THE DARE : UNVEIL THE TRUTHS ( Completed)

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" Taylor I've been in love with you and not as friends "

Her words as though Peirce through they didn't make any sense.  My best friend for years is saying that she loves me and that too more than just a friend but I can't take it. 

" What do you mean !" I asked kind of shocked

" Taylor , I know this is kind of strange but seriously though I've been in love with you since I don't know when , I'm really sorry I never told you that but "she stops.

" Because you were scared , scared that Taylor might hate her " camila told the truth. 

I simply stayed Silent taking in the peice of truth that just uncovered.  The person I've been saying my best friend has been in love with me and the person I trusted after Shelby betrayed cause she knew. 

" Please say something " Shelby begs coming forward. 

" And you knew ?" I asked Camila

She simply looked down , assuring me that she did knew it .

" Look I wanted to support her , it's not like I didn't wanted you to know I just wanted the right time to come " and something flashed in Camila's eyes making me think if there was some other intention behind her words.

" Yeah, all you ever wanted was to spoil Camila " Shelby interrupted.

" At least because of me now she Knows " she firesback. 

" I know you camila and I am not as stupid as she is , she may not see It but I can , she can be manipulated easily and that's what you've been trying to do and " before Shelby could go on I interrupted

" Shut it , both of you "

They simply looked at me with surprise

" I don't know Shelby if I can trust you , you only hid your feelings because you thought I'd hate you but that's stupid and Camila , she isn't wrong , this isn't the correct time and please I'm not being manipulated here.  This is just too much , I have no Fucking idea when did you came here and the texts and your confrontation. This whole thing is fucked up , I need time so please just go Shelby , please " I continued , I have no idea if I was actually thinking it through but I spoke what came to my mouth. 

" And you're choosing her over me " Shelby made the same disgusting face she makes for Camila .

" Yes and please I don't want to answer why but please just leave me alone " I spoke .

" This is it then , just because you can't see it Taylor you're ending it " she speaks.  It pinches when she says ending

" This isn't ending , I just need time "

" It seems like it " she says and I feel like it too.  I maybe be doing it but I really do need time to think this through. 

I look at Camila from the corner of my eye and just maybe she is smirking .

Shelby started to back away
" Taylor you're foolish If you can't see what she's doing , all she wanted was us to be apart and this fight , I know you're not that stupid " before she'd go on Camila cut off

" So you're trying to say that I'm manipulating her ?"

" Yeah that's ofcourse what your intentions are " she simply replied. 

I turned around and started to leave the place , Hoping to find peace but before going in the only thing I heard was

" At least she finally chose me over you " and if that sounds anywhere near familiar it didn't sound like coming from the same person. 

I started collecting my things and decided to just leave the messy place. 

" I'm really sorry for everything that happened outside " Camila spoke .

" It's fine " even though nothing was

" Let me drop you " she was offers and somewhere I don't trust her but I don't have an option. 

We soon get in the car and started to drive off

" I can't believe what she just told ! " I said breaking the silence but my motive was different. 

" I know " she simply replied. 

" How long have you known ?" I asked after a few minutes of silence

" Since highschool " she replied turning to look at the rear view mirror. 

For the next few minutes nothing is there except for the noise of the vehicle until the sound of notification of Camila's phone disturbed it , I didn't wanted to make it look like I was peeping but I was and if I wasn't wrong the text said

' you should've stopped after mine , ending her friendship is stupid '

And out of all the world it came from none other than Noah .

Wait . What ?

I peered out of the window , passing through places near my apartment. 
It comes running in my mind every single thing from the beginning.

I felt my phone vibrate so I quickly looked at it. 

" Shawn - you okay ? "

Am I ?

" I don't know " I simply replied. 

The next message I didn't see intentionally , I knew I am not in the condition to reply. 

Shelby's confrontation was enough to make me rethink about everything that happened , her breaking up with several boyfriend , the prom night , the stay over , her teaching me make up which were quite intense sessions , her changing clothes in from of me ,  her kissing me over the cheeks , her getting jealous over everything , her crying when she moved , her support , her ' I love you's' , the miss you's , us going to the wildest places ever , her acting like a complete girlfriend. I wondered if this all always meant more to her than it would ever mean to me .
If all the I love you's had different meaning , if all the miss you's were very genuine and the jealousy was genuine ,  if the kisses over the cheeks meant something more to her that it meant to me , if her changing clothes In front of me meant that she wanted more , if her acting like a complete girlfriend was always because she wanted that ?!

If I am not wrong , this is messed up and I am sure Shelby would've never wanted to confront ever this way.  She might've always hid about her feelings for me but I know her and she would never want to make me feel this way. It was just the circumstances , the circumstances Camila put her into .

I couldn't help but wonder how similar Shelby and me are here, all these years she has been in love with me and I never knew where as I'm in love with Shawn and he doesn't know but the signals in each case are different , he signals as if he wants it too but I never did nor I will. 

I respect Shelby and her decision and I understand her love for me but it simply is that, I can't be with her the way she wants to.

As I think everything through I couldn't help but think she was right today.  Just as we pulled the car in front of my apartment I got out instantly.  After waving off she left. 

She's right. 

Camila made it happen .

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