Chapter 8:
It's been a week now since me and Cassandra dated. And I can tell you that it was the best week of my life. We held each other's hands, we wrap each other while walking down the school corridor and we even go to the school's rooftop secretly just to kiss and spend some time alone with the company of each other. We are not vocal about our relationship, it's just that we only prefer if only our closest of friends know about our relationship to avoid issues and scandals. If you know what I mean.But as the time goes by, I just suddenly realize that we're about to change our seating arrangements and I'll be separated from Cassandra from now on. I'll not be able to flirt with her during classes or eat together or even worst she may fall out of love at me. It's not that I don't trust her it's just that it's her new seatmates that I don't trust. But anyway the changing of seating arrangement is inevitable and I can't do anything about it than to just sit back and wait for it to happen.
"Okay Class it's that time of the quarter you have all been waiting for." Our adviser said
"Mam, it's about time that we change our seating arrangements." Red and Rocky said in chorus.
"Okay, everybody stand up and I'll distribute your new seating arrangement plan for this quarter. Reminder if I already gave you your respective seating arrangement please sit down immediately to avoid disruption and confusion to the class understood?" our adviser said.
"Yes Mam!" we responded.
And so it happened, the gruesome changing of seating arrangement plan. But luckily I noticed that after our changing of seat I'm just two columns ahead of her. I can perfectly see that her seatmates are all girls and that's a good thing I said to myself. I can be perfectly relieved to the fact that no one's gonna steal her away from me and at the same time I'm a little close to her for us to be able to be all lovey-dovey to each other.
We continued to talk to each other, make most of our time more fun than the previous ones during our school breaks because it's not the same when we're on class. It's just not the same when we're once seatmate.
Lance and I met each other in a Mall because we needed some time to catch up with each other, but its note like it has been a long time but we feel like we haven't heard from each other in ages.
"Hey, how are things going on between you and Cassandra?" Lance asked.
"Um, you know, just normal, we're okay. Thanks for asking." I replied calmly.
"Oh. I'm jealous man, you know. I'm jealous to have that." He said, there is something on his tone that made me uncomfortable.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked him,
"Oh you know, the thing when you have someone in a relationship with, and to have someone to take care of you and love you full heartedly." Lance replied.
"I'm sure you'll find someone special for you in the right time. You just have to wait and see" I assured him.
"I hope so." He said.
We ate, we walk and we played video games together until we were worn out and got tired. It was late, pretty late and I doubt that I'll ever find any cab to take me home so I just decided to sleep over at Lance's house.
I called home to say that I'll be sleeping in Lance's house just for tonight because it was late, and they agreed with me and said their goodbye's and goodnight's. I also informed Cassandra because you know it's just a relationship thing when one's got to inform the other about their whereabouts and what they're doing just to give the other one the assurance and closure so that he/she will not worry.
I called Cassandra and informed her about all this.
"Just be careful, and don't stay up too late. Okay byers, Nighty iloveyou XD J" she said to me. And with that I also said my goodbye's and iloveyou's and ended the call.
Me and Lance talk for a little while and played around the house like we used to when we were kids. We played hide n' seek, played ghost hunting, played basketball even though its dark and most of the people are asleep. It's just like the good ole days when we didn't care about anything in the world, we just knew one thing: To have FUN.
"Phew, well that's enough for one day, am I right Nath?" he said while catching his breath.
"I agree with you, although I can go for another few more rounds but with this Asthma I doubt that can live for another two years or so." I said as I was catching my breath too.
"I know you know that you'll live longer than that. I'd say about 100 years" he said jokingly
"Yeah right, I might as well do everything now and not look back, is that what you're trying to say Lance?" I said
"Not really." He said
"But you know Lance, I was thinking about it, what if someday I die and just died without doing anything good" I said trembling
"Don't say that, I'll be sad, your family will be sad and Cassandra will be sad too if you say something like that" he said
"I know bu-" I said
"Yes but if it comes to that. We'll all cry like there's no tomorrow you hear me brother." He said
"Thanks, and one more thing, if anything happens to me, just take care of Cassandra for me will you? Replace me if you can just to make all the pain go away" I said
"Not sure what to do, but I'll try my best." He said
"Thanks Lance." I said
"Anytime Pal" he said while patting my back.
For the first time in my life I never knew the true meaning if friendship until now. It means doing anything, caring and loving them all unconditionally. And I'm lucky that I have Lance as my bestfriend.
We got ready for bed because we got scolded by Lance's mom and I never experienced it since we we're kids and I can still tell that she never changed, she's still the same nagging mom my bestfriend have. Lucky him I said sarcastically of course.
"Hey Nath do you remember earlier when I said that I'm jealous of you" he whispered
"Yeah I remembered, like I said you just have to wa-" I replied
"Well the thing is I'm jealous because the girl of my dreams is currently dating someone" he said
"Well that's bad" I said
"Yeah I know" he replied
"May I know who's this lucky girl?" I asked
"Its Cassandra, your girlfriend" he said
My bestfriend is in love with my girlfriend and with that I just don't know what to do, should I continue to love Cassandra even though the thought of my bestfriend being hurt will haunt me or should I choose my bestfriend because he's been there to help me althrough out this past years.
To choose from either is hard but to change for neither of them is even harder.
End of Chapter 8
