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Chapter 26

I don’t know why this is happening but if this is a coincidence or does she wants to be friends with me? I don’t know this girl’s name but for some reason she start to attend our class and she’s so close with the guy that try to harassed me. Was she angry at me because of that? But she helped me that night, I don’t know what’s happening anymore. But she has a weird taste in men, the guy is ugly and he’s practically the guy you don’t want to involve yourself with… but why do I even care? She also looks like the girl everyone don’t want to be near with… they’re a perfect match then.

We’re in the same class right now and everyone around us looks really scared of her, and guess what? We’re in the same group right now, and she looks cool but also scary but a part of me thinks that she’s just portraying that to herself, to protect herself from people who will take advantage of her… because the night that she help me I felt something from it… and by the way she was looking at me, she was gentle and sweet.

We didn’t talk at each other unless it was necessary and I think it’s for the best, we don’t have anything to talk to and I also don’t want to talk about the night at the bar… and even though she’s in a relationship with the guy that tried to harassed me, I was shock because she didn’t say anything about seeing me at the bar working, and despite not liking her, I was also thankful of that.

“Kate, serve this to private room 3.”

I’m working right now and I’m really tired but I have to keep going. I’m now on my way to the private room when the door suddenly open and it revealed the girl from my class that shock me… I think her name was Anastasia but everyone calls her Ana. She was also shock upon seeing me and she immediately wiped her tears and glare at me before running away.

“She’s a fucker, I thought she wants to do us together because of how she acts but she’s just another girl.” I was serving their drinks when the two guys in the room that Ana came out to is talking.

I can’t help but bite my lips upon going out, it was my break so I decided to go outside and that’s when I saw Ana in the parking lot wiping her tears using her hands while struggling to find something on her purse.

I know I said I don’t like her but I feel sad looking at her… I sigh and walk towards her and gave her, her handkerchief back… she looks at me and I smile sadly. “It’s not your fault that those men are shitty. I know you’re more than that.” I said and walk away, I know she doesn’t like those kinds of talk… and upon walking away I realize that Ana is just like me… we’re in the same situation, we’re struggling, different problems but the same feelings.

I don’t know what happen, I went from hating her to pitying her and now following her around… I was the you never notice at the back of the class to know the jolly kid following the girl she wants to be friends with… it’s a new kind of me and I kind of like it… I’m not gay just to be clear but I saw light in her for some reason, and I find it funny that everyone from our class calls us sunshine and storm.

And I also found out that she’s not in a relationship with the guy who harassed me and she’s kind of embarrassed to say it but I think she did that so the guy would stop bothering me… see? A true friend right there.

“I’m not going to kill myself okay?”

Ana is looking at me with concern in her eyes while her arms are crossed. I’m having my break at my work and she’s sitting with me in the curb at the parking lot.

“I didn’t say anything.” She cross her arms and shake her head.

“You’re always with me and always checking on me like I’m a fragile kid.”

“That’s because you’re all smiles but I can see the pain through your eyes… guess broken and broken flock together.” I pouted at that.

It was weird because we’re here talking about the struggles that we’re scared to talk about. We’re both broken from the inside, me because I don’t have my parents beside me while Ana have hers but refuse to acknowledge her and only sees her twin while they view her as a black sheep… Yeah, I didn’t expect she has a twin and when I saw her I was shock because they’re complete opposite, her twin is like an angel and sunshine and rainbows that everyone loves and Ana is… you know, Ana.

Everything went by fast and unconsciously Ana and I became best friends, we were there for each other during high and low during our senior year and I don’t know how to say this but my heart is bursting from all the happiness inside me… because in a span of a month we’re going to graduate, I know I still have to go to college but still I survive the two years working my ass off to save money while studying, and I didn’t do it alone, I have Aunt Candice beside me and of course Ana.

“I’m scared.” I said.

“If we don’t get accepted then we don’t, there’s still a lot of schools out there, and it’s their lost.”

We’re taking exams early and I’m stressed out from the thought of not getting into college. I have already save enough to support myself and I also didn’t use the money that dad left when he died… and up until now I couldn’t believe that they’re gone… two years seems so fast but the pain is still here, and I miss my mom everyday, and I still wish that she was here and I’m thankful for Aunt Candice because she never once let me feel that she don’t want me in her life anymore.

“Congratulations! You’re officially graduates!”

I look at Ana and I smile wide as she also looked at me. I jump and hug her tight. She looks irritated but hugged me back. “Congratulations to us.”