My Best friend; a gripping tale of romance, friendship and teenage escapade.

My name is Amanda. Finally, I decided write down the sweet and painful relationship I had with my bestfriend Natalie during my youthful days. I realize that sometimes when you love someone very much, you have to go through every tear, every heartache and every pain, because in the end it’s not just how you love but how much you hold on….

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It was the math teacher’s period, as I saw the math teacher approaching, I looked at the angle where Natalie sits but she wasn’t there. I glanced through every corner of the classroom but Natalie wasn't in class. "oh damn! she ran away again" I whispered

Natalie and I don’t really love anything calculation. We disliked economics and maths. English and literature were our best subjects. I didn't know what I wanted to become yet but Natalie has her life drawn out. She wanted to become an actress and nothing more.

"Today's actresses are nothing to write home about, they expose their bodies all in the name of acting" Natalie’s mother advised suppressing the urge to scream but she knew too well that Natalie was determined to follow her dreams and deep down she had no problems with acting she just wanted her daughter to become a doctor.

"Natalie!” I heard the math teacher roared. ‘Where is that naughty girl’

‘she went to the school clinic. She is feverish’ I lied.

"Always feverish when it’s maths period, huh? Tell her she performed woefully in her test” the maths teacher, Collins screamed, flinging her script on the floor.

After the class was over, I picked up Natalie’s script.

“hahaha, see me in my office!” I read aloud, grinning. Every student knows what such comment means!

I went about looking for Natalie. I went to her school daughter’s class but she wasn’t there.

“Oops!” I exclaimed knowingly, hitting my head a little. It finally dawned on me that she had nowhere to be than in the library.

I ran to the library immediately, spotting her pretty legs right at the entrance. I met her reading her favorite novel; Tess of the d’Urberville

“how many times are you gonna read this book?”

“A hundred and one time” she laughed, immediately asking how the math class went.

“I have told you to stop running away from math class”

“and what’s the essence of staying when I would end up failing his test”

I handed her script over to her, we stared knowingly at eachother before bursting into our twin laughter; jamming happy hands together and stamping jolly feets.

“common let’s go…. It’s time for literature!” I giggled before grabbing her novel from her, she zoomed after me! Out of the library! To the field! To the classroom!

“Natalie!” someone screamed. It was the math teacher!

“don’t look back! Keep running!”
We kept running.

“Natalie! Come back here!” he screamed some more.

We increased our speed till we were out of his sight. When we got to a safe distance, Natalie was the first to roll with laughter on the floor, I joined her. We laughed till our stomach hurt!

The evening was a cool one for me. It was sport time and most girls were out of the room. I was the only one in the hostel, too weak I decided to sleep, abandoning the biology teacher’s assignment. Then, Natalie busted in, all sweaty and annoying.

“I forgot! I am supposed to meet josh today for a date!” she screamed at me before rushing to her wardrobe, bringing down all our clothes.

It took us one solid hour before we finally picked a blue petite gown. I took time in applying her makeup.

“Oh my God! Josh prefers pink!” Natalie cried out.

“And what are you trying to say?” I boiled. Natalie looked like she was going to burst into tears any moment from now. She broke my anger with her tender look and worried face.

“But Natalie he is not even your boyfriend”

She said nothing. She fumed.

Josh doesn’t stay in the hostel with the rest of us. He comes to school with his car. His nature is annoying but very attractive. You may not be able to resist him. His lips were a sexy pink.

The first time he joined our class just six months ago, when I saw him my heart skipped a beat. His charms must have done the trick. There was nothing serious about it, I wasn’t really into love, guys or dating. I was just weird and cool in my own way.

If natalie wants him and if he wants her back, then I would be very happy for Natalie.

Another round of dressing up and applying makeup was over.

“Wow, you look like a wet rose!” we giggled.

Natalie and I were used to sneaking out. Usually, we would jump the fence but there was no way we were going to jump the fence with Natalie being so shaky and nervous. The path to the gate was clear and all we had to do was force some little stipends into the gateman’s hand promising to be back early. Hahaha! Us bad girls right?

The plan was for me to hide somewhere, anywhere, wherever, whenever we spotted josh’s car approaching.

It started out as an adventure, looking out for josh’s car, waving at guys who admired us as they drove past and making faces at some other guys.

When it was almost an hour, both of us lost the adventure spirit and got really serious about waiting and looking.

