Ava

"So girl care to explain where you were yesterday and also nowadays you aren't spending time with us. I'm I right Poppy?" Lola asked.

"Right, our little miss is busy," I throw my pillow at them before getting the remote.

"Shut up! I never complained when you both were busy with your boyfriends? I was alone in this room. Now I'm spending that alone time doing some work," I said which made them shut their mouths. Guilt can be seen through their eyes. I turned away as I don't want to see those emotions.

"So tell us about Mr big pants," Poppy said.

"Big pants? Who?" I asked.

"Ohoh... Brad! The big bad fighter," Lola says before grabbing the remote off my hands.

"He is good, he is having his training. I hardly see him."

"Ah? You go to his apartment and you don't see him?"

"I visit that place because I'm decorating the whole place in his absence. We...don't see each other, we just text about me visiting and leaving," I said watching the TV but my mind was somewhere else.

I didn't see Brad for almost one week. I would be completing the work in two days, I want to see his face but he won't be there. I'm not ready to ask him if I could see him. I would sound desperate and he clearly thinks me as a sister. I hate that though, I don't want my crush to think or treat me as a sister. Even though he doesn't like me back I don't want him to think me as a sister.

"You know his match, I mean knock-on is going to begin from 3rd which means four days from now on. He must be busy training," Lola said I turned to her side to see her painting her nails.

"That colour looks horrible," I commented.

"Really? Hmm... I got it yesterday itself."

"Do nail art, it will be okay. I mean that dark colour won't be showing if you draw those white flowers," I suggested her even though I don't paint my nails. I have a habit of biting my nails.

"Yeah!" while she walked into her room to bring her nail polish. I looked at Poppy to see her in deep thoughts.

"What's bothering you?" her sad eyes turned towards me.

"Everything feels dull Ava."

"Like?" I raised my brow.

"I feel distant from Max. It's like he is there but his mind is somewhere else, he doesn't smile like he used to. I don't know what's happening and slowly I feel him walking away. That shit really scars me," she said hanging her head back on the chair.

"Give him some space. Maybe he is bothered about the results. Did you ask him about the behaviour or what's bothering him?"

"No..." she whispered slowly.

"That's the problem. You don't ask your partner what's wrong and feel like drifting away. If you don't ask what's bothering him what do you expect in return? If you don't understand and help each other how you guys gonna survive in a relationship. You guys must try to understand each other. If you don't ask him why would he share his problems and issues. You won't feel drifting apart. Communicate, that's what I can say."

"Thank you so much Ava. I will go and talk to him now," she said standing up.

"Yoah! Go, girl!" I said showing her my thumbs up. She walked as Lola walked in.

"Where is she going?"

"Max."

"Ohh..."

"Remember Xaiden?" Lola asked.

"Xaiden? Who?" I ask in confusion.

"Xaiden knights."

"Footballer and our country's best player. Yeah, what about him?"

"You didn't see the news? Everywhere it's about him."

"Really? What did he do? I mean he stays low key," I say. Thinking about him, he is a very private person.

"Yeah... Sadly, he and his long-time girlfriend broke up."

"Woah! That's sad. I mean they were inseparable, I even heard it from Ezarah. She is a family to them. She said everyone found their partners and they love each other so much," I say.

"Yeah but talk is that it's because of their work schedule and few misunderstandings," Lola said.

"Ugh! Misunderstandings! they kill relationships man!" I said getting up to fill my popcorn bowl.

"True!"

I remembered Vincent and Valerie, they were so close to each other. I believe there were misunderstandings that's the reason they parted away. I wish they get back even though it's almost six years.

Valarie is the one I always wanted my brother to get with. They really hated each other so much that they would kill if they are in the same room. But things got changed and feelings changed. They were inseparable and so deep in love. They thought I don't know about them but I knew about them from the start.

One morning my headphones were not working so I walked into Vincent's room to borrow his I mean more like steal his. Come on who would give their headphones to you.

