I hear them chanting Truth or dare and my heart feels like it suddenly got stabbed.
I can't allow Julian to partake in this game.All what I've been trying to forget Is suddenly coming back.
I rushed to his side and tapped his shoulder.
"Hey".He smiled.Curse his Damn sexy Smile
"Can I talk to you?"
"Yeah sure".He untangled himself from Cassandra who shot me a glare but I didn't care. I'll get her later
"You really want to play that game?"
"Yeah,is there a problem?"
"You have a girlfriend even if no one knows.Besides, girls will be trying to get you in their pants."
"Are you trying to say I'm sexy".He smirked
"No,Gods no".I said fiercely."All I'm saying Is you shouldn't play the game"
"Relax If it makes you feel any better,You can play".He turned
"I don't want to play".I shouted loud enough for people to turn heads towards our direction.
"Then don't! You've been acting weird lately".He said before walking back to the game
I felt like throwing up.Tears threatened to fall from my eyes so I went outside.
The scent of nature always seemed to calm me down.
I sat by the poolside, dangling my legs in the water.
"Hey".Leyla walked up to me
"Oh Hey".I said,hoping my voice wasn't cracked
She raised an eyebrow."You don't look well"
"I don't feel well".I was still in my bikini and the thoughts of fun had long gone.
"Is there anything I can do".She sat by me
"No,not really"
"Ok".I said waiting for her to go but she didn't.
"Why are you still here?".I turned to her
"I don't feel well either".She sighed."This is my party and I'm supposed to be happy but I'm not"
Realization dawned on me.We were more alike than I thought.I originally thought her to be a proud snob with her barbie followers always trailing behind but I could now see the true Leyla
"Where's Maximus?".
She pointed to the log house."I nominated him to watch them so nothing gets out of hand"
"Smart".I commented
"Yeah, Where's Julian".She turned to me.
My heartbeat doubled as my face turned pale.How did she know? Did everyone know or it was just her?
"I don't know".I said calmly as possible."I think I saw him in the log house"
"Is that so?".She smirked
"Yes".I tried to calm my raging heartbeat.I was intent on not giving any signs.
She burst into a hearty laugh."Oh My God! You're terrible"
"Excuse me"
"Lying. You suck at lying"
"What—".I sighed.It was time to give up."What gave it away"
"Your cracky voice,You didn't look me straight in the eye and the fact that I've seen you two kiss"
"When?".I asked embarrassed
"Let's just say your secret spot isn't so secret".She rose and extended her hand."Aren't you coming?"
"Yeah sure".I clasped her hand
She made little jokes on how I suck at lying and it made me think if I really did.
I mean there are people out there who are worse compared to me.
I felt surprisingly good after talking to Leyla and I wanted to apologize to Julian.
Leyla opened the door and ushered me in.
My heart broke as I went in.Julian was kissing Cassandra!
Cassandra was obviously enjoying it as she allowed her hands to caress his rock hard abs.
"Shit".I whimpered, trying to hold off the tears.
Leyla glanced at me then at Julian whose tongue was deep inside Cassandra's mouth.
She wanted to speak but I grabbed her arm and shook my head before turning
"Tara".She patted my shoulder.I turned and she gave me a soft smile.
I smiled back or ,at least, tried to.I did the only thing I could—I ran.I had no idea where I was going but I continued.I saw the blur of woods moving round me and the fresh air did little to pacify me.
"Why!".I shouted breathlessly."Why me!"
This was exactly what happened in my last relationship.The jackass was dating my friend for over three months and I didn't know.At least,I saw this with my eyes.
I leaned on a nearby tree to catch my breath.I had no means of getting home or even calling for help.
"Why did I do that? I should have grabbed my bag".I sobbed
The pang in my heart wasn't subsiding in the least.Julian made me feel special.He made me feel like I was the only one he ever thought of.
"Boys are stupid".I grabbed a dead branch and threw it on the road.
"Tara!".I heard a voice
"Tara!".The voice came again but this time sounding closer.
It sounded feminine so I answered."Yeah,who's calling?"
The person didn't reply Perhaps,it wasn't me.
"Leyla and you left your stuff".A panting girl Said
"Thank you so much".I squealed.At least,one person in the world cared how I was feeling.
"So uhm..Julian huh?".She sat next to me
"Don't wanna talk about it".I quickly said.I didn't even have the time to sort out my emotions.Just when I was about to apologize,he does something stupid.Damn Julian! Damn boys!
"You're clearly upset".She rose."Come on,let's go".
I hesitated before taking her hand."Where?"
"Home"
"What of the party and Maxim"
"The party will be fine since Maxim's there. I'll walk you home and come back"
"You know,I once thought you were a bitch".I said aloud
"Is that so?".She smirked."Well,so did I"
"Seriously?".I asked and she gave a nod as a reply."Why?"
"I could ask you the same thing"
"Guess we have our reasons".I chuckled,the pain in my heart easing a little bit.
We walked home in peaceful silence.Giving me time to think about the past few hours.
"You sure you're gonna be okay?".Leyla asked
"Yeah".I smiled
"Call me if you need anything".She said before leaving
"What I need is a friend".I muttered
"What was that?".She asked,not hearing me clearly.
I wanted to repeat my statement but I noticed the eager look on her face.She was dying to go back