CHAPTER 4 LOVE TRIANGLE

*Chapter 4:*

*AUTHOR'S P.O.V.*

"It is your fault! If you didn't fall for him, you won't stand there stupidly and let him taunt you. Look, I'm sorry, okay? I know I've hurt you, but I am hurt too..."

"You...you are hurt, why?"

"Why don't we forget that I said that, okay?"

"I'm not forgetting that, I want to know why you are hurt."

"I'm not hurt, I am okay."

"But you said so yourself. So tell me," she spoke softly.

"Forget it."

"WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME!!!"

Alice yelled loudly.

"You are always hiding your feelings from me ever since the day I told you I had feelings for Victor. Is your hatred for him so much to put a distance between us? I thought we were friends, my only true friend."

She had said what she had in her heart, but that had caused turmoil in Oliver's mind.

"No! No! I am sorry, don't think like that, I'm just upset. I am sorry, really sorry, there's nothing wrong with our friendship. You mean wor... A single mistake from you can't destroy our friendship. I care about you, and I am not hiding anything from you. It's just that I never thought you would fall for that bastard, and I was hurt by that, but don't worry okay cause you'll always be my friend." Oliver was out of breath as he quickly explained himself to her. He thought he was going to lose her, and he couldn't afford that.

"Alice! come here," he requested, spreading his arms. Alice was happy and quickly hugged him.

"You are the best." she said and that had calmed Oliver's racing heart. With that, they left for class.

During the break, they ate lunch together and spoke a lot. Veronica and Victor didn't dare bully Alice that day again. Oliver was with her throughout the day. Their bond strengthened again, and they were inseparable. Veronica, who had a crush on Oliver, kept eating vinegar. "Oliver is really into that girl, huh?" Rachel, Veronica's friend, spoke.

"Are you trying to add salt to my wounds?" Veronica asked.

"Just forget him, Victor is all over you, just forget Oliver and be with Victor."

"And besides, he's hot," Veronica could not believe her friend had just said that. She gave Rachel a weird kind of look that said ; 'what the f*ck?!'

"What?" Rachel asked nonchalantly.

"You fool! Why would I be with someone I don't like just because you think he's hot? He's just a dog I am gonna use to bully Alice," Veronica spoke hauntingly.

"Oh really?" Rachel asked sarcastically. "Would you please leave me alone if you have nothing good to say about my situation?" Veronica begged, frustrated by Rachel's stupid remarks.

"Oh, I have something to say about your situation - FORGET OLIVER OR DIE HERE dreaming about what you'll never have," Rachel spoke harshly.