GUILTY OF LOVE

Eight

"Rosa...", Norman gave me a light tap on my thigh to bring me back to reality.

"I asked you if you understood the assignment but you seemed lost..." He added closing my notes.

"It's nothing actually", I said with a fake smile hoping he didn't catch on.

"Ok... let's get back to vectors", he said opening his mathematics textbooks

"Did you get the party invite?" I started out

"Summer falls? Yes, I did. I actually tried out for the football team yesterday and the final list should be pasted on the school's notice board tomorrow"

"I'm sure that you'll get in. Darwins high haven't won any games in the last six years. We suck that bad", I said the last sentence in an hused tone

"It was your boyfriend that invited me. Party's at his house", he said

"Back to me... I think he's cheating on me"

"I was opportuned to be in the same room as the same girl he cheated on me with and kind of eavesdropped on her conversation with another girl", I added

"Are you sure they were talking about Will?" He asked

"I asked him about it and he lied to me", I said

"He stammers when he lies, I asked him and he lied to my face", I added

"So what are you going go do about it?" He asked

"For now? Nothing...", I answered

"I don't g...", he was starting to say something but I interrupted

"I can't break up with him over suspicions or hear says. I need hard proof. The truth is this is not the sixth time something like this is happening. I just need proof so i won't make a fool of myself again", I said

"So Norman Smith, will you be my date to Summer falls?" I asked my hot neighbour

"Is this like a mini homecoming proposal?" He asked.

"N... no... no, it's not", we both laughed at my reply

He looks cute when he laughs.

"You can't tell anyone that I'm attending the party. Promise me", I stretched out my hand.

He took my hand in his. His hands were wider than mine but were soft like a baby's.

"Promise", he said and winked at me.

My makeup was done, I actually went light on the makeup tonight but I wasn't dressed yet. I had spent most of my time trying to find the perfect dress but nothing seemed perfect right now. I was on a black bodycon gown. My hair was packed up in a bun because it was getting in my face while I was in the closet looking for something to wear to Summer falls. This isn't my first pool party but I don't why I wanted it to be perfect. Maybe it was because I wanted to look perfect when I proved to myself that my boyfriend has changed from his previous promiscuous activities and has eyes only for me.

There was a knock on the door and mama was still at work so I was the only one at home. I quickly went down to open the door and my mouth was left wide open as my eyes roamed the body of the person that stood before me. A black sleek haired mister with gray eyes that sparkled in the night.

"Can I come in?" his deep masculine voice jolted me back to reality.

"S... su... sure... sure, come in", i stammered as i closed my mouth

"This is for you", he handed me a box of chocolates as he stepped into the house. He was on a grey tank top and shorts

"Norman... you didn't have to", I said but still took the chocolates.

He followed me up the stairs and into my room.

"Why do ladies have to take time to dress up? It's actually basically wearing clothes", he complained

"Well, we dress up to look good... feel good. To capture the eye", I winked at him

He had a grin on his face when he said, "You look good in anything you wear"

"Are you really going to wear this dress to a pool party?" He asked picking up the flowery short gown I had finally settled on wearing.

"Yes, do you like it?"

"I would love it if you were attending a family dinner and not a pool party", he said laughing at my poor choice in clothes.

"I give up. I can't find the perfect dress to wear. It's like I'm too ugly to fit in any dress", I angrily walked over to my bed and opened the box of chocolates.

He took one of the chocolates and threw it in his mouth while he walked over to my closet.

"You have a good variety of clothes for all seasons in here and don't ever say you are ugly. Anyone that can't see the beauty that I see in you is blind", he said checking out the clothes in my closet.

He took out the blue crochet mesh palazzo trouser that Claire had forced me to buy on our last trip to the mall in the summer.

"No... no... I'm not wearing that"

"It's the perfect option", he said

"It's not my style. It's just not me. It's something Claire can pull off but... it's not my style" I argued

"Trust me, it's perfect", he said in a calm voice

I don't know why I collected the trouser from him. I can't explain why I felt the urge to obey him. This is the same trouser Claire tried to force me to wear to the river but I refused to. Norman didn't even try to persuade me half as much as Claire did.

I took the trouser from him and unbottoned the one I had on at the moment. His eyes were following my every moment. As the last bottom came undone and the shorts fell down to the floor, his eyes followed the shorts to the floor. Then his eyes started crawling up from my feet and stopped where my bikini pants stood. I could feel the change of my heartbeat as the room got hotter. I quickly snapped out of the thoughts that were in my mind as an image of Will came to mind and quickly wore the blue crochet mesh palazzo trouser and knotted the rope that made the trouser stand freely on my waist without my holding it.

