Chapter 56: Chapter 56
Even though she already sees how Alex feels, she also can’t make her heart stop loving Alex. Helena is well aware that right now she’s like she’s on a rocket where she can’t stop or come back. She can only keep going, even though she already knows how it ends. Even though her love is like a novel, that’s already known at last, she still can’t stop. It may sound stupid, but that’s what happens when she can’t control her heart anymore.
Ruby takes Helena to eat with them in the cafeteria. And somehow Ruby arranged until Helena sat next to Alex. They both look a little awkward and indeed avoid eye contact with each other. Only Ruby herself seemed so happy to see Helena and Alex sitting next to each other, even she kept smiling at them while drinking her juice.
“Did you know you guys look so good together?” said Ruby with a big smile.
Helena was so shocked to hear Ruby say it was like lightning on a clear day. It was so unpredictable that it left her speechless. Normally, she’d love to hear someone say that, but hearing someone she likes says it feels weird. Helena can even feel that Alex doesn’t like it, but Ruby says it while smiling broadly.
“What did you say? We don’t able in at all.” Alex said with an annoyed tone.
“Yes, don’t joke like that... We don’t able in at all.” Said Helena, who could only agree with Alex’s words.
Helena can only pretend to agree to what Alex says because she doesn’t want to get in trouble with Alex. Alex sounds so upset and Helena understands why he is so upset. Whether or not Ruby realizes it, but trying so hard to set Alex up with another girl is a very cruel thing. Even though Alex is so clear with his feelings, it’s hard for Helena to believe that Ruby doesn’t know.
Even if Ruby is so innocent or so stupid, there’s no way she didn’t realize Alex liked her. Even so, she still pretended not to know and casually said that. Ruby has been a very violent person because she hurt Alex in a very subtle way.
Helena starts to get annoyed, but she’s holding herself back. She remained silent while glancing at Alex who was also silent. It certainly looks like Alex doesn’t like it when Ruby says something like she wants to set him up with Helena. But Ruby kept smiling broadly as if she had seen nothing.
“ You may not realize it, but you have a lot in common. If you’re dating, you’ll be perfect.” Say Ruby with a big smile.
“That’s enough, stop it... It’s not fun at all.” Helena said she tried to stay calm even though she was very upset.
Helena remembers when Alex said Ruby might like someone else. But even if she likes someone else, trying to set Alex up with her overtly like this is cruel. In fact, she smiled and put on a plain face as if she didn’t understand anything like that made Helena even more upset.
Helena wants to get angry and say everything Ruby pretends not to know. But when she sees Alex still pretending to feel nothing, even if her is hurt, Helena is speechified. She realized that she didn’t have any right to say any of that because Alex himself was supposed to say all that. Even so, Helena feels Ruby already knows that, but she pretends to know nothing and does all this. It makes her feel very frustrated.
“ Helena, are you mad at me? What do I say this offends you? I’m sorry, I only said what I thought when I saw you...” Ruby said with a pitiful face as if she felt guilty.
“ No, I’m not upset. I’m just thinking a lot, that’s all. I’m sorry...” Helena said she was lying.
“Alright, now we just enjoy our food without thinking about anything else,” Alex said he actually wanted to stop the conversation.
From the very beginning, Alex kept quiet listening to Ruby who wanted to set him up with Helena. He said nothing, but actually, he felt disappointed and hurt. He can't believe Ruby would so try to get her closer to Helena.
Even if Ruby has good intentions, it still makes him feel hurt. He'd love to get angry and tell Ruby to stop, but he can’t be the least bit annoyed with Ruby. He loved Ruby so much that he couldn’t say a word, let alone yell at her. He can only dwell in silence while withstanding his pain.
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The night came again. Once again Natty was immersed in her gloomy room while immersed in the longing that filled her heart by looking at Gale’s photo. The photo they took on their second date in a café. Gale’s beautiful smile in the photo makes Natty miss seeing Gale more and more.
Natty grabs her phone in the desk drawer, then she tries to call the lover she misses. Although the call never connects, Natty keeps trying to call Gale again and again. Every dark night she continues trying to call Gale every time she misses her. Until finally, she gave up and put her phone on the desk drawer again.
Her phone rang to let a message come in. Natty rushes to reach for her phone and hoped the message is from Gale. But she came back disappointed because it wasn’t what she expected. Natty looks disappointed that the message she got from Drake wasn’t Gale. With little interest, she saw the message sent by Drake. A short message sent by a friend.
“Come out, I’m in front of your house.”
Seeing what was in the message, Natty came out of her room. Despite the fact that she still wants to stay in her room while staring at Gale’s photos to let go of her longing. But she also couldn’t resist Drake coming to meet her.
Natty also came out in her casual dress with shorts. She squinted a little trying to see Drake more. She had trouble recognizing Drake from afar because Drake was wearing a black hoodie jacket and a black hat covering his face. But Natty can recognize it from the way he stands.