Back to the story... I walked in and I was going through his vanity table where he keeps his mobile and earphones. When I didn't found them, I turned towards his bedside. That's when I found Valerie cuddling Vincent. They both were sleeping in each other's arms.

I was startled seeing that, I was happy.... Very happy that my wish came true and a part of me was also scared. It happened before they could tell us about their relationship they parted away.

"Ava!" I blinked my eyes and turned towards Lola.

"Your phone is ringing," she said showing me my blaring phone. I took it from the nightstand and it was Poppy.

"Hello."

"Hey! Thanks, girl. He told me what's bothering him and we are going to have a dinner where we gonna talk about it."

"Enjoy the night! Make out for the backup," I said and she laughed.

"Yes ma'am."

"Be safe," I said ending the call.

"Aren't you going out with your boyfriend?" I ask Lola.

"Nah, he is out with the boys. Boys night."

"Julian, Ron and Auden?" I asked.

"Yup those three and few other boys from college."

"You want to have dinner outside or shall we go to the mess?"

"I don't want to waste my money. I already spent half of it. Will go to the mess food. The menu is good actually," She said while I rolled my eyes.

"Because they have fish which you like the most," she winked me. It's not that I don't like mess food, I always ate the mess when I'm not with the gang. The quality of the food is good and healthy.

"Let's go before you run out of fish," I said which made her walk fast.

We filled our plates with food and sat down. The whole mess is empty only a few girls were there.

"I forget how good our mess food is," Lola said.

"You will remember when you stay in your dorm room," I said.

"True."

"So what are the latest gossips of our college?" I asked her. Lola is known for her gossip talks. Whatever happens in the college, she will be having whole information with her.

"Many! People started dating, some got caught cheating and someone trashed music room."

"Music room?"

"Yeah, someone or a group. No-one knows, they broke the instruments and wires are cut down," she says eating her fish.

"Woah! CCTV cameras are there in every room right," I say.

"There isn't any footage before they walked into the music room. They turned off the main electriccity, that's the reason we didn't had current in our rooms."

"Someone is troubling our management," I said laughing.

"Good thing that they are troubling, if they got caught then they will be removed from the college for sure."

"For that reason?" I asked.

"Not only that but they also stole money from students."

"Woah! Woah! How come I don't know about all these?" I ask confusedly.

"No-one actually knows about this whole thing. Only a few people who were there on the club grounds knew," she said.

"What were you doing there? You aren't there in any club right?" she gave me a sheepish grin.

"I went to meet Auden."

"You guys don't feel boring? You both be together in college and when you get back to dorm you sneak out to meet him."

"Ava when you are in love you don't feel boring. Even though there is nothing to talk between you both you sit together. Sitting together matters though there is silence. When I get back to the dorm I start missing him it's like I can't stay away," she explains.

"Dumb."

"It's not dumb when you fall in love you will know. We are actually waiting you know to see if you will fall for someone or not," she says getting interested in that topic.

"Lol." I looked at the juniors who entered the mess room.

"Seriously speaking even Julian is meeting girls, Ron is going out with our class girls. And when you will start going out?" she nudged my arm when I didn't answer her question.

"I don't know, I'm not interested in our college guys or anyone," I answer her.

"Haha.... Tell me what's going on between you and big pants?"

"Lol! Nothing happening."

"If you say nothing then there is something for sure," I rolled my eyes.

"Take your time darling! Tell us when you are ready. We aren't going anywhere and we are all ears when you say."

"Shut up but Julian and Ron are seeing others?"

"Yeah, Ron is kinda serious about this girl whom he met in the language class. I don't know about Julian I just know he went to a couple of dates."

"Then we need to ask a party from Ron," I said.

"Yeah!!" she squealed and the other girls who were present looked at us.

*

You guys can read Ava's brother's story called: "The love which was never forgotten."