Chapter-16

'Look, I cut my wrist. I saw it all. Both of you whispering love. Do you really love her? Is it really so?'

'I'm working out my feelings. My eyes were looking straight but my heart was confused.'

'Can I trust those words? Can I think of it as a promise?'

'Yes. There's only one that I love.'

'That one is me, right?'

'Yes, I love you. I swear that I love you.'

Sezen sat down on the hospital bed and came closer to me. She rested her head on the crook of my neck and hugged me so tightly.

'I love you, too. I love you so much, Noah.'

WHAT?! NOAH! That wasn't in the script! I peeked a little at the audience. They are still sitting like a statue,drowned into the play. I let out a big sigh thinking that they didn't heard it clearly. She is still hugging me like a koala. I broke the hug and looked at her. I was kinda annoyed by her action. She suddenly kissed me making me widen my eyes. And with that the play ended and the stage curtains was closed. I pushed Sezen harshly as soon as the play ended. Anger was boiling inside me like a volcano.

'What the hell are you doing? I didn't even finish my lines and then you call out my name. You can't just change your lines like that. You ruined everything!'

'Noah, I wasn't acting. It was my true feelings. I love you. And love is more important than a play. I love you! I LOVE YOU!'

She growled and with that all my co-workers came running to the stage. She got up from the bed and hugged me. All my co-workers are looking at us with a shocked expression. I can hear some of them whispering. I felt disgusted. I still remember how she insulted June that day. And that made my blood boil even more. June doesn't deserve a friend like her. I pushed her away from me with a force. She looked at me with her burning gaze and slapped me so hard.

'It's because of June, right? She snatched you from me.'

I hold my cheeks listening to her. I kept silent thinking that she will shut her mouth soon and go away. But she didn't stop.

'That pathetic bitch! How dare she! What did she do to get you? She seduced you, right?'

That's it! I can't hear one more bad word about June. How dare she! I slapped her so hard in front of everyone forgetting that she is a girl.

'I won't bear one more bad word about my girl. How dare you calling my love a pathetic bitch! When you are the one who is pathetic here. You knew that from the starting that I like June. Didn't you? That's why you kept insulting her. You also made up that stupid bet thing to drag down her feelings for me.'

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I came back home with a headache. Sezen is a pain in the ass. I clicked the door bell impatiently feeling frustrated.

The door was opened by my uncle. Uncle Mark was the one who raised me after my Dad's death. My mother passed away while giving birth to me. I am grateful to him in every way. He also didn't get married because of me. He was afraid that his wife will not treat me fairly. He is my only family and best friend.

He opened the door with a smirk on his face. I went in and made me comfortable in the couch, releasing my stress out.

'We have a guest.'

He said with the same smirk on his face. I growled in annoyance as I don't like guest. I got up from there and said,

'I am going to sleep. I have a bad headache. Please don't call me.'

'She is in your room.'

'What? In my room! Why?'

'Cause she came here to meet you.'

I got angry. It must be Sezen. Why did she came here? To apology and get me back!

'Who is it?'

'Your girlfriend.'

'What? But I don't have any girlfriend.'

'I don't know. She said she is your girlfriend.'

He said sarcastically. Happiness was vibrating from his eyes. He always argue with me to get married or have a girlfriend saying that he is getting old. But I never found the right person for me until I met June. Though she didn't gave me any answer which was confusing.

'Did she told you her name?'

'It's Jessica.'

'Jessica? But I don't know anyone called Jessica.'

'Oh!... That was her mother's name. Her name...it was a month...umm....it was April.'

A smile automatically creeped on my face hearing that it was a month. It's June. But soon my smile turned into a smirk. Why did she introduced herself as my girlfriend? I cupped his face with my hands and planted a kiss on his forehead.

'Old man! You are really getting old. Her name is June, right?'

'Oh Yeah, it's June. She is waiting for you inside.'

I started walking towards my room. Suddenly he held my hand to make me face him and said,

'Promise me you'll give her all the happiness she needs in her life. Promise me you'll never leave her side and will never hurt her feelings.'

'I promise. I love her more than myself. I can't even think about leaving her.'

'I want you both to be happy. I don't want you guys to end up like your parents.'

He said while wiping his tears. I became confused and frowned my eyebrows. Why he suddenly mentioned our parents?

'Our parents?'

'It's nothing serious. Go inside. She is waiting for a long time.'

I started heading towards my room. Nervousness filling inside me with every steps. I can't believe she is in my room, waiting for me. I went inside my room and saw her sitting on my bed back facing me. Her long hair laying on her back like clouds. I can see her face through the mirror. Her face had a cute little frown and her lips formed into a pout.

She didn't noticed me. I went to her without making any sound, to surprise her. But what I saw surprised me. She was sitting there holding my diary, reading it. I wrote all my feelings for her in that diary.

I quickly snatched the diary from her closing it. She got shocked and embarrassed. I wonder if she read something stupid.

'I..I'm sorry to read your diary without your permission. But you really write good poems.'

I let out a sigh of relief. She only read the first few pages where I wrote poems.

'Noah.'

'Hmm..'

'Where did you find that poem?'