The Ignored Feelings

Chapter 3

Siya’s POV:

   “Siya I love you and only you, always remember that.” He said to me.

  “I love you to Enrique, always have and always will, till death parts us apart.” I say bringing him to a passionate kiss. His hands are on my shoulder…. “wake up...!” am confused …. Why is he saying me to wake up? “Why Enrique?” I ask. Suddenly I feel a slap on my arms….and I hear Lara screaming on top of her voice, busting my eardrums ….

“For god sake Siya… wake up we are getting late.” Lara’s annoying scream wakes me up from my beautiful sleep. If it was anyone else, they would surely be in my bad book in seconds. But since she is my best friend, she is safe.”

“Go away…. Let me dream about my Enrique.” I say and try to go back to sleep. Keyword ‘TRY’. The moment I tried to lift the blanket above my head, it just flew across the room and landed near the door.

“Come on girl… get up its almost 9:30 we have to go to that get-together…. And regarding your Enrique Iglesias…. he is happily married and already has three cute children…. So, I suggest you, stop dreaming about him…”  she says/shouts jumping on my bed.

“Even if he is married, he will always be my HERO…. At least till my Mr. Perfect comes in my life.” I say with a dreamy look on my face.

“Your ‘Mr. Perfect will not just come inside you room and say the magical words…. You know that right...? You should go out to find him…. or for him to find you.” She says in a matter-of-fact tone.

“But I don’t like to go out…. there are too many people outside…. it’s annoying…” I say and huff in the end.

“Along with that too many annoying people, your so called ‘Mr. Perfect may also be there…. So please get your sorry a*s out of that comfy bed…..which you totally don’t deserve.” She says eyeing my bed.

“You know you are always welcome to join me” I say inviting her to sleep.

“It’s a very tempting offer…I will use is some other time…for now please get up…” she yells at the last getting annoyed. Anyone else would have just listened to what she said in a jolt, but me, never. I in fact like to irritate her. It’s fun.

“No, the offer is only valid only for now.” I said in a childish way, for which she gave me a ‘are you serious’ look.

“Come on Siya…. Please get ready …. Troy will come to pick us in any moment now…Please get ready” She started to whine like a kid now…Troy is her boyfriend. He’s really cool.

“ok …ok…now don’t start to cry…. cry baby…” I tease her getting up from my bed.

“Hey!! Am not a cry baby” she said.

“yes, you are…. Anyways…. where are we going and why?”

“You remember that stupid get-together that our batch people were planning…...Troy is going for that…and he is dragging me with him….” she says.

“ok…. But why should I come? No one invited me….” I say.

“you are coming because I don’t like the other people that will be present there…” she says.

“aggr….  You know right, I don’t like to go out…. it’s annoying….” I complain.

“Please Siya…. you know I can’t say no…. I promised him.” She begged.

Seeing her face, I gave up and agreed, “Ok fine I will come…. But you owe me “.

Hearing my agreement, she started to dance and went near my wardrobe, opened it and started to mess with it.

“Hey!!! Stop it … Don’t mess with my wardrobe…... It’s difficult to arrange it again….” Now I started to whine.

“Relax am just searching a dress for you.” She said, her focus still on messing with my cloths. “And if you want, I can help you with arranging you wardrobe.” She offers.

“Ok….” I say being tired.

She takes a dress out mean while I ask her, “by-the-way who planned this stupid ‘get-together’.”

“Who else, it was the stupid Kate.” she answered bitterly.

 Kate Murry, she is our school mate. The outgoing and popular kid of our batch. She was good at anything that was not related to school except in ‘dancing’, that’s what others say, but that fact was she was not. She only used to shake her hips and her a*s, that’s all. She even tried to be the main cheerleader, but the coach chose Lara instead. So, Lara became the head cheerleader, which she deserves. But Kate didn’t like it a bit but couldn’t say anything because Lara was favoured by many at school, because of her sweetness. Lara and I were the good girls yet little mischievous, but almost all liked us. But Kate hated us both.

“So, I was not invited…” I say acknowledging that Kate would never invite us for anything she organises. It’s always a third party that invites us to her party, which sometimes we decline.

“Trust me, even I was not invited, but the b***h has the audacity to invite my boyfriend, and Troy knowing her way too well invited me and asked you to join as well.” She says keeping a sky-blue skirt with white flowers and a white fitted long-sleeved top, which I never knew would look good.

“aww… I love it when you select my outfit. You are the best. You can be a fashion artist or whatever than being an accountant.” I praise her.

“Thank you, babe. I know but I need a stable job right now, if in future I get the opportunity I will surly take it” she says. “now get ready fast Troy will be here any minute” she says pushing me to the bathroom.

I enter and start doing my business.

Lara and I are best friends as long as I can remember, our moms say we met at our church when we were 3 and are always together form then. Lara’s family moved here, California, when her was 3. And after we both met we were inseparable, so here dad brought a house just across our house, which was on sale because the old people who leaved there went to stay with their son, where I don’t know, that’s what our parents say. We are friends from childhood.

We even went to the same school. Almost had same classes. She in cheerleading squad and I was in music. Soon after high school we went to college in our town itself as we loved it here. She chose commerce and I chose arts.

I always wanted to become a teacher, and English teacher and wanted to teach the children music.  Lara wants to be fashion design but says it’s not stable so she wants to earn some money and she can do it as a side job, which is a great idea. We both completed our college. She got a job in a company in New York and one of my teachers recommended me to a private school in New York which accepted me. We were so happy that we got jobs in the same city.

