THREE PERFECT DAYS

Chapter 7: DAY THREE

“I love you.”

Those words were still on my mind. My heart is still hammering inside my chest. I just can’t seem to let it flicker away. The way Riley said it was so…..so….so romantic. I’ve been staring up the ceiling for hours now and I haven’t even changed into my sleeping outfit.

I squealed and rolled to the other side of the bed. I checked my clock and it’s two in the morning. Why can’t I sleep?

It’s because I can’t.

Right now all I’m thinking is how we kissed. How his eyes twinkle when he smiles. How beautiful his voice sound when he says my name. How he looks so handsome when he sings. And just when he stands there and stares at me for a very long time makes me feel like melting.

I don’t know what I’m feeling.

Suddenly my phone rang.

“Hi Amy.”

“Oh Hello Iris. I see…..you falling for my cousin now aren’t we?” Amy’s voice was too girly and was quite annoying. From the sound of it she’s up for some girl talk.

I just smiled.

“I can sense you smiling. Seriously are you really?”

“I don’t know. Aren’t you gonna sleep yet? It’s two in the morning.”

“I can’t sleep but wait a minute……You don’t know??!” She sighed. “Well.….if you’re not into it and if you still think this is still part of your evil plan then end it tomorrow. But if you have changed your mind, you better tell him the truth.”

My smiled fades away. Right there and then a pain in my heart suddenly stings. I totally forgot about the Christmas Ball, the plan and everything.

“I don’t want him to hate me Amy.” I bit my lower lip and suddenly I felt scared just by thinking of Riley hating me. My stomach’s churning.

“Then why did you do it in the first place? I have warned you, but you never listened.”

“It’s because I just want my revenge. I just want to prove everyone that I can move on and that James was just for play and nothing serious. And….and I have a reputation to hold. You know that right?”

“I know. I fucking know but that was serious Iris. Oh for the love of pickles, everyone knows it was. You have to admit that you were hurt. That Iris Smith doesn’t have this cold heart. And now, I think Riley is the one that’s just for play. Don’t you think it’s unfair for him? He thinks you also feel the same way when for a fact that you haven’t.”

“It’s unfair and I have no intentions in doing so. It was never part of the plan okay? I never thought he’d care so much and really stood up the role of being my boyfriend. I never even thought he’d court me.”

“He just did.”

I breathed in. “All I was thinking was that he’s some other guys who just wants to date me and only cares about being famous when he’s with me. But he did not. He’s just true and way too perfect. I know any girl would fall for him. But then I never knew I would…..that I would….” I was lost in words.

“That you would what Iris??” Amy starts to sound irritated and tears starts to fall down my face. I’m stupid alright, and idiot and a real freaking bitch. I just want the world to swallow me up and rot in the underworld were everyone thinks I belong.

If time machines really did exist, I could’ve just turn back time and just slapped James in the face and cry over the break-up for weeks. Not letting Riley into the picture and with that he will not get hurt in the long run.