Blue Flower

Chapter 36

-Chester-

Get lost. Those words reverberated in my mind several times daily. It was like an arrow that kept on aiming at me. I tried my best to erase the thought in my mind, but every time I do, the pain brought by it killed me inside. Naomi said those words because she was blinded by the wrong love. I was just concerned for her, because by now, Liam wasn’t trustworthy enough. I knew guys like him. He would just date with Naomi and dump her when he’s done with her. It was kind of awful, and as early as possible, I need to get her away from him.

From the lobby leading to the auditorium, I could see Naomi and Liam walking down the school grounds, holding their hands tightly and smiling to each other. I felt a sharp twitch of pain in my heart. I didn’t know if this was jealousy or something. I was bothered by this ever since Naomi and Liam dated together. I balled my hand into a tight fist. I wanted to hurt Liam at that moment, and drag Naomi with me.

We accidentally met while we were heading the cafeteria. The three of us stopped upon reaching the door.

“Come in first.” I said to them.

“No, you go in.” Liam answered.

“Okay.” I said dryly and swung the door open. I let it go immediately and searched for a seat. They came in next, and Naomi shot me an annoying glance while walking to the counter with Liam. I rolled my eyes as her stare faded away.

Minutes later, they found a seat not so far away from me. I ordered a hamburger and a can of soda. They were talking about something when I thought of snatching Naomi away from Liam. I finished my food and stood up. They were seated right behind me, and it was perfect.

“Naomi.” I called out. She looked up at me.

“We have a project on History, remember? We are partners, and it’s due tomorrow. We have to make it now.” I lied. She was innocent in all of this, and I sensed victory with my intelligent white lie.

“Are you sure?” and then she looked at Liam.

“Oh my god. Don’t tell me you forgot it again.” I said, making my acting as convincing as I could. I grabbed her by the arm to let her stand up and dragged her away from him. She looked at Liam once again, like she was a child walking away from her father. We went out of the canteen and I brought her to a private place.

She let go of herself and glared at me.

“Just what kind of shit are you putting up now, huh? You liar, how could you just speak to me like that?” she spat.

“Liam is not the guy for you, understand? I know guys like him. He’ll just hurt you.”

She gave me a sudden slap on the face. “You never fell truly in love like this before, right? Oh well, you had one. You loved my cousin, but he has someone beside him now. Just tell me if you’re jealous. I’ll give Liam to you. Understand?”

I’m jealous of him, not to you. My mind said. She walked away from me as the hurt caused by her words came into my heart. She reminded me of my horrible love story two years ago that deserved to be forgotten. A tear trickled down my cheek as I fell to my knees and cried silently.

I looked at myself on the mirror, thinking how these weird feelings inside me started in such a rush. I didn’t know if it was because of the kiss or my concern for Naomi, but right now, all I could think of was I’m falling in love with my best friend. I fell in love once, but it was meant to be buried in the deepest pit of the earth. Now that I was captivated by love once again, this seemed almost perfect. I love Naomi as my best friend, but after that kiss that she gave me, I could say I was falling in love with her. I blinked more than twice and yet the thought still lingered in my mind. And jealousy was making me sick to my stomach. Why did she have to fall for the wrong guy? I doubted Liam’s kindness, and everything about him I guess.

I left the mirror which I had been staring at for hours and went out of my room.

I drove down the road to buy something. I maintained the right pace, and roamed my eyes around me. I might see someone whom I knew or a classmate maybe. When I never saw one, I gave up, and when I looked up again, two people caught my sight.

It was Liam, with some other girl. It was the same girl that Naomi and I saw one time, when we were going home. The girl was leaning at the hood of the car, and Liam was right in front of him, holding her tight. They were obviously lovers, and what angered me was Liam’s kindness toward Naomi. I clenched my jaw as I saw him kissing her, while thinking of all the time he spent dating Naomi. I quickly snatched my phone to call her, but she might not believe me. She was in love with him like hell.

I put my phone back in my pocket and fixed my gaze at them once again. Liam met my eyes, and she stopped kissing the whore he was with. He stared at me for a while, as if begging me to keep his dirty secret. I looked away and sped off. He’d pay for this, and my best friend has to learn her moral lesson.