After three hours we retired to our hostel. Josh didn’t show up.

Josh walked into the library five days after the failed date. No one knew why he wasn’t in school anyway. Natalie worried herself out. She couldn’t call since she didn’t have josh’s number.

“I am sorry I disappointed you. I went on a business trip with my mum” he said, pausing a little to bring out something from his bag.

“I got you this. I hope you will like it”

Natalie was too surprised to say something. I caught her lips parted to say something but it closed immediately.

Josh dropped the item carefully on the table and walked away.

“He didn’t even wait to say thank you!” a puzzled Natalie managed to say.

Josh is really like that. Weird and really interesting. You just want to dig deep.

“What’s in it!” my inquisitive trembling hands tore the parcel and in it sat a beautiful silver necklace!

“Lucky girl!” I cried out happily before throwing my hands around Natalie.

The necklace changed our mood immediately. We packed our books aside and instead of reading for the forthcoming final exam, we made up imaginary stories about Natalie and Josh.

Since high school final exam was fast approaching, there was hardly time for fun and games. Infact, the principal had our social gatherings held every Friday night cancelled.

Natalie and I busied ourselves in the library but the annoying thing about the exam was the fact that we had mathematics as the first subject but rather than solving problems we busied ourselves reading comprehensions and writing essays. I on the other hand managed to solve some problems every now and then but the thoughts of the math exam and even solving mathematical problems made Natalie feverish.

Natalie won many awards for the poems and stories she wrote. One especially “the dance “was recognized globally. I also wrote a play which was performed by the drama troupe in my school. My friend and I did what we loved well and we rocked.

Okay… I guess you must have been salivating for what we look like. Let me give a description. Natalie is a little taller than I am. She is brunette while I am blonde. We are both slender. Want to know her hottest asset? Her eyes and her legs! That’s where she has got her magic. When she smiles, it is quick, her smile slides slowly to the right but it disappears almost the moment it pops up, however it leaves a lasting memory on you till the end of forever.

We love to dress in petite jean skirt and snickers. I hope that does it for now? You would get to know more as you read.

Like a twinkling of an eye, so it seemed. We had finished our mock exam. What I couldn't forget about the whole exam was the math exam. Am at it again? Hehehe. Yea right. Well, all I would say is we fell into a deep sleep after the exam and Natalie woke up with a fever.

End of exams! There is the saying that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. How happy were we all when the principal announced that we could have a night party after the exam.

I was the first to see the notice on our notice board before the principal officially announced it some days after.

Again, I had to look all over the school for Natalie and this time around I found her in her school daughter’s class.

“Guess what?” I screamed, scaring the innocent girl.

“We would finally have a party?”

“Wow, is it meant for those in the hostel alone?” she asked, popping out her eyes than I wanted her to.

Yea, I almost forgot to mention; Natalie has this creepy way of popping out her eyes. Sometimes, it scares me that her eyes would fall off its pretty sockets. She pops out her eyes when she is nervous, angry, well it’s not usually a positive emotion.

“The party is for final year, both day students and the boarders”

“Wow, this calls for celebration. Let’s do some shopping”

Few days to the party, we stole out of school again and went shopping. Who wants to be stuck in a school compound seeing the same faces over and over again? Playing games and having siesta? Well not l and Natalie…. Hahaha! Hard work plus adventure plus fun. Don’t judge us, you saw how serious we were for the high school final exams, didn’t you? You did!

I was the first to spot a beautiful, dazzling pink gown in the boutique.

“Hey look!” I announced, dashing towards the gown.

“I want it!”Natalie screamed as if anyone was in a combat with her.

I knew she wanted it desperately because of Josh.

“Do you have another one” Natalie asked sadly.

“No ma’am”

We searched almost all the shops in the mall but we couldn’t get the exact type Natalie had.

Finally, Natalie spotted the exact one in one of the shops we least expected would have it but it was a blue colour. I love blue and so we bought it alongside the same silver stilettoes.

Nothing could be more welcomed in our minds than the party.

As it would, the night party came and it was over of course one that would remain dear and fresh in my memory.

Natalie and I dazzled under the dim blue light!

You won’t believe it when I say this but josh came! Natalie and I weren’t expecting him but Natalie was prepared to be met beautifully in case he showed up.

