𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖊 || The Heir

09. Memory

Friday came and somehow everyone wanted to see the play, I barely managed to get a seat surrounded by a bunch of younger students probably in Alex class.

She isn't talking to me.

I didn't blame her, right now no one is talking to me, Timothy is ignoring me, Jon is hardly speaking to me and now Alex is angry with me and I feel so utterly alone.

I sat there by myself even though I was surrounded by talkative girls. Finally an hour into the play these girls leave the theatre out of boredom and I felt at peace in my loneliness.

Sarah wrote the play and my thoughts on it were positive so far, a romance story but with less cringy lines I thought it might have. I couldn't help putting myself in the female Protagonist, her strong feminist behaviour she thinks her best friend wouldn't return her feelings. I wasn't like her with personality of course but her feelings I can relate.

Sighing I didn't hear someone came up to me. "Is this seat available?"

I looked up and saw the eldest Anderson smiling at me. I shook my head answering his question and he sat besides me. "Popcorn?" Lionel asked.

"Where did you get that?"

He grinned playfully placing a few in his mouth, "Outside the theater."

"Huh I didn't see that," I replied, he shrugged and then gestured the popcorn to me. I gladly took it and we ate quietly watching the play.

During the little funny parts he laughed so loudly exaggerating himself and encouraging everyone around him to join in, then the sad parts came and he'd chewed extremely loudly in awkwardness. When I felt like crying he would lean in and whisper, "Are you crying?" making me very self conscious that I hid my face.

Finally the play ended and the couple finally admitted they loved each other and kissed under what sort of looked like a moon but wasn't painted probably – it looked more like an egg. Seeing  that made me feel a sudden pain in my chest, I guess love only works out for some people, especially in fiction.

I started tearing up and right on cue Lionel leaned in this time saying, "It's okay."

The curtains dropped and the actors came outside and everyone clapped, the musicians: Alex, her tutor David and another girl came outside and bowed, I saw the play writers and to my very surprise I saw Timothy standing on stage with Sarah, hands held.

I had to admit I felt a tiny bit of jealousy, he avoided me for almost a whole month you'll think he'll be sulky like I am but no he's chilling with other students.

"What to go eat something?" Lionel asked me.

I looked up at him my eyes meeting his. He was very tall probably six feet while his brother was only a few inches taller than me and Lisa being shorter than me just like Alex.

I nod at his question, we exited the theatre room and made our way to the cafeteria for dinner.

Taking the tray with him Lionel gestured me to follow and I did, outside there were benches and chairs underneath some trees and umbrella sheds, we sat underneath a tree, the moonlight piercing through the leaves. The darkness was welcoming as we ate our food.

"At mornings this place is much better, right now I thought the less people see us the more you'll be happier," he said.

I shrugged, "I guess. Not much people know who I am though and if they did they don't care."

"Oh they do," Lionel replied. "You're the girl who insulted Luke in front of everyone in the cafeteria, they all saw and the news spread fast, some say you like him."