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Emily’s P. O. V:
20:05, my watch displayed. No sign of Jason. I was sure he hadn’t left as his car was still in the parking lot. Besides, even if I didn’t look for it, the noise of the monstrous car was enough to wake up the whole neighbourhood. But it was not a good idea to go inside my house yet. I decided to wait a little longer.
Yeah, I was hiding outside the apartment to check on Jason. Ridicule me all you like.
20:15, no sign of Jason.
20:30, still no sign of Jason. I guessed that either she didn’t call or Jason refused to go. I got up ready to go in when I saw Jason coming out. I quickly turned away and hid behind the flower pots.
What are you doing, hiding here? You’re supposed to tell him not to go!
Oh yeah, right? Alright gather all your courage, Emily. Here we go. .
I got out of my hiding spot and went towards him acting as if I was just coming inside the apartment from somewhere else.
“You’re going there?” I asked before I could cover my mouth. I really needed to work on my speech. It always landed me in trouble.
“Y-You know where I’m going?” he asked.
Too late to cover up I guess.
“Wait. Did you hear something from Kelly?” he asked.
“N-No” I stammered.
“Don’t deny it because I also thought it was strange to get a call all of a sudden. These days Kelly seems to be coming behind me a lot, but I didn’t know that it has gotten to the point where you are also concerned,” he said and then he smiled and said, “You waited for me. I like that.”
“Yeah of course, as your teacher, I’m concerned about you, you dork. And that girl is rather rude you know, acting as if you are her property. She’s openly hostile and aggravating. In any case, that girl is bad news,” I said and asked in a barely audible voice, “Are you still going to go there?”
“Yes. I have some things to settle with her,” he replied.
“She might seduce you…” I trailed off. Just the thought of her lips on Jason’s was too much to bear.
“Yes I know. I have to tell her about my feelings. So I’ll be going now,” he said and walked past me.
Alright Emily, it’s high time you let your guard down.
“Don’t…go…”
“What did you just say?” he asked, clearly in disbelief.
“I’m telling you not to go. You said that you liked me. If that is true, then don’t go to that woman,” I said, raising my voice as I got bolder. I wasn’t able to just sit simply and watch the boy I had fallen for, get snatched away by that nasty girl. I searched his face for any signs of odd expressions but all I got was a look of complete scepticism.
The stupid boy was probably never going to understand what I felt deep within. He was not to blame however as I hadn’t been very forthcoming with my feelings because I myself was not sure whether it was love or lust or just a crush. As I kept thinking hard I glanced at Jason and realised that he wanted me to say something.
“Aaah!” I screamed in frustration. “Enough is enough. Just hear me out. If I say that I like you before you graduate, people will say that I’m ruining you. I can’t openly love you before you graduate. It’s not about giving enough time, alright? Okay I admit that I love you, but think of my situation too. Do you now feel relieved that I disclosed my feelings to you? It’s what you wanted from the start right?” I asked.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was my first love confession. The stupidest part of me was actually proud that Jason was the first of my everything. My first crush, my first kiss and my first love. I hoped that he’d stay with me through everything till the end.
Jason’s P. O. V:
You have no idea how much I wanted to stay there and hold Ms Emily in my arms, but I had to go.
As I turned around, I thought I heard her say, “Don’t…go…”
“What did you just say?” I asked in disbelief.
She started talking and that was the spark for the fire that I’d been dying to make for so long. She confessed! Ms Emily actually confessed that she loved me. My love and efforts had finally paid off!
“…Okay I admit that I love you, but think of my situation too. Do you now feel relieved that I disclosed my feelings to you? It’s what you wanted from the start right?” she asked.
A confession clouded by pressure of circumstance. Not exactly the most romantic of speeches but very sweet and adorable nonetheless. I went closer to her and held her in my arms.
“Yep, that was what I wanted. I’m going there not to get tempted by her, I’m going to tell her that I love you and not her. Just wait here. I’ll come back and tell you everything,” I said.
“Well, you keep me waiting for a long time, you’re dead,” she said.
“Yeah, I know,” I said and got into my Corvette Stingray and drove away. I got it as a present from dad on my eighteenth birthday at the start of the semester. And no, I never took it to school, which was useless considering that school was at a travel-on-foot distance.
Kelly told me to meet her at a place that was about eighty miles away. I went there and almost immediately identified the place she mentioned. It was an old warehouse crying out weakness. The worn down wooden structure was barely able to conceal anything inside, not that there was anything important inside except the young lady herself, of course. I saw her sitting on one of the moss-covered crates wearing our old school uniform!