Natalie was chosen as the best dressed that night while I won the most beautiful.

we were asked to pick out a guy each to dance with. Natalie went straight up to josh. Being a weirdo and not really interested in stuffs like that, I couldn’t pick out someone.

“Hey, you!” I heard someone called. I walked up to him immediately and dragged him out. That was when I met Valentine, the social prefect boy. I use “met” because we never spoke until then.

Natalie had her first kiss with josh that night. I saw it all, I was busy playing game on my phone in a corner while others busied themselves dancing and other things I didn’t care to know about.

I looked up just in time to see this; they were dancing, josh had his hands around Natalie’s waist. Slowly, he moved her hands up from his shoulders where she had placed them, he lifted her hands to his neck and with his hands on her waist, he pulled her closer to him. Then I saw him leaned forward for a kiss.

I looked away and concentrated on my game. Every girl would want to be in Natalie’s shoe that moment but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be in her shoe. I loved Natalie too much to have want or wanted to be in her shoes.

Then, a hand tapped me. I looked up, it was valentine.

It took a while before josh finally confessed his feelings to her. No matter how flirty and cool Josh looked, Natalie was his first love and first kiss. It was just the same for Natalie too, Josh was her first love and her first kiss. I was happy for them but sometimes the way my heart raced the first time I saw josh still pops up in my head but nothing to worry about, Natalie is safe with me and I am too busy with nothing in particular to think about love or dating.

A lot of guys had asked me out but no right away. Anyway, I had my first kiss with Valentine. He is quite a cool and handsome dude. That wasn’t why we kissed though. Some shit just came up and we kissed.

As much as I don’t want to because of well, I don’t know… I must write down about our graduation ceremony. The ceremony was really colorful.

All four of us, since valentine became a member of our group. I mean josh, his girlfriend, Natalie, I and valentine all gained admission into the same university.

Like she had always wanted, Natalie was admitted into the dramatic arts department while the rest of us studied English language. Josh on the other hand added French language to his study.

College life was another life entirely. We had our freedom to ourselves. All four of us stayed in the college’s hostel.

There were lots of opportunity in meeting new friends but I wasn’t interested in adding another girl to our friendship and neither was Natalie. Who wouldn’t love to be friends with the beauty and brain?

There was enough time for partying now. Get this straight, we didn’t go out with guys or for the sake of guys. All we wanted to was explore. Sometimes, Natalie gets josh to go with us to the parties and well…. You know… I have to excuse myself somehow. I didn’t want to be an intruder.

Let me tell you something about my natalie. She gets jealous when it comes to josh. She doesn’t really like other girls talking to josh but a lot of girls can’t even help flirting with him.

An ugly incident happened one day, Natalie screamed at Josh in an undignifying manner. I didn’t miss the way her eyes lit in fear at her action.

Josh’s eyes burned from rage. It was a good thing both of them were wise enough not to cause a scene.

“Why did you do that?” I couldn’t help screaming at Natalie when Josh left.

She mumbled some quick words that I didn’t hear and didn’t even want to hear at that point in time.

“Are you angry too?’ it was a plea but as much as I was angry, I still couldn’t stay mad at my beastie. I dragged her close to me. She had barely leaned on me when she burst into tears.

There and then, she caused a scene. She didn’t know how much people were staring because she had her face buried on me.

The next day in class, neither of them spoke with themselves. Josh wasn’t like that, he loved Natalie dearly and he avoided things that could hurt her.

“She couldn’t sleep yester night” I said to josh after class.

"Then sing her a lullaby" Josh said before walking away but he stopped right at the door to steal a glance at Natalie. When their eyes met, Natalie shuddered.

"You should say sorry to him" I advised.

Two weeks later, I saw them them taking ice-cream in an eatery on campus. I was with Valentine. Valentine told me that Natalie apologised.

I was approaching them when Natalie's eyes met with mine. Her spoon of ice cream fell off her hand. I sensed the discomfort in the air, I smiled and walked away.

During the rest of the classes, Natalie avoided me and sat with Josh instead.

After classes were over, she went ahead of me. I got to the hostel and met her asleep. I glanced at my wristwatch, it was just 6pm. A naughty smile settled on my lips. Sleeping so early and around such time was not Natalie's thing. I knew it was a trick of some sort. My suspicion was correct when I saw two plates of rice on the table. She had neatly dished them out.

I knew 6 and above were the times she cried for food but she had waited patiently for me to return from the academics area.

