Chapter 9

Eliza got tossed out like a stale old sock just as her love for Noah intensified more and more. If she had known she would end up in this situation, she would certainly have opted for other choices, but it is too late to turn back now. As a result, the young lady no longer knows if she should drown her feelings and apologize to the young man to try to save his friendship or do everything to try to win him over, even if his chances of success are very slim. Not being able to think properly, especially since it's her very first argument with her best friend, Eliza decides to let some time pass before trying to approach him again, especially since she's almost certain that he will end up missing her at some point. Meanwhile, Angel does her best to comfort her.

- What can I do to make you feel better, darling? the big sister asks him with a comforting voice. I don't like seeing you like this.

- Nothing can comfort me... Do you realize that I just lost my best friend, my confidant, the man I love? I spent most of my time with him, she laments as she rests her head on Angela's chest. I so wish this was all just a bad dream and I woke up a few minutes later realizing that none of this actually happened.

- He also got up because you told him you love him?

- No... Audrey certainly turned her head against me and she succeeded brilliantly. Maybe if I'd just been doing what I do best - being his best friend - none of this would have happened. In fact, there's something I didn't tell you...

- So what?

- I ran into Audrey this morning. The current is absolutely not passed between us. She made all kinds of threats to me, including one where she would do anything she could to separate me from Noah. I have no idea what lie she told him, but it only took one question for everything to go wrong...

- Why didn't you tell me this morning?

- I didn't think she would carry out her threats so quickly.

- Did you tell him about it?

- To Noah? Eliza asks her when her older sister nods. What's the point? Considering how angry he is with me; he would never have believed me. Can you imagine me telling him that Audrey threatened to stab me in the middle of the street if I didn't get away from him, do you really think he would believe me?

- Did she really threaten you? Angela wonders.

- Yes, but I don't want you to interfere. Things are quite difficult at the moment...

- As you wish my darling little sister. I don't think Noah will hold it against you for long. This bitch certainly said something to him and, by nodding, without knowing that there was a trap behind it, you disappointed him. Let a few days pass and then go talk to him. There may have been a misunderstanding. If we knew the real intentions of this plague, we could have countered it! Tell yourself she won a battle, but not the war. You just have to be strong and not give up.

- Look at me... Do you really feel like I'm strong?

- You are like this because you had a fight with the man you love. You just have to pull yourself together... Do you want me to go talk to him and try to fix everything?

- It won't help; he is stubborn when he has something in his head. For him, I'm the one who hatched all sorts of mean things to harm Audrey. He doesn't see that she's a manipulator... Anyway, it's normal since he likes her.

- I don't understand how Noah would rather be with that filth than with you.

- It's something that can't be explained unfortunately, the young lady answers sadly. Maybe I should have been less afraid to confess my feelings to him all along.

- Noah's attitude disappointed me enormously.

- What should I do? Elisha asks her. I don't want to lose it!

- There may be one thing you could do, but it would really put you down.

- Tell me; at the point where I am, any idea is welcome.

- Go apologize to Noah for whatever reason he got angry. But, as I told you, to do such a thing would be to put you down.

Eliza is completely lost. By dint of thinking about what she is going to do, she ends up dozing off and Angel slips away, especially since a little sleep would do her little sister a lot of good. However, this sleep is very restless because the young lady is having a nightmare. After sleeping for almost two hours, she jumps up when she hears her cell phone ringing. Thinking it's Noah, she answers immediately without bothering to look at who's on the other end of the line.

- Hello?

- Hello my darling! How are you?

- Who is it?

- It's me! Alison!

- I'm sorry. Eliza is embarrassed that she didn't recognize her friend's voice. I just woke up and I'm still a little groggy.

- Are you feeling well? she asks him. Your voice is weird.

- It could have gone better...

- What happened?

- Noah came by and we had a big fight.

- How? wonders Alison. You should have told me! I would have come to see you!

- You can't move every time I'm not well let's see.

- I will do it every day if I have to. Why did you argue?

- I have no idea what Audrey said to him to turn him against me, but he believed her, Eliza confides when her tears start to flow again. He was very hurtful; he even asked me to forget his existence.

- What did he do? wonders Alison. Your friendship couldn't have ended so stupidly anyway!

- Unfortunately, yes.

- I'm speechless... I never would have thought that a girl could have come between you. You're not going to let yourself go, I hope?

- What do you want me to do? You have no idea how devastated I am.

- I hear it in your voice. Do you want me to try talking to him?

- No, Eliza resumes immediately.

- Why not?

- It's hard enough right now. I'm afraid that if someone gets involved, Noah will resent me even more and won't even consider talking to me.

- I understand my beauty and I respect your choice.

Alison is sad for her friend. She knows Eliza as bubbly and full of life and knowing her so badly does something to her. As a close friend, Alison would have loved to help her but, since she doesn't want it, she finds herself forced to watch her suffer without being able to intervene. The subject 'Noah' causing her a lot of pain, Alison continues her discussion with her friend, but brings up other topics of conversation, just to clear her mind in the hope that it helps Eliza feel better, even this probability is quite hopeless.