"I love you Adrienne." "I love you too, Mike...", chapter 5
I was laying on my bed, thinking of a way to escape from all the shit I was getting.
I knew what to do. I had to pretend, like I did till then.
*RING RING*
It was the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey buddy!" Oh, Billie. Not now. Ok Mike, just pretend.
"Hey Bill, wossup?"
"I have great news." Yes, sure you have, little fucker. "Can I come over, with Adie, in about...um...a couple of hours?"
Oh, Mike, you're in the shit.
"Oh, um...well...ok, but..."
"That's great, Mike, then see ya in a bit."
He hung up. Fuck, Mike. What the fuck did you just do?!
- STILL FLASH BACK - ADIE'S P.O.V. -
"Oh fuck, oh shit, oh holy fucking shit! What did I do? Ok, I know, I love Billie, but I love Mike a lot more! Just that...just 'cause Billie's fitter and more handsome than him, doesn't mean I can fuck him right in front of Mike!
Oh my God! What will I do now? He'll hate me now! Will he ever forgive me? Oh please, don't let it go the wrong way!"
I went to look for my diary while I was thinking this. A note was half hidden in the diary. It was a little, wet, piece of paper, with scruffy handwriting.
Mike's handwriting.
"Goodbye. xxx."
I was so upset. I fell to my knees, and started crying. We didn't see him running out the wardrobe. I'd been such an idiot...
I was laying on my bed, watching the engagement ring Billie gave me. It was plain, and simple, but with a small diamond in a flower shape. On the ring there was written "BJA & AN 4EVER LOVE".
A tear fell from my eye. I reached my bedside table and took out the ring Mike bought.
I froze.
Holy fucking hell!
It was exactly the same size, same shape, same everything! Just then I read the write "MRP & AN 4EVER LOVE".
Michael Ryan Pritchard. Oh Mike!
*RING RING*
It was the phone.
I suddenly had an idea.
*RING RING*
I quickly switched the two rings. I wore Mike's and put away Billie's. No one will notice, they're twins!
*RING RING*
"Hello?"
"Hey babe."
"Hey honey, what's up?"
"Guess what? I want to tell our exciting news to the whole world."
"Oh, Bill, don't overdo it now."
"I know, I know, but we're gonna tell Mike in a couple of hours so get ready babe, I want to surprise him."
Oh no! Oh no, oh no, oh no, what now?!
"Babe, are you there?"
"Yes. Ok then, I'll be ready in an hour."
"Great, bye 80, I'll pick you up in an hour then."
"'Kay Billie, bye."
He hang up.
Great, just great. Yeah, Bill, I'm gonna get ready... for the worst.
- STILL FLASHBACK - MIKES'S P.O.V. -
The door bell rang.
Finally, it was time to face the cruel reality.
I opened the door.
A smiling Billie came in, followed by Adie. I didn't look at her, but she was looking at the floor.
They stayed there about an hour, and Billie was really in heaven.
Suddenly I had an urge to be alone so I went a moment in the kitchen, pretending I was thirsty. I heard footsteps coming nearer.
"Mike?"
I knew it, it was Adie.
I turned around and looked her straight in her eyes, I felt anger inside of me, but yet it was overcome by sadness. She was slightly shaking and her eyes were wet.
"Mike, listen, I didn't want to..."
"To what? Fuck him in front of me? I don't think so." I know I was being rude, but I didn't care.
"I didn't want to hurt you! You know I love you!"
"No, I don't know. I don't know anymore, 'cause the woman I love doesn't marry my best friend."
I was really upset.
"Mike, please..."
"Mike please what, Adie?"
"I..."
"You, nothing."
I walked towards her, and when I was an inch away I whispered: "Let's just pretend nothing happened between us, ok? Forget it. Forget that you first kissed ME not HIM. Forget that you lost your virginity to ME, not to HIM. Forget that I love YOU, and I was gonna propose. Forget that ring in your bedside table, and keep Billie's. I take it they're the same," I said pointing at her hand. "Forget everything about us. Me and you. Just screw it, if you can. I can't, that's the reason why I'll love you forever, even if you're married to my very best friend. I can't forget it, but I'll try."
I walked past her but she begged me.
"Please, wai..."
"Adie, please, for one time, fuck off."
I didn't mean to say that, but I was really kind of pissed off.
Bill and Adie went away half an hour later, leaving me in my pain.
"I have to forget it. I should call up Anastasia. Yes, that's definitely what I'll do.
