Dream of perfect love

Chapter 3

Paola’s POV

Three months passed since that day, the day I was on the floor humiliated by Matthew, during this period I had to see Matthew every day at school, to the rehearsals, to the outings with MY friends, he became one of us but still I couldn’t’ stand him I strongly believed that everything he was doing was to show off, he was the best one, the smartest one, many times I felt that when we were performing we were trying to compete each other.

I didn't want to admit it, not even to myself, but I was feeling awkward when he was around, I wanted to draw his attention, I would do everything possible for him to look at me, of course I never admitted that to Bailey who  was the only one who could read behind the lines. I was thinking all these when I bumped to him in the corridor, I passed next to him without stopping and he grabbed my arm.

‘‘Tomorrow after school we need to meet’‘

‘‘No rehearsals on Friday remember?’‘

‘‘Well last time we were singing your voice was unstable’‘

‘‘Excuse me?’‘

‘‘I do excuse you honey, that’s why I am sacrificing my Friday afternoon to perform with you, trust me I have much better things to do than being with you’‘ 

‘‘Listen!’‘

‘‘No, you listen, you have to work harder and harder if you want to become successful, so, tomorrow at my place’' 

‘‘I won’t be there’‘ 

‘‘If I would be you, I would come’‘

‘‘That’s our difference, I am not a puppy’‘

‘‘Who’s a puppy?’‘

‘‘You are Jessica’s puppy! She is craving cheesecake at 3 a.m. and you go take her? Really?’‘

‘‘I thought you were friends, it never happened for you to do something nice for a friend?’‘

‘‘That’s not something nice, that’s a clear statement that you are interested in her’‘

‘‘I am not interested in her, not the way you mean it, we are just friends’‘

‘‘She is in love with you’‘

‘‘Even if she is, what’s your problem?’‘

‘‘You will destroy my group’‘

‘‘Your group will be destroyed by you, if you don’t concentrate on yourself, I have seen how you used to perform, guess what, you were much better’‘

“Guess what! I am performing better when I work with people I like’‘

‘‘So, you don’t like me’‘

‘‘You said it’‘

‘‘You implied it’‘

‘‘I have no time to lose’‘

‘‘Yes, you need to go in the back of the school to smoke right?

‘‘Jessica can’t keep her mouth shut, right?’‘

‘‘She didn’t tell me, I saw you’‘

‘‘Are you stalking me?’‘

‘‘Maybe I do’‘

She left looking at him with, having nothing to reply back, did she just like the fact that he might stalk her? The i***t who came into their group and ruined everything. His talk interrupted her thoughts again 

‘‘I will wait for you tomorrow’‘

‘‘I am not coming’‘ she said loud enough for him to hear her

‘‘You will be punished!’‘ he yelled back

She turned towards him and approached him

‘‘Lol, by who? By you?’‘

He took out his phone and showed her a photo, of her smoking in the back of the school.

‘‘Of course not by me’’ he said  ‘’By your mother, lovely lady by the way, I met her the day we performed to her friend’s party’‘.

‘‘You are such a cunt!’‘

‘‘Tomorrow at 3 p.m. and don’t be late, I hate waiting’‘

‘‘f**k you!’‘

‘‘Whenever you want ‘‘

Her feet felt cold, she felt that her cheeks were on fire, then her brain started sending signals that she had to leave from there fast, before he will notice the blush, before he will get the satisfaction of his words having an impact on her because they damn sure had.

The next day came and she couldn’t concentrate, all she could think of was a way to get him back, she wouldn’t go, she decided already that she will not do as he said.  Her phone vibrated at 3.pm. she was in the car, the driver was taking her to the mall for shopping as every Friday. Cheat Friday with Bailey and Jessica, eating to the mall, endless shopping and gossip.

‘‘Are you ready for the consequences?’‘

‘‘Give me a BREAK, will you?’‘

‘‘I am giving you 10 minutes to come here, best I can do’‘

‘‘Sure, where are you?’‘

‘‘My place, hurry up, I don’t like to wait’‘

‘‘On my way!’‘

‘‘Why are you laughing’‘? Bailey asked her

‘‘Nothing, don’t pay attention, let’s go get Jessica from the watch shop’‘

Couple of hours later and a lot of shopping Paola was back home, what she saw in front of the gate was disturbing, it was Matthew’s car.