THE PRINCE I ONCE LOVED

Ch.1 | PURPLEWOOD HIGH

Ivana~

I wish I could forget the scars that I had on my mind. I had a breakup yesterday with my boyfriend and he is un-bothered about it. We were like the stars and the moon. We were one. He promised me everything, and I did too. I thought I would forget him overnight, but no, it has made a deep hole inside my heart. I thought it was just lust. I mean, aren't relationships before you turn eighteen all child's play? Like you are in one of those only to fulfill your needs to have a boyfriend and to show them off to your friends that you can be in a relationship too? I did the same, but I was more attracted to Damon. He gave me a diamond studded platinum ring on my birthday which is the same date as valentine's day, 14th of February. The reason for our break up was cheating. I thought this would last long. Never thought of marrying him, but didn't know that it would end too soon. I don't like to break relations.

Snapping out of my thoughts and coming back to reality because this is not what I was talking about or want to discuss. You know what, suddenly my whole life is in front of me when I am seeing this man right in front of my eyes. I remind my past breakups and the mistakes and all my scars and wounds. They open again. I had mended them ten years ago.

I understood one thing, that what is meant to happen will happen. Destiny is inevitable. And so is he in my life. I'm not talking about Damon, I left his topic long back. Now, snapping off my running pasts, I'm talking about the present in front of me, the relationship I had after Damon. I left thinking about Damon when he smiled at me, when I met this guy whom I thought to be the new forever in my life ten years back. I was madly in love after my breakup with Damon. That was ten years back, a new chapter. A new love.

Damon had me on his sleeve, not so serious. We were great. But this guy and I were limitless. There was no end to that one moment of love that I felt with him. Wish he would have felt the same for me.

Wish he would have fallen for me too. Damon was no more in my life ten years back, his chapter was closed, but I suddenly remembered him now that I am too shocked and anxious by seeing this guy. He evokes a feeling inside me even ten years later, I'm surprised.

I forgot for what reason I'm here! I forgot for what reason I'm seeing him, coincidentally. Because, planning and meeting him again? That won't happen in this lifetime at least. You know, when you love someone, you have expectations from them. I had the same with this guy. But he broke my heart and hurt my feelings, vigorously. It was more painful than my break up with Damon. It was death for me. I felt lost. I was depressed and traumatized, maybe I still am. But you know what, I still love this man. I do! And I will, forever. My Earl, my man!

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10 YEARS EARLIER~

I couldn't believe that only three days remained until I officially graduated from high school. It's been such a fun ride. All these people playing outside the campus with their bikes, riding on the campus, encircling it's periphery making weird noises. I also have a bike. And now, all of this is gonna end. Twelve years of togetherness. Twelve years of memories will all be gone. I won't forget this though. It will remain etched in my heart forever.

Our classrooms, our bunking, our cigarette smoking, hiding from the Dean and cracking all the lame jokes sitting on the edge of our campus which had a beautiful lake extending from its end. The lake was open and kind of breezy, and we all used to go there to relieve our stress. It was mandatory. We friends used to meet there at least once a day. That's the place I like the most. But our canteen would be the most memorable. Our classmates used to play guitar and we used to eat the best food available there. The cafeteria was on the side of the canteen, quite huge and tremendously filled with students. Never empty!

The grass is greener here and the smell of our campus is filled with youthful resonance. The energy is vibrant, but everyone's sad that we are leaving now. Especially the ones who are our juniors. We used to teach them with us, different parties and yes, lots of heartbreaks. A year earlier I broke up with Damon. Yes, the same Damon which I was talking about earlier. Damon Maxwell. The charmer of our school. The ladies man. Extremely rich and stylish.

I remember, when I was with him, he used to still linger around other girls, no, wait, other girls used to linger around him. I am a middle class girl. An assistant wedding planner to Damon's sister's wedding planning company. And her assistant. I do this part time job, after my school ends. And now, I'm gonna make it full time. Damon's sister, Sandra, insisted that I take on this job and to assist her after my mother started drinking more a year earlier and the entire house was on my head. I was suffocated, but Sandra helped me. She wasn't a d*ck like Damon. A complete playboy and a conman!

I pursued Damon when it was the most unexpected time. I was a fool. A fool to follow other girls' footsteps. He used me just for lust, making a joke of my innocence. I have since not looked at his face and I never ever want to even. I was smitten by him in my first year of high school, when he arrived, new in the school. A fresher! I have been in this school since my eighth grade. I didn't have a relationship then. I thought he would love me, but I'm still naive and I was more of what I am now.

My name is Ivana Scott and this is my story. I live in Los Angeles, America. And I have a mom as my single parent, who is an alcoholic. I'm 17 years old and will soon turn 18 this month itself. I drove myself to the entrance of my high school, the dream of millions and an excellent education and sports resource, 'Purplewood High'. I sigh and stand outside the entrance, parking my bike to the side. Nothing has changed, I've been here for four years, and I still have to park my bike in the middle class section. Discrimination happens, and it should, at least here. I look at the massive building standing in front of me and tears well up in my eyes as I'm gonna leave this place, my second home, within three days. Only three days!