Trio part 1

Alexa woke up that morning scared and drenched in sweat, holding her arms out for him when she realized he was gone. He had woken up early enough to leave before sunrise. She glanced over at the clock and saw it was time to get ready for work. She rolled over and stared out the window watching the rain pour as it rhythmically tapped on her window, "Why would he leave me so soon?" and "Why couldn't he say goodbye?" were the questions that crossed her mind. She jumped in the shower only to feel lonely and dirtier. Noah often left her feeling that way. He would leave early enough to make her feel like a whore, like she was nothing special. He'd whisper all these sweet things in her ear but never stayed till morning. She never understood why he would do such a thing and soon she would know. As Alexa rode her cab into work, she saw Justine, one of the secretaries of the accounting department at her job. Alexa didn't like her but had no reason to. She greeted her and kept walking until Justine called her name. "Hey, Alexa, can you wait a minute?" "What's up, Jus?" "I was wondering if you knew some girl that went to your school. She goes by Mya. Do you happen to know her?" "No, I don't think so." "Okay, sorry to bother you then." With that, Justine returned to her desk. Alexa, in an apparent state of confusion, kept walking to her office. Thinking about the events of the night before with Noah, she couldn't stop asking herself why he would treat her that way. In his words, they were “exclusively” dating. Did the exclusivity only mean she could not date but he could? Everything seemed so unclear. They needed to talk about their relationship and soon. A few hours had passed since she last glanced at the clock and it was time to go to lunch. He was supposed to meet up with her then. She walked to her favorite lunch spot and waited for him at a table. She picked at her food, annoyed that he was late. It was his idea and now it seemed like he forgot. Just as Alexa was going to pay her bill and return to work, he walked in. Noah looked better than ever. His hair was just cut, his clothes were crisp and his walk full of confidence. Alexa fell for him all over again. It was clear to her she needed to set things straight before they continued this “relationship” any further.