I asked Yvan out for a food trip. It’s been a while since we hung out together because I was too jealous of him. Janella and Yvan are together almost every day and that’s not helping my insecurity. But at the end of the day, he’s still my best friend. And I trust him.
“Wow, it’s a bit strange of you to ask me out for food and not for a drink,” he joked. “I see that the She Boss has made little modifications on the Boss.”
“You know this is all so weird.” I smiled at the thought. “We started like monsters. I made her my tutor because I wanted her to suffer the consequences for what she did. But what happened to me? I ended up falling for her. God, she’s really like a magnet.”
“Magnet? I think I’ve heard that from you weeks ago, but I can’t remember.”
“Yeah, magnet. She’s like… I’m… like this,” I raised both of my forefingers and held them side by side. “I just want to be near her every hour, every day, with no reason at all. There’s this invisible overpowering force that drags me toward her. Heart thing, I say.”
“Heart thing, right.” Yvan nodded while he smiled.
“She’s a pain in the butt. But she’s my pain in the butt. I love her,”
“To hear that from you, love has never sounded this cheesy.”
“Which reminds me,” I put my spoon down and folded my arms in front of me. “That little girl you always talk about since forever. Have you found her yet?”
I searched his face for any answer. He coughed once, and told me finally, “I did. But I think someone reached her first.”
I stared at him suspiciously. “Tell me it’s not Janella you’re referring to,”
“No. There’s no way it could be her. There are a million girls around the globe, you know.”
I decided to drop the topic now and went for a round of basketball at the court. But what bugs me right now is Yvan’s behavior after our conversation. He seemed distant. Lost.
I ran toward him and tapped his shoulders. “Bro, you okay?”
He nodded once and said we should go for another round. I said yes.