High School: Way to Forever

Everyone turned around and saw a lady standing with a tray having glasses of water for everyone.

"KATH! Come, let me introduce you." Anna ran to her and kept her arm around her shoulder as if they were very old friends.

"Guys, she is my friend Kath and here, she is Alena, Reyan and there is Alex. Alex come here!" Anna shouted but Alex remains fixed at his spot. He was shocked and surprised to see Kath here. Everyone had gone near Kath except Alex.

'Wasn't she together with Sean? Why the hell is she with Anna today?' Alex thought and as if hearing Anna's voice, he started walking towards her.

"Alex, she is Kath. Kath, he is my good friend Alex." Anna said cheerfully but she didn't know that her smiling face was building up tension and nervousness in Alex's mind.

Kath narrowed her eyes after seeing Alex. "Alex, have we met each other?" Kath cautiously asked. She had somehow felt that this face was similar to someone. She had seen him before, maybe?

Alex looked up. Though he looked calm, he was shivering from inside. What if Kath tells his real identity? He can't afford to disclose himself so quickly in front of Anna.

"Oh. Yes! I saw you in a restaurant with a guy. I think with your boyfriend." Alex quickly answered to avoid getting caught or be in suspicion. He maintained a calm posture and a smile was lingering on his face.

"Oh. Maybe. But I wasn't with my boyfriend. I was there with my boss. He had some work so I went with him." Kath wanted to clear this. Sean was never her boyfriend but her boss. After hearing Sean's name, Kath stopped thinking of Alex. She thought maybe she was overthinking about this guy, named Alex.

"I'm sorry. My bad."Alex answered and he knew that he was successful in shifting the topic from him. Kath's attention was not anymore on him. He sighed in relief.

"It is okay. Just everyone, come inside." Kath invited everyone but Alex can no longer stay here. Kath doesn't remember him now but what if she remembers in future if he stays? No... He can't let that happen. Alex excused himself and went back to his car, leaving Anna's house.

Anna was a little confused about why he left but she let him. Alena and Reyan walked inside and Goofy came back to Anna, sitting in her lap. Anna had never seen Alex leave her house so eagerly as if there was a fear in his eyes if he stayed any longer here. Was it true?

Soon after some gossip, Alena and Reyan also took their leave, and only Anna and Kath were left in the drawing-room.

"Anna, they were just your friends?" Kath suddenly asked.

"Yeah..." Anna honestly didn't understand what Kath wanted to say till now. They were just her friends of course

"I mean you like him? The guy who Goofy also liked... What was his name? Yeah... Alex!" Hearing this, Anna stopped working. Why everyone can know that she likes him? Is it that easy to predict?

"Yeah. I do. But I will never come in a relation. You know the reason very well. So, if you are going to convince me, then it will be in a waste only." Anna straightforwardly replied.

Liking someone is her problem but coming in a relationship involves two people. That was what she did not want.

"I know. I want to ask another question too."Saying this, Kath lowered her head and started playing with the ring in her hand. Anna can see Kath was too nervous right now. One plays with their hand only when they want to ask or say something, of which they are hesitant.

"You want to say something?" Anna asked first.

"D..id you speak with S..ean?" This was what she mainly wanted to ask.

"Yeah. I did." Anna knew it will not help if she kept Kath in dark. It would be best if Kath knows everything before only so that she can decide on her own self what to do.

If she wants, she can save herself and Sean but if she doesn't, then letting Sean marry Veronica is the only option. But that means she will kill Veronica when she meets her.

Anna took Kath's hand and made her sit on the sofa. She started narrating everything that Sean had told her and asked her to tell Kath.

But Anna also told her what he asked her not to tell Kath. In the end, Kath's eyes were moist. She was sobbing after hearing what Sean is doing up for her.

"Kath, I would suggest you go and fight your demon. Fight that bloody demon of yours and win back Sean. He is doing this for you Kath. Now you decide, what you want." Anna was going to leave Kath and give her some space and time to think. But Kath stopped her but holding her wrist.

"An.., if I fight... how will I even fig..ht?" True, she had nothing. Like zero percent. She was just a weak person with nothing in her hand. Her father was no longer there to give her a little bit of property then who is she?

"I have a plan. But first, you make up your mind and stronger your will accordingly." Saying this, Anna left for her room.

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In the evening.

Anna came down and saw Kath sitting there, facing the window. She was hugging her knees and looking at the garden like a lost child. The lights were off adding more to her darkness.

Anna felt said when she saw Kath like this. Her world was so lost.

Anna went towards her and kept her hand on Kath's shoulder. Kath shivered first and then looked at Anna with her red eyes. It was sure that Kath was crying.

"What have you decided? Will you fight or let it go like this?"

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