Vian’s POV
I was so angry at Ava that night that I didn’t want to see her face anymore. How could she forget Grandma’s birthday? The fact that she forgot about it because of Ryan made me furious. Since she started dating, she’s been spending less time with me and Jay and I just missed her so much.I knew that she avoided me mostly because I was going out with Hazel but we weren’t really dating. It was just a ruse, and I couldn’t tell her that because Hazel made me promise not to tell her. It wasn’t my secret to tell anyone.
When I was in a fight with Jay and was avoiding everyone including Ava, one day Hazel approached me. At first, she was just being nice to and invited to have coffee with her. I wasn’t interested, but I didn’t want to hurt her by rejecting her straight away.
I tried to avoid it by giving her some excuse but she insisted on meeting her there saying that she has
“I am so sorry… but he made me do it.”“Hazel, what did you do?” something inside me warned that whatever it is that I am not going to like it.She hesitated, but I forced her to tell the truth. I was horrified and infuriated when I heard everything she said and I was on my way to Ava before I let the matter sink in, not bothering to listen to Hazel’s apologies.Hazel told me that Jackson was planning to drug Ava and film her as he did to hazel. He blackmailed Hazel to keep me occupied or away from Ava when he came to know that I was attending the party. She also saw Ryan leaving the party with Nina which was suspicious. That explains why Ava is alone.To imagine something happening to her was unnerving and I drove as fast as I can to reach her before something happens. I searched for her everywhere at the party but I couldn’t find her. It alleviates the fear in me when I found her lying on the bed in one o
Ava’s POV I woke up with the worst headache of my life and saw my Grandma sitting beside me with a funny glare. I should tell her sometimes that she wasn’t intimidating at all when she is angry especially with that glare. I tried to sit on the bed but suddenly I felt needle pricks inside my head making me groan and then I remembered last night's party but I couldn’t remember how I got home. “I am sorry Grandma… it isn’t what you think.” I tried to explain supporting my throbbing head with my hand. I was afraid that she might misunderstand all of this and tell my mom that I got drunk because I am pretty sure that I didn’t drink any alcohol last night. “I know… I know. Vian told me everything, that you mistakenly drank someone else’s drink. How careless can you be, Ava? To drink from someone else’s cup.” She was going on and on not allowing me to speak. But I was surprised that
“Where were you last night?” I questioned Ryan. He blinked and hesitated for a moment before getting up from the ground. He grabbed my shoulder and leaned down a bit to my height to look me in the eyes. Part of me didn’t want to know the answer. I was afraid that he would admit that he lied to me. I just wanted him to give me some excuse or something to prove Vian wrong. Meanwhile, Jackson got up from the ground and tried to leave the place. “Ava, I am so sorry that I lied but it’s not what you think. I would never do something like that to hurt you. I will explain everything later.” He ran to follow Jackson after saying that leaving me alone. Yet again I was left in the dark with so many questions. I don’t know what everyone is talking about or hiding from me. I don’t understand how I am involved in all of this but somehow they succeeded in making me feel guilty for so
My entire world collapsed, and I was standing there listening to him in terror when Ryan told me everything. I couldn’t imagine how a person could be this vile. I know Jackson, but I never thought even he would do something like this. Ryan also told me how if it wasn’t for Vian that would have succeeded. He also apologized for lying to me about the call with his mom and confessed that he was Nina that night because she asked for his help. “I just didn’t want you to misunderstand. That’s why I lied. I am sorry Ava.” He said with regret. “Why?” I asked Jackson looking at him in disbelief. I still couldn’t believe what I heard, and I wanted to know why Jackson did what he did, after all, I am his best friend’s girlfriend. He snorted and chuckled like it was some kind of a joke. “Why? I just wanted you out of our lives.” He spat with venom in his words. “I lost my best friend because of you and I lost my girlfriend because of my best friend.” Jack
It was a miserable week for me. Vian and Jay avoided me like a plague and gave me a cold shoulder no matter what I do to convince them. Ryan looked dejected whenever I saw him. He looked like being alone didn’t bother him but the light in his eyes was gone. I caught him looking at Jackson having fun with the rest of his friends and then he walked away when he noticed me. He didn’t even try to talk to me. Everyone behaved like we lost something except for Jackson who was the reason for everything that happened in the first place. I wanted to do something about it. I couldn’t watch him having fun while he crushed the spirit in all of us. I waited for the right moment to do something. I didn’t want to take the risk when there is a high chance that he didn’t delete Hazel’s video but I wasn’t going to leave him alone and sit like everything was okay. At the end of the week, I was mentally drained.
I know that friends get angry, and they fight, they reconcile and then they fight again and then they reconcile again. This is the vicious cycle I know… the cycle I believe. I believe that if you love someone once then you could never hate them no matter what they did to you. If you hate them, then what’s the point in loving them in the first place? Unless they betray you in some way… even then I don’t know if I could hate them fully. But have you ever thought that your best friend hates you? Like when you approach them to apologize, but all you see in their eyes is that they are not so loving anymore or some foreign emotion that your friend never showed you before. At that moment, has a thought crossed your mind that they hate you? Even if you reconcile and get back together, when you think back at that moment from years now I am sure that you will think that, ‘I thought I almost lost him/her.’ I went home to change deciding that I will
I was sure that I didn’t deserve this. No matter what it is I would never treat them like they treated me now and that made me angry. At that moment, I knew they hated me and the only way I can limit the damage is if I walked away from them, first. “You know what… never mind.” I stood up wiping my tears vigorously. ‘Stupid tears just don’t know when to stop.’ “I thought we are still friends. Now I understand that we are no more. I wouldn’t disturb you guys anymore.” saying that I exhaled deeply trying to control my emotions. “Aves…” Jay called me before I step out of the door. “Stop… Just stop.” I said holding my hand out towards him. “You were walking away like I wasn’t there kneeling in front of you.” I couldn’t hold it in anymore. “I loved you both so much. One mistake… that is all it took for you to throw me away. I mean it wasn’t even a mista
In the upcoming weeks, a lot has happened. We were almost at the end of our high school days. I didn’t feel bad about leaving it all behind. Maybe I will miss my grandma and all of our favorite places where we used to hang out. My favorite tree at school, the ice cream parlor, the park, my roof, and the lake, where I went on my first date. I would miss all those places but I was more excited about our future together in London. Jackson’s issue was covered up by his parents like it was nothing. They made some kind of deal with the police and the girl’s parents to draw a veil over it. The parents agreed to it because they didn’t want the entire town to know about the scandal their girls were involved in. That’s the perk of having rich parents. You can do anything and get away with it. But thankfully Mr. Donan refused to graduate Jackson from our school strictly. So he was sent out of the country to continue his studies by his parents. No o