Chapter 2: Little Miss Best Friend

The class ended, and it seemed like Albert and Jane got close. I went up to them and decided to introduce myself to her.

“Hello there, I’m Regina Arison. Welcome to our school, I can show you around if you want,” I said.

Right then, Albert stepped in front of Jane, trying…protect her. From what??? I looked around, confused. “What happened Albert? Why are you standing in front of Jane?”

“Don’t play dumb, Regina, what are you planning to do with her? She is new to the school; do you have to play so rude?” said Albert, angrily.

I was humiliated and wronged, everyone was looking at me as if I did something wrong.

“Wh-what do you mean, Albert? This is crazy, I just want to become friends,” I said.

“Pleas-” he was then cut off by Jane. “It’s fine Albert. Hello Regina, I’m Jane Andrew, it’s truly nice to see you, please forgive my friend, he means no harm,” she said. Just like that, Albert was tamed, and obeyed Jane, though he still showed aggression toward me.

“Yeah, I know he means no harm, I have been his classmate for quite some time, thank you,” I said, looking confused.

“Oh my! Then you must be Albert’s friend! I always thought he wouldn’t be able to make friends

because of his angry look, but guess he made friends,” she said, excitedly jumping.

I grew more confused as she spoke, “What is this girl saying?” kept running in my mind.

“Wait, you two know each other? From when?”

“Oh, he is my childhood friend, we used to hand around all the time. I grew up with him until I had to go abroad due to my father’s work, but now I’m back and reunited with my best friend,” she chirped.

Wait, so she has an upper hand on winning his heart, so before that, I need to nip the bud before it blooms and keep a careful eye on her. I don’t know what she must be having for Albert, I don’t know their relationship, but one thing I know is they are not dating.

“Oh my! That is wonderful, let’s be friends, shall we?” I spoke.

“Of course, anyone of Albert’s friends is my friend,” she jumped.

I took most of the classes with her, and not a single one of them did she make a flaw. It was perfect, to the way she spoke, even to the way she walked and how her hair moved. It was like watching a main protagonist, everything about her was flawless. I was outshone by her, and soon I was compared to her.

“O.M.G! Jane is just so pretty, she has a very soft look and is very kind to everyone, and I heard she has a close relationship with Albert, like they look good together! Why don’t they date already?”

“I know right? But we can’t do anything due to the cunning beauty always being in the side of her like they are attached to some glue or something, it’s so obvious that Jane is forced to be by her side since she is always so kind and understanding, I can’t believe what she is going through,”

I overheard all these conversations. It’s not surprising that these things are now common to me. I hear this almost every time, and I got oddly used to it. I know I am trying to use Jane so that I can become close to Albert, but I don’t specifically despise her, rather it’s the opposite, I find her nice and charming, with her cute rabbit-like personality just like Hopper, my dear pet rabbit.

“Oh! There you were, Reiny! Let’s head to the next class,” called out Jane as she locked her hand to mine.

At first, I hated this, but as time went by, I got used to it pretty well.

“Yeah, let’s not be late for political science today, remember what happened last time you were late,” I said.

“Yeah, yeah! Stop nagging me, Reiny!” she said while pouting her cheeks.

“Don’t bully her Regina, let her go,”

I turned around to see Albert. I still had a crush on him, and my heart was pounding out of my chest.

“Don’t be a meanie, Al, she is just trying to teach me, so I won’t make any mistakes,” said Jane as she defended me.

Albert was annoyed, by the fact that Jane and I got close. His worst enemy, Regina Arison. He despised me with every nerve he had, and he made sure to show it to me. Why am I so madly in love with a man who doesn’t even love me back? What did I do to deserve it?

“Let’s go, Jane, I’ll meet you in class,” he said and took a few steps closer to me. “If you make Jane cry, I won’t stand still and act all nice and friendly like Jane, you're fortunate that Jane is such an angle and is willing to become friends with an ugly person like you,”

I hated the words he said, he made sure to attack me with every possible move he got, he hated the fact that I was close to Jane, he hated the fact that I lived, he hated the fact that I liked him, he hated my looks, the way I dressed and everything. He hated everything. But why do I still long for him?

I wanted to break down so badly, I skipped class for the first time and ran to the terrace. My eyes were filled with tears and I couldn’t see properly, I just wanted to escape from there, I wanted to go home and cry, where my voice was muffled by my pillow as it wiped my tears away. My parents loved me, but I was afraid of being shamed or letting them down.

I finally reached the top and broke down, my legs gave up on me, and I was out of breath. I want some time for myself, for all the wounds I caused to myself, I want a change.

“Oh sorry, I didn’t know someone was here,”

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