Chapter 16

I stood there too shocked to move or even utter a word. What the was he doing here and why the hell would Yvonne of all people bring him here.

"Surprise" she said, raising her hands and shaking them slightly with a dramatic flare.

When she told me she had a surprise for me and I wasn't going to quite like it, I thought she was going to like it, I thought she was going to bring a cat or dog. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing a against cats or dogs, they are cute actually.

Anywhoo, not my point...

She brought him. And now he's just standing there with flowers and chocolates

Oh no....I love chocolates....damn best friend, knowing what I love....ugh

As I was saying, he brings chocolates and flowers like that's going to make up for what he's

done.

Honestly, Gill was the last person I was expecting to see and right now I am feeling so much at once. Anger, shock, pain, betrayal, happiness (to see him face to face again, that is) and lastly I am on a mega level of frustration. Although I kept my face void of emotions. Mask-on. Ha.

"Why is he here?" I asked Yvonne through clenched teeth.

"Well...um..." she trailed off.

"Yvonne, why is he here?!" I shouted, making her flinch at my tone and Gill to step forward.

"I asked her to bring me" Gill said, his expression was that of hurt. Oh now he's hurt.

"I didn't see or hear when I directed that question to you Gill" I snapped, calling out his name like it was poison rolling off my tongue.

Did he just think he could just waltz in here with a bunch of daisies (I love them though...once again, damn best friend that knows what I love) and everything will go back to normal.

I will agree to the fact that I broke a promise, but at least he could have said something. Leaving me to swim in guilt and then going out with the same girl who had made me seem like a fool, things were far from forgiven or even forgotten.

He physically tensed and stopped walking.

"Marty, please just calm down and listen to him" Yvonne pleaded with me.

"What's going on here?" a voice asked from behind me. I turned around to see Maoris standing at the bottom of the stairs, staring at the three of us.

"Its none of your business" I supplied, my anger was clearly building up and they knew it.

Luckily for us, everyone had gone out to either get some more provisions or a gift for Nat or something else and wouldn't be back for another two to three hours. We had enough time to get this over and done with.

"Well, I want to know because it involves my sister" she said challengingly, looking at me dead in the eye. Can you believe that, she actually has the guts to say that.

I rolled my eyes at her silly and stupid comeback, she was getting on my nerves seriously.

"Um... I'm just going to-" Yvonne started "oh no you don't" I retorted, grabbing her hand and ignoring Maoris completely.

"So why are you here Gill?" I asked and turned to face Gill who was just standing there "because the last I remember" I put my pointer finger on my chin, pretending to think, "oh yes, you were avoiding me like the plague. It was pretty obvious that you made me look like an idiot in front of the whole school, coming to meet you and then you'll just walk away after creating a scene. Honestly, I didn't expect to ever see you again since you clearly have up on our friendship" I said giving him a hard stare.

"Look, Cupcake-" he started "don't call me that" I said looking into his brown eyes.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"Will you please take these first?" he asked gesturing to the daisies, his voice held a tinge of hope. I snuck a glance at them and looked at Yvonne who just nodded with an apologetic smile.

I sighed and took them from him, ignoring the calmness and familiarity when our hands brushed. I filled a vase with water and kept them in it.

"You were saying" I urged him, crossing my hands over my chest.

"Don't be rude Martha, he's just trying to apologize" Maoris fired from beside me. I scowled at her before saying:

"Look here Maoris, I don't want to deal with your petty excuse for attitude and I sure don't want to speak to you. This has nothing to do with you, so you had better keep your mouth shut or better still get out because your annoying persistence at trying to make me communicate with you is starting to get overly messed up and clingy. You have you problems and I have mine so just kindly mind your business and stop trying to be what you are not"

She just looked at me, shocked by the words that had come out from my mouth.

"Let's get down to business, shall we?" I turned to Gill and he started

"Cupc- Marty, I know I messed up but you did too, you broke a promise. You promised me that you'd never fight again but still I am happy that you stood for our friendship even as it meant you breaking a promise. I'm sorry for being a douche. I'm sorry for ignoring you. I'm sorry for not trying to get your side of the story, and I'm sorry for overreacting but I was hurt because you promised and I know that you did it for us but it still pained and disappointed me to see you loose your cool like that. I am really sorry, I was not thinking straight and I hope you can forgive me?" he said.

His eyes told of pure sincerity and pain. I wanted my best friend back but this was too much to bear.

"And the picture?" I asked.

"What picture?" Yvonne questioned looking purely confused.

Gill was quiet, he obviously knew what I was talking about.

"Gill!" Maoris snapped, "answer the question" she continued.

"Oh please, just shut the hell up Maoris!" I retorted, she was just making me so mad, after all those things she said to me, she comes here and starts to act like a good sister. Crap, all bull crap.

I am not one for holding grudges or being unforgiving but what she said and did to me was just totally unacceptable.

"So now your protecting him" she said letting out a humorless chuckle.

"Enough Maoris! Let them handle this, it doesn't concern you" Yvonne shouted and crossed her arms over her chest and nodded at me and I shoot her a thankful smile.

Even though I may yell at Yvonne she was with me every step of the way.

"It was a gathering of the basketballers and cheerleaders" Gill finally spoke.

"And?" I asked

"She told me that she might have sprained her ankle in the water and asked me--begged me rather to carry her back to shore. When I agreed she kissed me. On the cheek." He said.

"Oh, okay. Cool" I shrugged. Yvonne sent a small smile my way and mouthed 'see, how hard was that'.

"Y...you're not mad anymore?" Gill asked.

"I wasn't mad, I was sad" I replied. Yvonne gave me the 'who do you think you're lying to, missy' stare down.

I rolled my eyes.

"A wise person once told me that communication in a relationship, whether intimate or not, is very key. I have heard what you have to say and surely I am glad that it's not what I thought and that part is settled" I said

"However you, best friend still have some making up to do, I can't leave out the fact that you embarrassed me in front of half of the school" I grinned wickedly at Gill.

"So that's it?" Maoris asked from behind me, distaste written all over her face. "So you're just going to forgive him for betraying you and leaving you. You practically fought for you guys friendship and this douchebag pushed you away" she added.

Hol' up, hol' up, is this ladybug for real right now.

"Maoris, oh Maoris, and you practically can not mind your own business can you now?" I asked turning her words back at her.

"You know nothing about friendship nor about being a sister. When I needed you, you turned your black back on me and now you're here trying to be something good in front of them. You insulted me, your sister and made me look like the bad guy"

"You told me off to an eight year old that shows no respect whatsoever. You Maoris, insulted me, called me sick, literally said that I am deranged so don't you dare come at me trying to be a good person because you are not. You are meant to be happy that my friend is back, isn't that how a good person acts. You contradict your own self. Maoris, you are nowhere close to a good friend or sister so do not! And I repeat, do not pretend like one!!"

And with that I stormed upstairs to the room I was staying in.

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Heya cupcakes!! 😜

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