Chapter 19
Trippin's point of view
Flashback;
Jayjay left my side saying he needed to talk to Mica, and he'd been gone for about 20 minutes...
I immediately went to the roof and saw Rakki...
"Hey Rakki! Where's Jayjay?!"
"He's on the roof with Mica."
"Okay, thanks."
"You're welcome," she said and left my side...
I went to the roof...
And when I entered... I-I saw them... Jayjay and Keifer...
They were kissing...
Jayjay...why did you do this to me?! Why?!
The sound of the door closing came and they separated...
They were both very surprised...Jayjay was almost in tears...
"Y-You two..." I said, but before I could finish, I turned around and walked away...
Jayjay...he told me he didn't love her... But...
Is he really still in love with her...?
The flashback is over...
After a long time, I'm suffering again...
The last time I suffered was when I received the news of my brother's death...
I didn't know what to do... My first instinct was to find a place where he couldn't find me...the fire escape...
As soon as I sat down on the fire escape...I started crying...
I...I've changed so much...I don't cry for just any girl...no...Jayjay...he changed me...
After what I saw last, I'm not thinking about forgiving him...
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Jayjay's point of view
Tripp left...
I turned to him...
"Are you happy?"
"W-What?"
"Are you happy that you broke us up?"
"I didn't know it would be like this..."
"You can't kiss or tell someone you love them if they have a boyfriend."
"I've endured so much, but it's impossible now... I go crazy with jealousy every time I see you with him... Because I'm in love with you, jayjay... I don't care about Tripp or anything..."
"Keifer... whatever happened is in the past... I'm only and solely... in love with Tripp... Please stop interfering between us! Stop! Get lost! Stop loving me! You only hurt me! Every time I see you, it feels like thousands of nails are being driven into my heart! Enough! Just LEAVE ME ALONE!" I said, and without listening to him, I turned my back and left...
Tears involuntarily streamed down my face...
I could never deny it... I still had feelings for him...
But he was hurting me...
Tripp? Where is he?
I need to find him!
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Keifer's point of view
Everything he said was too much...
He left before I could say anything, and I didn't have anything to say anyway...
Damn it! You're really an idiot, Keifer! An idiot!
Jayjay is right! He's right about everything he said!
Now I know that... I need to think carefully before doing anything... otherwise everything will go wrong... just like this plan...
My heart... my heart hurts so much... for doing these things...
After he left, I stayed a little longer and took deep breaths... I tried to calm down...
"Keifer?"
I turned around and saw Yuri...
"How did you find me?"
"I actually came for Jayjay, but I found you here... What are you doing here?"
"Nothing... I came to get some fresh air and I haven't seen Jayjay at all..."
Another lie, another lie!
"Are you sure? You haven't seen Jayjay?"
...
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Yuri's point of view
Rakki told me Jayjay was on the roof...
I went to the roof, but just as I opened the door to enter... Someone opened the door and bumped into me... we both fell to the ground... on top of each other...
At that moment, I realized the girl who fell on top of me was Jayjay... As we looked at each other, her tears dripped onto my cheek...
Why was she crying???
She quickly got up from on top of me and wiped away her tears...
"Why are you here?" she said in a quiet voice.
"I came to see you, but... not like this... what happened?"
"What happened, Yuri? If you're wondering who's making me cry..." She came closer, and now we were sharing the same breath, "go and see..."
Then she walked away from me...
Without thinking, I quickly went to the roof... and... I saw Keifer...
"Keifer?"
She turned around...
"How did you find me?" She said...
It was as if she had been crying...
"I actually came for Jayjay, but I found you here... What are you doing here?"
"Nothing... I came to get some fresh air and I haven't seen Jayjay at all..."
Tss... She hasn't seen him...
"Are you sure? You haven't seen Jayjay?"
"Yes... why would I lie..." she said and walked away from me...
How many lies is this, you idiot?!
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Jayjay's point of view
I looked everywhere...everywhere...
But he wasn't anywhere...
The others noticed my panic and came over to me...
"What's wrong, Jay?" Felix asked.
"Tripp...have you seen him?" I said.
"Ahhhh...he's already gone...didn't he tell you?" C-in said.
"No...we had a falling out."
Everyone fell silent...
"Okay then, I'll go too...happy birthday again, C-in."
