Chapter 27: A Cruel love

"We do not care about how you feel or maybe how you think whatever happened to you is happening. We don't care what your emotion is. The only thing we care about is for you to do the right thing. You have to do the right thing. If you don't want Alex, let him know. If I had Alex as my own boyfriend, he wouldn't be going through all these things you are making him go through. It won't even be. It won't even be close to that. But yet you let him suffer. He passes through a lot because of you. Only for you to ditch him this way. I don't think you are doing the right thing. Yes, we told you to have fun because we are also having fun. Everyone can have fun, but the way you are doing yours, I don't understand. With your terms, I don't know what's going on and I just hope you change. I just hope you would make a difference. It is very, very important," Tricia said as she ended her words, just before clamping her bed, leaving Isabella to her thoughts.

Rachel had already kept quiet because she was the main person who kept persuading Isabella to quit whatever she was doing with Professor James.

"Rachel, you wouldn't say anything about this?" she questioned as Rachel could not help but laugh.

"Am I crazy to dare say something about this? To dare question it? I can't question it. You are the one who knows what you want, and I will just watch you do whatever you think is right. The only thing I can say to you is if you ever think or dare to pick James over anybody, you lose. Because James is a professor and the minute he loses his job, he immediately becomes broke. The minute his and your affair is pointed out, his career will be ruined and his reputation will be shattered. Same with you. You might not even be able to continue this school. I am warning you, be careful and know what you are doing. Pick the right choice in the right way and at a slow pace. No one is rushing you. Take your time," Rachel warned before climbing the bed, leaving Isabella alone.

"I don't know what else to do. I feel so confused right now. I feel so confused. I feel so frustrated," she thought to herself. She brought out her phone and opened Alex's contact as she began to type to him, pointing out her emotion of how sorry she was and how she just wanted to look perfect and good for him. She sent it with her heart beating loudly. 

She sat there for a while hoping that Alex would open it and at least reply to her. But yet nothing. She opened the message and saw that Alex had already seen it immediately. She sent it but he did not give her any reply or any response. Just as she expected.

"Oh God. I am actually losing Alex. I am actually losing him when I know that I won't benefit from James. I need to end this. I need to end everything." She stood up and walked to the veranda as she looked around, only to be surprised that James was actually standing there about to call her. He waved at her with a wide smile on his face.

"I cannot believe it. Why are you here? We just saw each other. Can you stop this? Don't be coming to my hostel anymore. It's because of your nasty move that Lily caught on to everything we do. You have to stop if you want this charade to continue. You need to stop whatever you are doing. I don't want to get in trouble and I don't want you to be in trouble either. I am doing this for the both of us. Please try and understand," she pleaded. 

But James did not care as he brought out a bouquet of flowers and gave it to her. Even though she felt happy about it, she collected it and sniffed it. It was actually a real flower.

"I went through a lot to get that. Just because I wanted to show you how happy I am that you still picked me over Alex," James said to her as she laughed. 

Even though deep within her she knew she would never pick James over Alex. She just had to do it because she wanted to be around James. By all means, of course.

"I would always pick you in a thousand lifetimes," she lied as she held his hand. Meanwhile, Lily had taken a photo. James was just too reckless. He was too reckless to have come here. Even though it was not even midnight yet, it was just night. She was very happy that she could actually get this photo. She was ready to shatter everything for him to make sure that he does not have a chance to escape from all her plans.

"You think you are so smart sneaking around and sleeping with female students. I would make sure that you don't get the chance to do that even in your next life to come," Lily said to herself as she continued to video while taking shots all at the same time, making sure that she had a clear image of what was going on and also a clear image of James' face because that was what was even more important. His face was very important. She can't file a report on him if his face is not showing; she would end up losing.

After making sure that she had taken the right photos, she left. Just then Isabella decided to go back inside. It seemed as though everything was about to just work out the way Lily wanted.

"Are you going to just go back in without giving me a kiss or a hug?" James said.

"You need to stop this, James. You are not young; you are not who I want you to be. We are just having sex, remember that. Continue to ring it in your head. Do not ever for once think that we are not just having sex. Everything is just sex, nothing else. Okay, try and understand me. I don't want you getting all hooked up thinking there is something going to happen between both of us. There is nothing. If I kiss you here and you get in trouble, it is my fault," Isabella warned as she looked around, making sure that no one was there. 

"You can't come here either. I don't want to see you around here anymore. Do not come here if I don't invite you or if something bad did not happen, do not come here. I won't warn you next time," she said and then stormed away. 

Now it was obvious Isabella was not just doing this. She no longer had pity anymore. She no longer had self-sympathy for anybody and just wanted to have fun. She was slowly changing, not knowing she was about to lose something precious to her. Something very precious.