Karen's POV We cut our trip to the pool party short to just two hours after Arthur got into a fight with one guy for using an insulting language on me. Arthur sustained a bruised cheek, the only advantage the other guy had was because he was taller than Arthur. meanwhile Arthur gave him a black eye and knocked out some of his teeth. Chloe became devastated, and we didn't want to ruin her pool party any more than we already have, so we left. "I'll drive," I say as Arthur and I come to his car and I open my hand so he can drop the key in it. He shakes his head, his hand rubs his purple coloured right cheeks before removing it and grinning widely at me, "I'm fine babe, I'll drive besides I've never seen you drive before and I don't want to risk getting pulled over by the cops today." I frown, feeling sad and hurt at his words. "Just because William doesn't let me do anything does not mean I don't know how to do anything." He dips his hand into his shorts and hands it to me, but I
In the next weeks that passed, William and Ashley were over at the place in the house. Not in the manner of sex, which is a good thing, but being close with each other, William seems to be happier and it made me feel happy for him and his newfound source of happiness, Ashley. As I promised, I worked my difference out with Ashley... not really, I still consider her a snake, but at least I’m no longer running and telling William every little thing she did behind his back, I wait for fate to reveal it all. William did the unthinkable when he asks her to move in and like it wasn’t enough that a girl I despise is with the man I’ve loved all my life, I had to see her every minute of every day because she makes it a habit of barging in and since according to her was a way of being friends. Yes, she has increased her habit of taking things that aren’t hers. In the past months, she’s taken my clothes, money and makeups and, according to her, there was no need for me to make myself look beaut
For the next two hours that pass, I lay on Chloe’s bed coiled into a ball and the only sound heard are the small whimpers and sobbing sound I make. My heart is bleeding and I can’t comfort it like I always have in the past. I am going to lose William forever and it has already started because every moment that passes; I feel him slip away. Chloe hasn’t said a thing to me in the last hours either, and I think that she’s mad at me, but I’m already too tormented to even care about that. I don’t blame her for being mad. I’d be mad too if I was in her shoes and my best friend kept such a thing away from me. “You love William?!” It would have been a question if she didn’t yell it out. Finally, you’re back! “How did I not see it?” Because according to Arthur, you’re a bat in noticing things, especially people’s feeling. My mind sarcastically replies, but my mouth dare not open for fear of losing the last shelter I now seem to have. “What about Arthur, your boyfriend?” A sigh escape me
Three weeks later -> The engagement party went differently from how William earlier wanted it to be. I discouraged him from making it a surprise party, reminding him just how much Ashley hated surprises. I also told him her favourite colour was purple and would always pick a lace fabric over a silk fabric any day. At first, William was sceptical about my wanting to help, but I shrugged it off and told him it was no big deal and, honestly, it wasn’t. I’ve seriously surprised myself at the level of control and composure I’ve had in all of this and every day it increases. Sure, Ashley pushes my button from time to time, throwing herself at William while I’m present, touching him in ways that are inappropriate and sometimes unbearable to watch without having a bleeding heart, but I don’t let her get to me. Arthur has been with me, too. Yes, I should have broken things with him off, but he confessed he’d cheated on me by making out with a random girl on his nineteenth birthday three wee
My eyes slowly open at the continuous shaking of my body and as my vision clears, I realise that I’m in William’s arms and the continuous shaking is because he’s running with me and the reason I do not know. I gasp in fear at the much stain of blood on William's white long sleeve and I quiver at the reason for such amount of blood loss. What happened to me? I silently wonder, with a blank mind not finding anything clear for the while I’ve been awake. Why is William running? Why are William's clothes soaked in blood? And why is he carrying me?! It’s not right, William shouldn’t be carrying me, he should be with...... ASHLEY! She did something to me and my head hurt a lot. It still does, but why? My phone I recorded something about Ashley and the snake did something to me. “Wil...lia...m...,” my phone. I try to say, but the pain in my head just increases and I close my eyes, immediately stopping at the mention of his name. He looks at me with a sorrowful eye, “Shh, we are getting you
All the way back home, I ponder on the event that had taken place between Arthur and William in the hospital and I wonder what the big secret William and Arthur share and for the past twenty minutes I’ve been quiet just thinking. William helps me down from the car while Arthur grabs my bag and we make our way into the house. William's grip around me tightens as we reach the stairs and he helps me climb up the stairs. His fingers curl around my waist and my body tingles, but I ignore it and slowly brush it away. We make it into my room and William tucks me into bed. Arthur enters the room with my small stuff in my bag and keeps it in a corner of the room before walking to me on the bed. “I got to go.” He says, pecking my lips deeply before pulling away to stroke my forehead. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” I nod at him, forcing a quick smile at him, “Okay.” He gets up and walks to the door where William is, and he nods before walking out. William’s eyes drop to me and slowly mouths, ‘I’ll
After we left the house, Seth kissed Chloe goodbye and went for lectures while Liam, Chloe and I make the trip to the wedding gown shopping plaza to look for the perfect gown for tomorrow’s wedding. We walk into the plaza and Liam turns to us, “The arrays of gowns are in this section,” he points to the left-hand side of the plaza, “keep up ladies.” We follow behind him, and Chloe speaks. “Why would you ever think that of both William and Arthur?” I had narrated the entire event to her on our way here and she just seems to have understood it now. “You weren’t there Chloe, you didn’t see what I saw... Or at least what I thought I saw.” I say, falling into steps with her. “What you saw was probably two guys who are working to mend their relationship, which was your own idea, right?” I sigh in defeat, “I guess I just saw more than that……. I don’t know. He said William had to tell me the truth though.” I say, my eye dropping to my fidgeting hands. She puts her hand on my shoulder and
“It’s about the secret between Arthur and William.” She says, making me halt and I turn to her. “How are you here?” I ask staring at her, “and not in jail?” “Would you believe me if I say I escaped?” She asks, and I know she’s telling the truth. A pitiful smile appears on my face as I stare at her. “You really have gone low Ashley, still I’m not surprised, and I expected it. But did you seriously think I’d be that gullible?” Ignoring my question, she asks, “Are you going to listen or are you going to gloat?” “There is no secret between them Ashley, and you are dumb if you think William and Arthur are gay.” She stares at me ridiculously and shakes her head in pity. “You really are dumb. Anyone with eyes can see that they are both straight men!” she says, pointing at the obvious. I rest my argument, since the secret she wants to share is not about their sexuality. “Then what is the secret?” “You.” “Me?” “Yes, you.” My brows furrow. “How am I a secret?” She scoffs and her eyes