Maybe This Time| Vicerylle(ON-HOLD)

Starting Over Again

"Billy is such a nice guy! Ahh!" Coleen screamed.

"Didn't you just say he was a douche because you two almost got into a car crash?" Anne asked her. They were at Coleen's condo. They thought they both needed to sober up before driving for too long.

"Yeah, but that was before I got to know him. He is really nice...and cute too!" she did a little fangirl dance. Anne shook her head.

"Whatever" she sat down on the couch.

"You're just jealous that I am happy with my life" Coleen laughed "Why don't you find someone for yourself?"

"You know it's not that easy, Coleen" she flipped through the channels on the TV.

"Umm, how about Billy's friend, Vhong?" she asked

"Him?" she stopped watching and looked at her "No. He looks like a jerk. I think that he thinks that he can get every girl he sees" she shook her head.

"Why would you just judge him like that? You don't even know him" Coleen said.

"So? I don't even want to know him"

"He helped us with those guys. What made him a bad person?"

"He said that it was all JM's idea anyway. He was probably forced into it" Coleen rolled her eyes

"OMG. I'm done" she put her hands up "for tonight. But I will not stop with you and Vhong" she then went to her room. Probably to text Billy.

Anne shook her head and watched TV.
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"Where have you been?!" Liz shouted at JM once he stepped into his house.

"Woah. Calm down. Why don't we sit down, first?" he held her arm and was leading her to the couch. She pulled it back.

"No. I wanna know now where you've been. I've been calling and texting you all night and you never answered any of them. I went here because I thought you'd be here!"

"Liz, calm down. I was with Vhong and Billy-"

"Where?" she cut him off. He rubbed his jaw and sighed.

"We were at a club"

"A club?! I thought you've been really busy?! Huh?! Then you go out and party with your friends?!" she shouted

"I just needed a break, okay? I think I deserved it since I've been working nonstop" he was raising his voice now too.

"You should've told me then. You just ignore me all the time and didn't want me around. I wanted to go out all this time but you didn't want to. But when it's your friends you immediately go"

"Liz, not everything's about you" his voice was still raised. Liz was surprised by what he said. She got hurt. Her eyes were tearing up. JM noticed this "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that" he tried to hold her, but she backed away.

"Okay then, I didn't know you feel that way. I'm gonna go and leave you to yourself" she turned around and left. JM sighed and sat down. He ran his hand through his hair then his face and left his hand over his mouth.
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K was lying on her bed. She was supposed to be sleeping, but she couldn't.

Why is he there whenever I am?

Why do I care anyway?

Well, he's still my best friend. Right?

Ugh, why?

Those were some of the questions that were swirling in her thoughts right now.

This wouldn't problem if he didn't leave

I admit I regret everything that happened

I shouldn't have said yes

I should've admitted it to him then

He felt the same way the whole time

Why?

She sighed and tried to fall asleep.

After a few minutes, she was about to sleep when,

Ring Ring

"Ugh" she opened her eyes and grabbed her phone.

"Hello?" she answered

"Kurba"

"JM?" she quickly sat up.

"Yeah"

"Umm, why'd you call?"

"I really needed to talk to someone right now"

"What's wrong?"

"Can I just go over your place to talk?"

"Huh? My place?" she was surprised

"Yes. Please, I really need you right now" that made her heart flutter.

"Okay"

"Really? Thank you so much. I'll be there in 15" he then hung up the phone. K stood up and went to the bathroom to fix herself.

After 15 minutes

Ding Dong

She ran to door. She fixed her hair then opened it.

"Hey" JM greeted

"Hi" she said back "Come in"

He came in and they sat in the living room.

"So, what happened?" K asked. She was surprised when JM immediately hugged her. She hugged him back anyway.

"Liz and I got into a fight again" he mumbled into her shoulder. K understood it anyway.

"What about?" she asked

JM let go and slouched on the couch.

"I don't want to say this but...she gets clingy sometimes. Vhong actually made me realize it and I proved it today"

"What'd she do?"

"She went in my house and waited for me there all night. Actually, this whole week she's been acting up like that. She's been wanting to go out but I've been really busy so she got mad that I went out today"

"Okay. Don't blame her for getting mad. You went out with your friends all of the sudden so of course she'll feel that way"

"I went here for support. What happened?" he laughed. She smiled.

"I'm not siding with her entirely. You are both wrong actually. You need to spend time with your girlfriend and she needs to give you some time with your friends. Just talk about it together. Without any shouting or fighting. Just talking"

"Well, that would have been a great advice earlier tonight. She already walked out on me"

"She's not gonna ignore you forever. Go to her and you be the one to apologize first"

"What if she started it?" he defended his masculinity. K chuckled.

"That's not how it goes now. The girl is always right no matter what"

"Ugh. And women say men are sexists" he shook his head

K laughed "Just do what I say and I promise you everything will be better"

"Okay. Thanks K. I really appreciate you letting me in your home in the middle of the night"

"No problem. What are friends for?" she smiled

Friends, they both thought.

"Yeah. I'm gonna let you sleep now so I'm gonna go" they stood up and walked to the door.

"Thanks again" he hugged her.

They let go after a while then JM drove off.

K went in her room and finally fell asleep peacefully.