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²¹ The Truth 2

The Truth 2

* flashback *

Two days before the mess...

Bella received a text from Michael, her long-time best friend. The text said that he wants to see her and talk to her about something important.

Bella was in her room, sketching some random things she's seen downtown when she went on a date with Luke.

It was one of the many sweet things Luke did to Bella, he took her downtown and they had dinner then walked and made a few simple but great memories, like kissing under a tree in a park.

Bella put the pencil down and checked Michael's text, then replied quickly with a yeah sure, then went to change and go to Michael's.

It didn't take her more than 30 minutes to put on a random shirt - probably Luke's - and some jeans, she didn't bother to put on any makeup and the drive was very short with some music in the background.

Bella stood at Michael's front door and knocked on it a few times, shortly after, he opened the door with a nervous smile.

" come in " Michael smiled softly, taking a step to the side to let Bella in. She smiled at him then walked inside to his basement.

It was the place they hung in each week for whatever reason, they usually got drunk, played some games, chatted, and had fun as teenagers.

" so, what's important? " Bella questioned, taking a seat down on the couch.

" um... I kinda want to talk to you about something " Michael coughed awkwardly, taking a seat next to Bella.

" Okay, I'm listening " Bella nodded softly. She noticed the nervousness in Michael's face and chuckled lightly at him. " you seem nervous, but whatever it is, it's alright you can talk to me about it " Bella assured him.

" I know " Michael sighed. " bells.. " he trailed.

" Mike " Bella copied Michael's previous word then chuckled lightly. " sorry, keep going "

" um... I wanted to say this for a while now, but it felt really wrong, and I knew it'll ruin many things, starting with our friendship, " Michael started. " but Bella it's getting out of hand and I just have to tell you " he sighed.

" okay? " Bella nodded.

" bells, ever since the day I saw you when you were wearing a Pink Floyd grey shirt and some ripped black shorts, when you only had blonde hair without any dip-dyes and when you were out of breath because Luke was dragging you, I knew my heart did something " Michael breathed. " my heart skipped a beat, it- I don't know, it did something, you did something to it "

" what's this supposed to mean? " Bella confusingly asked.

" Just listen, I know I caught feelings for you the day I saw you, the moment I saw you, but the look on Luke's face was so precious and I knew he had feelings for you, I knew you were his happiness and I couldn't take that away from him " Michael explained. " I stayed quiet and was happy for you and Luke for as long as I can remember, I got excited when he asked you out for the first time when he first kissed you when he said he loves you, every time I got excited because I was so happy for you two "

" okay," Bella whispered.

" but Bella it's gotten to a point where I can't hold my feelings anymore and all I want to do is scream them out and say them out loud, " Michael said in annoyance. " I'm not expecting anything from you, I don't even want anything or these feelings I just want to say them out loud to get rid of them, I want to move on from having a crush on my best friend's girlfriend and the only way to do that is to tell you how I feel about you "