Bewitched

11 /jealous/

*UNEDITED*

I saw someone walking towards us. Super high heels, a cleavage showing satin dress with a wholesome of makeup, it felt like someone just came out of a fashion show. I could feel a lot of sarcasm in the air. She came and hugged Brendie. I got astounded for a fraction of seconds. OKAY...WELL, WHO IS THIS CHIC NOW...LOL...My inner Ally bombarded me with questions. I could almost feel myself burning ..burning in the flame of jealousy.

Ally? Brendon called out my name. This is my family friend, Katie.

Heyy Ally, u know brendie always keeps on bragging about you. You are exactly how brendie described. She greeted me. Oh, is that so... I didn't know that Brendon had a close friend like you, well nice to meet you, Kat. I exclaimed gently.

Now we should head towards our class. Brendie stated.

* BELL RINGS*

I was kinda feeling weird because Brendon never told me about having a family friend. She seemed close. Maybe I'm just over analysing, she is just a friend after all.

I went to Brendon in a hurry. I started walking fast just to match his pace.
Brendie, are you free tonight? Like if you don't have any plans then we can go to that new Thai restaurant. I asked very bluntly.
Oh no no, Brend isn't going anywhere tonight. Again a similar sound ejaculated.
Oh, Katie, Brendon mumbled her name so excitedly.
Because tonight he'll be having fun with his best friend. Am I right brand? Katie asked Brendon in a very comical way. It sounded almost like an order instead of a question.
Oh yeah, Katie, for sure!
I'm sorry Ally, hmmm I'll call you tonight. Brendon assured me as if it was clear that I needed a glimpse of assurance at that time.

*

*He held his hand in mine and whispered through the air, his nose almost touched mine. It almost felt like a feather brushing across my nose. Then-*
I threw the book as far as I can even though I had to pick it up later. Okay, stop for God's sake! Do these writers think that things like these really happen in real life? What a sack of bullshit. Oh yeah, these lines were just a glimpse of what I was reading.
I don't know but I felt uneasy that day. Lying on my bed felt more of a burden.
First of all, I really couldn't get the thought of that grim reaper, that spooky old house and that old lady out of my head. It felt like something was wrong so I couldn't stop myself from heading towards Brendon's house.
*
U know Ally what, you're such an insecure person. My inner Ally said to me. I ignored her anyway.
I was just a mile away from his place. I was all ready to find the truth as soon as possible or maybe that was one of the reasons for going to his place.

I saw that Brendon was sitting on a bench near his house and Katie was sitting right next to him. They were having some intense conversation which almost left Brendon sobbing. I couldn't see him crying like that, at least not this time but before I could go and give him a tight hug of support, he reached out for Katie's shoulder and put his head on it. She gave him a twinkling grin. And hugged him tightly, just to make him realise that she's there for him.
I was struck dumb. My feet froze. And I couldn't give a reaction. It almost felt like a betrayal once again. I walked back with a long, whiny face. And I headed towards my spot. The lake.

*

Why am I experiencing love, jealousy, horror, thriller, suspense all at the same time? My life would have been so much smoother if Brendon wasn't there. But I couldn't stop thinking about him. I lost control and finally busted out crying.
My phone chimed.
It was a voice mail from Axon.
' I'm sorry Ally, I shouldn't have acted like that. Please don't ignore this voice mail.'
I was kinda out of words because I thought that maybe because of Brendon I'm hurting those people who actually care about me.
I stood up and messaged Axon.
Meet me near the Thai restaurant and you better dress up properly.
~ Ally
And I sent the message.
*
Mom, I'll be back by 8. Don't wait for me.
I bawled.
I was gloomy but I thought that I should better share all these things with someone. I decided that I'll tell Axon everything about Brendon. About his weird behaviour and all those things which I have been experiencing for the past few days.

The restaurant was lavish.
The ambience literally took me to Thailand. I was astonished.
Hey, a soft voice reached my ears.
It was Axon. He usually dresses up like a 30-year-old man. But today it was different, he looked different. Wearing brown pants with a pale off-white coloured shirt. He looked almost like Jack from Titanic.
Oh, Axon, you make us feel like we are at the wrong place, we should have been in a French restaurant, I grinned.
It's good to see you laughing, mademoiselle. He addressed me as any other French man would have.
Oh wow, you got some sparkle today Axon, I said with a bang.
Well let's order something, Axon asked for the waiter.

*
U know Ally it's been a long since we had this kind of walk. Like me dropping you off. Axon chuckled.
Yeah....that's right. Well Axon I have something to say. I blurted.
Before you could say anything, I wanna ask something.
He came closer to me. I could almost smell his brand new perfume, which he bought not so long ago.
His hair almost touched his temple.
I could feel his breath. It was fresh. He brought his lips towards my ear and whispered gently.
Would you like to go to more restaurant dates? He questioned while twitching his eyebrows. My heart stopped racing for a second. I didn't know what to say because a few weeks ago, I wanted to hear this from Axon's mouth but now it was different. Before I could say anything, my phone chimed. It was a text from Katie. I opened it immediately.
It was a photograph of Brendon and kat together, rejoicing at the same restaurant. And what she wrote below that picture, was hard to believe. 'Having a lovely dinner with my person'.
I was infuriated. I knew this was coming. I knew that Brendon didn't have those feelings for me, still, I loved him.
Ally? Axon called me out.
I stepped closer to him and said, YES, while faking my chuckle.

Hi guys, I have been trying my best to cope up with this messy schedule of mine. I genuinely apologise for posting so late. If you like this chapter, then do comment and vote.
Lots of love
~Gargi<3