Lara had to join work in two weeks, but mine starts after a month as now its summer break, but I have to join a week prior to the school re-opening. So, we both decided to go together next week. Our accommodation is also settled. Lara’s aunt stays alone in New York, and she invited us to stay with her when we are in New York. Her aunt, Lucy, is the sweetest person, she always brings us gifts whenever she comes. She loves us both as her daughter. She is a nurse. Her husband was a police officer, but was killed in a shootout, she doesn’t have any children as she didn’t marry again. She always says Lara and I were the children the she never had, and she loves us a lot, just like we love her.

Lara was also happy because Troy would also be moving to New York. Troy and Lara met during our junior year. Troy was the new kid in school, but he was fast to adjust with the surrounding. He even joined the school’s basketball team. He befriended Lara when they had practice sections together and after a month, he proposed her, which she obviously accepted. Since then they are together. They were not that cheesy couples that you find on movies, they were quite mature. Everyone loved their pair, except Kate, she was jealous of Lara and me, but mostly Lara. But we don’t give a dam. Troy and I are siblings we always fight, but still we love each other, like siblings.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard a knock. “Siya fast, Troy is already here.” She says.

“Just a minute.” I say and come out after finishing my shower and brushing my teeth. When I come out, I find the room empty. On my bed there was the outfit that Lara chose along with some accessories, and a pair of white sneakers. I dress up and go down to find my mom talking over the phone with my brother who is away for some work. He wouldn't be back for a month, it made me sad, because he was my favourite. I was brought out of my thoughts when Lara told me to hurry.

“Mom I will be having breakfast out. Sorry.” I inform and run outside the house before she catches me. When I was out and near Troy’s car, I hear my mom screaming, I just run not wanting to face her fury.

“Someone’s goanna have a lecture later.” Troy teases me, which I just ignore.

“whatever, now let’s just go to that stupid get-together and be done with it.” I say and get in the car.

“yep” both say at the same time. None of us want to go, but here we are.

Troy starts the car and we were off to the café where they decided to have this stupid get-together.

On the way to the café we spoke about a lot of stuff.

“So, are you guys done with the packing?” Troy asked.

“No, I have to go for shopping. I don’t have anything fit to wear as office wear. But my lovely best friend is too lazy to accompany me to the mall.” She says and glares at me, for which Troy laughs.

“Hey, ok sorry. I promise we will go tomorrow, just don’t give me that look. You look like a serial killer.” I say in a fake scared tone and made a funny face, for which both started to laugh.

“So, it decided that we will be going to shopping tomorrow.” She screams, busting our eardrums.

“Dam woman, please have mercy on my poor ears,” Troy complained and chuckled.

“You are welcome to join us tomorrow,” I invite him with a mischievous glint in my eyes.

“And be your personal driver and the bag carrier? No thanks I will pass.” He rejects my offer, for which Lara and I both glare at him. Seeing us throw draggers at him he finally gave in and said, “Agrr…. Ok I will come no need of killing me with those eyes,” and he agrees to accompany us.

“You don’t have any other important work other than playing video games, so you will be of better use with us,” Lara states and we both laugh at Troy, who just pouted.

While all this, we didn’t realise that we arrived near the café.

“Agrr…. I would do anything to not to go inside.” I start to complain.

“Trust me babe, the feelings are mutual,” Lara says, throwing draggers at Troy.  

“Hey, I just invited you because I don’t want to deal with that Kate. Can’t she get the hint that I’m not interested in her.” He says starting to get annoyed thinking of Kate. She always tried to breakup Lara and Troy when we were in high school. She used to say she loved him, but everyone knew that she just wanted to be popular. Troy was the new kid and quite handsome in our batch, even though being a newbie, he became popular for his looks and basketball skills. Kate always tried her best to attract him, but he was not because he was attracted towards Lara. And after a month Troy proposed Lara and since then both are in relationship. Looking at them I always wish even I get to find the love of my life.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard Lara spoke, “If she tries any move towards you, I won’t spare her” with an angry look on her face.

“That’s why I told you to come with me,” Troy says with a wink, I just laugh at he them.

Soon we arrived at the café and Troy parked his car. When we got out of the car, we heard Kate’s high pitch voice, “OMG, Troy… You came, am so much happy…” with a huge smile on her face, then her eyes turn towards us and the smile turned to a disgusted look, and said, “ho…. You both are also here… but as I remember I didn’t invite you guys” she says.

“Yep you surly didn’t invite us, but you know my boyfriend always wants me to accompany him, no matter where, you know there are many hungry bitches who always try to put themselves on other men, we need to be careful, right, so here I am, to protect my man from those hungry bitches….” Lara says with a smirk on her face.

Kate’s face was worth watching. She was red and fuming. I was just trying to control my laughter but failed miserably. Kate just glared at me and shouted, “And what’s you reason to be here?” she asks me.

“Am here because Troy invited me and also to see those bitches, which Lara mentioned, turn red” I reply with an innocent yet mischievous look on my face. She turned even more red and just turned and went inside the café.

“That was so much fun,” Troy says laughing his a*s out, “The way she turned red was so funny, I knew inviting you guys would be awesome,” he says

“That’s because we are awesome,” I say flipping my hair.

“That we are babe, now let’s go in and let’s be done with this get together,” Lara says and pulls me to her side. We three enter the café.  Kate had invited all the basketball team players from our batch were present, she also had her friends, or should I say minions, Rory and Baily. I personally don’t like Rory, she has this cute, innocent face yet a devil with-in. She just is all about herself.

When we arrived that table, the guys noticed us and greeted us. We exchanged our greetings and sat in the vacant seats. There were almost 10 people including us. There four guys, Justin, Zack, Alex, and Lee who were the basketball players and Troy’s friends.

Soon we sat and started to talk about our lives after high school till now.