- END OF FLASHBACK -
I knew what to do. I had to pretend, like I did till then.
*RING RING*
It was the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey buddy!" Oh, Billie. Not now. Ok Mike, just pretend.
"Hey Bill, wossup?"
"I have great news." Yes, sure you have, little fucker. "Can I come over, with Adie, in about...um...a couple of hours?"
Oh, Mike, you're in the shit.
"Oh, um...well...ok, but..."
"That's great, Mike, then see ya in a bit."
He hung up. Fuck, Mike. What the fuck did you just do?!
- STILL FLASH BACK - ADIE'S P.O.V. -
"Oh fuck, oh shit, oh holy fucking shit! What did I do? Ok, I know, I love Billie, but I love Mike a lot more! Just that...just 'cause Billie's fitter and more handsome than him, doesn't mean I can fuck him right in front of Mike!
Oh my God! What will I do now? He'll hate me now! Will he ever forgive me? Oh please, don't let it go the wrong way!"
I went to look for my diary while I was thinking this. A note was half hidden in the diary. It was a little, wet, piece of paper, with scruffy handwriting.
Mike's handwriting.
"Goodbye. xxx."
I was so upset. I fell to my knees, and started crying. We didn't see him running out the wardrobe. I'd been such an idiot...
I was laying on my bed, watching the engagement ring Billie gave me. It was plain, and simple, but with a small diamond in a flower shape. On the ring there was written "BJA & AN 4EVER LOVE".
A tear fell from my eye. I reached my bedside table and took out the ring Mike bought.
I froze.
Holy fucking hell!
It was exactly the same size, same shape, same everything! Just then I read the write "MRP & AN 4EVER LOVE".
Michael Ryan Pritchard. Oh Mike!
*RING RING*
It was the phone.
I suddenly had an idea.
*RING RING*
I quickly switched the two rings. I wore Mike's and put away Billie's. No one will notice, they're twins!
*RING RING*
"Hello?"
"Hey babe."
"Hey honey, what's up?"
"Guess what? I want to tell our exciting news to the whole world."
"Oh, Bill, don't overdo it now."
"I know, I know, but we're gonna tell Mike in a couple of hours so get ready babe, I want to surprise him."
Oh no! Oh no, oh no, oh no, what now?!
"Babe, are you there?"
"Yes. Ok then, I'll be ready in an hour."
"Great, bye 80, I'll pick you up in an hour then."
"'Kay Billie, bye."
He hang up.
Great, just great. Yeah, Bill, I'm gonna get ready... for the worst.
- STILL FLASHBACK - MIKES'S P.O.V. -
The door bell rang.
Finally, it was time to face the cruel reality.
I opened the door.
A smiling Billie came in, followed by Adie. I didn't look at her, but she was looking at the floor.
They stayed there about an hour, and Billie was really in heaven.
Suddenly I had an urge to be alone so I went a moment in the kitchen, pretending I was thirsty. I heard footsteps coming nearer.
"Mike?"
I knew it, it was Adie.
I turned around and looked her straight in her eyes, I felt anger inside of me, but yet it was overcome by sadness. She was slightly shaking and her eyes were wet.
"Mike, listen, I didn't want to..."
"To what? Fuck him in front of me? I don't think so." I know I was being rude, but I didn't care.
"I didn't want to hurt you! You know I love you!"
"No, I don't know. I don't know anymore, 'cause the woman I love doesn't marry my best friend."
I was really upset.
"Mike, please..."
"Mike please what, Adie?"
"I..."
"You, nothing."
I walked towards her, and when I was an inch away I whispered: "Let's just pretend nothing happened between us, ok? Forget it. Forget that you first kissed ME not HIM. Forget that you lost your virginity to ME, not to HIM. Forget that I love YOU, and I was gonna propose. Forget that ring in your bedside table, and keep Billie's. I take it they're the same," I said pointing at her hand. "Forget everything about us. Me and you. Just screw it, if you can. I can't, that's the reason why I'll love you forever, even if you're married to my very best friend. I can't forget it, but I'll try."
I walked past her but she begged me.
"Please, wai..."
"Adie, please, for one time, fuck off."
I didn't mean to say that, but I was really kind of pissed off.
Bill and Adie went away half an hour later, leaving me in my pain.
"I have to forget it. I should call up Anastasia. Yes, that's definitely what I'll do.
- END OF FLASHBACK -
