Chapter 16: Same old, same old...

Mel's eye widened at the prices of the ice cream.

' What the fu*k they're just ice cream, right? Not cups of gold!! ' slowly turning towards Brenden she smiled apologetically. " Maybe we could just buy something else? What do you say?"

Brenden didn't know what happened to her enthusiasm for eating ice cream a while ago. " What's wrong with this?" he asked observing her reluctance. ' Did I do something? '

" Umm... It's too costly here," she whispered to him. ' God! Why is he so tall!! '

Or maybe say that you're too short!! - ignoring her subconscious she eyed him.

" Just pick what you want and get something for the others. Don't worry about the money, it's not much." he smiled at her simple-mindedness. ' Well, all the girls I've ever known in my life wanted my money, why is she different? She even was so reluctant to buy a costly ice cream. How amusing. '

" Could you get more amusing?" he muttered under his breath.

' As*hole with a lot of money!!.' she snorted internally, totally unaware of his thoughts.

....

After the order, they had to wait for their turn to be served.

" You go sit on the benches there. I'll call you once our order's done." Brenden shooed Mel as he saw Lucas coming over to them with a stern expression. ' Did something go wrong? What's he doing here? '

Mel hummed absent-mindedly as she was immersed in the scenery and walked towards the benches, that he pointed at.

....

Mel was mesmerized looking at the tower from that angle. The short trees forming small canopies and the tip of the tower peeping from it looked cute, a picture worth painting. The sky calm and serene added to the compliment.

She pulled out her camera and clicked a few pictures. She planned to take them from a different view, as she was satisfied with that one and took a few steps backwards.

Suddenly, she stepped on someone's foot.

" I'm so sorry, " she apologized instantly as she realized her mistake.

The girl with short cute blonde hair turned to face her with a frown. Her blue eyes, which gave her a typical American look, filled with anger and tears- obviously fake!

' A girl whom I never wanted to meet again!! ' Mel rolled her eyes. " I apologize, Dian," she repeated and turned away.

" Oh, Mel it's you. " Dian smiled as if she were enduring pain," Ok, I forgive you like every other time," she added in a pitiful tone.

' What's with the tone dude? It's not like, I, betrayed your friends and got together with your crush, is it? Like, how awkward is that? Who even does that? Not that I care about that, but yet? ' Mel thought inwardly and sighed at how stupid she was being friends with such a person. ' Well, there's only one I can think of and she's right in front of me!!.'

" Well, I can't believe that I thought that you were pitiful. While the entire time, you were busy leaching off me. " She sneered and turned to leave.

" Stop right there Melanie Lambert." A loud and firm voice echoed in the clearing. There were already a few spectators gathered to watch, expecting some spice.

" Do you think that you can bad mouth my girlfriend and leave so easily?"

Mel frowned guessing the person by his voice alone. The same dark hair, brown eyes, good-looking protagonist type!! urghh... same old, same old...

" Hello Rochester Mark ." she put up a tight lipped smile facing him," May I help you with something?"

He chuckled humorlessly and pulled the now, sobbing actress - Dian into his arms.

" What did you do to her? " He glared at her as he asked," Are you that jealous that I liked her? Do you think your worthy for me? You?"

Mel looked at him as though he just made a joke of himself. Smirking at him she asked," I know that I had bad taste, but that doesn't mean that I would choose to stalk a jerk's boyfriend."

" Well, how would you know that certain people are jerks? Experience. Perhaps you will find it sooner or later. Enjoy." she turned to leave, controlling her urge to lash out. She was already flushed due to her anger and wanted to leave. ' Wu...Wu my ice cream.... '

" What the fu*k is wrong with you? All you want is the attention from him isn't it?" Dian screamed between her sobs.

Mel's rage blazed up and all she could see was RED alert!!!

" Who the fu*k do you think I am? A Sl*t, like you and you- " she screamed and turned towards Rochester," Fu*ken man who*e, who do you think you are? I literally saved both of your as*es when you got yourselves into sh*t. Now I'm the antagonist out there?? Ungrateful bastards!!! Get the fu*k out of my sight. Scram....."

Suddenly a known voice rang out from nowhere!!!

Crap! My ice cream...