"This isn't you Cade." My voice is small.
I don't know if I'll ever understand why he suddenly changed, but I'm grateful he did. Whatever happened to him is a benefit to what is happening to us right now.
Cade tucks the strands of my hair that fall...
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"Lia it's okay, stop crying." Ophelia shakes her head lightly at me. I stroke her back softly as she continues her sobs.
"I wish I can Freya but it just hurts so much." She sniffles, bobbing her head that's tucked under my arm.
"It's not the end of the world Ophelia. There are so many other guys who will love you with their whole heart and they will be willing to do anything for you. So please stop crying okay?" I pull her gently from under my arm to see her face.
"I really do hate seeing you like this." I wipe the tears falling off her eyes onto her dampen face from the continual crying.
"I just didn't know unrequited love hurts so fucking bad." She sniffs in again, assisting me to wipe her tears dry on her face.
My own heart is hurting at this sight of Ophelia. She's so broken and it's all because of me.
"I mean I'm Ophelia, who the hell doesn't reciprocate my feelings back?" She ask matter of factly and I chuckle.
My obvious response should be, "someone clearly undeserving and dumb."
But that someone is the boy I'm madly in love with.
"I'm sorry Ophelia. No one deserves to be on a one-sided love." I say instead.
I stare at her bloated-looking face and eye bags. Her red eyes are still glistening with unshed tears and her nose has tinted a red shade. She's been crying throughout the night and her face is clear evidence of it.
"No it's not your fault Freya." She shakes her head negatively, trying to lift up a smile on her lips. It is my fault.
"You have nothing to do with it." I have everything to do with it.
Why do I feel like the worst person in the world?
Probably because I'm consoling my best friend who got rejected by the same guy I love. And when I finally got together with him, it had to be on the same night my best friend was turned down by him and I have to hide it all away from her till God knows when.
I'm a bad friend. Possibly a bad person too.
Ophelia takes a tissue out of the tissue box and wipes her running nose dry. I'm still watching her with great concern and worry. But the guilt I'm feeling is fighting it's way to show on my face and I have to hide it as well.
I've betrayed Ophelia and it's eating me on the inside. I don't know how I'm ever gonna tell her that Cade and I have feelings for each other. Well that's a safe way to say it.
It's more like, I don't know how I'm gonna tell her that Cade and I are in love with each other and we are together.
"Thank you Freya." Ophelia suddenly says, wrapping her arms around me.
