Romance

After I Stopped Being His Clingy Girlfriend

by serein

On our anniversary, Gus King overslept again.When he woke up, I was curling my lashes in front of the mirror.He looked apologetic. “I’m still adjusting to the time difference. Please try to understand.”For the past month, he and a junior labmate had been traveling around the world collecting marine samples.I calmly put away my mascara. “It’s fine. I made plans with a friend instead. This makeup is too nice to let go to waste.”He relaxed, though his expression turned a little strange.After all, in the past, I would have thrown a fit and cried at him.Gus hugged me from behind and smiled. “You’re getting so mature, sweetheart. By the way, I saw the new photos you posted. Where did you go?”“Oh, Seaview City,” I said casually. “While you were away in the North Isles.”He froze.I’d spent the whole first year of our relationship begging Gus to take me to Seaview City to see the ocean. He always said he’d take me when he had time.For our second, third, and fourth anniversaries, he kept telling me to be more understanding, then headed off with his junior labmate to their next destination.In the fifth year of our relationship, I suddenly stopped waiting.It turned out that traveling alone was pretty fun too.

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