The moment must have weird for Norman too, seeing as when I looked up he wasn't looking at me anymore but his eyes were fixated on my clothes in the closet. I walked up to my full mirror to look at myself but honestly I wasn't seeing the dazzle I wanted.

"Norm, it still isn't perfect", I complained

I saw him walking up to me with the aid of the mirror until there was only a few inches distance between us. He was standing right behind me and any movement he made, I could feel like it was mine. He travelled his hands up my arms and down to the end of my shirt, his fingers rubbing my bare skin so tenderly it tickled. He whispered softly in my ears, "raise your hands up" and I did immediately like he held the remote that controls my body movements. He removed the shirt I had on. His hands travelled from my belly, up to my hands which were still in the air. Our hands interlocked and came down in unison.

"Look in the mirror and tell me what you see", he said softly in my ears.

I looked in the mirror and the girl I saw standing there was not me. She looked so beautiful. Her honey coloured eyes shone brightly, her edges were defined. This isn't the Rosa Mendez I was used to seeing.

"She's beautiful... I mean, I'm beautiful", I corrected myself

"But I feel like I need more coverage", I said as I looked down at my black bikini bra.

He walked back to my closet and I realized that I missed the feel of his hands on my body, the feel of his breath on my neck...

"Catch", he said and I quickly turned around.

My white camisole landed on my face and fell to the floor, I wasn't fast enough to catch it in the air

"Asshole", I murmured under my breath as I bent over to pick it up.

He was on my bed, enjoying the chocolates he got for me.

"Don't eat my chocolates", I warned as I quickly wore the camisole but he decided to pop another chocolate in his mouth so I ran over to the bed and jumped on him.

I didn't think it through at first until I was sitting right on top of him so I quickly got up on the bed.

"Sorry", I apologized

There was silence for about a second, I felt someone tugging my hair band and within a minute, my long curly black hair was flowing down to my waist. I quickly walked over to the mirror to look at myself. I looked cute but I felt like the dressing needed something extra so I tucked the white camisole in and I looked with I was going to steal all the girl's boyfriends at the party.

I applied my favourite cherry lip gloss and took some mirror selfies, "let's get going".

The drive to Will's house was a long one. We parked our car by the highway and walked on the paved path passed the little woods leading to the Will's mansion. When we got there, the house was already booming with music so loud it could blast my ears. Red cups lying on the yard with drunk lovers making out in swimsuits on the yard.

"Will's house is quite... big", Norman commented as we passed the water fountain

"Well, Will's ancestors founded this town. Their wealth helped build the community too. They're quite popular", I said as we walked up the little stairway leading to the front door.

Inside the house was less crowded, I guess everyone was in the pool so I led Will to the pool, the main life of the party. The pool side was crowded. Norman didn't leave my side, he just held onto my hand. I looked around for Will but didn't see him there but I found Claire talking to Cole so I walked over there to greet them.

"Hey, you made it after all", she shouted so i could hear her above the loud music she gave me a tight hug

"Well, I need this... this week has been really stressful and I needed to clear my head", I said

"Have you had anything drink yet?" Cole asked

"Not yet"

"Have my drink", he offered me his beer and I gladly downed the contents of the cup which turned out to be cheap beer.

"Hey man, you made it", Cole shook Norman's hand and they started talking about the tryouts for the school's football team.

"Have you seen Will?" I asked Claire

"What?" She asked so I repeated my question

"The music's too loud, I can't hear you", she said vibing to the music.

"Have you seen Will?" I asked much slower this time.

"Ask Cole", she said and tapped Cole's shoulder to divert his attention from Norman to us

"Have you seen Will?" I asked him

"Will? No?" He said and let put a small laugh and continued talking to Norman

"I last saw him going up to his room... I guess", Claire said she berged right in my face

"Sorry", she added and started laughing

Since it was all pool party all the guests were either in the pool, outside in the garden drinking their assets off or in the hallway. No one was by the stairs leading up to Will's room. So who organises a cool party like summer falls and doesn't attend it?

The door to his room was closed but I could still hear moaning sounds coming out from the room. It has to be another guy in there, definitely not Will. My hands were on the door knob but I was hesitant to open the door. I guess I was scared to find what was waiting for me in the other door. I closed my eyes and counted to ten so that I could find the courage to open the door. Luckily, I found it.

