My Amnesia Girl

Chapter 23 - The Boutique... Again

Yna was lying on their living room couch, holding her pet dog.

"Look at you! You don't look so bad after all! Hmmm... I think I'll name you,

Keina! Keith plus Yna equals Keina!"

While admiring her new pet, the door bell rang.

"Who could that be..."

She opened the door and was surprised to see "that girl".

"Oh! Jillian! What brought you here?" Yna said, forcing a smile. She let Jillian sit on the couch.

"You know that the annual ball is coming soon, right?"

"Right. The student body government did say that it will be moved earlier than the original date."

"I just want to, ahm, can you help me find a dress for the ball?" Jillian requested.

"Huh? Why me?"

"Because you're so close to Keith and I thought you know what type of dress he wants for a girl, right?"

Yna remembered the dress Keith had given her last year for the ball.

"Please! Since we're graduating this year, I want to make this year a wonderful one. What do you think?"

Yna was silent. She doesn't want to help her. But she can't let Jillian down.

"Of course, I'll help you! When do you want to go shopping?" Yna excitedly said, but deep inside, she's not.

"I think now will be a great time! Come on, let's go!"

After shopping...

"I really liked the dress you picked for me. I think Keith will love it!" Jillian said as she skipped happily.

Yna just gave a forced smile.

"I hope you liked the dress I picked for you," Jillian said.

"I love it! Thank you!" This time, she gave a real smile. She did appreciate Jilliann's generosity.

While they were walking, Jillian's phone rang.

"Hello! Yeah? Yes, she's with me. That's just around the corner, right? Of course! Bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Jillian grabbed Yna's hand.

"Huh! What is it?"

"Let's hurry! Come on!" Jillian said then dragged Yna. They ran so fast.

"Wait! What's the rush!" Yna said, catching her breath.

When they arrived at a small boutique, Jillian stopped.

"We're here!"

 Yna was stunned. "This is their boutique!.... Keith..."

"Come on! Everybody's waiting for us!"

Inside, the gang was sitting. Everyone was there.

"Hi, Yn!" Irma happily greeted.

"Come, sit here!" James offered a seat beside him.

Suddenly, Stella grabbed her arm and forced her to sit beside Irma.

"Sit here Yn!" Stella said, then gave her big brother a furious stare.

James was helpless.

"So... What's up?" Yna asked.

"Oh, nothing! We just felt to hang-out," Steven said as he ate his sandwich.

Ariana noticed Jillian and James who were both busy texting . She was silently looking at Jillian when her phone rang, then after a while, James's phone also rang. She thought, the two might be texting each other.

"Right, Ariana?" Denver suddenly said.

"Huh! Right!" Ariana replied even if she had no idea of what he was talking about.

While the others were busy chit-chatting, Keith was silently reading a magazine.

Yna noticed this. She thought that he might not want her to be there and she decided to go home.

"I'll go with you,"James said.

"No, it's okay. Bye guys!" Yna said goodbye and rushed outside.

James didn't even had the time to insist. Then, his phone rang. Ariana noticed it again. "What are they texting about? They can talk here, right? Are they keeping a secret?" Ariana thought.

While reading a magazine, Keith came across a page with men wearing suits. His eyes were focused on a suit and he thought,

"Will Yna like this for me?"

That night...

"I never told you I liked you," Keith suddenly said.

Jillian knew that. He never liked her... Ever... Of all the guys she knew, Keith was the only one who doesn't like her.

"I know," she said with a forced smile.

"Then, why are you doing this? You're going to hurt yourself," eith said.

"I want to prove something.... Anyway,I'll just buy us some drinks then we can go home,"Jillian said then walked away with tears flowing on her cheeks.

- End of Flashback -

Jillian was on her bed when she remembered that day with Keith. A tear fell on her cheek. "Why am I crying? I should be happy that at last, I know he doesn't like me...

Because he likes someone else," Jillian said to herself.

Her phone rang.

"James."

"Hey, are you crying?" James asked on the other line.

"Of course not. Why should I cry. By the way, about that plan?"

"Do you think it will work?"

"We won't know if we don't do it, right?"

"Fine. You're such a handful sometimes, you know?" James sighed.

Jillian giggled.

"Why did I even came here without any reason?" Jillian said with a smirk.