4 The Sad Truth

Khan is James' close friend. They've been friends since who-knows-when. I always had that little crush on Khan but when he comes over at our house and I see what a pig he is, that will be another story.

Khan is the typical handsome-tall-athletic guy while James is just handsome and tall. Khan is a pain in the ass if you ask me but he seems to be very important to James so I put up with all the crap he do, like constantly picking on me and burping and farting right in front of my face.

"Will you tell Khan?" I suddenly blurted out while James is neatly unrolling his headphones.

"Huh?" he said absentmindedly.

"Will you tell Khan about my, you know."

He looked at me; something in his eyes tells me that he needs to. "I won't if you don't want me to."

I felt like crap. I'm acting selfish; of course James needs someone to comfort him too. Someone to tell the horrible feelings of having a bestfriend who is so damn sickly. He needs someone whom he could tell how gross it is when her bestfriends barfs every time they talk. He needs someone who will be there for him, someone who can make him strong despite of everything, because somehow all that's happening to me is happening to him too.

"You can tell him. Maybe he'll treat me a lot better if he knew." I saw his face lit up.

"Thank you Cheen" He said and the whole bus ride to school was spent in silence. When we reached school Khan waited for James to come down from the bus.

"Yo man! Had a girly talk with miss piggy?" Khan said as he lightly punched James' stomach. He just smiled, I just glared at him. Maybe that will be the last time that Khan will say that. I hope not.

When I reached the classroom door the two students blocking it quickly cleared the way for me. I am feared in school, simply because I can give them slips to the guidance office if I wanted to.

Since the whole period that we were together this day, Khan didn't even bother to talked to me again. Bothered as I am, I went home directly after class without even looking for James.

As I reached the dorm, I saw a shadow near the tree. I was about to go upstairs when that person spoke.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he said

When I was about to answer my phone rang. "answer that and Tell me later ok?" Khan said and he went back near the tree. My heart beats loudly in my chest I'm afraid that he might hear it.

After taking that call, I try to ignore him any way possible.

"What the hell is your problem? I was ice echoed at a very silent evening everybody is looking at us now.

"What gives you the right to know anything? I told you I'm fine!" I shouted back.

"I hate being lied to!!!"

Just then James arrived and went straight to our side.

"Don't you ever shout at Cheen again!" he said pointing his finger at Khan. That was the first time I have seen James being mad at Khan.