All Chapters of The Rivals : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Edwin couldn’t sleep that night. Although Ace promised him that he wouldn’t tell anyone, Edwin didn’t feel peaceful. He wasn’t ready to trust Ace, completely. A part of him kept saying Ace would bring trouble to him one way or other.He was at his home, still thinking about the incident that happened at the park. He wanted to tell Liam about that but he kept refraining himself from doing so. As Liam would get definitely angry, Edwin was not ready to tell him about that but his inner self kept pestering him to share it with Liam.He tried to sleep ignoring everything but the attempt was going unsuccessful. Sometime in the late night, he dozed off.“He is a gay. Not one of us.” Everyone in his college, started pointing him.“We are not going to play along with him.” His teammates began going away from him. With all the ignorance, Edwin’s heart got broken and tears formed in

Out of curiosity, Ace got out of the car. From a distance, he started to follow Liam. He was stunned to see Liam’s closeness with the girl. He thought he was over imagining but when they wouldn’t stop kissing eachother, many doubts arose in him. They both seemed to involve in an intimate relationship. Without getting noticed by them, Ace sat on the table behind them, eavesdropping their conversation. “I can’t wait for more days, baby. It’s already late.” The girl spoke. “Even I can’t wait. But I have things to take care of before our marriage.” Ace was dismayed hearing him. It was the thing that he clearly unexpected. “Liam, come on. We have been in a relationship for more than two years, how many years do we still have to wait?” Every word they spoke, shocked Ace. As far as he knew, Ace and Edwin were in a relationship from not more than a year. Was he cheating on the girl? That was the first thought that entered into Ace’s head.

When they reached Edwin’s home, Edwin got out of the car, at once. He walked away without speaking anything. He was too depressed to even talk to anyone. Ace got out of the car, after parking it. He walked inside to check on Edwin. Edwin was sitting on the bed, looking frustrated. He was disheartened. Suddenly, he started to recall every moment he spent with Liam. Then he understood Liam never loved or prioritized him. Whenever they met, it was only about involving in an intimate manner but never had any affection in it. Liam never even proposed him, sincerely. When everything he assumed was true became fake, Edwin couldn’t be himself, anymore. He threw the pillow, which was on the bed, to the floor in anger. Then he pushed the bedside table, furiously. Ace walked towards him, slowly. He then sat beside him, and kept quiet. He noticed Edwin controlling his tears and he spoke “There is no need to hold back the emotions. You can let them out.” With his words, tears rolled down Edwin’

Edwin and Ace were at Edwin’s house, watering the indoor plants, while talking. Edwin spoke “It’s really crazy to maintain a secret friendship with the rival of my college.”“Crazy? Oh, you mean amazing? Of course, anyone will feel amazing, spending their time with me.” Ace smiled.Edwin rolled his eyes with Ace’s words. He said “It’s you, who have great imagination, not me.”“So, how is your practice? The competition is so near.”“How much close we are as friends; that much distant we are as opposite team captains.”Ace shrugged his shoulders, speaking “I asked casually. Besides, I don’t have the interest to know about it. I know who is going to win this time.”Edwin stopped watering his plants, and turned to Ace, crossing his arms, asking “And who is that?”“Of course, it’s me and my team.” Ace turned t

The morning Edwin woke up with a terrible hangover. His head was aching so badly and he felt he had no strength left in his body. He sat straight massaging his head. He looked at Ace, who was still sleeping and the last night memory hit his head. The fact that they were about to kiss the last night, frightened him. He convinced himself that they both were so drunk and they were not in their senses. He didn’t want to behave in a weird way that could put their friendship at risk. He kept thinking Ace had no feelings for him, except the bond friendship, but little did he knew, Ace was already having deep feelings for him.Edwin had a crush on Ace before, but with time, it faded. At least he thought so. He felt strange feelings when he was with Ace, sometimes, but he never cared about them because in his heart there was still Liam, and last night incident began terrifying him.When he was in his thoughts which added more to his headache, Ace woke up. His blue orbs me