I think she would follow him to the ends of
the Earth!. That billboard comes in very handy for her!”
“Yeah. But I don’t think you can get Justin Adams to
commit to a girl who used to work as a bartender, and now
parades around in lingerie on a catwalk. She could be good
for a month’s shag, but knowing Justin’s dating history, or
lack of one, she would be picking up the pieces of her heart
this same time next month.”
Adrienne swallowed hærd. She wanted to tell them
that Justin deserved a better impression than that. That
Justin is human! And he can be considerate and sweet.
She had lunch with Jill and Yuan. She felt guilty about
not bothering to go to lunch with Kim and Troy, but she
needed to clear her head first and find enough strength, so
that the next time she sees Troy, it would be to break up
with him.

Jill was right. The earlier the better.
After lunch, she decided that the time has come. She
went out to find Troy. She didn’t need a script. She will just
tell him straight what she needed to say. If he tries to evade
her again, she will be firm.
She knocked on his door. No answer. She must have
knocked for a wh0le five minutes, but it looked like he
wasn’t in. He must have taken a late lunch with Kimberly.
Oh God! Why are you making this so difficult for me?
She decided to go back to her room. When she
opened the door, she was shocked by the sight in front of her.
First, she saw Kimberly. She had her back to her, her
head pulled back, she was unclad, her legs were spread
apart. She was on top of…Troy. Troy had his hands on her
wa-ist. They were mo-ning…
She swallowed hærd. Anger and embarrassment ate
her up. She wanted to puke at the sight in front of her.

She knew this moment will happen only once and she
didn’t want to go back in her history and remember that at
the moment when she should have held her head up high,
she lost it and ran away. No. She would be strong. She
would stomach this! So she stood there, and waited for
them to realize that they were no longer alone.
Suddenly, Troy realized that she was standing there.
“Oh shit!” Troy muttered, then he immediately pushed
Kimberly off him. He stood up, not minding that he was
unclad. His s€× in full display.
Well, at least she had a peek before they broke up.

God! Troy would never make me as happy as Justin
did.
She smiled sarcastically.
“Oh, I just came to find you to say something
important. I was quite worried how you would take it, but it
seems that you’ve been quite busy yourself.” Adrienne said,
trying to keep her voice calm. “You made it so much easier
for me to break the news to you, Troy. We’re over!
Goodbye!” Then she looked at Kimberly, who is hugging the
blankets to herself. “Mommy’s going to be happy about this.
Her favorite daughter is screwing her son-in-law candidate.
I’ll bet she wouldn’t even care that he was her other
daughter’s boyfriend!”
Then she stormed out of the room.
She was shaking as she waited for the elevator. When
the door opened, she found herself eye to eye with Justin.
Shit! Could things get any worse?
She tried hærd not to cry. She pressed Yuan’s and Jill’s
floor. Seeing Justin at this time, when she needed refuge,
made her want to break down and lose herself in his arms.

His phone rang before she could endure the awkward
silence in,side the lift.
“Who’s this?” he asked the person on the other line.
“Tara? Tara? Lambert?”
Shit! Apparently, things could get worse!
“Oh hi. Yeah. I’m cool. I was…” She didn’t wait to hear
the rest of what he will say. She’s had enough for the day!
The elevator doors opened and she immediately stormed
out and headed to Jill’s and Yuan’s room.
Tears were rolling down her cheeks when Yuan opened
the door. She knew it was because of the mixed anger,
embarrassment and pain that she was feeling.

She wasn’t heartbroken but she felt betrayed. She
didn’t expect much from Troy, but Kimberly’s betrayal ate
her up.
Some things are just way below the belt! There are
some things that you just don’t do to your sister!
It was just like when they were young. Every little
thing she had, no matter how cheap, no matter how small, if
she seemed happy with it, Kimberly would try to take it from
her. And worse, their mother would always take Kimberly’s
side.

