I tried my best to make him let go of my hands but all my efforts where invain, he then told me using his deep masculine voice that he was sorry if he did anything that made me angry I felt my heart racing then immediately I stammered the words okay it's alright then I rushed into the girls toilet,I stumbled upon Emily who was about leaving the toilet when she saw me, she told me that I should stop telling people about my relationship, she told me that I should keep my relationship a secret but I refused to listen to what she was telling me, and went to wash myself for the past few days I started developing feelings for jack at the first if anyone would ask me about it,I would just immediately deny it and say that I can never have feelings for him, until one day,I ended up telling Debbie and some of our friends that I have fallen for jack,I thought that they would be happy for me but their immediate response nearly made me fall on the floor and cry,I was surprised when I was told by my friends to break up with Dylan,I was surprised when Emily said to me to break up with Dylan,I went straight to the girl's toilet and I began to cry and cry, just thenI stumbled upon my namesake on my way out of the toilet. She stopped the moment she saw me, her eyes widening slightly as they took in my red, swollen face.
"Hey… what happened to you?" she asked softly, stepping closer.
I tried to speak, but my voice broke before any words could come out. I quickly wiped my tears, turning my face away in embarrassment.
"It's nothing," I muttered.
She didn't believe me. I could tell from the way she gently grabbed my arm, not forcefully, but enough to stop me from walking away.
"It's not nothing," she said, her voice calm but firm. "You've been crying like your heart just got shattered. Talk to me."
That was all it took.
The tears came rushing back, uncontrollable this time. I covered my face with my hands, my shoulders shaking as everything I had been holding in finally poured out.
"I don't understand anything anymore," I cried. "Everyone is telling me to break up with Dylan… but I didn't even plan for any of this to happen."
She frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"
I hesitated, but the words slipped out anyway.
"I think… I think I'm starting to like Jack."
Saying it out loud made it real. Too real.
She went quiet for a moment, studying my face carefully.
"And Dylan?" she asked.
I swallowed hard. "I don't know… I care about him, I really do. But it's not the same anymore. Everything feels confusing."
She sighed softly and pulled me into a brief hug.
"Look," she said, pulling back to face me. "You don't fall for someone else if your heart is still fully with the person you're dating. Maybe your friends aren't trying to hurt you… maybe they're seeing something you're too scared to admit."
Her words hit me harder than I expected.
I stood there, frozen, my mind replaying everything—Jack's voice, the way my heart raced when he held my hand… and Dylan, who had done nothing wrong.
"I don't want to hurt him," I whispered.
"Then don't lie to him," she replied gently. "That's what hurts the most."
I nodded slowly, even though fear still gripped my chest.
Because deep down, I knew…
Everything was about to change.