Act XIV : Even if I avoid the pain, I run into different pain.

From where I stood, I clenched my fist as I watched them laugh and smile as if they were the only people in the world. My heart is shattered into pieces, and tears are threatening to fall out of my eyes. Why do I enjoy making myself look foolish? Before turning back and walking away, I gave them one last look.

As soon as I got home, I let myself lie down on the floor, crying again and again as I let all the pain in my heart out for the last time, because tomorrow I want to start over, erasing all my feelings for Trigo and learning to love myself in the meantime, so that one day I will be able to open up to a new love.

A knock jolted me out of my reverie, "Sky, are you there?" a familiar voice asked. I was supposed to have forgotten about him. What was he doing here? I stood up, made myself presentable by removing all traces of pain from my face, and then gently opened the door. "What are you doing here?" I asked, trying to hide my hoarseness with a blank voice. I couldn't make eye contact with him because it would ruin my mask.

"Look, I'm here to talk with you. I'm sorry if I didn't come to our meeting place, Trix-."

"I don't care," I whispered. "I'm sorry, what?" he says.

"I said I don't want to hear any of your explanations, so please leave or call the security!" He was taken aback when I raised my voice. I was about to close the door when he stopped me "Sky listen-" slap!

After I slapped him, he froze. "You took advantage of your opportunity early; I waited for you there for how many hours, looking like a fool! You know what, Trigo? I'm tired of crying because of this stupid feeling for you," I said, pointing to my chest. "So please, if you still value friendship, please leave me alone! I don't want to see you ever again. " I slammed the door in his face, and these stupid tears of mine began to fall once more.

I'm currently laying down on my bed, staring at the ceiling after tiring myself from crying the whole day. I didn't even have the energy to cook food for dinner; I already don't have an appetite to eat. What should I do now? Going to the bar and drinking alcohol to drown my sorrows? Maybe I should get dressed up for my birthday, which is coming up in a week, and I remembered that Edward was planning to take me to the bar for my birthday. My phone rang, drawing my attention away from the ceiling. When I received a message from Noah, I opened it right away.

From Noah's ark:

Have you seen this?

My brow furrowed as I attempted to open the attachment. When I saw the content, it shattered my world. How? This is not something I did. There are some negative remarks, particularly from Trixie's friends. She tagged me in a photo with the words "slut," "homewrecker," and "boyfriend stealer," implying that I'm a faggot. My heart ached seeing this, even though I knew I hadn't done anything wrong according to her accusations. Then I got another text message. My reputation in school has been ruined now. 

As I entered the university grounds, everyone turned their heads in my direction, and I was labeled as the bad guy due to Trixie's influence. "Sky," I jolted up as someone whispered behind me, "are you okay?" I sighed in relief when I realized Micheal and Asher were following him. "Is everything okay?" Asher inquired.

To avoid alarming them, I nodded. "If this is about what happened last night, don't worry because we removed it before the entire university could see it, but some people still viewed it." My other friends appeared unexpectedly, and I'm grateful to them. Jacob wrapped his arm around my shoulders. "We will protect you from them," he muttered. "Come on, let's go to our class."