Here is chapter 10! Can you believe it's already been 10 chapters? I have so much more to write, it's unbelievable. Well anyways. Sorry it took so long to get chapter9 up. I'll make it up to you guys and try to get this chapter and another one in by today! Depends how busy I am. Thanks for all the great reviews! I know some of you have been there from the very beginning of the story up to know! 26 reviews and counting! I love all the great, positive comments! I never thought I'd see the day. It's good to know you guys are loving/liking it! Well this is my second chapter of the day! ENJOY!
Andrew. Viola ran into Andrew. Andrew broke into a big grin. "Viola! What are you doing here?" Viola laughed. She gave her friend a hug. "Oh, just visiting Olivia and Sebastian." Andrew nodded.
"So, how are you? College applications all out?"
"Yep. You?"
"Same. Soon we'll be finding out our future. So, where did you apply for?"
"North Carolina. Some other colleges. All for soccer."
"That's good."
Viola didn't know what came over her but she blurted out, "How's Duke?" Viola realized what she said and covered her mouth.
Andrew noticed and laughed. "He's fine. Well he's been a bit down, but other than that, fine."
"Good to hear. Well. I better go. Kia and Yvonne are waiting."
Viola hurried off, feeling like an idiot for asking how Duke was. Andrew laughed and headed back to his dorm. He entered his dorm to find Toby playing a video game. "Dude. Guess who I just ran into!"
Toby paused the game and asked, "Who? But make it quick. I was just about to like totally kick this one dude's ass."
"It's really interesting. Viola."
"Wow that's interesting," Toby said, uninterested. Then he changed. "You mean, Viola? As in Viola Hastings, soccer playing, ex-girlfriend of Duke Viola?"
"Duh. How many Viola's do we know?"
"One."
"So obviously it's gonna be Viola."
"You mean Viola Hastings, right?"
"IDIOT!"
"Well anyways, we know it was Viola Hastings but what did she say? Why she here? She hasn't like come since the game and she usually like lives here. And why didn't she come visit us? Are we not her friends anymore?"
"She came to see Olivia and Sebastian."
"Ahh. The brother and best friend slash brother's girlfriend. So what did she say?"
"Nothing much. We said hi, talked about college for 3 seconds and then she asked how Duke was. After that, she practically ran away."
"Dude, she asked how Duke was?"
"Yeah, man. Though it was dark I could so tell she was like going red."
"So you're telling me that she asked how Duke, as in Duke Orsino is?"
"Isn't that what I said?"
"Just double checking."
"Damn, you're acting like an idiot today. Go back to playing you're game or something."
Toby shrugged and continued playing his game. Andrew sat on his bed thinking if he should tell Duke or not.
The next day, Andrew had made up his mind. At lunch the three guys were sitting together when Andrew suddenly said, "Viola came to Illyria yesterday." Toby's eyes grew big. He had said probably the last thing on earth that Duke wanted to hear.
"Oh, really? That's great," Duke said sarcastically. "I really need to know... why?"
"Geez. Sorry. Just thought you'd like to know." Andrew said apologetically.
"Well I don't." Duke almost snapped.
"Well I guess you don't want to know that she asked me how you were."
Duke raised his eyebrows. "She did?"
"But I guess you wouldn't care."
Duke covered up by saying, "Yeah, I don't care."
"But dude why don't you care?" Toby asked.
"Why should I care?"
"Because, just because you and her aren't dating anymore doesn't mean you don't have to treat her like crap. You could be friends, right Toby?" Andrew asked his Toby for back up.
"Yeah. I mean, you may not have to like her romantically, you can like her as a friend."
Duke seemed to forget about eating because he left his plate untouched while Toby and Andrew at and talked. "Why should I?"
"Because. You guys have so much in common! I mean would you rather be friends with someone you have something in common with or someone that is like you're opposite?" Andrew answered, scrunching up his napkin.
"What do we have in common?"
"Dude, you're even stupider than me at times. SOCCER!" Toby said. He took a long sip, more slurp of water.
"So? I mean we broke up BECAUSE of soccer. What makes you think we can be friends because of soccer if it broke us up?"
"Man, are you still on about that game?"
"No. But I mean why should I be friends with her? Besides the fact we have like ONE thing in common. I mean, she's the one that said she wished Sebastian never went to London, she never met and that she hated me." Duke said ticking them off on his fingers. Andrew and Toby grew wide eyed.
"She didn't say that, did she?"
"Uh, yeah she did."
"But why? Viola doesn't go around telling people she hates them now does she?" Andrew asked. This conversation was getting somewhere.
"So, maybe I kinda yelled at her. So what? What's done is done. Things clearly didn't work out for us, so let's leave it at that."
"Dude, you and her broke up because of one little argument about soccer? Your whole life is not all about soccer. Why couldn't you just you know like do the 'it was my fault not your's' kiss and make up technique?"
"So what you're saying is one: it's my fault that she doesn't understand life, two: we should just say sorry when there's obiviously a bigger than small problem, three: it's my fault and four: you're taking sides with her." Duke said angrily.
"No, I'm not on her side. Can't you guys just say sorry. You don't have to start dating again or anything but can't you just be friends. Do something so Viola will come to Illyria again to visit for Olivia's, Sebastian's and all of our's sake? Dude, we say her name and you go all tense. Do something so you can have a civilized conversation with her and not a 'I hate you/You hate me' stare off."
"SO WHY DO I HAVE TO ALWAYS DO SOMETHING?" Duke nearly shouted. "WASN'T IT A BIT OF HER FAULT AS WELL? WHY DO I GET BLAMED FOR POINTING THE OBVIOUS AND HOW SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND LIFE? AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE HER SIDE? I'D BE HAPPY TO SAY SORRY OR WHATEVER. BUT IF SHE DIDN'T HATE ME AND MY GUTS, MAYBE I WOULD. SHE MAKES IT SEEM THE WHOLE WORLD JUST NEEDS TO REVOLVE AROUND HER, DOESN'T SHE?"
"How would you know how she's been? You two refuse to talk to each other. I mean, I'm sure she doesn't hate you that much. I mean you hurt her pretty bad I guess."
"This is coming from Andrew, the one who thinks the perfect time to get a girl is when they've just broken up with someone? YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! IF SHE HATES ME, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SAY SORRY. EVEN IF I WANT TO! I MADE A MISTAKE BY THE GAME GETTING TO ME, I YELLED AT HER AND THEN SHE YELLED AT ME. I DON'T NEED SOMEONE ELSE TELLING ME WHAT I DID WRONG! I WOULD HAVE SAID SORRY, BUT THINGS HAPPEN!"
Andrew was shocked. His best friend wanted to say sorry. He and Viola were very hurt, they just didn't have time to think the other was hurt just as much as they were. He or Toby didn't have another chance to say anything because Duke got up angriliy and left. Sebastian joined them minutes later and asked, "What's up? Where's Duke?" Andrew learned quite a few things that lunch period. One: Duke yelled at Viola first, two: Viola said some nasty things as well, three: they broke up because of the game, four: Duke wanted to say sorry, five: but he was angry with her, six: he thinks she hates him, seven: they're both hurt, eight: they didn't intend to break up and nine: they both clearly still had feelings or something for each other in one way or another, they just wouldn't admit it. Toby just answered Sebastian's question by saying, "Dude, we learned a lot today."
I really enjoyed writing this chapter and I hope you enjoyed reading it! Keep the reviews coming! I know some will be disappointed by the misleading cliffhanger but it adds drama to the story! Keep checking for more!
