Chapter 42
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When Brandon placed the engagement ring on my finger,I felt all the pieces of my heart fit together,I thought the only man I would ever love in my life is Killian,my young brother. Kill has grown up to be such a handsome boy, he's now fifteen, recently started highschool at Blackwool royal and part of the football team,all because of his idol, Brandon.
Mom is having a hard time accepting that all her babies have grown up,well Killian is still a kid but with his personality...I don't think so. My young brother has grown up to be exactly like Brandon,girls throw themselves at him because apparently,he's a genius,has good looks and is a football Captain.
The fact that mom called asking when I'll get to visit because she's afraid of opening the thousands of love letters in our mail because they might blind her eyes, had me rolling on the ground with laughter.
Lately, Brandon has been very busy,we barely spend time together like old times,the only chance we have is when we both get back from college,well..me to be precise, Brandon is the ever busy one.
"You've been smiling for quite a while now,care to share?"
I lift my head and find Naomi,my other close friend folding her arms over her chest.
"How long have you been standing there?"
"A while."
She shrugs and comes to sit next to me on the bed.
"Where's Brandon?"
I sigh.
"Out again."
"He's been awfully way too busy these days."
She mumbles.
"What do you mean?"
"Well,I mean Brandon can not survive an hour of not seeing you."
I frown then place down the shirt I was about to fold.
"If there's something you want to tell me,just say it straight out Nao."
She bites her lip.
"Never mind," she says after a few seconds.
"By the way,how's that project of yours going?"
"You mean the one with Harry? it's going bad,the poor guy is scared to sit or stand anywhere close to me because of Brandon."
"I don't blame him," Sam says as she enters the room. "I would piss myself if someone held me up against the wall by the shirt like that. Speaking of Brandon,where is he? I'm surprised he's not touching you,the guy literally can't stop touching you when he's around."
"He's out taking care of something with Jonathan."
"Oh."
Sam's face goes red. She and Jonathan decided to have a no strings attached one night stand. Xander is an hour drive away so we don't get to spend much time with him, but we usually do video calls when Sam isn't around.
Oh,and he doesn't know about the one night stand.
"Are you thinking of doing it again? Your face is red,not a usual expression to see on your face when we talk about guys."
"Stop Nao,you know that's not true. What happened between me and Jonathan was just a one night stand, nothing more."
"Huh,okay."
"Enough of boys,what are we doing tonight?" I ask.
"I don't know,maybe just check out the new auditorium?"
Sam suggests,scooping some ice cream in a bow.
"Yeah,sounds good."
"Nao will get ready first, fifteen minutes before us."
"Hey! Why do I get to dress up minutes before you?"
"Because you take forever Nao." I answer for Sam.
"Well just incase Nate decides to drop by,I need to look good at all times,one can never know right?"
Both Sam and I roll our eyes.
"See? That's why, now get going, chap chap."
Ever since Naomi and Nathaniel,who used to be her psycho stepmother's boyfriend got together,the two have been insanely in love. At some point,she thought he was a villain but he turned out to be her knight in shining armor.
*AUDITORIUM*
"This place is amazing!" I whisper in awe.
"I know."
Sam agrees, her face falls so I pause and touch her arm.
"Sam?"
A tear slips down her cheek.
"I'm sorry,we haven't been here for over fifteen minutes and I'm already ruining it with my crying."
My face drops at the reminder of what my best friend went through.
"Oh Sam.."
Nao rubs her back in a comforting way.
"This was my idea anyway."
she wipes the tears away using the sleeve of her shirt.
"I convinced myself that I'm over it,over him,gosh I'm so stupid."
She sniffles.
"No you're not,i understand how you feel,I went through the same when I thought Nate had betrayed me and just used me all for my father's wealth and fortune."
Her eyes get lost in the blue water.
"But it's different," she says.
"What do you mean?" Nao asks.
