Enemies with Benefits (Harry Styles)

Chapter Twelve

Athena's POV

"Wait, what?!" I couldn't hide my feelings. "You sure about that?"

"Mhm, yeah."

My mind goes blank and I can't think of anything. It never occurred to me that she would say such a thing. At the same time, my vision goes completely dark, and it is hard to just stand here.

"I'm sorry," she mumbles, looking down. "But you said you didn't have any feelings for him anymore, right?"

"But-" The words don't come out. I'm too shocked even to open my mouth. I forget how to move. I forget how to speak. I forget how to smile. I still can breathe, I guess, I still do.

"So... you sent him flowers?"

"Yes," she says. My heart aches all at once. I still can't believe the fact I'm having this conversation or the only guess I turned off is the right one. I still don't feel like I am following the story, just like any other people on the Earth left me alone and nobody cares.

This Earth is truly unpredictable. Even things that I thought would never happen, really do betray my expectations.

I thought Megan would never do that. I don't know if I can say she is a traitor or not because this is just a problem about our feelings that there is no way we can do something. She is still my best friend, I can't be mad for such a thing. I tell myself. But unfortunately, I don't think I'm able to trust her as I used to from now on.

"Megan, I have to think about that for a while. I'm gonna go home and sort my mind out first."

I'm not upset. I'm not disappointed. I'm not, I'm not. But what if they date, and Harry treats Megan like he treated me? What if Megan gets hurt because of him? Just imagining it makes my body tremble.

He is a womanizer, or a cheater, I have no clue. I'm not even sure what happened that day, but I'm more than sure he is a traitor.

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The first thing I do as I arrive at the college hall is open my laptop and search "what to do when my bestie fell in love with my ex."

Although I've decided ages time ago that my mind could no longer solve this problem, I'm still a little foolish for trying to solve it myself. Regrettably, I can't find any useful information on the Internet (Though I am still searching for something).

I know there is no point in just staring blankly at the screen, but I am not inclined to think about anything anymore. Tired might be a more appropriate word.

Attention! What do you do when your best friend likes your ex?

1. Confront your friend.

2. Assess your feelings.

3. Take a break from the friendship.

4. Try to be supportive.

5. Avoid being fake.

6. Don't give ultimatums.

7. Do not be mad.

8. Do not dwell in the past.

Trash.

Everything written here is trash. Especially the last one. I would say the fourth one is also scrap, but at least still means something compared to Mr. number eight. There are things that people want to forget but can't.