Valentine's Dance
Chapter 5: Friends and a Crush?
A certain redhead sighed as her phone began to buzz. Just when she was about to take a bite out of her sandwich, too. 1 new text message, the screen read. Amy's eyes widened. The message was from Evan.
She didn't know whether she should open it, or to just leave it. She'd been avoiding him ever since the confrontation at the front of school, wanting to find a way to apologize. She felt guilty for overreacting, and hurting him when he did nothing but be a great boyfriend. She didn't even know if it was even his fault! So she she opened it.
Meet me by the field. -Ev
Amy knew why he chose that place. It was where they would usually meet after school to walk together. Nostalgia hit her as she was reminded of the times they shared, before this mess happened.
Biting her lips in anticipation, she decided to go. The jade eyed girl narrowed her eyes in determination. It was time to stop being a coward and settle this matter once and for all.
~So let me be, and I'll set you free~
Evan played with the hems of his shirt nervously. There was a huge chance that the redhead would ignore the message. She'd been avoiding him since the incident a couple days ago.
He sighed. How did all come to this? He wondered. He wished he could just hit a rewind button and start all over again. He'd noticed how Amy would spend more and more time with the exchange student, Ian Kabra. What irked him more was that the two were family friends and had a history together. Evan sighed again.
"Maybe she would be happier with him than with me," He murmured to himself. "And as long as she's happy, I won't interfere."
~I am in misery~
Amy took a deep breath as she walked towards her destination. Hands trembling, she thought,'What if I can't do this? What if something bad happens? What if-?' The girl shook her head out of her train of thoughts. Am I always so pessimistic? She wondered.
Her eyes soon spotted the boy. I hope I don't mess up, she prayed.
~There ain't nobody who can comfort me~
"Evan?" She called out.
The boy's head snapped towards her, smiling in relief. "You came!" He said breathlessly.
"Yeah," she said quietly. "I came."
An awkward silence befell the two.
"I-I'm sorry Evan," Amy suddenly said, her voice cracking. "I'm really sorry for overreacting back there. This all my fault." She said miserably.
"No, Amy, It's not. It's mine." Evan said gently.
Amy shook her head vigorously. "It is! Maybe if I hadn't been so angry this would never have happened! It wasn't your fault at all!"
"But it was!" He blurted out. "We chatting about our tutoring session and I accidentally called her cute. She got this weird look on her face and she kissed me. And I actually let her! I'm the worst boyfriend ever!" Evan kicked the ground in frustration, his eyes tearing up a little.
"Oh." Amy was silent for a while. "Evan, It's okay. I-I forgive you." She said, her voice barely louder than a whisper.
A large smile spread across Evan's face and his misty eyes turned clear again. "Thank you," he told her sincerely, pulling her close for a hug.
But for some reason, it just didn't feel the same. Her heart used to pound loud in her ears whenever he touched her and she would feel joy at the mention of his name. But that feeling was fading, slowly fading until it would disappear completely.
The boy let go and fiddled with his fingers. "Do you think we could be friends again?" He asked, a hopeful glint in his eyes. "I'll do anything to gain your trust again."
A faint smile touched Amy's lips. "Of course."
~Why won't you answer me?~
Ian Kabra cursed in his head as he sat near the garbage can. That should be him there, standing next to Amy and hugging her-
The boy froze. Did he actually just think that? Ian shook his head. There was no way that would've happened.
The Lucian had followed Amy earlier and had been eavesdropping ever since.
Ian thought about their conversation. The boy had cheated on her? His loss. Didn't he know he dumped the most beautifu- The amber eyed boy face-palmed. This country was messing with his head, he thought.
He then wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Ugh, this stench is horrible." He muttered under his breath.
The cobra turned back to the area where the meeting was being held.
~The silence is slowly killing me, oh yeah~
"So, see you tomorrow?" Evan asked, a tint of hopefulness in his voice.
Amy smiled. "Yeah, see you tomorrow."
The two walked away waving at each other. Coincidentally, the jade eyed girl passed by Ian's hiding spot. Not watching where she was going, she slipped on some juice spilled clumsily on the ground. Ian reacted fast, catching her at the right moment.
The two soon found themselves in an awkward position. Ian was holding Amy by the waist, their eyes staring into each other.
"Uh, hi." Ian laughed nervously.
Hey guys! I'm super duper sorry I didn't update yesterday and the day before and the day before! When I was about to update, part of the chapter accidentally got deleted and I fell asleep before I could type it all over again. And the day before yesterday, I had homework and was busy reading Book 10: Into the Gauntlet. Then yesterday I fell asleep again. And I'm really sorry about last chapter's lame dodgeball fight. It was sort of rushed. Somone asked what the bone crushing pain on Ian's leg was. Amy kicked him in the shin again, ouch. Thank you for reading, and goodbye!