"With Nate,it was a lie,a scheme to pull the two of you apart,but with he who shall not be named,it was real."
"Sam-"
"No Kim,I know what you're going to say,you always repeat it just to make me feel better, with him it was real,he used me and lied to me."
"But what if-"
"You know what? Let's just have fun,I don't want to talk about him."
I stare at her for long seconds but she doesn't look me in the eyes. Sam is hurting,she loved Xander and judging by how she acted at the reunion last time,I know she still loves him.
That's why I gave Brandon shit about it, I didn't let him touch me for two days straight, he annoyed me, he could have just told me about Xander coming. His, "Xander coming was a surprise,since we thought Sam was away" statement made me pissed off more. If he had told me, we would have made something work, so the two wouldn't see each other.
Samantha is a strong person,she knew auditorium's are a reminder of when Xander confessed his love to her. By coming here,she thought she could prove she's over him,but I know she isn't. A love like Xander and Sam's? It never fades just by “i'll never forgive you or I don't ever want to see you.”
Xander is one of my closest friends,I know him very well,he fell in love with Sam even before his confession. Those snobs,Jessy and Bree ruined everything. Xander explained everything to me,I believed him even before he broke down the whole summary.
I saw it,in the way he looked at her,touched her and protected her. I try by all means to keep them apart for Peace's sake,when Sam is ready, she'll hear him out and maybe...just maybe, they'll reconcile.
After having a fill of the auditorium, we head out and have dinner together. The bond between the three of us has grown stronger,the fact that Sam and Nao have warmed up to each other is a grin worthy scene. Back in highschool,the two were like kitty cats,always ready to scratch each other's eyes out.
I excuse myself to the bathroom,when I come out and start heading back to the table,the girls attitudes seem to be weird. They seem to be in a very serious conversation and their heads are bowed closer to each other, whispering about something.
I slide in my seat and they both look up at me nervously.
"What's going on?"
Sam pokes Nao in the side.
"Huh?" She looks at Sam, who widens her eyes at her.
"Oh..right. Uhmm we should probably go,Sam and I want to pass by a cupcake cafe that was recently opened."
"Mhm, we should leave now."
Sam gets up and smiles stiffly.
I frown and stand up slowly,they seem to be in a rush to get out of here. The moment we step outside,Sam looks behind and gasps. I'm about to look behind but Nao turns me to the left.
"Aha.." she laughs awkwardly. "I just remembered it's this way."
"Yeahh..this way,oh Nao,you tend to forget things nowdays."
The start dragging me forward. We round the corner and they quicken their pace,I plant my feet in the pavement.
"Okay you two,what the hell is going on? You keep dragging me around."
"Nothing, we're just excited that's all,right Nao?"
"Yeah yeah,too excited."
"That too." I point at them both.
"What?" Sam asks.
"You keep backing each other every time one says something,like you need backup to convince me."
"No," Sam tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.
Sam always does that when she's nervous. I narrow my eyes on the movement and she pauses,then drops her hand quickly.
"What's going on?"
They both go quiet, fidgeting.
"To be honest,we lost our appetite back there,the waitress poked her nose and then served someone," Nao says.
I swallow.
"What?"
"That's right,you seemed to be enjoying the food so we didn't want to point it out since you think we're hiding something,I figured it's best to just tell you."
I think about how tasty the food was and nausea hits me.
"See? This is why we didn't want to tell you,let's go."
Nao hooks her hand in mine.
* *Later* *
I sit on the bench waiting for Brandon,I take out my phone and text mom and Killian. After a few minutes, Brandon's car parks in the parking lot on campus.
"Hey baby."
He pecks me on the lips,I hug his waist and take a deep breath, his cologne a welcome home scent I never get tired of, I just love how he smells.
"I missed you," I whisper into his chest.
"Me too baby."
I pull back and stare up at him.
"Come on,let's go."
He guides me by the hand to his car,I get in and ask.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll find out soon."
