Timing Is Everything

Chapter 3

"Hey Nick" said Nora.
Truth to be told I didn't like that chick, something about her wasn't quite right, and I didn't believe for a second that she even liked Chris, but he was my man if he loves her then so I do.
"Hey Nora, how are ya?" I said
"Fine fine, how're you holding up this term?" Said Nora.
"Seriously Nora?! You wanted to talk to me to ask me about school?" I said, she's so lame man I tell you, if she has something to say then just spill it!
"Alright Nick, me and Chris have a problem" said Nora.
"Duh! I know that" I said. man she's dumb! "If there weren't a problem you wouldn't be talking to me now. would you?" I said sarcastically, really the only that I truly couldn't stand was stupidity, and she had a master degree in it.
"C'mon Nick! Enough with the sarcasm I'm trying to be serious here" said Nora.
"Well I'm trying too, so cut the chase and spill!" I said
"Chris is thinking I'm cheating on him, not sexually, but he thinks that I'm seeing another guy" said Nora.
"Are you?" I said
"No! Of course not" said Nora
"Then there's nothing to talk about here, surely he loves you more than I do, and if I believe you he'll believe you" I said
I knew she was lying, that girl wasn't the real relationship kind of girl, she was a slut, she couldn't stand staying with the same for a long time.
I knew that but Chris didn't, he saw only the good in her, and although he knew all about her past and all the shitty relationships she was involved in he overlooked all of this because he loved her and he believed that she can change and be a better person.
"So you believe me?" Said Nora
"It's not me that you should be asking this question to" I said, I didn't answer because I don't like to lie.
"Chris will call you back in a minute" I said hanging up on her.
"So.. What do you think I should do?" Said Chris, he was terribly worried, he walked up and down the room for like a million times.
"Chill man your wife isn't having labour right now so calm the fuck down and sit!" I said.
I sat in front of him looking him in the eye.
"Do you love her?" I said
"You already kn-.." Chris was saying when I interrupted him "Do you truly truly love her? Do you love her enough to turn your life into a mess and to forget what it means to be happy?" I said
"Wh-why are you asking this?" Said Chris.
"Look at me Chris and listen carefully, that girl is a snake. neither you nor I can change that. we will never know when she's lying, it's in her nature, and she's never gonna change. don't get me wrong, of course everyone has the chance to change and she might change. However, she'll never change like how you want her to. maybe she loves you maybe she doesn't we'll never know. maybe she's cheating on you maybe she doesn't we'll never know that either. there's nothing in our power to do except this: either wait and see and get hurt, or walk away. you fell in love man, but you did with the wrong person and in the wrong time and like I told you before timing is everything" I said
Chris looked at me with his eyes about to be flooded with tears, but he held it in and said "I'll see you later" he hugged me then he left.

I sat there in the bed staring at the ceiling, hoping I'd never feel the way Chris does when suddenly my phone rang.
"Oh shit!! It's Emma" I said in my head, I do that a lot as a matter of fact
So I took a deep breath and answered the phone.
"Heyyy" I said
"Hello" said Emma
"How are you" I said
"Fine, look I need your help" said Emma.
Fine? Fine?!! What kind of fuckin answer is that? Where the fuck are your manners?!
"Anything" I said
"I want the number of your geology tutor" said Emma.
Marvelous Emma! Bravo! You don't call me except when you need something,
"Okay I'll text it to you" I said
"Thanks bye" said Emma hanging up on me.
She didn't even wait for me to say bye! What's wrong with her?
Way to go Nick the only girl that you like is treating you like shit.
Then you sit down talking to yourself till you become completely nuts.
Okay enough with self-talking I need to talk to someone.

I picked up my phone texted Emma the number then texted Sophie.
Nick: hey there
15 minutes later..
Sophie: hello
Nick: what on earth took you so long?!
Sophie: relax angry bird I didn't have my phone in my hand. besides I have a life, you know?
Nick: okay ms. Celebrity, I need to talk to you about something
Sophie: what did Emma do this time?
Nick: how did yo-.. I won't even bother ask, she called me.
Sophie: and?
Nick: she asked me for something like a favor then she hung up on me. bottom line she's still treating me like shit
Sophie: maybe it's because you're shit :D :p
Nick: haha very funny, c'mon soph I'm serious
Sophie: I dunno man but I may have found you a way to get her
Nick: how? How how how?
Sophie: my best friend is a friend of hers, I'll talk to her about it.
Nick: when?
Sophie: soon, now piss off I have studying to do
Nick: okay I'll talk to you later

The following weeks were the same till we reached the finals. Chris and Nora kept fighting, I kept trying with Emma, joe kept laughing at both of us.
Finals time came then things slightly changed the three of us focused on our studies because it was our senior and there was no room for error.
Exams passed and we were waiting for our scores, then one day I got a call informing me of my score.