" And what's stopping you from moving on, doctor? Hendrik's close proximity made Freya tremble. She parted her lips in an attempt to say something, but the door was opened, interrupting Freya from speaking. Hendrik just tilted his head to the side without changing his position, gritting his teeth as he saw it was Wilhelm once again. He was slowly losing his patience with this guy. He looked at Freya again, taking his other hand out of his pocket and bringing it to her face.
" See you later, babe."
Hendrik straightened his body and turned to leave the room. Freya didn't even have time to process what had just happened.
Hendrik passes Wilhelm, giving him an intimidating look, and Wilhelm swallowed hard, feeling the intimidating aura oozing out of that man.
After Hendrik left, an awkward silence settled in the room. Freya, who was uncomfortable with the situation, broke the silence.
" Why did you come back Dr. Wilhelm? Do you need something?"
Wilhelm sat on the bed, looking at Freya, and put his hand over her's, speaking softly.
"Is there still a chance?" Freya looked at him shocked and confused before Wilhelm repeated once again.
"Is there any hope for us?" Freya opened her mouth, unable to pronounce a word for a while. She couldn't believe what Wilhelm was asking. After all, did he want to come back? Did he miss her? Or did things not work out with his current girlfriend? Freya was completely confused by this question and totally surprised, wondering what had made Wilhelm change her mind.
" Why are you asking me this? What made you change your mind about us?" Freya managed to ask these two questions after a while.
Wilhelm smiled to himself, looked at his own hand before answering.
" I have missed you all this time, and on that day, seeing you take control of that situation, acting on impulse, made me realize that was the woman I wanted to see in you and that you can be that woman all you needed was time."
Freya couldn't believe what she was hearing. So, that was what had happened? Seeing her there, in danger, facing a mafia, that's what he wanted from her? So who was supposed to be the man in the relationship?.
" But it was you who didn't give me a chance to be that woman. You know how frustrated I felt, knowing that I lost a battle without even having a chance to fight? Not to say just a month after my aunt's death." Freya replied, deciding that it was time to let out everything that had been bottled up for so long.
" In my head, everything was fine, okay between us, living together, s*x, everything. My world shattered into a thousand pieces when I found out you were with someone else, and when you told me all those things, I didn't even know what to cry about, I... I felt destroyed. I loved you so much that I was willing to forgive your betrayal and change anything necessary to not lose you, but you just threw away all our years of being together. Why didn't you tell me before anything that you weren't happy? Or whether you needed me to change, learn new things. Or that you weren't satisfied, or whatever the hell it was. Why didn't you give me a chance to fight for us?"
Tears had already streamed down Freya's face without permission. These questions had been gnawing at her for a long time, and in a way, it was a relief to let it all out.
" I thought you would never be willing to change for me. I let myself be carried away when I met someone who was what I wanted you to be. But I still have feelings for you, and I know deep down you still love me," Wilhelm said, touching Freya's face.
That touch, those hands on her face, how she missed them. Freya closed her eyes, allowing herself to feel the touch of those hands again. She shouldn't have, but she enjoyed feeling it again. Freya opened her eyes and looked at Wilhelm.
" I was afraid they would hurt you. When I saw them pushing you, I just acted out of impulse, didn't think about anything else. I don't know if I can be that woman all the time."
Deep down, Freya knew she couldn't be the way Wilhelm wanted. And despite saying she would change for him, she didn't think it was right to have to change to fit someone else's standards. If Wilhelm wanted her, wouldn't it be right to want her as she was?.
The more Freya thought about it, the more convinced she became that it wouldn't work out. During all those months when Wilhelm left her, she always thought that if he changed his mind, she would say yes immediately. But at that moment, she wasn't sure if she wanted to get back together with him anymore. What had changed, she didn't know, but she was questioning his feelings.
Wilhelm approached Freya, still with his hand on her face.
" Just give us one last chance, Can we try?"
Freya opened her mouth, but couldn't emit any sound. Wilhelm wanted to kiss her, but Freya turned her face away. She didn't know why she had done that, but she did. She wanted that kiss, but it wasn't right. Wilhelm was still with someone else.
" Give me some time, I'll think about it. I can't give you an answer now."
Wilhelm stepped back, standing up, he smiled awkwardly, thinking Freya wouldn't hesitate to get back together with him.
" Is it because of him? Are you falling for him?"
Freya didn't understand the question right away, but she imagined Wilhelm was talking about Hendrik, since the other guy said he was her boyfriend ."
" It has nothing to do with him. I just need to think carefully if this would really be the best for the both of us."
" Okay then, I'll wait for your answer. Please rest now."
Wilhelm left the room and Freya began to think about everything that had just happened. Until all these events unfolded,she wasn't sure if she still wanted him, but until then, she only knew that something had changed. Wilhelm's question " Are you falling for him?" echoed in her mind, and she wondered if the change really had something to do with Hendrik.