I knew she was feeling guilty for not telling me about Josh. I wasn't angry. I loved her decision! She didn't have to depend on me all the time.

Slowly at first, then dropping careful punches when she was reluctant to wake up, I woke her up.

"You don't sleep by this time. Let's eat and go out to read"

"I am sorry" Natalie said staring hard at me. Everything was so uncomfortable about everything and I kind of enjoyed it. Anyway, I pretended not to hear her and exactly like I knew she would, Natalie played along.

We ate in silence till I broke it joyously.

"Valentine bought me earrings"

..... And that was it, I became Amanda again and she became Natalie.

"Yea! Let's go read!" I giggled, not forgetting to pick up Natalie's cardigan. She caught cold too easily.

Josh was at our reading spot when we got there. For some unknown reason, my heart sank when I didn't see Valentine with him.

"Where is Val? I asked immediately but instead Natalie threw herself in Josh's arms not caring about those watching. I looked away.

I wasn't jealous. I didn't want Josh. I never imagined wanting him but he appealed to me in a strange way. It wasn't the same with other guys but I loved Natalie than whatever strangeness was attached to Josh.

Just then Valentine walked in! I smiled involuntarily. Valentine had this way of putting a smile on your face even when you don't want it but in this case of mine, I wanted to smile.

"Valentine!" I greeted. He threw his hands around me, cupping me.

"Do you mind a coffee for the night?"
"I don't" I giggled, flashing a wink at Natalie.

Our relationship continued, ever stale and yet still so fresh.

Something started to change towards the way way I felt towards valentine. It wasn't something much, at least that was the way I wanted to think of it but in some way he made my heart flutter.

But you must know this- I still preferred to remain just friends with him. As for my relationship with Natalie, it was sweeter than honey.

This is a moment I must share now!
The first time this happened, we were all in class. Natalie complained that she was feeling weak.

I saw how pale her eyes looked. I was really scared.

"Place your head on the desk and try to sleep" My scared voice shivered. I glanced at Josh but he was concentrating on whatever it was that the Lecturer was saying.

After some few minutes, Natalie raised her head up. She stared gravely at me and before I could even scream out her name. She fainted!

"Natalie!" I must have screamed with so much power. It caused another lady to run out of the class in fear.

Josh forced his way through the annoying crowd that quickly gathered around her.

"Give way! Give way!" I heard his angry, confused voice.

Josh bore her in his hands, while I and Valentine followed closely.

"Natalie, don't do this to me" I wept loudly.

The second time Natalie fainted, it brought about some shit between Josh and Valentine.

Perhaps peter was really scared and worried, so he shouted at Josh;
"Oh! Dude! What did you do to her?"
Everyone knew what he meant.

Furiously, Josh ran towards Valentine and hit him hard on his chest!

" Josh, are you out of your mind?" The words fell out of my mouth, I leapt after it to retrieve them but you all know quite well that such ain't possible.

Josh and Valentine behave very alike. Both of them were slow to anger but one they did get angry. It was usually fierce and cold!

I tried talking to Valentine but he ignored me. I can't remember the first time I got hurt. Maybe I must have written about it in the previous lines but right now, I don't remember.

I will use the word " Sad" , that was how I felt for the few days Valentine ignored me, ignored us.

I realized how important he was to me. How much I needed him to save me from Josh and Natalie. I realized how much I needed him to stay strong for Natalie and Josh, especially for my Natalie, my best friend!

"I am sorry for being away" Valentine later said to me.

"I understand" I replied, feeling a pressing urge to cry but I was too obstinate to show my emotions.

Well, Valentine hugged me and I felt all my pain flying away.

Friendship, its depth is made up of sweetness but often times, at it’s top a fire threatens...

Something dark lurks from afar!

Lectures were over and the rain semester break commenced. It’s the first holiday Natalie and I would be spending apart.

It's the first holiday Natalie and I would be spending apart.

"I would be going to spend the holiday with my mum abroad" Natalie told me sadly.

"Do you really have to go?" I protested. I knew as much as Natalie wanted to stay with me, she still needed to see and spend quality time with her mother.

"This is going to be the craziest break ever!"

"Josh would be going to Paris too" Natalie added.

We bided our byes, despite how hard it was.

