UNREQUITED LOVE

CHAPTER-8

I was standing at the back. Seeing everything. I was getting angry as well as sad. I could feel my heart tearing into pieces when I witnessed that scene. I wish I could be there instead of Natasha.

As we were walking down the haunted mansion, Markus was holding Natasha's hands. Looking at them I was feeling terrible and awful.

As we were walking down the haunted mansion, I kept looking at their hands. I was sulking in pain.

We soon got out from the mansion

"Erica look!!...Erica....Erica?...Hey!?"

"Y-y-yes Naomi?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, I just got distracted"

"Fine. Btw let's go to the Ferris wheel!"

"Yeah, sure"

We went near the Ferris wheel

It was huge and beautiful.

Austin had already bought the tickets for all of us. How kind of him.

"Ok so guys they said that in one pod only two people can go so someone has to go alone."

"Me and Austin will go together and I think that we should put Alex and Ashley together so that they can solve their fight. Is that ok?' Naomi asked.

"Yeah but now only Erica, Markus and Natasha are left. One of them has to go alone."

"I'll go with Markus!" Natasha suddenly said.

Everyone looked at her.

" I mean if you guys don't mind....can I go with Markus?... Are you ok with it Erica?"

I was not able to say anything at that moment. I was still not able to digest the fact that they held hands and now she wants to go with Markus. How can she be like that!?

"Umm...I-I.."

Before I said any further she said Erica was fine with it and went ahead with Markus.

I kept looking at them as they were going.

I was feeling terrible. I started walking. I went up to them and stood there, waiting for my turn. Markus and Natasha were sitting in the pod which was right in front of me. I was able to see them clearly.

The ride started moving. I saw both of them sitting face-to- face.

I told myself not to look at them and looked outside.

I really wanted to go with Markus. I kept looking at them thinking about the myth of the Ferris Wheel. The myth goes that when two people who like each other make a wish when the Ferris Wheel reaches its maximum, both of them will be happy and be with each other forever.

I saw Natasha sitting beside Markus. She gave him one of her ear pods and they both were listening to something, probably music. Seeing both of them this close broke my heart into pieces. It was aching.

Looking at them, I told myself to forget him. Even if I try a hundred times he won't look at me the way I look at him. He won't feel the same way about me the way I feel for him.

When the Ferris Wheel reached its maximum, I promised myself to forget him and move on with my life like nothing happened.

I told myself that he never was mine from the beginning and he won't be in the future. I can only be a friend to him and nothing more. Forget all the feelings you have for him and treat him like a friend Erica the way he treats you, I told myself.

The ride was over. I got off and told them that I'll be leaving first. Markus said that we should go home together but I refused. I told him to come back with Natasha as I don't want to be near him otherwise it'll be hard for me to forget things.

I went back. On the subway I was wondering if my decision of forgetting him was wise or not. At this point I knew that he didn't have any feelings for me so it was my fault for liking him.

When I reached home, I freshened up and sat on my balcony. I looked at the sky. The moon was really pretty but also it seemed that it was lonely. It had no one whom he could talk to or share its emotions with. It was just like me. Sad and lonely.