Brittany's POV
I give up. I can't get Charlene to forgive me. I've tried everything but all she does is either gives me the cold shoulder or yell at me. I mean, what does a person have to do to get someone to forgive them?
Anyway, so instead of doing that I've been spending some quality time with my sisters for the rest of the week. We've just been catching up with some sister time together like talking, hanging out and going out together like to the mall to do some shopping together.
I remembered my sisters words when I told them about everything and how I tried to apologise to her but she just wouldn't listen and yell at me. They told me that Charlene is just having a rough time with everything that had happened. And that she just needed some time to herself to get her head around things. But she'll soon come around.
I sighed. Knowing that Charlene is mad at me just brings me down. But there's also another thing that brings me down. Knowing that Alvin is waiting for me to return to him after I've sorted things out with Charlene. But if she won't forgive me then how can I get back with Alvin? I told him after everything returns back to normal again, we'll be together again. But it's been a whole week and I got nothing. Charlene won't talk to me or look at me and Alvin is probably tired of waiting for me and found another girl to take my place. I just hope that isn't true and that he is still waiting for me. I hope...
I lay on my bed looking up at the ceiling. I was so deep in thought that I didn't realize someone coming in. But as soon as the door slammed closed I turned my head towards the source of the noise only to see that the person who came in was none other than...Charlene.
I shot off my bed and stood up. But I didn't say anything just in case she still wasn't talking to me and probably in here looking for something or whatever.
We looked at each other for a long time not knowing what to say to each other. But then suddenly Charlene opened her mouth to speak. I braced myself for what was about to come. But what I heard coming out from her mouth really did shock me. It was unexpected.
"I'm sorry." She told me quietly looking down at the floor not making any eye contact with me whatsoever.
My head shot up facing her with a surprised look on my face. "Why are you saying sorry for?" I asked her a bit confused. Shouldn't I be the one to say sorry?
She looked at me with an unreadable expression. "I'm saying sorry because...I was out of line. Sure, I was hurt and angry but...you're still my cousin. And I want you to know that even though you put me through hell these past few days, at the end of the day you're still going to be my little cousin. And I will never think any less of you. I was just shocked and upset at the fact that my own cousin would do that to me. That you would go be with my boyfriend behind my back and think that you would actually get away with it." She explained to me quietly.
She looked back up at me. "And I'm truly sorry for saying we're not related. Of course we're related. We'll always be related. I mean, we're cousins. Aren't cousins supposed to be related? Because that's the one thing I truly regret and am really sorry for." She told me.
I shook my head. "You don't need to be sorry. I deserved it. I shouldn't have cheated with your boyfriend behind your back. I mean, like you said, we're cousins. And cousins are supposed to put each other first before anybody or anything else. But Charlene, there's something you should know. Before this all happened, Alvin told me to meet him outside in the garden once everyone was asleep. I didn't know why but I didn't question it either. But when we met each other up, we began to talk and he told me he fell for me. As did I for him. But I told him we couldn't be together because he was already with you. But he kept on insisting that he feels distant with you and more closer to me. And before I knew it, he kissed me." I explained to her. I know that it wasn't all that happened but that all I can remember that happened between us.
I looked at Charlene and her facial expression said it all. She was angry and upset. "He could have told me instead of doing this to me." She told me quietly looking at the floor.
I nodded. "I know. And he promised to tell you soon. But that was too late when you saw us...kiss." I told her.
She nodded slowly looking at the ground then back up at me. "Are you two still together?" She asked me.
I shook my head. "The same day after you caught us I felt really bad and guilty about everything that I told him we needed to break up until everything was the same again. When we were all on good terms."
She looked a bit surprised but she smiled at me. "Well, it's a good thing we're talking again. Just promise me you won't do something like that again." She told me with eyes begging me to promise her.
I sighed and smiled at her. "I promise."
She smiled at me. "Good."
It was silent between us. But it wasn't awkward or filled with tension. It was a sort of a good kind of tension. All the problems between Charlene and I are solved and we're back on good terms again. Just like how it's supposed to be.
It was Charlene who broke the silence. "I guess I should be going now then." She announced as she turned to leave the room.
"Hey Charlene?" I called to her.
She turned and faced me. "Yeah?"
I hesitated a bit but decided in the end to say it. "How about I make it up to you by taking you out? Like just the two of us together?" I asked her.
She smiled at me. "Um, sure. But where to?" She asked me.
"How about I treat you to a nice shopping spree to show how sorry I am?" I asked her smiling a bit.
She grinned. "I'd love that. But when?"
"Today. How about we go out in like an hour? That way you can prepare for whatever you want wear and bring. And we'll just each other after an hour outside in the corridor" I told her.
She nodded. "That sounds good. See you in an hour then." She told me.
"Yeah. See ya." I waved at her.
Aww, it's good that Charlene and Brittany have apologized and are on speaking terms again. But what do you think is going to happen while they're shopping?