“GET OUT!”, I threw everything within my reach at him.

“C-calm down, Mia!”, said Frank as he ran down the corridor. I followed behind him, my arms full with some his clothes, shoes and other small stuff.

“Don’t you dare tell me to calm down when you just cheated on me!” I continued to throw his stuff at him as he scrambled away.

He fumbled with the door and managed to get it open. He quickly ran out without another word. I dropped his stuff and ran to the door.

“And stay out!”, I shouted as he ran down the stairs to the main lobby.

With that, I went back inside and slammed the door shut. Now that Frank was gone, so was my anger, which gave way for my tears. I slumped down on the floor and just sat there, sobbing.

I don’t know how long I sat there for but eventually, I got up and went to my bedroom. I kicked anything that was Frank’s out my way as I went, not that it helped at all. Maybe I would burn it all later.

I sat on my bed and picked up my phone. Scrolling through my contacts, I first, deleted Frank’s stupid number, before dialing my best friend. I really needed her right now.

“Hello?”, I sniffled ,“Jane?”

“Mia, what’s wrong?”, I could hear the worry in her voice already ,“Why are crying?”

“It’s-”, I choked, my emotions were really just too much right now.

“Sit tight, girl”, said Jane ,“I’m on my way, I’ll be there in 10 minutes”

“Okay”, I said quietly and put the phone down.

Why did this always happen to me? I thought as my eyes filled with tears once more.

My mind flashed back to all the boys I had let into my life in the past.

Derrick, the boy I had fallen in love with in college who ended up breaking up with me for another girl…

Mike, the guy I’d met at a bar who had treated me so well but then said he had only been looking for an easy one night stand…

David, the idiot who had confessed to me on graduation day, then dated me for an entire month and said it was all a dare…

Leo, the coffee shop attendant from down the street, who managed to charm me with his looks and even took me out a couple of times, before I caught him kissing someone in the bathroom on one of our dates…

And now, Frank, the idiot who had spent half a year telling me every single day how much he loved me before I found him sleeping with another girl, in my own apartment!

Why was it always like this? All ever I wanted, was to have someone who loved me and I loved them too. Was that really too much to ask for?

“Mia?!” I heard Jane come in ,“Mia, where are you?!”

I tried to wipe away most of my tears ,“In here”

She came running as soon as she heard my voice. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw me.

“Thank God. When I saw the mess in the corridor, I thought you’d been kidnapped or something. But hey, why are you crying?”

She sat next to me and wiped the rest of my tears away.

I took a shaky breath ,“Frank cheated on me”

“What?!” she leaped to her feet ,“That bastard! I swear I’m gonna go shave his head like a potato!”

That made me smile a little ,“Thanks, but I don't think that’s legal and I don’t want you to go to jail”

Reluctantly, she sat back down ,“Okay, then we’ll burn all his stuff”

“Yeah", I said, half-heartedly.

“Awww, girl”, Jane said and gave me a hug ,“Don’t be sad. Frank wasn’t even good enough for you anyway. You deserve wayyyy better”

“Thanks, Jane” I said ,“You’re the best”

She pulled away and smiled at me ,“I’m always here for you girl. Now, how about we clean up this mess, gather up all of that idiot's things, burn it and then sit down and watch anime with some ice cream”

“Yeah", I nodded ,“Sounds good. Let’s go"

Half an hour later, we were seated on the couch with two tubs of rocky road ice cream, watching season two of My Hero Academia.

Jane squealed ,“Oh my God! Bakugo is So. Freaking. Hot!”

“Umm, that’s cause he has an explosive quirk”, I pointed out.

“You know what I meant!” she nudged me ,“By the way, you’ve never actually told me who your favorite is”

“Hmm? Oh!”, I said ,“I think Deku’s pretty cute”

“Oooof course”, Jane rolled her eyes.

“What?” I protested ,“I think it’s adorable the way he always overreacts whenever he’s around Uraraka”

“Figures”, said Jane ,“You’re such a simp”

“You were simping over Bakugo just a second ago!”

“Yeah, but that’s different”, she shrugged.

Her phone vibrated next to her and she picked it up. After a few minutes, she frowned and put it back down.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“It’s nothing”, said Jane ,“Just Nick bugging me about something. Nothing big”

“Wait wait wait”, I put down my tub ,“I have never heard you talk about Nick and say ‘Nothing big’”

“Well”, Jane kept her eyes on her ice cream ,“I guess there’s a first time for everything”

“Jane...", I persisted.

Jane sighed in resignation ,“Nick wants all of us to go out tomorrow for my birthday”

I sat up ,“Oh my God, I almost forgot about your birthday!”

She laughed ,“Don’t you mean you totally forgot?”

I frowned ,“Of course not, I got your present two weeks ago”

Jane put a hand on her chest ,“Awww”

“Yeah yeah, you know how much I love you”, I said ,“Now why don’t you wanna go tomorrow?”

