"Hey, had fun with Harry?" Elise teased the moment I stepped foot inside the hotel room that we will be sharing. It has two twin sized bed which is a connecting room to another twin sized bed, which will be occupied by our other members.
"It... was alright." I reluctantly said. Even if I'm friends with Elise now, she's friends with Harry for much longer. I don't know if I'm that willing to open up to her about things especially when it includes Harry. "What time is the event tomorrow?" I asked instead.
"It will start at nine." Elise replied from her place at the small couch placed in front of the window. She was typing away in her laptop as she diverts her gaze from her laptop screen to me. I sat beside her on the couch and watched the words fill the document on the screen.
"What is this?" I asked curiously as I pointed to the decal sticker on the lower right bottom of her laptop.
"It's a clock, Chastity." Elise said and looked at me weirdly.
"I know. Sorry. I mean why a clock?" I elaborated. Elise stopped typing on the keyboard and looked at me with a small smile on her face.
"It was from Vane. We knew each other since we were in our junior year." She explained but I didn't say a thing and continued to stare at her indicating for her to continue her story. "I was a new student in that school and he was my classmate but we don't talk much aside from discussing school works. Then, when it was our senior year, he started to talk to me frequently. A friend of his tipped my friend off that he likes me," Elise chuckled and a smile formed at my face. I can imagine Vane, who looks so cool on the outside but a cuddly bear on the inside, liking Elise for the first time.
"This friend of mine told me and I pretended not to know it for days before confronting him. I think he was shocked that I know so I told him the story. But that time, we were graduating students. There's no certainty yet on which university I will be attending and I really want my focus and goal to be getting into the best university in the country. Because of that, I rejected him. I told him that I want to focus on my studies and I can't let any distractions because my future is in my hands at the moment. A university opportunity could slip out of my hand if I didn't put my whole attention into it."
"I told him we could be friends and then weeks after that, he gave me that sticker with a note. It said, 'I'll be waiting for you.'" My heart swelled at the story. Who knew there are still people out there willing to wait for someone? Vane must have liked Elise so much to wait for her.
"And you planned to go to the same university?" I asked again. Eager to know more about their story. I criss-crossed my legs on the couch with my whole body facing Elise. It is only us in the room at the moment.
"No, I was the first one to apply in our school and then he did too when he knew I applied." Elise rolled her eyes at the thought, still, with a wide smile at her face. Her cheeks started to redden a little while reminiscing the story between her and Vane.
"That's... I'm at awe with your story." I honestly said. I've never been in a relationship before and the closest thing I have then about romance are stories I have read in books. When you already know what it feels like, it seems like every book you have scoffed at before for having ridiculously endearing plot somehow makes sense. You start to feel bad because you judged it far too easily and then it comes to bite your ass off because you have become the same person in the book.
"It isn't the best love story out there. It was a complicated thing. I wanted to be with him and I liked him also but I have to choose my studies first and my future. It made me realize that if someone is willing to put their intentions aside and consider your plans or priorities first for you, then that person is a keeper. It means that he understands what is important to you and he doesn't want to be the kind of person who hinders you from growing and enhancing yourself to be a better person. You both help each other to be better and Vane made me feel that nothing should keep me from exploring more. He made me feel that he'll be there supporting me at the sides, even if we didn't end up together. But we did and I regret nothing."
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Fanfiction"It just happens that we're staying in the same dorm." Chastity wants to find a roommate to stay with but she didn't expect that her unexpected roommate will bring her hatred, jealousy and probably even love. ~*~
