-KLAUS
My mind was in turmoil, myriads of thought going across. I was yet to grasp what just happen. How had things ended up with me getting married to Eva? This was not what I expected when I went to the meeting. I knew from the beginning it was marriage proposal even without my parents telling me because it was logical. My solo reason for going was to reject the marriage. I couldn't see Elsa anything but a little sister, marrying her was above me.
What I didn't expect was Eva proposing to me. Why has she done that? What was she thinking? What are her plans? My head hurts thinking about all the reason for the why and the how. The frown on my face deepen, I closed my eyes, replying the scene in my head. It felt like a dream to me. The more I thought about it, the more surreal it seem. Who would have thought I would be getting married to Eva? EVA! I didn't yet assimilated the fact.
"I can't believe I'm getting married to Eva," I said in a low voice, "I must be dreaming, pinch me." I could feel myself smiling.
"I should be the one been pinched because I still can't belief that it is true. How could a meeting to arrange your marriage with Elsa ended up with you getting married with Eva, EVA!" my best friend exclaimed pacing back and fro in my office. It's being a moment I told him what happened but he still couldn't calm himself.
We were in my office. After I left the Farewell, I came directly to the company and had Zach been called. I had to inform him of the turning of events. We already knew all that meeting thing was going to be for a marriage arrangement with Elsa because who else could it be? My parent could never fandom the idea of proposing it to Eva as they knew about my rocky relation with her.
How could I agree to marry Elsa when I was completely in love with Eva? When she propose of us getting married instead I was shocked but I wanted to scream, yes, yes! I want to marry you, it's all I ever wanted but I had to play it cool and maintain my facet of me not liking her went in fact I could die for her.
"Eva like in the girl who hates you? How could she even agree, no, propose this marriage when she can't stand you?" Zach asked. The question I have been asking myself since those words left her mouth.
"Perhaps she is secretly in love with me like I am of her and it was her way for me not to get marry to her sister but to her instead without that being obvious?" I said not believing any of my words.
"In your dream," like I thought, it was just wishful thinking. He sat on the chair opposite to mine.
"I don't know," I sighed leaning further in my seat.
"She said she couldn't let her sister have me," I repeated all the argument she stated to reason her action. Zach nodded as I finish but had a deep frown, thinking.
"I know it has nothing to do with it, or may be just a little," it was undeniable she couldn't stand her sister anymore. The fact was weird to be. It was off having Eva against Elsa than be for Elsa.
"There is another reason behind her action. She can't be sacrificing herself by marring her enemy just to hurt her sister or for money. Eva is not that type of person," Zach said.
Even after all what happened between us, Zach still have high esteem of Eva and still hold her dear in his heart even though she doesn't care about him anymore. Her once upon a time best friend, one she considered as her brother. He never stopped seeing her like his sister.
He was not the only one. I never changed the view I had of her after all these years not because I'm delusional but because I know she was still the same girl she used to be, and my love for her never fade away. What happen just showed me the facet of her I didn't know, or refused to see. She wasn't an angle, she was a human and just like everyone, had flaws.
"You are right but what could it be? What could be strong enough to reject a marriage with the man she seem to love to marry me instead?" I asked. He may be able to see what I missed.
I tried to maintain my cool face, and don't show my emotion but it pain me. The love of my life was in love with some else. She fell for someone else to the point she wanted to get marry to him. It proved, unlike me who was never able to forget about her after all these years, after all that happen, she has long marked a cross on what we had. On my side, I was never able to love another woman but her. She was a standard no other woman could reach, and have forever took a place in my heart.
"That I don't know." Zach said. No one spoke, both in thought. It was a complex situation who was beyond our understanding. Only Eva herself could lighten us of her reason. Why her illogical decision.
"Aren't you worry?" Zach question surprise me.
"Of?" I asked.
"That it is some sort of way to get back at you from inside. I know you love her and I love her as well but you should think carefully before agreeing to this in my opinion," Zach was putting Eva action into judgement? Since when has she lost the position of saint to him?
"You are the one telling me that?" I mocked. It has always be me questioning her actions. He was her forever lawyer.
"Just be cautious," he rolled his eyes.
"What is the worst thing she can do? She never did something to hurt my beside her words so I don't think I have anything to worry about. And even if it is true, I will still marry her. It's my only opportunity to be close to her. I can't lost it. I will marry her and make her fall for me, if she had any plan she will give up on it,"
"And if you don't? If she never loves you back?"
"Then so be it but I won't back up from this marriage. I will marry my love," I stated.
Zach laughed out, "I knew you would say that. You can't give up now that you finally have her. I understand,"
"Yep, she will be mine soon," I smiled at the thought.
