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"Honey, please eat." Chris said as he offered Marissa a spoonful of her lunch. Chris had ordered her favorite pasta in her favorite Italian restaurant. They had sneaked out of the school to go to their favorite place to date.
Marissa smiled sadly towards Chris and opened her mouth. It was a Friday and tomorrow was the prom night. Four days after Alex last spoke to her and saw her, she still haunted Marissa's thoughts. She'd wake up every night and look over her balcony door. Alex's balcony door has been closed for four days and the lights seldom opened in her room. Alex had managed to work around her schedule to get out of her classes with Marissa in such short notice and whenever Marissa would look for Alex during lunch in her usual spot, she'd see another one occupying it. She'd walk around the school in search for her best friend but she just simply couldn't. She tried to visit Alex in the court where she practiced but Alex changed her schedule every time.
In the end, Marissa did get want she wanted from Alex.
"Do you want me to talk to her?" Chris suggested. He felt bad that Marissa and Alex ended their friendship because of their relationship. He felt a bit guilty over it but he did really love Marissa. He had learned about what had happen with Marissa's family and Marissa told him about her and Alex. If anybody would understand, it would be Chris.
"You want to talk to Alex?" Marissa asked her boyfriend. "Well, yeah…if that's what's going to make you smile again." Chris tried his best to make Marissa smile but all Marissa did was miss Alex. "You two couldn't stop arguing before, now you're practically building a bridge for us."
"She helped me with you…before. I think it's my turn to make it better for the two of you." Chris confessed. Even though they were each other's main rivals, they both had Marissa's best interest in mind. When Chris was caught carrying drugs in school, Alex helped him out and covered all the bases so that Marissa didn't have to learn about it. They also swore that they would both forget about the whole thing. Alex also helped Chris when he and Marissa had problems…which confused the three of them.
"I think what I did was irreparable." Marissa accepted the fact that she had broken the one relationship she thought could stand the test of time.
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Alex walked around the campus and avoided the places and the paths that Marissa would probably be which led her to closets, boiler rooms and other parts of the school unknown to almost everybody.
She looked at her watch and saw that it was lunchtime. She also knew Marissa would be out with Chris which they usually do. "God! They're so predictable." Alex thought to herself. She passed by the hallway, knowing the coast was clear. She had missed the hallways and familiarized herself with it again. She also saw the banners for the prom night tomorrow.
"Okay, now be careful…we don't want the banner to split in half a day before the prom." Alex looked behind her and saw a familiar face. Jessica was directing a couple of guys as they hanged the tarpaulin.
"ENCHANTED"
Alex read the title of their prom. Jessica could be the hopeless romantic sometimes. Alex walked back to Jessica. "And you couldn't come up with a better idea for a title" Jessica was pissed off with everybody blaming her for the cheap name. She turned around, took a deep breath and was ready to blow some steam. But she stopped when she saw Alex standing behind her.
Alex was wearing dark glasses, black jeans and a simple shirt. She blended in with the crowd…well except for the fact that everybody knows her. "Alex? Where have you been?" Jessica said as she wrapped her arms around Alex out of nowhere.
Alex got her balance as Jessica lunged to her. She was a bit unsure whether to hug back and was lucky the Jessica made that decision for her. "Marissa has been looking for you." Alex rolled her eyes as the sound of her name. It didn't come unnoticed.
"Best friend trouble?" Jessica said sincerely. Alex laughed at the concern and shook her head. She really didn't want to talk to anybody about it. "Do you still need help with setting up the gym for the masquerade ball? I'm free for this afternoon and tomorrow morning…if you need a hand…" "We always need a hand." Jessica didn't let Alex finish her sentence and just grabbed Alex by the arm. They walked side by side as Jessica told her what's still needed to be done.
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Hours flew like minutes and soon Alex had to go back home again. She used to love going back home and watching Marissa through her balcony. Now, she dreaded it. She parked her car lazily on the driveway, exhausted by the things Jessica still needed help with. She hid her keys in her pocket and walked towards the dinning room. "Hi mom, I'm home. Boy, am I hungry…" Alex said as she stepped inside the room. What she saw made her stop in place.
"Hey honey, I hope you don't mind. I invited Jimmy, Marissa and Kaitlyn for dinner." Mrs. Kelly said having no clue that Alex and Marissa hadn't been speaking to each other lately. "You're always home late, honey. We were going to start without you." Mr. Kelly added with the same oblivion.
Marissa looked at Alex hopeful that, maybe this time, they'd move on again and forget what had happen. Alex was right. Marissa had regretted every single bit of that last argument they had. "Hey Alex…haven't seen you in school for four days" Marissa said nervously. She was still threading the waters.
Alex shook off from her daze and grabbed her normal seat…which was beside Marissa…like they always did. "I've been busy with stuff." Alex said as she answered flatly. Alex told herself not to look at Marissa…not even to peak. "With school?" Marissa wanted to prolong the conversation but Alex was determined to finish it as quickly as possible. "With stuff" Alex repeated bitterly. She didn't even look at Marissa while she answered.
"Okay, who's hungry?" Mr. Kelly asked as everybody eagerly raised their hands…all except Alex who just wanted dinner to be over and done with. Mrs. Kelly noticed Alex's sudden change. She watched as Alex subtly moved all her dinnerware a bit to the side to get more space away from her best friend.
"Honey, why don't you say grace…" Mr. Kelly asked his daughter. Alex took a deep breath and nodded. Mrs. Kelly extended her hands to Kaitlyn to her left and Marissa to her right. Mr. Kelly then mirrored his wife and held Alex and Jimmy's hands. Jimmy held on to Kaitlyn's and smiled. Marissa offered her hand to Alex and Alex looked at it for a while. She could feel everybody stare at them and their awkwardness to each other. Alex rolled her eyes and grabbed Marissa's hand.
As soon as their hands touched, Marissa felt the electricity jumpstart again. She missed the softness of Alex's hands, the warmth of her skin and the way it felt when they touched. Alex couldn't deny it as well. She felt the tips of her toes and fingers twitch at the sensation…but she was not going to show that. As far as she knows, Marissa asked her to stop her feelings for her and she was going to prove to herself, more than anyone, that she could do it on her own.
"Heavenly Father, thank you for the food we're about to share with the people surrounding us. Thank you for the blessings you have given us, for keeping us safe and protected. Thank you for the hands that we are holding tonight. May we always be enlightened and be grateful for the things we have. And please bless our food, may it feed not only our stomach but what we have missing. This we ask through Christ our Lord" "AMEN!" everybody said in unison after Alex gave the grace. They all slowly let go of each other's hand…all except Marissa.
Alex just looked at their hands. She felt her heart break all over again. Marissa leaned into Alex's ear and whispered. "Can we talk after dinner?" Marissa pleaded. Alex focused on her plate as their servers walked behind them offering them food, drinks and anything they might like. Marissa waited patiently for Alex's answer. She could tell Alex had left her family out of their situation, otherwise they wouldn't be there eating with them.
Alex closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. She then turned and faced Marissa. "Sure" Alex was barely audible but to Marissa it was a scream of forgiveness. Marissa was elated. She felt her face form a smile.
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