Yours Forever.

Chapter 36

Luke's POV :
The month of May came by and my high school exams were in the mid of May.

I had a lot to study for them but my brain wasn't liable to do that.
I spent nights thinking about the terrible events of my past. I completely gave up on trying to get Rosie back in my life. She was like the sun that shone brightly to give light to others by burning itself into bombardments of fire. I knew she was hurting herself by doing all that but I couldn't figure out if she was actually missing me the same way.

The days when we used to be together, she never shared her problems with anyone. She was as pure as a clean water but there were still some little impurities and those impurities were the wounds on her heart seen by nobody.
Thinking of Rosie reminded me that she always loved it when I got good grades. She used to drool in joy when she saw my record of high achievements. She always told me how much she desired to see me successful. But I was the one who completely stopped paying attention towards my academics. That was something which was hurting my mother and her wishes too.

It was the first of my high school and I had to mantain my scholarship by achieving higher grades.
I finally decided to prepare myself for that. I didn't want to hurt my parents just because I was hurt myself.
I took all my books out.
"You can do it Luke!" I whispered to myself before beginning.

*1 week later *

My phone beeped while I was busy in trying to concentrate. It was my first exam tomorrow and I was really nervous for that.
I unbolted my phone and saw a text on my phone. It was from an unknown number;

"Best of luck. My all prays are with you. For ever."

Tears formed in my eyes and my heart beat began to drop. It was clear that who it was.
This text clearly expressed how much she cared. I texted back;

" You still care? :') "

Unfortunately, I didn't get a reply back the whole night. I was wide awake for studying, actually.. for her reply.

In the morning, I packed up all my stationery and got ready for school. My phone buzzed and it was Zhenya.

"Hey dude? How's your preparation for the exam? You're ready?"

"Yeah kind of. I'm just not sure."

"Rosie is worried about you. That stupid-" she sounded annoyed.

"No, don't say that."

"I wonder why do you even love her so much." She was so pissed off at her.

"What's wrong budd? Why are you so pissed at her?"

"She's always just saying mean stuff about you but then she eventually begins worrying about you at the same time. Why doesn't she accept it that you're not in her life anymore. And why don't you let her go?"

"It's not the right time. Don't get furious over her. She's innocent."

"Oh really? You just go to school right now. We'll talk when you come back."

"Obviously, you're the only one who understands. I'm gonna talk to you like I do every day."

"Do you really like my company?"

"Yes of course. We're best friends."

"Okay. I'm better now. But I don't like Rosie at all, ignoring the fact that she's my best friend since many years."

"Don't ignore that fact girl."

"Then why is she ignoring the fact that you still love her like crazy?"

I felt that ache in my heart when she said that.

"Zhen, I have an exam. Will you please excuse me?" I said with a slight chuckle.

"Oh, yeah! Best of luck. Goodbye."
She hung up without even hearing my reply. I wondered why she was was so pissed off at Rose. What did she ever do to her.

Zhenya was like the closest person to me at that time. We talked every day and night. She was the kind of person who would make me laugh all the time till my stomach ached. She never left me alone when I was sad.

She listened to that every single thing that pinched me. Whenever I missed Rosie, I shared all my internal feelings with her and she listened to them and understood every bit of the grief my heart felt without Rosie.

She came in my life like the wind carries leaves in it while it blows, similarly she carried away all the sorrows in my life and made me happy.
I considered her as my best friend, my buddy. I wanted to protect her from every bad thing of the world. The way she gave me those smiles and laughters, just in the same way I wanted to give her protection and care. I didn't want anybody to hurt her as she was an amazing person, both inside and out. She made me forget every tragic event that had ever happened in my life. She always told me that things would get better and I would definitely find somebody who would love me more than Rosie.

But she didn't know one thing. Even If I find anyone, she would never be able to replace Rose.

I grabbed my bag and left for school. I just hoped my exam would go well. It was Rosie's first exam the next day. I was more worried for her than I was for myself.

Roses are the sign of royalty in a garden, Rosie was that rose in the garden of my heart.

I reached home by 12 after getting free from my exam.
I opened my phone to check any texts as I left my cell phone at home to prevent any distractions.
As I opened my text chats, Henry had texted me.

Henry joined Fortitude in the last year of middle school. He was not the kind of person who could be my best friend so we never really talked. We were just like acquaintances. 
He knew Rosie too, Rosie told me that he was Alicia's very recent boyfriend at that time so obviously he knew Rosie in that way as she was Alicia's best friend.
I wondered what did Henry have to do with me?
He texted;

"Hey Luke. I've got to tell you something about Rosie. Your ex- girl."

It's been 3 months since Rosie and Luke broke up. Luke is still madly in love with her but he befriended Zhenya and they're best friends now. But what's up with Zhenya hating on Rosie so much? Rosie is always good to Zhenya. And what does Henry wants to tell Luke about Rosie? Keep reading people there's a lot to come ahead.
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