FORTUNE: A FREENBECKY STORY

Chapter 35 💭

Becky relented "what did you need to tell me?" Becky said
Irin finally let go of her and sat back down
"I'm not sure if I should or not but since I guided your impressions of her previously I think it's the right thing to do" Irin began
"Right... what then?" Becky said

"When you were in London Freen came to see me" Irin said
"And?" Becky asked
"Well she told me something" Irin continued
"What?" Becky replied
"She's not exactly what I thought she was, she's not the player she used to be it seems" Irin said
"Spit it out Irin" Becky insisted

"She told me she was head over heels in love with you" Irin concluded
"What?" Becky said
"She told me she's in love with you" Irin repeated

Becky sat next to Irin. She knew that it was impossible that Irin would joke about something like this. Given that Irin was the one who did not like Freen or the way Freen treated Becky. Irin was the one who did not trust Freen not even a little. So for Irin to tell Becky all of this it meant that she was serious.

"Why did she tell you?" Becky asked
"When you left for your fathers funeral Freen came to diversity looking for you. I guess she thought you might still work there part time. When she saw me she worked up all the courage she had to ask me where you were knowing that I wasn't her biggest fan. When I refused to tell her she confessed her feelings to me." Irin explained
"Right..." Becky said
"Right? Becky, I know you love her too. You don't have to pretend with me" Irin said

Becky got up from the seat.
"Thank you for telling me" Becky said as she crawled into bed. Irin joined her.

Becky laid up in bed that night deep in thought. She thought so much she began to have a headache then passed out because of it.

The next morning Becky woke up earlier than anyone else. She went downstairs to make some food for everyone then promptly left the house.

Becky ran around her block for hours thinking. She was thinking about her grandaunt, about her mother and brother, she thought about how much life she had left to live, she even thought about how she had been treating Baitoey, she thought about everything but Freen in an attempt to stop herself from going to her.

Becky passed out on the grass in the park near her family home and looked up at the sky. It was already noon. The sun was at its highest point in the sky and the heat was unbearable so Becky got up and headed towards the big tree in the centre for shade.

She rested her back against it trunk and finally she thought about Freen. She thought about how even in the amount of pain she was in after she lost her Da she still felt so much love for Freen. The day she decided to push Freen away it was only because the moment Freen hugged her she realised that Freen was the only one capable of letting her forget about her father and she desperately did not want to.

Becky finally got up and walked to campus where she showered and got changed. She made her way to Noey's office and waited for a few hours hoping to ask Noey about Freen. She was also hiding from Baitoey because she knew how much Baitoey cared and knew that she wasn't ready to explain yet. When the last bell rang and she did not see Noey come out of their office Becky realised that they maybe were not on campus today.

She sat down on the cold pavement floor and looked up at the darkened sky.

[OVER THE LINE APP]
🎸: Hey! How are you feeling today?
🐶: I'm okay
🎸: You completely left me hanging last night, I can't tell what you're thinking. But I get it, there's a lot happening right now and maybe it wasn't the right time.
🐶: No, I'm glad you told me
🎸: Okay, but don't do anything reckless - make sure you think about what I said properly and whatever you decide to do with that information I'll support you.

Becky placed her phone to her ear and called a taxi. When the taxi arrived at her destination she hesitated to exit it. When she eventually did her leg was trembling.

Becky knew what she wanted and what she needed and mustered up the courage to go and get it.

She knocked at the front door and waited for what seemed like a very long time. She knocked again but this time the door swung open very quickly.

"Becky? What are you doing here?" Freen said
Becky stood frozen at the sight of Freen but after a couple of seconds she muttered "are you in love with me?"

This week was about Becky as promised. Next week you'll have mixed emotions. Angst is great! You know you love it!

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That's it for this week guys!

- I'll be back with five chapters next week. -