Chapter 60

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" and finally, the kissing. Make sure to act that part properly." the new theatre director told them.

" Please don't leave me Drew. I love you so much" Ariana begged

" I love you too Brianna but what can we do? It seems we're not meant to be" Nicolas said.

" Please don't go" Ariana said crying.

" I have to my love, I have to....."

Raymond had being watching them from a corner. For some reason, he was furious to hear Nicolas call Ariana ' his love'. Why was he feeling this way? Was this love? But he'd being the one who rejected Ariana's love so why the strange feeling?.

" Shall I kiss you one last time before we break up?" Ariana asked.

" Yes, you shall" Nicolas said.

Ariana wrapped her hands around his neck and he wrapped his hands around her waist. Their faces moved closer and they were about to kiss.

Raymond could feel himself burning with jealousy. He couldn't understand why he was feeling that way. He wanted to stop the kiss but what would he say?

" Stop!!" The director yelled, causing Ariana and Nicolas to split.

  Raymond smiled, they didn't kiss. It made him very happy.

" Do you call this acting? " Ariana and Nicolas gave each other quizzed looks. What else will you call it?

" When you're about to leave your love, I expect teary eyes and when you're about to kiss, I expect hunger in that kiss. I expect looks of sadness and........" He complained about a lot of things.

While he complained or rather corrected them, Ariana's thoughts drifted to Raymond. No one had ever complained about her acting. Infact, she'd won best actress in Arizona thrice. It seemed like being rejected by Raymond was having a toll in her acting skills. She sighed.

" Now, go again" she heard the director say 

" Uhm sir, can we continue tomorrow? I have a headache and I don't think we can continue " she said.

" Tomorrow?" He asked. " Well, I thought that since you have enough credits to graduate, you won't be coming to school any longer but since you wanna come, no objections" he said and proceeded to packing his things.

Ariana inhaled, she couldn't take it any longer so she ran out.

" Ariana!" Nicolas called as he ran after her.

  Raymond sighed, it was time to leave.

   Nicolas looked for Ariana and finally found her crying in the garden.

" Ariana?" He went and sat beside her.

" Just go, I don't wanna talk to anyone" she said still sobbing..

" Really! Not even me? I thought we were friends" he said, a little hurt.

 Nicolas was right. If she didn't share her pain with her friends then who would she share them with?

She inhaled, " I have some personal issues and....."

" Is it Raymond Styles?" he asked. Raymond who was walking past the garden stopped when he heard his name.

She raised a questioning brow, wondering how he got to know.

" Everyone knows. This is high school Ariana, nothing stays hidden" he said.

She wiped her tears, " so I have become a laughing stock?"

Raymond felt his heart shriek the moment he heard those words from her.

" No, no. I didn't mean that."

" So what did you mean?" Ariana asked.

" I...... I meant I already knew" Nicolas said.

" Please excuse me, I'm going home" Ariana said and left.

   Nicolas looked at her. He loved Ariana but she didn't know. She was the only reason he came to Merother high school and that is why when he saw there was a new director, he slipped a kissing scene into the act but here she was, crying for another guy. He was hurt!!