Chapter 7

Ivan's POV

“May I know your reason for doing that, Harper? Not that there is any justifiable reason for one to ruin and tarnish the image of another person. More so, an innocent teacher like her” I snapped at her, having just recovered from the shock of her confession.

“An innocent teacher, you say? Did I just hear you call her innocent? What's fucking innocent about her when she seduced a student like you who she's older than, huh?”

“What other act could be more descriptive than that? I still don't understand why she was spared instead of being locked up somewhere in the prison, for life, if possible” She scorned, hatred and bitterness visible in her tone and even her facial expression gave it all out. If it were possible to kill someone using your mouth, she would have long killed Miss Roselyn.

“I can't believe you, Harper, and never in my life, would I have thought that you were behind the incident that happened back then? I thought we were friends, so why would you do something so descriptive like that?”

“Oh, Ivan, hold it there. Just hang it up there, and don't go any further with it. If there is any victim of the case here, then am the one because I'm fucking in love with you, I had fallen for you from the first day I set my eyes on you, became your friend and hoping that you would come in terms with my feelings for you one day and that we would become a couple, one day but what happened? You fucking fell in love with that teacher and never, for once, noticed me or my longing for you”.

“So tell me, how was I fucking supposed to fold my hands and do nothing concerning that? Was I supposed to clap my hands, cheering for you? For falling in love with a teacher instead of me, who has been with you all these while?” She asked, her face turning red with fury as she stared at me.

“So that was it? The reason you had her framed up and groped in a scandal was all because of the stupid love you had for me?”

“Had, isn't the word to use, Ivan because even until now, I still feel the same way for you. I love you, Ivan, I'm fucking in love with you. But no, you can't see that. Not now, not even then. My heart keeps beating fast whenever I set my eyes on you not to talk of having you close to me like you are now, but you're oblivious to it, blinded by the love you have for that woman who I am sure had seduced you herself”.

“One more word of insult from you to Miss Roselyn again, and I can't grantee what I would do to you right now, Harper. It's okay if you blame me for everything, and hurl all the insults on me. I'll gladly take it in, but don't you try that with Miss Roselyn and let me correct you of something too”.

“She fucking didn't seduce me. I fell in love with her all, and of my accord. She totally had no hand in it, Harper. Even when I had made known of my feelings to her, she rejected and tried speaking me out of it, and you're also aware of how she was already engaged to Mr. Raymond, her marriage with him in the process. If not for what happened, thanks to you, she would have already been married by now, with her kids and that is to tell you that she never had a hand, or played a part in the feelings I have for her”.

“Don't fucking mention to me that, Ivan! You're fucking defending her but hell no, she did play a part in it whether you want to accept it, else tell me why she was spending time with you every day in school after class all in the name of tutoring you. What was she expecting to happen at such a close and lonely range between you two?”

“So do not tell me that! Don't look me in the face and tell me she fucking played no part in it! What about me, then? What will you do about my feelings for you, Ivan?” She asked, her hands clutched to her chest.

“Right now… it feels as though my heart is going to burst from the so much love I have for you. So tell me, Ivan, will you not take responsibility for it or will you abandon me once more for her?”

“Just how do you still even love her after all these years, and considering her separation from you?” She probed, her face contorted.

“It's just as if you still have feelings for me until now, Harper. So many years has gone, but you still feel the same way for me, and that is undoubtedly how it is for me with Miss Roselyn”.

“The same way you are finding it difficult to let go of your feelings for me is also the same way it's been difficult for me to do so and even if I'm able to do so, I will not fall for you, Harper!”

“You can never be my woman. I've never, for once, even seen you as one. I at least saw you as a friend before, But now all I have left for you is nothing but pity, and you can't even be my friend again not after knowing you can be heartless, and that I am the one who turned you into one” I finished, grabbing my bag and things as I left the party, straight home.

If it were this hard for me, then I couldn't help but wonder how hard it must be for Miss Roselyn. I only hope that she's alright, and doing just fine, pending the time I would get to meet her again, and I do hope for things to work out between us then. But for now, I have to drag along with the memories o

f her, scripted deep into my heart.