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“Sure, ask away,” I tell him, but in my head I’m praying the question is one I can easily answer. This guy asks very personal questions. And by personal, I mean ones I can’t answer. I have way too many secrets to hide.
“Are you and Violet dating?” he asks, out of the blue.
I stop walking and turn to him, giving him both a shocked and offended look at the same time. Is he being serious right now? I raise my eyebrows, my eyes widening at him.
“What?” he continues. “You guys understand each other a lot, and you have known each other for a long time.”
I cross my arms around my chest “At this point, I feel I can ask the same question about you and Aurora,” I point out.
“Oh my God, what the hell is wrong with you!?” he exclaims, a disgusted look on his face.
“With your logic, it works. You understand each other.” I shrug. He squints his eyes at me.
“She’s my cousin,” he says slowly, but I keep going.
“I know cousins that are married.”
“You’re disgusting, Aurora would have your head if she were here right now,” He mutters, making me laugh.
“I’m joking with you. You have to remember that Vi and I have been friends for over five years. I’d be a bad friend if I didn’t understand her.”
He nods in agreement, and we continue our walk. I mean, I might’ve twisted the truth a little with my answer, but it’s not important. Loving Val has been kept a secret for a reason, I won’tjust admit to it to other people just because she knows how I feel. I want her to forget about it, and telling others would be a reminder that my feelings for her still exist.
Most importantly, I need to forget them. It can’t mean anything. If I keep thinking about it, it’ll just hurt more. I need to accept the fact that she and I will never be together, and it’ll be easier. It was meant to be secret, and it always will be. Because it’s nothing.
“Changing the topic. About the concert, are you planning on telling me where it is exactly, or am I supposed to figure that out myself?” Elias says.
Oh yeah. The concert I got Elias and Aurora tickets for. That’s soon? God, time passes fast. Didn’t the month start just yesterday?
“You know there’s something called the internet,” I tell him.
“I know, I wasn’t born in the nineteenth century. But my dad tracks my internet history, you know. I don’t want to cause more problems with him. You know what he thinks about spending money for ‘dumb entertainment’ purposes.” He uses air quotes to put his point across. Roland, Roland, Roland. Someday, he’s going to be the death of me. Can’t he take a break? I don’t know, like, from life? Give us all some rest?
“He gets on my nerves sometimes. Anyway, it’s in the central hall, downtown,” I state.
“He’s like that, ignore him. Are you going to be there?”
“I mean, I wasn’t planning on it, but I’ll see. However, if I go, I’ll probably be backstage,” I explain. Obviously, as the host’s best friend, I get VIP access. That’s if Val says yes, which she normally does.
“That’s fine with me. As long as you’re there when we arrive, because I know Aurora is going to insist we get there early.” He sighs.
I let out a small giggle. That sounds like Aurora. It’s funny knowing she’s friends with her idol and doesn’t know it. Elias isn’t a fan, but he doesn’t listen to music in general because of his father, so he isn’t to blame. The only reason he knows about her is because of me and Aurora.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be there.”
Chapter 45 – Quaranta
Val
I run down the halls of the school, through the little crowds of people. Second period is about to start, and I would rather die than be late. I spring open the door to the staircase and rush down to the first floor, skipping some steps on the way down. The classroom is three doors away. My feet sprint to the open door, and I stop a step away from it, panting to catch my breath. I then walk inside, trying to breathe normally like I haven’t been running through the whole school.
My seat is at the center of the classroom, next to Aurora’s. All the desks are separated, equally scattered across the room. I step toward my chair, dropping my bag onto the ground before falling onto the seat. Aurora turns to me, a smile on her face. I remember what Lorenzo told me yesterday and decide to return it with a small grin.
“Hey. I thought you were going to break your ‘never late’ declaration,” she says with a smile.
“Never. I stand by that declaration till the day I die,” I reply, making her snicker. She’s such a bright person. How can anyone decide they don’t want to be friends with her? I would have no doubts about our friendship if it weren’t for personal reasons, which she has no involvement in honestly. Just stupid men doing stupid things.
She deserves to win the contest, I’m sure of that, at least. I haven’t made a mistake by choosing her. Thinking about how she’ll react when she’s announced as a winner makes my chest feel fill with relief. I guess I do owe her that, at least.