My eyes couldn't believe what it saw at first. My foot stood rooted to the spot like a tree. I found Will on top of her, pounding into her and savouring the moment. Edith just kept moaning and moving in unison to Will's movement. It was until my phone rang in my transparent fanny pack that they were alerted that someone has caught them. It was when I was able to think straight and move.

"Rosa, I can explain", Will quickly grabbed a towel to wrap around his waist and jolted towards me.

"b***h, you ruined my moment", Edith spat out shamelessly

"Shut up Edith... let me explain, Rosa" he tried to touch me

"Don't come close to me", I warned him as I ran out of the room

"Rosa please... wait, listen to me... Rosa... Rosa I can explain" Will kept on saying as he raced after me but I didn't answer him.

I got to the pool, pushed the people out of my way so I could could find Norman and get out of this haunted house. Will was still running after me wrapped in his towel.

"Rosa, just listen to me for Christ's sake", he touched my shoulder trying to stop me.

I turned around and slapped him so hard my hand hurt.

The music stopped. Everyone at the party turned their attention towards us.

"Rosa, let me explain..." He said, his hand petting the place where I had slapped him

"Explain what? You want to tell me that you have a reasonable explanation to why I caught you in bed with that slut? Ok Will, give it to me... Explain...", I said trying my best not to burst out in tears.

"I love you, Rosa" he said

"If you loved me, you wouldn't be f*****g Edith in the same bed that we make out. You wouldn't be f*****g her the same week that David was kidnapped, you piece of s**t. Forget love, you don't even respect me", I shouted at him

"Don't turn this around on me 'cause this is all your fault. You've been ignoring me for weeks", he shouted back

"I haven't been ignoring you. I tried my best to get in touch with you but you've been lying right to my face. You spent all summer with Edith and you didn't even think it once to mention it to me", I yelled

"I didn't mention it because if I did, you would have made it into a big deal... into a fight and I didn't want to fight with you", he said approaching me slowly. With each step he took towards me, I took one back

"And you thought f*****g her would do what? Heal our fractured relationship?"

"She was only a distraction. She means nothing to me. I love you Rosa", he said the last sentence slowly as he stopped walking and cupped my face in his hands

"Well, that distraction destroyed what we had", I said and turned to walk out but he held my arm

"Rosa, don't do this", he begged

"We're over, Will. We're no more", I said without looking at him

"Then get lost, b***h" I heard Edith say from nowhere. Before I could even turn around to confront her, she had pushed me and i fell... fell into the pool.

I first went deep into the warm water of the pool. People gathered around the pool as I didn't get back up to the surface. I swam up and breathed in the fresh air, spitting out the excess pool water that entered my mouth due to my unexpected entrance into the water. My nose hurt because of the water that went into it. I wiped excess water off my face with my palm while I was floating in the pool. I looked around for Norman and I found him at the other side of the pool so I swam towards him, towards safety. I got out of the pool, my clothes were sticking to my skin and I was getting cold as I started shivering so me and Norman starting making our way out of the haunted house.

"You'll come back to me, Rosa. You always come back", Will yelled out to me from the other side of the pool.

Well, not this time asshole

It was a long ride from the worst party I have ever attended to the house as we didn't talk to each other in the car. Norman handed me his hoodie jacket for me to wear and turned on the heater in his car to keep me warm.

He parked his car in outside his house and ran to open the door for me but I had gotten out by myself already not giving him the chance to do so.

"Thanks Norm, for everything", I said and started making my way to my house.

"I'll walk up you up to your front door", he said

"Why are you doing all these for me?" I asked

"You know exactly why"

"Is it your first time dressing up a girl? Because you seemed like a pro", I said

"Well, let's say I'm well experienced"

"My ex girlfriend used to take me to go shopping with her. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it a bit especially how we made love in the dressing room...", he added and stopped when he noticed I was quiet

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said especially after what happened", he apologized

"You don't have to be sorry... I was actually getting jealous", I laughed as a tear rolled down my face

"He's a fool to see beauty and disrespect it", he said

We had gotten to my front door so we stopped. His eyes caught mine. Shining grey eyes in the moonlight that made my knees weak. He kissed me on the lips. I found myself wanting more and more as I kissed him back but I broke the kiss and slapped him.

"Don't ever kiss me without my consent".