Things that bind us together- The cliff

PART-XIII(THE PERFECT PLAN)

Kumusta Mambabasa

Fact:
"Philippines has highest literacy rate of 97.95 in south asian countries as pet the U. N."

ELLIOT'S P. O. V.
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Dealing with Issabelle is getting tough.

Not that I've seen worse when her mom died but that time I knew the reason. Now, she says she doesn't want to talk about it and everything is fine.

Something bad has definitely happened. If nothing happened then why is she acting weird since the weekend started ? Why is she pretending that everything is fine when it's clearly not?

I know her ,really well. And that is telling me she is not okay. She wants to be okay but she is not. Her getting gone without any word, coming back home with Anthony, not going to cheerleading practice and she isn't even keeping those romantic cards in Geremy's locker. She has stopped talking about books and novels. She doesn't talk about or do nonsense things.

I get it she wants time but I cant see her like this anymore.

That is why I decided to see a movie at her house after our school today. After watching the movie I will talk to her. She opposed the idea to see a movie but I managed to make her agree somehow.

School went all fine like always. It was same old subjects, same old teachers , same old students, same old food but I missed my old Belle. The irritating. The moody. The energetic. The Belle.

On our way home I brought her ice cream which she accepted to eat. Cookies and creams. A great sign that she wants to talk to me. Very well going Elliot. According to plan.

Reaching her home we met the twins and Mr.Adams who came to take them to their grandparents house. He was in a hurry to get back to the hospital where he works so it was our duty to take care of the house for some hours.

Belle got changed in fifteen minutes while she takes seconds to get changed into comfy clothes. For the first time,we sat on the sofa with snacks and soda all of my choice and For the first time she asked me to choose a movie.

" So what should we see" I asked myself while scrolling the list of movies available. I had no clue what should we see but I kept scrolling and scrolling.
" Give me the remote. And tell me what's the matter" she said while snatching the remote from my hand.

" What do you mean? Do I have to have a reason to see a movie with my only best friend."
" Yeah, like I don't know you. Acting all sweet" she said with all the saas she could gather. " You are forgetting that I also know you very well. And I know something happened which want to tell me." I said in my defence with a smirking face but kind intentions.

Belle bit her lips realising that it is time to spit it out. She hesitated for a moment but then started.

Not according to the plan but we can watch the movie afterwards. Main motive was to get her talk.

Mission accomplished.

'Ting- Tong'
That's not what Belle sounded like. Why the door BELL and not BELLE. The last thing I wanted was to have some delivery guy or some of Issabelle's relative right now.

" Go and see who's on the door and till then I'll select a movie" Belle said on getting a chance to escape the conversation. I nodded and went to the door. It's not even my house. What if some thief tries to kill me taking me someone belonging to the house.

With the dilemma I opened the door and saw the most unexpected person in front of me.

Why is he here?

What does he want?

" Geremy?You here?"I said in the most obvious ways to show him that I am surprised.
" Look ,I am so sorry about what I said that day about you and Issabelle. I was a complete idiot to say that stuff." He said, pretty much looking guilty.

At that moment I was not able to connect the dots but generally also I don't get these high school drama things. To just make him go so that 'my plan' could be followed I said

" Okay. What do you want me to do for you?" He got completely shocked by my response. But somehow he managed to say " I know she doesn't want to talk to me. So can you please give this to Issabelle and say that I am really sorry for what happened". He gave a me some sort of a letter. Nothing special. Just a teared brown paper.

I frowningly took the paper and nodded.

So it was Geremy who is the root cause for Issabelle's problem.
But why does it sounds like the concluding line of an essay?

I got busy in my useless and not useless thoughts but the words that snapped me out were " Get lost from here"

The words came from Belle's mouth whom I assume heard and saw Geremy. She said that and ran off to her bedroom upstairs. To get there myself I shut the door at Geremy's face and followed her.

" Belle open the door. Please. You can't do this to me" I said this and after a minute or two of banging her door like a maniac, she opened it, not looking me in the eye.

I entered the room , sat on her bed beside her. None of us looking in the eye. Belle not crying, just sitting with her head down. For sometime there was no movement in the room. I looked around and saw some same things and some new ones.

" I should've told you.....everything earlier. It just ......hurts so much .....to say all........" Belle said this much with tears falling from her eyes. She also squeezed her stomach while saying so.

I can't see her like this. I might as well cry if she doesn't stop now.

I hugged her as hard as I could and said " You don't have to tell me anything. Just be happy. I can't see you cry" I managed to hold my tears.
She nodded while keeping her head close to my chest.

We sat like that for sometime. When I felt she was completely calm I gave her the letter. " You should" I said when she shook her head. Eventually she took it and kept it in her jeans pocket.

She wiped her face with her hands , stood up from the bed and smiled.

" Now let's see a movie"
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Sometimes things don't happen according to plan but reality always has a better way.
Thank you for reading.
PEACE✌🏻!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!