Forever His

Chapter Eleven

Multitasking has never been my specialty so I'm asking myself why I decided to struggle to carry four heavy bags while trying to fish out my ringing phone.

This is one of the days I regret not using my bluetooth earpiece. I should have listened to my brain.

I spotted an empty bench in the large shopping mall so I headed there, placing my bags on it.

"Hey sis," I said cheerfully as I picked her call.

"Sup, you've literally forgotten me," She whined.

"You are the one who forgot me," I whined too, sitting down.

"Fine, it's both of us," she laughed and I joined her. "Anyways, I heard your graduation is coming up."

I sighed, it's about time someone called me about that, "yeah in about a month."

"That's great, I'll be there. I'm coming home soon too, I'm taking a really long vacation," she sighed.

Since we left Chicago four years ago, we left my sister behind and she hardly gets vacations, so this is a good one for her.

"That's great sis, can't wait to see you, I'm finishing exams next week." I was excited.

We haven't seen each other in like six months which is really long for both of us.

"Awesome, we have a lot to catch up on." I could imagine her grinning so much now, "how is Andrew?"

I sighed, "really, you just had to ask that question?" I rolled my eyes.

"Yes I have to, I want to know if I should bring a special knife to castrate him this time around." Her words got me cracking up.

The last time she visited, Andrew was seriously pestering me so when she came to visit me in school she treatened to castrate him if he still remains a pest the next time she visits.

"There really is no need for that. We are kinda in that trying to be friends stage." I told her when my laughter had died down a little.

"You guys back and forth is giving me a whiplash. You people should decide if you're being friends or not or even dating," I could imagine her rolling her eyes.

"I'm tired too sis, I just don't know what to do or feel anymore, sometimes it's like I should just kill him and sometimes I should accept him back," I told her truthfully, "what he did still hurts me till today."

"You guys will figure it out someday, you will," she said, her voice low.

A few minutes later I hung up then finished my shopping. By the time I was back to my room, I was exhausted.

This was my last shopping for school. I was finishing exams next week and today was a Monday so I have two weeks left plus I have to do my clearance before I finally head home. It's a lot of stress.

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Andrew's POV

Is it possible to open my head and place my book in it? I think the answer is no.

Reading and having a particular face consuming every part of my brain is the craziest shit ever.

Page after page her face keeps popping up, and not the happy face, the broken face, the face that reminds me of how much I fucked up and how much of an asshole I am.

Like that saying goes, you never know what you have until you loose it.

I lost her and I'll do everything I can to get her back. I can't imagine my life without her in it, even as a friend.

Without thinking I picked up my phone from my bed and dialed her number.

I looked at my phone in anticipation of what might come. There is an eighty percent chance that she won't pick this call but it's worth a shot.

I called once, twice and at the third time I already had it in that she wasn't going to pick the call until the phone vibrated in my hands and her sweet voice told me otherwise.

"Andrew," she called out. I could hear how exhausted she was. Doing what?

I searched through my head for what to say but came up with something flimsy, "Victoria, it's been a while"

I mentally face palmed myself. Gosh I can be so cringey at times.

"We saw each other yesterday Andrew," I could imagine her rolling her eyes, "why did you call?"

Right, why did I call? Maybe I just wanted to hear her voice.

I took in a deep breath, ready to say the words I've been saying to her for the past four years now, "I'm sorry, can we just start over, again and be friends?" I started and waited for her to speak.

A whole minute of silence and I knew she was figuring out what to say. I could hear her breathing from over the phone.

"I promise I wouldn't fuck up this time around," I spoke up, still trying to get her to talk.

She breathed in heavily, then out, "it's not that simple Andrew."

Now I was the one left speechless. I didn't want to upset her and at the same time I didn't want her to keep too far from me.

"We can make it simple," my hands involuntary went to my hair, messing it up more. I think I need a haircut, "Riya, if you don't want to be with me, then that's fine, it's your choice but I can't imagine a life without you in it, either as a friend or more. I don't want to sound too cliche but, I can't live without you Riya, I can't."

"Same goes for me," she said under her breath. She knew I could hear what she said.

A small smile graced my lips, "you can take your time to think about it Riya."

I heard shuffling in the background, "There'll be no need for that," she paused and I sucked in a breath ready for the blow, "I've been thinking a lot and in all honesty, I don't think I can stay without you, no matter how annoying you are, I still crave your company so yes we can be friends but on one condition."

I let out the breath I was holding in relief, she was considering this friendship again, "what condition?" My voice came out way excited than I planned. I was ready to do anything for her.

"You don't make reference to our previous relationship and mostly don't annoy me too much," she listed and I smiled.

That will do, "I'll stick to that. Thank you Riya."

"Yeah whatever, now bye." I could hear a bit of satisfaction in her tone before she hung up.

I couldn't help the excitement that cursed through me making me jump up and down in the little apartment I call my house.

She actually agreed to be friends with me again after all the trouble I've given her. I in all honesty thought she was going to block me and never speak to me again after that examination incident.

After minutes of running around my house I was able to calm my nerves to an extent before burying my face in my books.

If all goes well, we'd be done with exams by next week and we can actually have time to hang out, as friends.

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