“Oh hey Jason” she greeted me cheerfully. “Come, come, I’ve been waiting for you,” she said eagerly. It seemed like she had a lot more to say than I had so I let her talk.
“You know, I have a younger brother so I was against myself for having feelings for younger guys. Of course, you were amazing but I thought that we could never be together. In the end, I was too scared to accept you.Now that I think about it, it was rude of me to have behaved like that. As time passed, you occupied more and more space in my heart,” she said and held my hand and added, “So then after I graduated, I thought about it. I finally realised that I could not just run away from my feelings and that I had made the wrong decision. And all I think about is you. I want to be by your side. Will you accept me as your girlfriend?” she asked.
You said your fair share of cheesy lines so I guess I can start talking now. I pulled my hand away from her hand and said, “I loved you. Back then you were the person I loved the most. Just being with you; watching you smile, or even just reminding myself of your happy face made my heart run-over with happiness. I was happy just seeing you at school and spending time with you in the club...”
“W-Why are you saying everything in past tense?” she asked, agitated. Panic was clearly visible in her eyes.
“Because I can’t love you in that way anymore. I have changed,” I said, tears rolling down my cheeks. Never thought it would be that painful.
“L-Liar, you’re just lying to yourself. You like me so much that lying to me is making you cry,” she said.
“No. That’s not what I’m crying about. In just the one year that we’ve been apart, I’ve found someone more important to me. Thinking of how I could so easily forget you and love her made me cry, but then again since you rejected me, I thought it was useless crying over you. I knew I had to move on,” I said.
“It’s Ms Emily isn’t it? Is she that important to you, huh? More than all the time we spent together? Does she take up that much space in your heart?” she asked, clearly angry.
“Yes she does. Now I don’t hate you or anything for rejecting me. I won’t make any excuses, but the only reason I came here was to tell you all this and make it clear to you that I love her and not you. She’ll be the one I love for the rest of my life,” I said.
“Whoa! That was deep. For the rest of your life, eh? I get it. But you’re throwing away this once in a lifetime chance. Well then, I’ll be off now. You know, I’m much more popular than you think I am. I don’t have to cling to you all the time. Go on, go to that woman you love. I’ll be watching over you. Come on, hurry up and leave.”
[‘Forget forever’ by Selena Gomez]
There’s no point in staying any longer. “Okay,” I said and left.
I couldn’t go back home. What do you expect? I loved Kelly very much, she rejected me leaving me depressed for a while, Ms Emily came into my life healing the pain of the depression and I fell in love with her.
I thought about Ms Emily's confession and my mind immediately eased up a bit. But then the memories of the good old days Kelly and I spent together came flooding my mind. Bad call. It worsened the pain.
I wandered about in the empty stretch of road like a madman. One part of my mind was telling me to return to Ms Emily but then again I was too upset to go to her. Moreover, I had stayed out for quite a while so I was sure that Ms Emily would have gotten tired of waiting for me and would have gone to sleep. Thus consoling myself, I resorted to more loitering around. Finally I was shaken from my trance-like state when my eyelids started closing.
I blinked at my watch. 1:23 AM, it read.
Great. I better head back to the apartment.
I started the ghastly piece of Engineering and tore my way through the empty freeway at full speed in a futile attempt to ease my mind.
I reached the apartment in no time. I parked my car and was on my way to the staircase when I saw someone… oh, wait… Ms Emily, sitting on the steps, asleep.
She waited for me all this time alone in the chilly weather, outside in the dark…
My thoughts were interrupted by a pair of pliers gripping on my cheek. It was actually Ms Emily’s hand. “What’s wrong with you? Do you know what time it is?
“I thought you wouldn’t wait…” I said rubbing my cheek.
“I can’t believe it! You’re the one who told me to wait,” she said fuming with anger.
Talking ain’t gonna accomplish anything…
I pulled her towards me and embraced her tightly. “S-Stop, someone might see us,” she protested. “Not at 2:30 in the morning,” I said and kissed her and almost instantly felt her relaxing against my body.
“Did things go well with Kelly?” she asked in a softer tone. “I’ve come back to you haven’t I?” I asked back. “Yes you have…” she trailed off with a smile and without warning, pulled me into a warm kiss making me think about nothing other than the moment we were savouring in the comfortable darkness. And of course, one thought coursed through my mind as I was kissing the angel in front of me.
Kelly who?
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A/N: Alright, so that's a pretty long chapter :) Hope you enjoyed it. I also hope you have lots of opinions about this chapter so feel free to comment them :)) Next update will be on any one day among the 15th, 16th or 17th.
Pictures are of Jason hurtling down the freeway :)
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