Me And You

New Start

Three months have passed since that incident. Till now, Emma hasn't noticed me. Usually, she would at least make some stupid joke about me. But now, she's changed. This breakup really turned her.

I now knew I would never get Emma. So I decided to move on. I now have a new girlfriend, and her name is Amanda. She's okay. I mean, she's not as good as Emma. Emma knows when to stop talking, whereas Amanda continues to blabber. You know when you date someone, you think about your ex(s) to make sure you don't mess this one up. But it also crawls up in your head and gets stuck in there until you realize you are making a wrong choice.

Anyways, I tried to talk to Emma, but she resisted. I knew she wouldn't speak to me, so I asked her best friend to convince her to leave their relationship in the past and start a new one.

That's the one thing I like about Emma. She always prioritizes friends and family before anything. She wouldn't deny her best friend's request. If she does, then the problem is so severe that only God can solve it. I asked Zoey to talk to her.

"Hey Zoey, can you help me?"

"If this is about Emma, then no,"

"Come on, Zoey. Please. Tell her to give me a chance,"

"She's still bummed out about Matthew, Adrian,"

"Listen. Do you think I would do that to Matthew? He did it upon himself because I refused not to see or talk to Emma again,"

"Why should I believe you?" Zoey asked.

"It's your choice to believe it or not. Right now, I only care about Emma,"

"If what you're telling is true, then why didn't you tell about it to Emma,"

"No. Emma can never know that I still have feelings for her. You understand, right?"

"Yeah. Don't worry. My lips are sealed,"

Zoey did it. Emma decided to give me one more chance. But it kind of felt awkward starting from a new foundation when you already know a lot about her. So we decided to talk about what we did since our breakup.

"Well, after Matthew, I've hit rock bottom. You know because of the--"

"Yeah. I know. And I'm sorry," I said before letting her finish.

"What about you?" she asked, with her fingers twirling her hair.

"I'm in a relationship right now. Her name's Amanda."

"Oh! Wow. So, how is she?" she said with a surprised look.

"She's okay," I said without thinking much.

"Okay? Why?"

"Well... She's a talker. And a bit annoying at times."

"Hmmm."

Then there was a long pause of silence, which was broken by Emma's question.

"Just because we haven't talked in months doesn't mean that I don't think about you or I've forgotten you. I'm just scared to talk and realize that it's not the same between us anymore,"

"After all, we were friends before. Why don't we become one again?"

"Yeah. Sure. And let's make a pact never to be a couple again," she said with small confidence.