EIGHTEEN|h.e.s.

Chapter 39: She Loved Him

Ryan was very nice, he told us that his father owned the Heldings Inc. and he played football to have a scholarship and make his father proud of him.

He and my cousin met at the park by the river, but never talked to each other, but look. He tried to get her name, but she left. Then, they met again because of their friends and their relationship started being friends to dating.

And it surprised me that Elijah opened up to him, she never really opens up to people, especially boys. I mean, she likes guys, but don't know how to date. And just kept on the side lines, watching Louis from afar.

Well, I also wouldn't be surprised, because she's more beautiful now. Since we got here five months ago, she started working out and all her curves got in their right places. She still does work out though.

We all laugh at what Ryan said, tears brimming the back of my eyes as I laugh hard.

"That was so funny, Ry. But why'd you do that though?" Elijah asked, curious as to why he dressed up as a cheerleader at a game.

He shrugged,"it was a dare and I couldn't back down, my friends are there. And I hated when they teased me that I was being a coward, so I did it." She frowned at what he said and I furrowed my brows at her sudden change of mood.

I placed my hand on hers that is on the table and she looked up at me, I sent her a silent message that we will talk later and she nodded.

We continued our dinner and chatters until Ryan needed to go home, saying his Mother needed him back at home.

We said goodbye and left the two talk before he leaves. I caught a glimpse of them, him kissing my cousin's forehead and saying good night. She nodded and he drive off.

I leaned on the door and watched her exhaled a deep breath, "are you okay?" She looked at me and nod, but shook her head 'no' I lifted a brow, silently asking her what's wrong.

"It's about him. H-He was being with his friends lately," she crossed her arms, and stared outside the house.

"What's wrong about that?" She looked at me, a sad look in her eyes.

"They don't like me, Aud. They always say something bad about me on my back and whenever Ryan wasn't there and when he is with me, it's like they never notice me I'm there. I-It's so hard to compete their level with mine." She sat down on the porch and stared the night sky, clouds forming. It's going to rain tonight.

"Just ignore them, Loi. And you can tell that to him and he can do something about it." I told her, she shook her head and tears forming in her eyes.

"I told him about it and he got all defensive on his friends, saying that they were just joking around and didn't meant anything what they said to me. But I can't. I just can't do it anymore."

"What he said hurted me. And I know that I couldn't compete with his friends. I'm just his girlfriend and they're his friends, they've known him more than I do. And I couldn't compete with that, I said to myself and I just apologized to him." By now, her tears were falling like Niagara falls, I shook my head at her.

"Why'd you apologized to him? You weren't the one who was acting like a jerk and bullying someone, you shouldn't have," I told her and she smiled a sad smile, shaking her head.

"I can't."

"Why? Tell me why you couldn't have not said sorry to him." I asked, anger rising above me at her boyfriend.

"Because I love him."

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That night after what she told me, she went straight to her room and left me outside, sitting in the front steps.

It got me thinking that, it was the first time that she said she loved someone. And I couldn't help, but felt sorry for her in being in that position.

It's hard for a girl to accept that her boyfriend chooses his friends than the person that he loves. You.

I shook my head, getting rid of the thoughts. I should comfort my cousin than, giving her pity.

I stood up from my bed and walked to my door, exiting, I stopped in front of her room and hesitantly knocked on the door.

The door slightly opened and sad brown eyes is what I saw.

"You okay?" I asked.

She shook her head, "no."

"Can I come in?" She sighed and opened the door wider for me to fit through.

We sat down on the bed after she locked the door and sat in silence.

"I'm sorry," we both said at the same time. We turned our heads fast and looked at each other, bursting in laughter.

When we calmed down, the silence came back as we sit awkwardly. She was the first one to break the ice.

"I'm sorry, Aud, for lashing out on you and leaving you out the door in the night," her voice was sincere and tears started forming her eyes again.

"No. Don't." I stopped her, putting my hands on her face and wiping her tears.

"I should be the one who is sorry. I didn't know what the story behind and I was already telling you what you should and shouldn't do. And it wasn't right for me to say something to you like that. I'm sorry." I apologize and she just smiled.

"But what he did was still wrong, Loi. You're his girlfriend and you should be respected. And if he still does that, then you're better off without him. He's just a guy." She nodded, but I'm still wasn't finished.

"You need to let people go for if they come back, they were yours, but if they don't, then they never were."

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Lol. This is like my non-existent love life and I hated it, but loved it at the same time. I hated being single, but having the perks of being single is you aren't tied down and you can like everyone of them bad boys.

I was excited, so I updated it.

Q: Who do like?

I like Zayn though. Them bad boy looks are just- ugh.

P.S.

I lost the quote that is pictured from Wattpad and I don't know what book was that.