I saw Oliver waiting outside the classroom for like thirty minutes already. We still have classes. I went outside to meet him after dismissal. He looked so serious and I guess nervous. “Hey, how ya doing?” I called out to him. I sat next to him on the bench. “Erika...I want to confess something to you?” he said. “What? That you already have a girlfriend?” I kidded. “No...no....I don’t have a girlfriend. I.....I just want to say that...I’ve been thinking about this since last month.....Erika, I want to court you. I know I don’t stand a chance against other guys, but, I still want to give it a shot. I really like you, you know.” he said while staring into the football field in front of us, before looking at me. I sighed. I knew this moment is coming. I looked at him, but I tried hard not to show. I tried hard not to let him feel that I really wanted to say yes. That I wanted to give him a chance.That I like him too.But, things are not perfect at this time. “Oliver, I can’t let you.” I sadly said. He looked at me then looked down on his hands. “Do you like someone else?” he asked. Oh, this makes it harder. To push the man you like, away from you just for some selfish reasons. “No, it’s not like that. It’s just that I made a promise to myself that I’m not going to have a boyfriend until I graduate. I want us to be friends until that time.” I explained, heart aching and almost crying. Why is it so hard? I just have to change my promise...but knowing myself, I’d rather die than break the promise I set to myself. “Oh...well, that’s gonna be a very long time. Two years is a long time.” he said staring again at the field. “If you can wait until then. But for now, let’s just be friends. Okay?” I looked at him. He cheered up somehow. “Okay. Friends?” he said with his hand out for a shake. “Yeah. Friends.” I said shaking his hands.
But, oh destiny has other plans for us. The following year, I’ve heard that he has a girlfriend. It crushed me so hard that I lusted for revenge. ‘Damn him. He can’t even wait. That only means he doesn’t like me enough to wait for me. He doesn’t really find me that special.’ I made it look like I have a boyfriend, right after that. But oh destiny played with us. After graduation, I fell in love with another guy and Oliver already had his girlfriend. Though we remained friends, I knew deep inside that he is special to me in a way. But fate made me deny these feelings for I know what will come of it. It will only hurt the two of us, and the people around us. Denials. It makes or breaks us.
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Ball of Fate
Short StoryDestiny loves to play games at people. Like the gods and goddesses of the Greek and Roman literature, they manipulate people. If you happen to be one of the key players, there are only two paths available for you; it is either you win and be victori...