Angel

Chapter 27

'Hah...let him chew on that' Rich thought to herself when she left James. She purposely did that to somehow place a seed of doubt on James' mind about Ann. She knew James cared for Ann and that made her jealous as hell. She wanted James for herself, just like she wanted Brock for herself two years ago. She wouldn't let Ann have James, just like Brock chose Ann two years ago. In truth, Ann was never wild in a bad way, she was just always in high spirits which some people misunderstood. She just wanted James to be a little turned off with Ann.

Yes, it had been two years but the wounds on her heart and pride were not completely healed yet. Brock was the only guy she ever wanted but never had. He was a challenge to her. She knew him first before Ann did. She was the one who introduced them. They were both 15 then, and Ann was 13 but they were all already party goers.

She met Brock when she was auditioning for a commercial. Even at 15, she already wanted to be a model. She wanted to be famous, a celebrity. She had already done a few photo shoots but she wanted to do more, and that's when she met Brock.

He was one of the models already picked to do the commercial. Even at 15, he was already gorgeous. He didn't look like the regular 15 year old teenager, who was lanky, nerdy and had no sense of style. Brock was so manly, so handsome and he treated every girl he met like a lady. Brock was the nicest guy she had ever met and so naturally, she fell head over heels for him.

Too bad she had to introduce him to Ann. It happened when they ran into each other at a party. She was so excited to show Brock off to Ann and her friends so she went and introduced them. From that night on, Brock never left Ann's side. He even told her that he found Ann really pretty and interesting. When he said that, it felt like a hundred shards of broken glass pierced through her heart. As hurt as she felt, she pretended she was cool with it. She asked Ann about Brock. Ann said Brock was just a friend but that he did tell her he liked her. From that day on, she secretly had ill feelings towards Ann but she also tried to be like her. Brock said he liked Ann's sweet and bubbly personality the most so she tried to be sweet and bubbly too. However, no matter how hard she tried to be just like Ann, in the end, Brock still chose to court Ann. Unable to control her feelings, she confronted Ann and they ended up fighting with each other. She couldn't help but hurl hurtful words at Ann, pouring out all the bitterness and hurt that she felt at the time. Lila and Chris sided with Ann and so she started hanging out with her model friends.

A few days after their fight, Brock confronted her and told her to stop messing with Ann. She asked him why he cared. She wished he didn't answer her because she only got hurt more when he told her he loved Ann. A few days later she heard that Brock and Ann were already together and again she was hurt. She promised to herself she'd get even someday but over time her wounds began to heal. A year later, she heard Brock and Ann broke up. She heard that Ann took their break up badly and so she felt that it was enough revenge for her. Slowly, they became friends again. They were not as close as they used to be but they were slowly working their way to getting there again...until James came.