"And what if it was really her that night? What would you do?" he asked the thing I keep on pushing away from my thought.
"Nothing, I will still love her no matter what and I know it's not her. It can't be her."
"That is not what you said the last time we spoke about it" he pointed out.
It was at my welcome party. I remembered what I said but I was just bitter seeing her so close to another man. I'm certain of her innocent but like I said, it won't hurt to verify. She was full of surprise that much I knew. Even if it turned out to be true, I would stand by her side.
"But Melissa,"
"Melissa have wrongly see. It must be that, you know Eva. She could never do that,"
"I know," he has always took Eva side and have never once put her innocent into doubt, unlike me who already accept the possibility of her culpability. Not because I didn't love her, but because she wasn't a saint.
"If she didn't it will means Melissa has being lying about what she saw and if she is lying then may be Eva accusation during her birth may be true," Zach reasoned.
"It can't be, she has no reason to do that nor to lie. They were friends. It must be just a misunderstanding,"
"I hope so," he said.
I hope so as well because if it's all true I didn't know what I would do. If it's truly Melissa behind that, I dare not to think about it.
"Anyway, I'm happy for you. You will get marry to the only woman you ever love," he stood up.
"Congratulation man," I stood up and we shared a hug.
"Don't only congratulate me. As my best man, you have tones of thing to do as my wedding is in two weeks," I informed him. I didn't even ask him if he wanted to.
"Don't worry about that. I'm a pro at party organisation," he said.
"I'm on my way," he said heading to the door. It being a moment he was with me, we have work to do.
"Don't forget to dig on that Noah guy. I want all the information on him," I reminded him.
"Your rival life will be on your desk as soon as possible," I shot him a glare, he laugh on get out, closing the door behind him.
I shook my head, a foolish smile on and went to my seat. I push my chair to the side and open the drawer to take out a picture. It was a picture of Eva, Zach and I when we were twelves year old at Zach's birthday party. Eva was in the middle with her hands shove on both of our shoulders. Her feet wasn't touching the ground due to our height difference. We were taller than her. We all had a big smile on our face. It was one of my happiest memory. Zach and Eva's birthday are closed, that year, they decided to have a big party for both of them. It was the summer I work for the first time to get her a gift with my own money. A necklace she has promise to always keep with but for sure had already threw it away.
When I first met Eva, I was bewitched by her beauty. I was only seven years old and won't say it was love at first sight but I can't deny I couldn't help but steal glance of her. She was so pretty with her dark brown skin color which was such a contrast with my while pale one. It was a kind of beauty I had never see. I saw beauties but hers was unmatchable to me.
The way she took my defense when others was taking me for a boy but instantly start to doubt herself if really I was a boy. Her expression, her gesture, her smile, I noticed it all and far more. The way she didn't shy over attention, how at ease she was with others and friendly, and everyone in class was appreciating her. It was the opposite of me.
After that day we grow to be best friend, the four of us. Eva wasn't only kind and lovely but also smart as she always took the first place. After a while it became a battle between us to whom will take the first place. Every time she won, she will make her small victory dance that have learn to love and will even have make myself loss so as to have her dance but I knew Eva won't like it at all.
It was went I was 14 years old that I knew, I was in love with her. The knowledge of it didn't frighten me, if anything else I was happy. I was determine to confess my feeling when we will be older but I never got the opportunity to do so.
After our last summer together she came back completely different. Gone was the joyful and friendly girl who brought joy were ever she goes. She pushed everyone out of her life and became all by herself. Every time we tried to go to her, she rejected us and started to be mean. We had no interaction with each other beside our confrontation. It was the only time she cared to acknowledge my existence.
After a while, her grades started to decrease at an alarming rate. She was becoming thinner every passing day. It was alarming for us but we could do nothing. She was not willing to talk to us, her sister and parent knew nothing. I couldn't understand what was going on. I wanted to help but I had no idea how to. Times went by and by the start of our last year of high school the Eva I love was starting to reappear and it made me happy and less reluctant to move away after graduation.
Being back home and seeing her, at my welcome party was bliss to me. I missed her every day. She was superb in her dress. Always was. Her red dress was perfect on her dark brown complexion and was holding her on the right place. She didn't grew taller than my memory but her face mature. She was gorgeous and her smile was everything to me. Her lips so inviting, wished I could kiss her but I was called back to reality by her words. Her dislike for me didn't change and far more she was being close with another man, too close. She loved him enough to wanting to be marry with him, I couldn't stand him. It was a battle to maintain my indifferent face.
He got his chance to be with her, now it was of no value. We are going to be husband and wife. She will be all mine, not his. I reminded myself.