Chapter 40: More Foes than Friends

Lily became furious at the fact that she could not get to see Professor James despite how she dressed. Immediately the class was over, she stormed away as Beatrice tried to meet up with her, but instead, she was just so angry. She continued to hurry, walking fast, making Beatrice continuously shout her name as she felt angry, trying her best to hold in her anger. Because at this stage, if she should stop, anybody she faced would definitely know that something was wrong somewhere, and she planned on concealing it until she got to face Professor James and he rejected her first. She didn't want it to be as though she was fighting for someone that would end up rejecting her.

As she entered inside the room, she angrily pulled off all the clothes that she had worn and all the adornments, all the jewelry. She made sure to remove everything, and without wasting a second, she cleaned off the makeup on her face as she sat down in front of her dressing mirror, feeling enraged. Just then, Beatrice walked in as she was so exhausted, breathing in and out heavily before staggering towards Lily.

"What was that? What was the meaning of what you just did? I was yearning and begging you to wait for me, yet you just stomped away. Is it supposed to be like that? Are you the only angry one? Or are you the only one that things are not working out for? You can't just tell me like that just because you didn't see Professor James. You can always see him another time. Stop acting like there's something special about it!" Beatrice said, which only made Lily angrier.

She stood up and looked straight into Beatrice's eyes. "You don't tell me what to do, and you don't tell me when to do what I want to do, okay? I was angry and I needed somewhere to vent my anger, and I did not want to vent it on you because I knew you would misunderstand me. That was why I stormed away. And I don't want to face anybody knowing that if I stop, somebody would definitely want to talk to me, and I wouldn't be in the mood to talk to anybody." 

Lily tried to explain as she sat back down in front of her dressing mirror while Beatrice was trying to regain her strength after running after Lily. She went to sit on her bed and just stared at Lily, who was still angry. Lily turned to her quickly with a fake smile.

"Do not worry, it is all over, okay? I am over it. Yes, Professor James tried his best, and now he has avoided me. Now I know where exactly I stand. I know my place now, and I know he doesn't want me for himself. And because of that alone, I feel so shattered. This was not what I expected. This was not even what I wanted in any way," she tried to explain, but Beatrice could not help but scoff.

"What do you mean by it was not what you wanted? Huh? What else did you expect? He doesn't want you. He doesn't need you in his life, okay? He only wants Isabella, not you. So why are you forcing things? Stop forcing things, okay? Stop making it seem as if it's a do-or-die!" Beatrice tried to warn, but Lily was already angry. 

Just then, a knock came at the door as Beatrice looked at Lily, using her eyes to signal her to ask if she was expecting anybody. 

"No," Lily said angrily. 

Just then, Beatrice stood up and hurriedly opened the door. To their surprise, there stood Rachel, also looking angry. 

"I saw the way you stormed out, and I thought we needed to discuss. We need to talk. We need to have a private meeting," Rachel said to Lily as she signaled for Lily to excuse Beatrice out. 

Lily immediately understood and cleared her throat. "Beatrice, can you excuse us for a minute?" she said, but Beatrice scoffed loudly. 

"What do you mean I should excuse you for a minute? We are close friends. She is the friend of your enemy, and you just want to have a discussion with her!" Beatrice was still trying to understand what was going on, but Lily stopped her.

"I said get out! When I tell you to get out, you get the fuck out!" she yelled.

Beatrice understood that Lily was still angry and instead just silently walked away. She did not even bother to drag it out with Rachel and instead just left. Rachel quickly closed the door as she sat in the same spot where Beatrice had sat down. 

Meanwhile, Lily went back to her dressing mirror, facing Rachel. "What exactly is going on? So tell me, what is the thing that we had to discuss in private because I just chased my friend away? It better be worth it," Lily said as Rachel laughed. 

"Of course it is worth it! Okay? It is how we can separate Isabella from Professor James. I saw the way you acted. I saw the way you dressed. I know you have a thing for Professor James," Rachel said to Lily, who quickly tried her best to hold in her shock. 

"What do you mean by I have something for him? I don't have anything for him, okay? I only dressed nice because everyone kept insulting me that I dress like a nerd too much, and I wanted to look a bit sexy for once," Lily tried to explain as Rachel began to chuckle loudly. 

"I am not a fool, okay? I know when you are trying to get someone's attention, and besides, I've done it all my life, so it is not surprising. That aside, let's face the serious and important problem now. Isabella. I need her out of my way because I am in love with her boyfriend, and I know I will be able to easily get him, but that cannot be so easy if Professor James is still sticking around, okay? And if people keep advising her that she should stay with Alex while cheating on him with Professor James."

"I really don't care about anything regarding Professor James. But I know you like him. Why don't you take him? So she would be in total downfall and would also leave Alex at the same time, exposing her secret to Alex so Alex would leave her and finally notice me," Rachel said as Lily laughed.

"What a stupid idea you have. I never knew you were this daft until today. Why would you calm down and think that whatever you just planned in your mind is going to actually work out the way you expect it? It is not going to work so easily. That is not how life is; it is not easy and is given to you on a golden platter. Just understand, we need to come up with a good plan. A plan that will get Isabella quick, fast, and make you get Alex, and I will get Professor James. That's just it. Besides, I'm not in love with him. It's just a little lust I feel."