Natalie travelled and I smelt the whole alphabet of the letter BORING. There were alot of parties to go but I needed Natalie. Who knows I might get into trouble. Who would save my little ass then? I needed new sets of clothes but shopping alone is something I never ever wanted to try alone. You won't know what I am talking about if you don't have a friend called Natalie. I mean my Natalie.

Natalie was a part of me that made me whole. Days became lonely. My night seemed to last forever as I waited for her return.

Being stuck indoors suck!

Finally, boredom sent me outdoors- to the boutique. I need to do something, I thought to myself.

I had a warm bath, slid into jean and a stripped blue shirt. Finally, I opted out for a silver sandal instead of snickers. Then I bounced straight outdoors!

It was a tasteless and sour endeavour. I couldn't even pick things right. Anyway, I ended up getting a brown gown. Even though it looked really big on me, I just got it. Such a waste of time and energy!

I ended up giving the gown to charlotte, a girl who lived next door.

"Wanna party? A friend is celebrating his birthday down the street" Charlotte suggested, in a bid to show her appreciation.

Such enticing words to suggest to a poor bored girl like me!

"Yes" I almost screamed.

The party was filled with a lot of bitches and niggars.

"Hey charlotte" I whispered, letting her know she was not to leave me on any account.

I wasn't done with my words when some guy came over and pulled her away.

Then, a group of girls approached me.

"Cute, isn't she? Join our group for the night" One of the girls suggested. I joined!

They made me drink till I forgot Natalie. Just so you know how much I got high!

"You brought her? You think she is
virgin?" I heard a barritoned voice say.

"She doesn't look it, but does it really matter?" it was a feminine voice this time around.

I wasn't sure if I was sitting, standing or lying down but all I was aware of was the certain great heaviness that sat in my head.

I heard the girls walk away and I knew I was left alone with the guy. I could hardly move. I knew I would pass out anytime. Then, I remembered Natalie.
Few weeks without you and I got myself in deep shit, I thought.

I waited for the dirtiest and craziest to begin but instead he pulled me up and carried me in his arms.

"You are just lucky i am in a good mood today!"

"Your address" He asked.
I answered weakly.

He didn't reply. The next thing I heard was the start of his engine. Then I slept off, feeling safe.

We must have gotten to my house, because I suddenly fell on the floor. He must have opened the car and dragged me down.

I mumbled a slow thank you. I heard him hiss. Then the car zoomed off again.

Luckily, Mum was around and I was attended to.

The next time I woke up was after fifteen hours.

"Gosh! I would never do that again!" I swore.

I reached for my phone and there was a missed call from Valentine's and a message as well.

"Don't go out of breath from missing Natalie too much. See you soon!" I read Valentine's message aloud.

A smile welcomed me into it's garden.

Although, I had been waiting or rather expecting his call all the while but I never called him. That's me for you!

I didn't even want him to ask me out or maybe not just yet. I still hadn't had the craving for relationship and it's all.

Although alot of people thought Valentine and I were an item.

I reached for my phone to send a text message to Natalie. I was itching to tell her about my night out with charlotte but I knew it would be much more interesting if I watched her reactions instead of hearing her laugh and scream on phone.

While typing a message to Natalie, a message came in from her.

"Things are boring here without you Amanda! Can't wait to see you!"

I replied immediately " I can't wait to see you too! There is alot of gist!" As much as I tried, I couldn't help giving her a clue.

The next morning, I was in my room reading Natalie's best novel - Tess of the d'Urberville when a light knock came on the door.

"I am not going to any fucking party with you? What do you want now charlotte" I said angrilly as I walked to the door.

The door flung open and there stood Valentine, like a knight in shining armour!

"Valentine!" I screamed! Joyously!

He gave me an assuring smile like the one Natalie had.

"Valentine!" I called out again!
"Amanda!" He blushed.

"I'm here" He added.

I smiled broadly, throwing myself in his welcoming hands again.

"I missed all of you! I missed you!" I confessed gladly.

"Go and put on something, let's go out"
"Sure!" I giggled.

After that first visit, Valentine started coming around. Mum liked him too!

We had lot of time to experiment alot. We tried the dishes too. I suck at it compared to valentine!

Like in the movies, which I sometimes fantasized about, some beautiful movie scenes happened to us. It happened when he saved me from falling. When I needed to talk to someone so bad and then he suddenly showed up!