"Okay Jayjay...thank you," C-in said with a big smile...
I smiled and left the party...
Where? Where could he be?
The beach!
He's definitely at the beach...because he took me there when I was sad, so he's definitely there too...
I quickly called a taxi and told him the beach's location...
When we arrived, I paid the fare and quickly got out of the car...
I ran towards the beach...it was completely empty again...But there was someone sitting there with their back turned...
Tripp...
I slowly walked over to him...
And sat down next to him...
He was a little surprised to see me...
"How did you find me?"
"I used my brain...can we talk? Things aren't as you think...just listen to me."
"There's nothing to listen to, jayjay...I see what I see," he said and stood up...just as he was about to walk away, I grabbed his hand...
"Tripp...please...just listen to me once...then it's your decision..."
"Okay, but you only have 10 minutes...10 minutes."
I nodded and he sat back down.
"I went there to talk to Mica, we talked, and Mica left... I stayed a bit to get some fresh air, but I decided to leave because I thought you'd be worried, and just as I was about to come to you, Keifer came and pinned me against the wall... I told him to let me go, but he didn't... He said... that he was still madly in love with me... I didn't accept it... I told him I was in love with you... but he insisted on kissing me, and then you came and misunderstood everything... Please don't blame me... please Tripp..."
He said nothing...
"So... he finally told you he was in love with you, huh? What about you? Are you sure? That you're only and solely in love with me?"
Then he looked at me...
I'm not sure...
"No... You know what he did to me, Tripp... I'll never fall in love with him again... I only love you, Tripp... I have a love that no one else has—"
"Enough!"
He interrupted me...
"Enough, Jayjay... Stop lying... you know what? Yes... your mouth says you love me, but love isn't just about saying it... it's about feeling it... and I don't feel even the slightest bit of love for you..." He said, and stood up and slowly started to walk away...
But he stopped and turned around...
"Go home before it gets too late..."
And he turned and walked away...
The moment he left, I poured out everything I had been holding inside...
I started sobbing...
I couldn't stop anymore... there was nothing to stop me...
What am I going to do?! Why can't I be happy even once?!
Why?
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THE NEXT DAY...
Today was a worse morning than the others...
As usual, Yuri was dropping me off at school...
Every now and then he'd ask, "Are you sure you're okay? What did Keifer do to you?" He keeps asking questions, and I ignore each one and don't answer...
We arrived at school, and again, I got out of the car before parking it...
I walked slowly towards the classroom and went in...the class was silent again...and... Tripp hadn't come...
I sat down quietly in my seat...
The lesson started...and seconds...minutes and hours passed...my eyes were only on the door...but he never came...
I messaged him repeatedly, but he didn't see any of them...
For a moment, I thought about skipping school and finding him, but no...
Just then, a notification came to my phone...
It was Tripp...
Trippp:
"Don't worry about me... I'm perfectly fine and please don't text me anymore...goodbye"
His message was very different from his old messages...
We were at lunchtime...
Keifer went outside...I quickly followed him and secretly pushed him hard against the wall...
"What's going on?!" he yelled, but his anger lessened when he saw me...
"What?" He asked calmly...
"What's wrong? It's all your fault!!! It's your fault Tripp isn't talking to me!!! Get what you wanted!!! Huh! GET IT?!" I yelled.
"Jayjay, calm down and don't yell...someone will hear..."
"No—" Before I could finish my sentence, he grabbed me and carried me up to the roof...
Meanwhile, I was screaming, "Let me go!"
And he put me down...I punched him hard...
He stumbled and fell to the ground...
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!!!"
He got up, holding his nose...
"Now...now you can yell..." he said breathlessly...
"Everything...everything is your fault! My heart is breaking more and more every day because of you! Are you enjoying this?! It's all your fault! You weren't going to tell me you loved me and kiss me on that roof yesterday!" Every time I said something to him, I pushed him away...
And he let me...
"I hate you, Mark Keifer Watson... I HATE YOU!!!"
"NEVER FORCE A KISS ON ME AGAIN AND NEVER SAY YOU LOVE ME AGAIN... BECAUSE I HATE YOU!!!"
"W-What... Keifer said he loved you and kissed you?"
We both looked at the sound at the same time...
Damn it!
Yuri...