“Holy shit!” Yuan said she told them what she came to
discover. “You were so worried about how you were going to
break up with him. He just gave you the perfect reason. But
my God! Kimberly is a classic. God only knows what a bitch
that sister of yours is! Like, who does that?”
Adrienne was lost in her thoughts. She didn’t want to
go back to her room. Her mind was messed up…with
thoughts of Justin, with the image of Kim riding Troy madly.
“I don’t know whether I should be mad or happy. Mad
because they must have thought so little of me to do what they did. Happy because the blame of this breakup didn’t
have to be a burden on my part.”
“You could use this, you know,” Jill said wickedly. “You
could use this to blackmail Kimberly.”
Adrienne laughed in spite of her pain. “No matter
what I do, Kim has my mother’s love and trust. And I don’t
think I would need something from Kimberly bad enough to
blackmail her!”
“So, did they say anything?”
“I think they were dumbfounded,” Adrienne replied. “I
don’t think they were able to recover fast. I was standing
there for more than a minute, watching them… ride each
other! My God! It was disgusting!”
Jill laughed. “No, sweetie! You’re a V-rgin. You would
think it’s disgusting. But with the right guy, intimacy is
actually great.”
Adrienne knew that. With Justin, it was bliss! But
seeing Troy do it with Kim felt like she had eaten her own
vomit.

“What does Troy want?” Yuan protested. “I mean, look
at you, Adrienne. You are pretty, s€×y and smart! You have
done so much for yourself. You’re independent and decent!
What was he looking for? Kimberly is not even half as
attractive as you are! What was he thinking?”
“Guys, let’s not forget I was going to break up with
him,” Adrienne said.
“Yes. But he didn’t know that. He doesn’t have any
reason yet to look somewhere else,” Jill said.
“Do you want to go to the beach and get some air?”
Yuan asked.

Adrienne shook her head. “I think I’m just going to
sleep for a while. Maybe when I wake up, I will forget the
sight I just saw in my room. It still makes me want to hurl.”
She sighed. “I wish I found him earlier. So we could have
broken up and parted in a more civil manner.”
“Yes. And he could hump your sister after that!” Yuan
said sarcastically.
Adrienne rested on Jill’s bed. She received a text
message.
Jin: Just checking up on you. Everything well?
She replied: If by well, you mean I finally found the
guts to break up with my boyfriend and found him beneath
my sister, then yes! Everything is right in the world again!
It took a moment for Jin to reply: I have assassins on
my beck and call. You want me to order a hit?
She actually smiled at that. Then she replied: No.
Totally not worth it.
Jin: And your secret fling?
She sighed sadly when she typed the message:
Unfortunately… still… flung.

Jin: Hey Adrienne! One step at a time, okay? And smile
once in a while. Just a little while more, and you’d have a
better life to look forward to. I promise you that.
She: I hope you’re right. Thanks.
She smiled at Jin’s words. She didn’t know how Jin
Starck became her confidante. He was easy to talk to. And
he seemed sincere in giving her advice, like he feels for her
and he wanted to make her feel better in whatever way he
could.
She must have slept for three hours. When she woke
up, she saw Jill and Yuan enjoying a cigarette on the balcony.
She felt guilty. She must have ruined their weekend getaway
already. They haven’t been under the sun yet.

“I’m really sorry, guys. I dragged you into this.”
Jill hugged her. “Sweetie, that’s what we are for. We’re
your best friends. We are here when you need us the most.”
“So now, we can go out in the sun and catch the
sunset?” Yuan asked.
Adrienne smiled and nodded. She wondered if her
parents have arrived already. Although she wasn’t ready to
face them just yet.

As she watched the sunset while they swam on the
beach, Adrienne knew that she would be okay. She believed
she lost Justin for good. But if there’s one thing she learned
from him, it was that she needed to love and appreciate
herself. She’s more than what she gives herself credit for.
She’s beautiful. She’s strong. She’s a fox. She would get
through this.