Another fantastic moment I had with peter was when we went to the pool. He was the king of all fishes! He taught me how to swim and I looked forward to teaching Natalie.

"You still miss Natalie?" Valentine asked while we were in the pool.
"What do you think"

"of course! You do! I can never Natalie"

"Yea" I agreed sincerely.

After so much pleading, Valentine finally agreed to follow me to a party.

I noticed a weird guy staring at me. For some reason, he felt like the strange guy who wanted to make advances at me that day! I shivered at the thought.

"Are you okay?" Valentine whispered into my ears since the music wouldn't let me hear him.

I nodded my head in approval but Valentine knew too well that it was a lie.
"Let's leave here, Amanda"
I didn't object.

It was on one of these occasions when I and Valentine spent time together that we had our second kiss.

"You are an angel" He said after the kiss and smiled sincerely.

A week later, Natalie returned. A sister is back! A friend is back! A mother is back!
Natalie spent the first five days in my house while I spent the next three days in ours. We could have our sleep over anytime we wanted to since our house was just a stone throw from each other.

Natalie suggested we wrote poems about how we both felt when we were away from each other.

We also bought gifts for each other. Natalie bought me a big teddy bear. I had always craved for such.

I also bought her a very lovely gown. Not the flashy ones we used to where when we were in secondary school. This one had a taste of class and maturity.

"Wear it on a very special occasion with him, maybe his birthday or some date"
We had all the fun we could.

Resumption was fast approaching. We started to look towards it.

The new semester began with alot of activities. Natalie on the other hand had lot of rehearsals. She had just little time to read with the rest of us. Besides, she had alot of drama courses, just few classes brought us together.

Valentine was also busy with some departmental stuffs. So josh and I were left alone to read most of the times.

Our friendship developed from here. We got close. I started to see him as my friend unlike before where he was plainly and mainly Natalie's boyfriend.

"Goodnight dearie" Josh said when we finished reading, some eight weeks after resumption. He dropped a friendly peck on my timid cheeks before walking back to his hostel.

My stomach sank in from his touch! I closed my eyes deeply! I stamped my feet. I loved Natalie too much to even spare myself few seconds thought about Josh.

Few days after that, Natalie fell sick. She suggested going home and we all thought it was a good idea.

It was during this period when Natalie was home for break that Josh fell sick.

I did alot of running around and cooking. I skipped classes to be with him. Everything I did was because of Natalie. I couldn't bring myself to tell her Josh wasn't feeling fine too as I needed her to recover on time.

Josh and I spent hours together. We got rather too close for my comfort but he had no strength of his own. The strange whatever I had for him popped up again.

I remembered the first time he joined our class, I was the first to set my eyes on him. My heart had skipped back then. I pardoned myself because He and Natalie had not even met then.

"I .. Am... Cold" He stammered, breaking my thoughts.

I rushed towards him and covered him with more blanket but he still kept shivering. I could hear his teeth gittering.
These occurrences I am about to relay happened slowly or I don't know whatever it was that slowed it down...

Josh moved closer.... Cupped me in his arms. My heart started to race!

No don't! Don't! I screamed in my thought.

"I am sorry. Just stay this way" He pleaded.

I couldn't say anything. I didn't know what came over me but I placed my arms around him too. Few minute afterwards, he slept off.

Everything I ever denied was exerting itself on me and tormenting me but I was willing to fight for Natalie!

Perhaps Valentine noticed "Follow your head and not your heart" He told me calmly.

Yes! I have always liked Josh, from the first time I saw it. He has always been there in my unconscious!

I can't have him. I don't even want to have him... I don't just know! But everything I do will be to favour Natalie" I promised myself.

Despite how hard I tried, alot of things brought us together. Soon enough, rumours started to spread that we were an Item.

"Such crazy rumours" Natalie laughed.

"Just trust me. You know I would never hurt you" I pledge but a wave of guilt still crush me. My eyes stinged with obstinate tears.

I couldn't tell for certain but it seemed as if Josh began to develop feelings for me. I can not be so certain but sometimes I caught him stealing glances at me in class

His eyes bore appreciation whenever our eyes meet and I knew he was still thinking about the times I took care of him when he was ill.

Josh started to look very confused and lost. I didn't know whether to distance myself from him but I also didn't want to raise suspicions.

I can never do anything to hurt Natalie, I pledged.

something dark lurks beyond.

You dont wanna miss the next chapter!

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