Eston and Ivy stole glances at each other through the day in the classroom and as expected their gaze met, Ivy felt Eston had a lot of things on his mind and she felt partially guilty for leading him on, there is no doubt that she loved Ryan but what is it that she feels for Eston, she had to find that out but it definitely not love. She would try to see him after the close of school.
After the close of school, Ivy went to Eston's desk and told him she wanted to have a talk with him, he told her to wait for him at the roof top. "Jocelyn, Kaitlyn, you can go ahead without me, I want to have a word with Eston, Kaitlyn, wait for me at the car, I would not keep you waiting for too long" Ivy said as she headed for the rooftop.
At the rooftop
Ivy was still admiring the flowers when Eston arrived. "So why does the goddess wants to see me" Eston asked with his hands in his pocket.
"I…I…I'm.." stop shuttering Ivy, she scolded herself. "Is everything alright?" Eston asked
"I'm sorry, I think I love Ryan and I thought it wise that I should not lead you on. You are a good guy and I appreciate your friendship but I can see you are not at ease with what you saw earlier and I needed to clear the air on it" Ivy finally mustered the courage to spill it
"You think you love him or you love him" Eston struggled to reply with his fists clenched. He felt his heart rip apart inside of him, he had lost her to Ryan. "You know I love you right?" He asked trying as much as possible to be calm
"It is obvious, you never hid it and that is why I am telling you this" Ivy replied
"So you are throwing away everything we shared" Eston already had tears in his eyes, he struggled to hold it in but they came rolling down his cheeks, he had never felt this way all his life. He felt rejected and soon he mustered the courage to talk again since Ivy was just silent.
"It's okay, suit yourself but make sure you are happy" He said and Ivy replied, "Thanks for understanding" she made an attempt to leave but Eston turned around and held her wrist, their faces met and there was a moment of long silence while they gazed at each other. Ivy's heart started beating fast again and she knew if she didn't break free, she would let Eston kiss her again. Eston looked at her and love and pain could be clearly seen in his eyeballs, he moved closer to her in an attempt to kiss her, Ivy knew she should resist but she wasn't able to as she looked straight into his eyes. When their lips was about to meet, Ivy's eyes already closed, Eston backed off. There was no point in kissing her afterall, she had clearly made her choice. "Goodbye Ivy, be happy" He said as he left the rooftop. Ivy opened her eyes and wondered why he stopped, but the important thing was that she made it clear, she chose Ryan. She went downstairs to meet Kaitlyn in the car but she was greeted with an empty seat when she entered the car
"Where is she (Kaitlyn)?" She asked Oscar (her driver).
"She went with some guy, over there" He replied pointing towards the school garden
Adrian had seen Kaitlyn alone in the car and offered her a walk to the school garden which Kaitlyn obliged since she felt the need to apologize for her behavior towards him the last time
"So why does everyone call you a playboy?" Kaitlyn asked politely
"Practically because I f$ck everything under a skirt, but it's not my fault, my dad says women are not to be kept, he said they're to be fucked" Adrian explained honestly
"Wow! What a notion. That's bad, and your mom?" Kaitlyn asked
"My mom was one of my dad's bitches, she accidentally got pregnant and I refused to be aborted so she had me and left me with my dad" Adrian explained
"Wow! Interesting, a lot of people can be funny, but you said I should be friends with you, and that you are never friends with girls you f$ck, why?" Kaitlyn asked
"I don't see any reason I should be friends with the girls I make out with since it's just for the fun of it but I like you, I really do, that is why I want to be your friend" Adrian replied
"Oh! I see okay, no problem" Kaitlyn replied, "I have to get going, Ivy should be back by now" Kaitlyn said as she excused herself
"Friends?" Adrian yelled after her
"Yes, friends!" Kaitlyn replied and left.
On getting to the car, she met Ivy who was already angry. "Where did you go?" She asked angrily
"I went for a walk with Adrian since you were taking forever to return" Kaitlyn replied adjusting herself well inside the car
"Adrian!!! That loose dog?" Ivy exclaimed
"You never can judge a book by it's cover, I'm friends with him now, so don't bad-mouth him." Kaitlyn objected Ivy's comment
"Oh! I see, friends with Adrian? No problem, as your lordship pleases, Oscar, let's go" Ivy replied as the Oscar moved on her orders.
At Ivy's House
"Your competition is coming up in a month's time and I want you to intensify your rehearsals. The competition would take place in your school hall so you should be comfortable performing there, Kaitlyn you have to encourage and help your sister practice, it is very important" Mrs Meyers informed Ivy of the fast approaching competition as they sat at dinner.
"Yes mom!" Kaitlyn and Ivy both chorused.
"I'm nervous" Ivy said
"Why? You are the best teenage pop star I have ever seen so you'll emerge the winner, there is practically nothing to worry about" Kaitlyn encouraged her and the rest of the dinner was done in silence. After the dinner, Ivy went into her room and lay quietly on her bed. She thought about Ryan's kiss and cherished every moment of it, his lips were so succulent and she obviously wanted more. She'll giyin her best to her newly found love and she wouldn't give room for distraction. As for Eston, she thought he should get over it soon and Stacey would get her hands off Ryan soon when she finds out she is not loved. She drifted into a long, deep sleep.
At Eston's house
Kara and Kira had noticed their big brother was not alright, he had returned late from school and his eyes were sore red and swollen when he returned, he said he was fine when they asked him and just went straight to his room. The maid had called him for dinner and he blatantly refused to come down for dinner. Kara and Kira both thought they had to bring their brother down to eat so they went to his room to fetch him.
"ESTON!!!" They screamed his name as usual after they had entered his room without knocking. Eston held his hands over his ears at the sound of their voice, his head banged hard and his eyes are very weak, he felt his bones crushing inside of him an he felt really sick.
"What is wrong with you brother?" Kira asked climbing the bed and removing the duffet from his body. She touched him and his body was burning hot. "Kara, come see Eston, he is not well. We need to ring the doctor" she said
"No need to ring the doctor, I'll be fine by morning please" Eston objected and blatantly refused to get treatment. Kira and Kara mopped his body with a damp towel for a while until his temperature reduced before they left him to sleep.
But when it was morning, they went to check up on him, they met him on the floor, lifeless.