We found us | Book 1

Promise

/It's not as long as usual, but the next chapter will be up soon!/

Bill (flashback):
She puts her lips on mine before she slowly pulls away. "I got you a little present." She says in a gentle voice and gets up from the bed.
She walks to my desk, where her purse is and comes back with a little black box. It looks like a jewellery box and I look at her in surprise.
"What is this for?"

"It reminded me of you." She looks at me with a little smile on her face, waiting to see my reaction. "Come on, open it."
I smile with excitement and slowly open the little box. Inside is a silver ring in the shape of a skull.
I take it out and put it on my middle finger.
"It's perfect."
I put my hand on her neck, pull her closer to me and gently kiss her lips.
I put my forehead against hers and look into her eyes. "I love you."
"I love you too." She says before she puts her lips on mine again.

"You have to go, Tom will be home any minute." I say while I slowly let go of her.
"When will you tell him?"
"It will only complicate things."
"How?" She sighs. "I understand not wanting to tell the whole world, but your brother? Our friends? Our parents. Why can't they know?"
"I like things the way they are right now."
"And what exactly is that?"
I look at her a little confused.
"What are we?"

"Why do you wanna give it a name? Let's just enjoy things the way they are."
She sighs and lowers her eyes, looking at her hands.
"Hej," I put my hand on her neck and pull her closer to me, making her look at me.
"I will tell Tom about us, I promise."
"When?"
"I dont know yet."
"Before you go on tour?"
"Yes."
"Promise?"
"Promise!"

Bill (current):
I sit down on the side of my bed and play with the ring on my middle finger.
She walks into my room. I briefly look at her and stop playing with the ring.
"Are you okay?" I ask with a soft voice.
"What do you think?"
I get up from the bed and walk towards her.
"Don't!" She says when I wanna put my hand on her shoulder.
"You have no idea, do you?"
"About what?"

"About why I am doing this.."
I shrug my shoulders. "Uhm," I stammer.
"How can you not know?!" She raises her voice and looks at me.
"You basically dumped me the moment you saw Evi!"
"We weren't a couple, Brenda."

"Of course we weren't, because you never wanted to admit it! We did everything a couple does, but in secret. You told me you loved me."
With the last words a little crack is noticible in her voice.
I open my mouth but close it again without saying anything.

"Friends don't do the things we used to do."
She looks at me, her eyes shiny from the tears.
"And I didn't only loose what we had, I lost my best friend. You were my best friend."
"Brenda.." I stammer. "I'm sorry, I thought you knew we weren't really a couple."

"Call it whatever you want Bill, but don't act like we were just friends! At least now I know why you wanted us to be a secret, so you could easily go to the next girl!"
"Don't say that! I'm not like that."
"Apparently you are. You act so innocent Bill, but you are worse than Tom!"