How The Sparks Begin

Chapter 10

I walked around alone. Everyone must have gone to sleep already.

I stared at the moon's reflection on the waters of the sea.

***Flashback***

"Joseph!" I pushed him away.

"Geraldine! Don't you even like me? Tell me!" Joseph demanded.

"I don't! " This person.  Who does he think he is?

"What am I lacking! Am I not good enough? " He asked.

"You have to understand!  Elizabeth loves you. And I know you love her! So don't play this damn thing with me. " I yelled.

"That's how you wanna play?  Is it? Geraldine? " He asked.

"I don't wanna play anything. I already told you.But what is wrong with you?" I shouted.

"What is wrong with falling in love with someone?" He raised his voice.

"What are talking about?" I was starting to get pissed with him.

"Is it wrong .. for me to fall in love with a girl named Geraldine.  Is it?" He spoke but softer this time.

I kept quiet. Saying anything won't help at all.

He put his hands on mine. "I am in love with you. Geraldine Stewart ."

***End of flashback***

"What did I do? That things should have come to this?" I thought.

Just then I realized I wasn't the only one awake. Emmanuel was awake too.

He was standing and admiring the sea view.

"Hey Emmanuel." I walked towards him.

He looked at me then he look out to sea again.

He didn't say anything.

"Hey!" I waved.  "I'm talking you know?"

He turned to me. "Aren't you suppose to be asleep?"

What? I am and he isn't?  This guy is really asking for it.

"Aren't you suppose to be asleep too?" I asked. Ha! Take that. See what you can come up with.

He really is like ice.

"I can't sleep." That was all he said.

Tsk. "Then the same goes for me." I folded my arms. "Hey Emmanuel. I wanna ask you something."

He looked at me.

"What happened between You and Erika?"

"Nothing. "

"Hey! I've seen the way you treat her.Why are you always so cold to her.What did she do wrong?"

"It isn't her fault..it's got nothing to do with her."

"Then what exactly happened?" My tone became serious.

"It all started.. when my brother died."He replied and walked away.

When his brother died? He had a brother? No wonder..

"Hey wait-"

He was gone.

***Next Day***

Being awakened by door knocks is and never was pleasant.

"Who is it?" I graoned. Ugh...

"It's me,Erika! "

Yikes. How long have I been asleep?

I changed quickly and headed out of the room.

"Sorry.. overslept. " I giggled. 

"It's okay. Just want to tell you that we'll be heading home  today. A day earlier then planned due to the tides so you'll be spending the last night at our place!"Erika exclaimed.

"Yeah. Sure." I felt happy yet sad at the same time.

I walked in to the dining room. Joseph was next to Elizabeth.

The moment I saw him, everything that happened the night before came back.

I forced a smile. "Good Morning!"

"Good morning. Geraldine." Elizabeth smiled.

"Morning." He smiled too.

He is really something ..he could act really well as if nothing as happened.

Then Emmanuel walked in. I blushed.

"Hey. "

"Hi."He replied.

We all sat around the table and ate our breakfast.

As I ate my toast, I looked over to Emmanuel.

Yesterday..I felt like I saw another side of him. Suddenly our eyes met.

Gosh.. I turned away calmly.

My cheeks were heating up. Seriously what is happening to me?

"Geraldine!" Elizabeth called out.

"Yeah?"

"We'll have some girl time later. Let's go shopping.  The boys would stay at home." Elizabeth continued.

"Fantastic! " I shot her a smile.

There was a person staring at me.

His eyes were watching me.

Joseph was just quietly eating. Usually he speaks alot but now it's like the Joseph I knew once was gone.

I was lost in my thoughts. When suddenly...

"Ouch!" The hot coffee spilled on to my feet.

"Oh my gosh! Geraldine! " Erika exclaimed.

Emmanuel went and took a cloth soaked in cold water and cooled it down.

He cleaned my leg. He took off my shoes.

"Hey is oka-"

But still he didn't care. He just continued wiping the spilled coffee off my feet.

I looked at him while he bent down to wipe.

My heart beat faster. His hands touching my feet which only made my heart beat faster and faster. 

He put my shoes back on and looked up to me.

Our eyes met once more.

Is this what I think I'm feeling?

For once I didn't care about my

surroundings.

It felt like it was only Him and I.

Could it be possible?

I think I've fallen in love with my best friend's boyfriend.

-To be continued