come back to me

chapter 2

Evelyn

On the weekend we got ready to visit Anthony's parents'house. His family has always looked down on me because of what happened 8 years ago.. his mom especially hated me for that.. oh i haven't shared what happened 8 years ago right? Well that's a long story.. let me give you a short explanation.

Anthony Smith and I have known each other since childhood, we were in the same high school as well .. he was my senior though.. he's 3 years older than me.. I've had a crush on him from the time i remember. His and my family have known each other for a long time as well..

I've always had a crush on him.. he was nice to me as well.. he took care of me whenever we were together.. you see, he wasn't always this cold towards me.. he used to call me little evie..or sometimes Eve .. it's been 8 years since i heard that name from him.. the name of affection.. maybe because the affection is no more.. to be honest, i really miss hearing that nickname from him..

He used to bring my favourite food whenever he could, he would come to help me with my studies as well..to be honest, my past self would have never believed that Anthony could ever turn cold towards me.. but life is unpredictable. Anthony Smith who cared for me now hates me the most..

I met jenna in high school.. and we became best friends.. she was like a sister to me.. a sister i can share all my secrets with. And i did..

I shared my biggest secret with her.. that i love Anthony.. she cheered for me that day..

I was scared to confess at first but one day when i finally mustered the courage to confess, Anthony told me something that broke my heart. He said he likes someone and it's jenna.. i couldn't say anything about my feelings anymore.

He said he'll confess to her soon. He wanted to tell me first..I smiled at him that day.. covering my sadness. Anthony Knows me too well.. yet he couldn't see my sadness maybe because he wasn't interested in seeing that.. he patted my head and left that day and i broke down right there..

Everything felt like crashing down.. yet i couldn't save it.. the man i loved actually fell for my best friend. He doesn't know her for that long yet he liked her but he couldn't like me despite knowing me for years. Maybe that's how love works..

I cried everyday about this.. jenna had called me saying Anthony has confessed his feelings for her.. and she has no idea what to do now.. i was hurt. I know how it feels like when you don't get the one you love. I didn't want Anthony to go through that pain. So i asked jenna if she likes him or not. Anthony Smith was a man you can never resist. So it'd be understandable if she likes him .. she said she does and i asked her to go ahead and date him.. They started dating, his family accepted her. She was pretty and from a good family.. only his grandparents were against it.. she knew that it will be nearly impossible for Anthony to marry her if his grandparents didn't agree.. i never confessed my feelings to him. And remained distant.. he once had noticed that and asked if i was okay or not.. i lied and said i was okay.

and he didn't even bother to ask more.. obviously he won't because I'm not his priority..it hurts but i tried to be happy for my best friend and her love. they became the popular couple in our circle.. everything was okay until that night.. Michael's birthday party.. I'll never forget that night.. i remember not wanting to attend but then Anthony invited so nicely that i couldn't say no to him anymore so i found myself attending the party. it was my biggest mistake.. i was like a Shadow there..

i remember drinking a little bit as well.. and when i suddenly felt dizzy because of the drink as i wasn't used to alcohol, Anthony's grandma asked me to rest for a bit.. so i did..i knew their house like my own because I've been here a lot.. more than a lot actually. so i walked towards the guest room.. my steps were shaky because of the alcohol and when i was about to fall down, i felt a strong arm around my waist holding me.. opening my eyes, i saw Anthony.. his face and eyes looked like he was drunk as well..

our faces were closed to each other and before i could process anything i felt his soft lips on mine.. my brain went blank.. he kissed me like his life depend on it. and that's it.. i don't remember a single thing from that night except for waking up in a room, naked on the bed woth Anthony..in the morning, his grandma and mom with jenna broke into the room and wake us up.. i was confused as hell at why everyone looked so angry.. and that's when i tried to move and my lower body hurt so badly.. making me realise what was going on.. Anthony on the other hand was confused at first and then became furious and frustrated saying he doesn't remember anything. he was saying sorry to jenna ..

jenna on the other hand, was crying historically.. everyone was shouting.. and that's when jenna blamed me for drugging Anthony because i was jealous of her having Anthony as i was in love with him.. soon their accusations turned towards me.. everyone started blaming me.. Anthony looked at me in disbelief and soon his disbelief turned into disgust.. but he didn't yelled at me first.. he firmly gripped my chin and asked me with a furious tone

"is this true Evelyn?you drugged me?" i shook my head as tears screamed down my eyes..

"of course she did.. she loves you. she wanted to have you" jenna yelled

Anthony looked at me furiously

"is it true? you loved me? answer me truthfully" i nodded.. there wasn't any way to lie.

"b-but..but i D-did'nt drugged Y-you.." i said and he let out a scoff and let go of my chin forcefully and looked away.. then he looked back at me and said

"I'm disappointed at you Evelyn.. I've never thought you'd do such things.." he looked disgusted and in pain.

his mom stepped forward to slap me but he stopped her.. jenna ran out of the room and then he followed her .. asking for forgiveness..his mom left after calling me names..and i cried.. his grandma walked towards me and sat on the edge of the bed

"I've never thought you'd do something like this..you were never like this before" she said..she sounded sad more than angry.. i looked at her

"Grandma, i swear i didn't do such things.. i was drunk as well. i don't remember what happened, how it happened..i would never do such things to Anthony.." i don't know if she believed in me or not but she patted my head and left from the room..

from that day, Anthony hated me.. and now I'm going to meet his family again.. his mom hates my gut.. it doesn't matter how many times I've explained that i was drunk as well but she didn't believe me..