“Cause!” she said insistently ,“With all that’s gone down today, you need healing and I don’t want you to be alone”

“Girl,I'm fine", I held her hand ,“You really don’t have to worry about me”

“Really?” she didn’t look reassured.

“Yeah”, I said ,“Tell Nick we’re going. Both of us”

She smiled and hugged me ,“You’re the best, Mia. I got us this matching pair of outfits the other day and damn, we are gonna look so hot tomorrow”

“Okay okay”, I laughed ,“Let’s save that excitement for tomorrow. It's time for bed anyway"

The next morning, I got up earlier than Jane and went to buy a few things. I bought a chocolate cake, snacks, drinks and two party hats.

I then went back to the apartment and found Jane wake. We spent, pretty much the whole day together, eating cake and drinking while laying on the couch and watching our favorite animes. It was fun.

Eventually, I looked at the time.

“Hey”, I said ,“What time are we supposed to meet Nick and the rest of the guys?”

“Oh yeah”, said Jane and she picked up her phone ,“Ah oh”

“What?”

She looked at me ,“You know that fancy new club downtown?”

“The Mikasa?” I frowned ,“Isn’t that place crazy expensive to get into?”

“Apparently”, she said ,“Nick has four tickets, so it’s gonna be You, me, Nick and James”

I groaned ,“Why James?, He’s such a pain”

Jane held up her hands ,“Don’t ask me, I’m just the birthday girl”

“Fine”, I rolled my eyes ,“But why’d you say ‘Ah oh’?”

“Cause I mayyy have forgotten about the time and we’re supposed to be there in about an hour now”, she said quietly.

“What?!” I sat up ,“How could you forget about your own birthday party?!”

“We were just having so much fun!” Jane protested. We both jumped up, and started preparing. I went to run myself a bath while Jane got our clothes and make up ready.

“Think we’ll make it?” I called to her from the bathroom.

“Only if we hurry!”, Jane shouted back ,“Hurry up in there!”

(30 minutes later)

We were all set and ready to go. I took one last look at the mirror. I was wearing one of the dresses Jane had bought yesterday. It was a silver knee length dress with a small slit on the left side.

Jane squealed in delight ,“Mia you look so hot and cute right now!”

I smiled ,“You too. Oh! Before we go-”

I picked up a small box from my dresser and gave it to her.

“-happy birthday”

“Oh my God”, she said as she opened the box. It was a blue Sapphire necklace that she had been wanting for months ,“Mia, thank you so much!”

“You’re welcome”, I said ,“Now come on, you’ll put it on in the cab”

“Okay”, said Jane.

We walked as fast as our heels allowed us. I locked the door behind us and we went downstairs to the main lobby.

“Did you already call a cab?” I asked Jane as we walked out of the building.

“Oh yeah”, she smiled ,“I called in a special favor”

Before I could ask what she meant, a cab pulled up right in front of us. The driver looked way too young to drive, with a cigarette between his teeth and a cheeky, mischievous looking face.

“Get in!” he said, the cigarette wiggling in his mouth.

“Let’s go!” Jane grabbed my hand and pushed me inside.

“Hey!” I complained

“Where to?” the driver asked.

“Downtown, The Mikasa”, said Jane ,“And step on it!”

“You got it”, he nodded and put his foot on the gas.

I was lurched back in my seat ,“Whoa! Jane, who is this guy?”

“Oh yeah, sorry”, said Jane ,“Mia, Ronni. Ronni, Mia-”

“How you doing?” he winked at me.

“Um, first off, never do that again”, I said ,“Second, how do you know this guy, Jane?”

She laughed ,“Don’t worry, he’s an old friend from school. He usually gets me where I need to be around town”

“And always as quick as possible”, he added as we pulled over ,“We’re here”

I looked out the window and sure enough, we were right in front of the Mikasa, with 15 minutes to spare.

“Whoa”, I looked at Ronni ,“You are fast”

He smirked ,“Of course. Also, the ride’s free of charge as a present from me, Happy Birthday Jane”

“Thanks Ronni”, said Jane ,“I really appreciate it. See you!”

We got out of the car and he drove off, back into the New York traffic. Jane and I faced the Mikasa.

“Okay”, Jane said out loud ,“Before we go in-”

She turned to me and put her hands on my shoulders.

“-even though we’re already here, I still don’t mind going back to the apartment and just relaxing with you if you feel uncomfortable”

Even now, she’s still worrying about me. But I’ve already made up my mind. Love just isn’t for me so from now on, I’ll focus on myself, on Jane and everything else but love.

I smiled at her and held her hand.

“You don’t have to worry, Jane. Now come on, the others are probably already here. Let's get this party started!”

“Okay”, said Jane with a smile of her own and we went in.