I sat in my bed with nothing to do, and it was only seven-thirty p.m.
I'd already had my dinner with Charlie, not to mention all my homework was done, too. So I decided to read some of the "Forbidden Love" story my group had gotten today.
I grabbed the package and flipped the page open to a random page.
There were three main characters in the story:
Gabriel- the girl.
Mark- the hero.
and; Nick- the villan.
Considering there was only one girl, I had to play it- obviously! I read over the scenes and tried to memorize some of the lines.
Gabriel and Mark are eloping in the woods. They are holding hands.
GABRIEL:
Oh, Mark. What if we don't make it? He's already after us!
MARK:
Relax, love, we'll make it. Nick won't catch us!
GABRIEL:
I...I love you, Mark.
MARK:
No. Don't you do this, Gab! Don't say goodbye! This isn't goodbye! We'll find a way to escape these woods. I won't let anyone hurt you. Never, Gabby. Never! You listen to me now, Gabriel Thomas! We were meant to be together, so don't you dare fucking say goodbye!
A twig snapped from behind, causing Gabriel to jump. A whimper escaped from her mouth as Mark took her in the embrace.
GABRIEL:
I don't want to lose you, Mark. You're all I have left now.
MARK:
Neither do I, Gab. Neither do I.
VOICE (in background):
I can hear you, fools! And, no, you won't escape! I've got you all trapped!
A mysterious snicker is heard echo in the woods. Gabriel and Mark search the woods, scared.
I flipped back some pages. I was too far into the script and I didn't know what had caused them to elope, and why the character, Nick was after him. I landed on page 45 and began reading from the top.
GABRIEL:
If you don't want to do this, the get lost, Mark!
MARK:
I need a good grade, Thomas!
GABRIEL:
Then do some god-damn work!
NICK:
Quit it, you two! Come on! We're here to work, not bicker at each other!
Gabriel and Mark stare at each other intensely with angry eyes. They both scoff and turn their heads in the other directions.
Again, I flipped pages. This scene reminded me too much of Edward Cullen. I shuddered at the thought. I landed on page 89 and began to read from the middle.
Gabriel stood in the woods, facing Mark. They both looked deeply into each others eyes, as Nick approached them.
NICK:
Hey, guys, guess what...
Nick freezes into place, trailing off mid-sentence. He doesn't believe his senses. Neither Mark or Gabriel hear him enter.
MARK:
I...I know I've been a real jerk and a stupid idiot for all these years, Gabby. But...I realized that...that I love you. Will...you be my girl?
Gabriel smiles at Mark. Her cheeks reflecting a light rose color. She looks up at Mark from under her lashes.
GABRIEL:
I will... and, I... I love you, too, Mark. I don't know when or how it happened. But I do! Truly, I do!
Mark takes Gabriels face in his hands and leans in-
"BELLS? JIM'S HERE!" Charlie yelled from downstairs. Finally I found a nice scene, and I had to be interrupted.
I sighed, chuckling at how dorky I was. I dropped the book on my bed and ran downstairs.
"Jim!" I smiled. He smiled widely at me. He seemed a little too happy today; I don't think I've ever seen Jim this ecstatic before. Hmm...
Jim and I walked to the kitchen, leaving Charlie in the living room, he was watching his game. Of course.
"What's up, Jim? How come you're here so late?" I asked.
"I, uh, needed to ask you something really important." He replied nervously.
Oh crap, this better not- "Bells? Will you... will you be my girlfriend?" Jim blushed.
I froze in my place. I was so not ready for this yet; though I'd been expecting it, yes, but not so soon! This was absurd.
"I..." What could I say to him? I froze on the first word. Jim's looked at me confusedly.
"Well?" He asked, reaching forward. He grabbed my hands in his and locked our fingers together. "Bella, you know I've liked you since so long. I couldn't wait any longer. You're my best friend and... I... I love you, Bells. Always have." He looked deeply into my eyes, as if he were searching for a reply in there somewhere. He never left my gaze, though I looked to the ground. I could feel his eyes watching me intently.
"I...I love you, too, Jim!" I choked, looking up at him. His face lit up and he grinned at me intently. I stopped him from pulling me into a hug; I wasn't finished yet. "But not that way."
He dropped my hands and he gasped. "Wha-What?"
"You're my best friend, Jim. Yes, I do love you... but only as a friend. Yes, I think you're hot and everything, but I never saw anything between us, Jim. Honestly. I'm... I'm so sorry."
His expression changed from shocked to pain to anger. I heard his teeth clamp together and to my surprise; Jim stomped out the door, without saying a word. And somehow... this felt like the end of our friendship. But, I hoped it wouldn't be. I couldn't lose Jim; not after this. Not now.
Neither Charlie or I spoke that night. He'd obviously heard what had happened, and knew I wasn't going to talk about it. I silently walked to my room after minutes passed. Of course, I cried. This couldn't possibly come between our friendship. We were still friends... right?
I grabbed my phone and sent him a message, apologizing.
He messaged back saying "It was my fault."
(A/N: Bella is in Bold. Jim is in Italics.)
It was my fault.
No. It wasn't. I'm sorry, Jim. I didn't mean for it to happen like that.
Stop saying sorry, Bells. Anyways, what's up. Lets pretend that never happened, okay?
I'd love that. Nothing... I was just going over the "Forbidden Love" script. You?
Oh, yeah. Same. Did you reach the part where they're all cheesy admitting their love to each other? And Nick is there? Hahahaahaha. Too funny!!
Hm... yeah, hilarious.
You... LIKE that, Bells? Don't lie- I know you do.
You know I'm a sucker for stuff like that. Hahah. Especially happy endings. :)
Haha. Yeah. Anyways, what are we gonna do about the Edward thing tomorrow?
I don't know. I don't really wanna think of him right now... ever. He pisses me off! =/
Yeah, I know. Sorry. Hmm.... so, we're gonna start filming tomorrow. And you're obviously Gabriel. Whom should I be?
I don't know... pick whatever. :)
We basically messaged each other all night, until I fell asleep at an unknown hour. The conversation wasn't too long, though. He replied after every fifteen minutes. I was tired of waiting so long...
I didn't wait for his reply after I'd sent him the last text. I'd find out about his character tomorrow, I guess.
But... Is that why he asked me out? Maybe? Could be? So he could play the role of Mark in the script? Or was it just becaue he liked me? Or both? I guess I'll find out tomorrow....
Thanks for the review guys! Hope you liked the chapter . =)