What Is Love To You

Chapter 2:Love drives you crazy

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KATERI's POV

I sat down on the bottom stair, crying. Wishing I saw wrong. I prayed that my eyes were fooling me. I was stupid for feeling a way about him. I hate myself for letting him have such power over me, even now.

I skipped three periods to lunch.

I'd surely get some notes from Normani. She's the opposite of me. She's fun, amicable, funny, cheerful, lovable. I'm grumpy, dark, sad, and alone

I went to the cafeteria. Ordered lunch and went to look for Normani. I found her sitting with some people I recognize from the track team and class, talking.

I settled down only to be startled by my best friend Luka. He whispered in my ear

"Hey, I'm sorry."

I gave him a stern look cause he knows I hate that.

"Why did you skip class? What's wrong? Are you PMSing? Or worst has your PMSing turn to MSing?

That's why you were crankier than normal this morning?" He rambled on

"SHUT would you! I'm not in the mood for all this okay." I said

He looked hurt and kept silent. I pushed my tray, losing my appetite. Urghhhh.... can this day get any worst.

It did.

"Ree we have to go there after school don't forget."

I heard almost at the door exiting the cafeteria; only to come face to face with him.

I stared at him, taking him in. I was dumb, I should have run.

He was the epitome of beauty. He looked different.

"Ree, this is the girl I told you about. The one who throws tantrum about mistakenly nudging her." Pointing a finger at me.

At least that's what I think she said.

"Ivan?" I whispered, not believing this moment is real.

After what seemed like forever, He hugged me. I stood shocked unable to embrace him back.

He pulled back and said, "You must be wrong babe, that's not the Kateri I remember." He said teasingly

"Apparently she must have changed and how do you know her?" she said pointing at me angrily.

All I could think of is he called her babe. That means they're dating. Meaning this is his girlfriend. I felt heavy at heart.

"She's an old friend of mine, we go way back to kindergarten. Now she's all grown and sassy" he said still looking at me.

"Is Normani still here?" He asked looking me in the eye, forcing me to look at the floor

I poked him, twice hoping this isn't some dream.

*Oh how much I wish it was*.

She came out of nowhere and she screamed.

"OMG, is that IVAN ALVAREZ."

"In the blood" and they hugged.

"You know Kateri has been a real meanie since you left. She hasn't been the same. Why did you leave with telling us you douche?!" Normani nudged him on the shoulder at the last part, while I glared at her.

And she whispers to him, which is stupid cause the girl can't whisper.

"You see"

I just rolled my eyes. He cleared their throats, interrupting the moment we were sharing. The goddess which he called babe. And that caught our attention.

"Oh..um guys meet my girlfriend Zena. Zena these are my childhood friends Kateri and Normani."

After we exchanged greeting and I gave an excuse to leave the cafeteria trying to process all that had happened.

He's here and he has a girlfriend.

This is not how it's supposed to happen. He's supposed to come back and feel sorry about leaving, making it up to me.

We spend time together and we fall for each other and we make out, till I'm ready to have sex. And he will say "I love you".

This is not how the story was supposed to happen.

Urghhhhh; repeatedly hitting my head on the wall.

Then I got it.

The light bulb was all bright and shining on my head like a halo. It is like the stories.

The ones I read.

In the end, I get the guy. I mean I'm his childhood friend and she's probably some screech queen. He probably likes her cause she's pretty. He'll find peace with me. We'll be perfect. He'll realize that I'm the one he loves not her. I just have to be the innocent one, the one that's only there for him when he's down and needs a shoulder, I'll be his rock.

Most importantly, I'm first his love, I'll be his and he'll be mine.

All mine.

*Don't look at me like that, I'm not psycho; it's what's in the stories. The broken one gets the guy*

School went on blur as I planned my motives.

Heading to the parking lot, I saw them. Laughing and holding hands, acting all mushy. I was beyond furious. I was fuming...that's supposed to be me not you.

She said something and he looked my way.

She waved and went to what I suppose was Ivan's car, while he came over.

"Hey, we need to hang out sometime, yeah?"

I nodded

"I missed you, and I'm sorry for leaving. It was an emergency and I had to go." if you missed me you'd have called or something, I wanted to yell.

"It's fine. Your girlfriend is pretty, by the way" I tried to change the topic to avoid a fight

"Yeah. She's the most beautiful person there is to exist. And I love her so much. One day, she'll be Mrs.Alvarez." he said with a dreamy smile, that I so wanted to wipe off.

"Not all high school relationships make it, you know?" I said

"Ours is not a high school relationship like you called it. It's a lifetime relationship. Much more than a relationship, more like a life bond. She's my soul mate. I can feel it."

At this point, I feel more broken than I ever was.

When he left I felt torn. Now he just trampled on my heart with every word he uttered. It took me so much in me not to cry.

"Goodbye." I walked out, without waiting for a reply.

I sat in my car for 2hrs, crying over what he said. Was I wrong? Were the stories not accurate? Is he that bewitched by her? Do I stand a chance?

"Nooooooooooo" I scream.

I can't quit now, I thought. One thing I know about love is, it ain't easy. So I'm gonna make it through this.

I'll be strong for our LOVE

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