SHE

Short Story (Mistaken She II)

She

"Ley! Ley!" Ashley called for me.

Oh! I forgot that I am Ley right now. Not She. The act, She. The act.

"Yes?" I tilted my head towards her.

"Your mum was almost exposing us just now. Luckily I saw Leon went inside the store before you two went there." she half talk, half whisper as she hinted the undeniably nervous tone in her voice at the thought of Leon know about our act.

"Aren't that for good?" In all honesty, I was pretty disturbed by the fact that she did not want Leon to know the truth. "Sooner or later, he will know these lies, isn't he? Why would you want to lie?"

Ley stood there looking guilty. She bit her lips, then she sighed slightly but it was  enough to catch my attention.

"I'm sorry, She. I don't know, I just want to feel this moments, for perhaps a little bit more. I know this would be selfish of me but I seriously want to make Leon falls for me. You know that I never meet someone that unexpectedly fall for me. You know better, men lose interest after they see my non feminine side, let alone know the real me. If I am not a bit too rude to ask you a favour, would you help me with the act?" she asked.

Ley. She has always been so pure. Innocent. Yet, I could not deny that at this moment, this favor was quite tough. A vicious request full of naivety.

There would never exist the naivety in vicious for the meaning of the word itself is already tainted but the scariest part is that the innocent one could hardly know that the little greed in their heart could cause them to make a vicious request out of them. And it was hurting others in the process. Be it knowingly or unknowingly by themselves of that fact, the other parties are still getting the hurt. Precisely, will get hurt.

But it's true, of what she has said. All men always turned away from her and went to me and Agga. Obviously all those men attracted to Agga due to her smart brain and mannerly gestures exactly exhibited how different the social class she belongs to even when she was just as energetic as Ley. Okay, the three of us hate the discrimination that people would make towards us based on our social classes especially Agga. All the maids knew this fact and also Leon. That is why we are always being scolded for being bold in stating our opinions. It's not appropriate of a girl to be so, they said. No men would want a girl like us. Just wanted to rant a bit of this so-called still relevant fact.

In the end, I chose for the sake of her and neglected my own. It would be a lie if I say it did not hurt me, even the slightest of it, I still am hurting. Am I too cruel if I choose myself over her sake? Or am I such a fool for ignoring my own feelings? I sighed.

"I will, Ley." I finally answered her. How could I choose to destroy her happiness? Plus, why would I want to fight with my friend over a guy? I wouldn't know, maybe Leon has been made for her instead of for me. And Leon is perhaps just a lesson for me. I don't know. I mean, we all wouldn't.

"Thank u, She. It means a lot to me." and then she hugged me before she went back to the store.

I turned around to walk away when I noticed my handkerchief was missing. "Where did I lose it?" I mumbled as I turned around to look at that vicinity for maybe I dropped it somewhere here. I walked a few steps away when my brain made a few of the possible places I could have lost it.

The store! Could be there too!

"Ehem!" A male voice abruptly came from the stairs when I was about to head towards the store. I tilted my head to my right. The footsteps became louder. And there, Abraham hoven in sight from the dark stairs.