CHERYL’S POV
“Are you really alright?” Nathan asked me during break time.
“Yea, I am fine,” I faked a smile saying this.
“You seem distant,” He noted.
“I am okay Nate,” I smiled at him and he didn’t have any other choice but to believe me.
“I have something important to tell you,” He started off.
“Really, what do you want to tell me,” I told him as we walked to the school square.
“I will tell you during lunch time. We will just be the two of us, it is more like a date,” He winked at me and I didn’t know what to say to him. A lot has happened and him telling me that he has organized a small date for us didn’t excite me anymore. I wanted Jason, not him.
If it were a week ago, I would be very excited about this, but right now, things have changed.
“What do you say?” He asked me after a few seconds of awkward silence elapsed.
“Yea, lunch time, date! Yaay!” I faked my enthusiasm.
“I will see you then love,” He placed a soft kiss of my cheek and I shuddered at the unexpected contact.
“Bye,” I wiggled my finger at him as he walked away and I stood there just thinking of how things have happened so fast. I can’t believe that he just asked me out on a date.
“Cheryl, thank God you are here, I was looking around for you,” Ivy caught up with me before I could flee from her.
“I was also looking for you,” I lied.
“Well, about this morning, I am still undecided about Ace,” She complained.
“I have thought about what you said and I figured that you should just wait. You don’t have to rush. That special someone will come to know you and he will be the one who will break your virginity.” I told her and all this time, I was thinking about Jason.
“Really?” She asked.
“Yes, it will be worth the wait, I promise,” I told her and we held each other’s hands as we walked back to class.
I got seated on my seat just before the bell rang. Nate come over later on and gave me a note and it was romantic. I never expected this from him soon enough.
Cheryl,
I am sorry for wasting this last two years. I was acting like a di** but right now I am going to make things right. Meet me at the school garden at 1:00pm. I have something to show you.
I love you so much.
I read the note and I felt ripples flowing through my heart. I never imagined it being a note from Nathan, I imagined it being a note from Jason and since I loved him, the note made me so much happy.
I barely concentrated for the rest of the mid-morning classes. All I was thinking about is being with Jason for the rest of the afternoon. I missed him already.
When the 1:00pm bell rang, I walked to the school garden. I was going to meet with Nathan and after that, I will skip the afternoon classes and head over to see Jason.
The garden was so lovely. The environment club members had planted some beautiful trees and flowers around the garden. The school garden felt calm and peaceful.
I was still looking around when Nathan called me. I smiled and turned to look at him. Nathan was standing on the other side and he carried a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
“You didn’t have to bring the roses,” I told him moving closer to meet him.
“I had to, you are very beautiful and from today onwards, I am going to tell you are beautiful every day, either by words or by actions.” He told me this as he handed me the roses.
I smelled the roses and they were breathtaking.
“They are pretty, thank you Nate,” I told him.
“I wanted to talk to you about us,” He told me as he led me to sit at one of the benches.
“What about us?” I implored.
“I know we have never kissed or even made love. It is all my fault and I apologize,” He made an apology.
“You don’t have to apologize,” I mumbled.
“I love you, I have always loved you Cheryl. “ He said.
“Thanks,” I didn’t know what else to say.
He held my hand and when I looked up, my eyes met his and we started maintaining an eye contact.
“I want to kiss you,” He told me as he leaned in close to me.
I closed my eyes and waited for him to kiss me. We were in the kissing moment and I was deeply in the moment.
I started feeling his warm breathe and I recalled Jason. I recalled how he started acting with me the kiss scene and before I could get hold of myself, I whispered his name, Jason.
“Jason?” Nathan repeated what I said and I opened my eyes.
“Jason?” I asked him.
“Did you say another man’s name when I wanted to kiss you?” Nathan’s face was pale and tears formed at the slit ends of his eyes.
“I don’t know what you are talking about,” I said.
“Are you cheating on me, tell me Cheryl, are you cheating on me? Who is Jason?” Nathan asked me and I was lost of words.
“I don’t know what you are talking about,” I pretended not to be aware.
“Stop making me feel like a fool!” Nathan was so angry. He was literally breathing fire. He turned and grabbed my collar.
“Why could you hurt me like this? Why Cheryl, why? What did I do to you to deserve this?” He asked holding my collar tightly as tears started flooding in his eyes.
I only thought of one thing, getting out of this place and going to meet Jason.
“Leave me, you are hurting me,” I tried freeing myself from him.
“Cheryl,” He realized the weight of what he had done and he stopped holding me tightly.
I stood up and adjusted my dress.
“Cheryl, I am so sorry please don’t leave me,” Nathan begged as I walked away. I was out of this place. I am not going to waste more time with Nathan.
I quickened my pace as I rushed out of the place. I looked around after sometime and I was happy that he was not following me.
I sneaked out of the school using the far end gate. I had carried some cash with me, from the amount Jason had given me this morning. I was going to use that for my taxi fare.
I was lucky to find a taxi after walking for about three minutes and I instructed the taxi guy to drop me at The Grand Hotel.
My sister was not on shift this afternoon so there was nothing for me to worry about. I walked across the lobby and went into the elevator. I pressed the elevator button and I was so happy going up. Finally, I was going to meet with my Gael aka Jason.
I stepped out of the elevator and walked to the hallway. I read the room numbers and I was all over the top when I stood by the door of his room. I didn’t bother knocking for I wanted to surprise him.
I was lucky that the door was open so I walked in.
I was in thunderstruck and I wanted to die. I couldn’t believe this. On the bed, my Jason was lying there and he was being given a blow job by a woman while he was kissing another.
This should be a dream… It can’t be true. Oh no!