《Just Friends》CHAPTER-19
Advertisement
THE FIGHT
"What were you up to Alec?" Said Emma once Julia and Steve left the room, her voice so cold that it could freeze water.
Only five minutes had passed since the time Emma had walked into his room to see Jade and him in an, admittedly suspicious pose.
But already he could feel the start of the headache which was soon going to accompany the throb in his nose.
This conversation was not going to be enjoyable.
"Emma... Look it was nothing."
Emma laughed sarcastically, "It didn't look like nothing. So this was the reason you didn't have a problem when I left? You got a chance to spend time with your beloved Jade."
The way she spit out Jade's name made him want to defend her. But he knew that wouldn't be such a good idea.
Especially in the fix that he already was in.
Alec groaned, "Emma I know it looks bad. But..."
She didn't let him finish, instead she walked up to the cupboard in his room and started rummaging in it.
"Looks bad? You know how embarrassing it was for me? First of all I walk into the house and don't see you anywhere. And then your mom says that Jade's in your room. Then we see that the door is closed. And the cherry on the cake was that I pull the door open and there the black haired, arrogant girl, who thinks no end of herself is, on top of my boyfriend. Who by the way is naked." She took out a shirt from the cupboard and threw it at him.
"Em..."
"Don't you dare, Em me..." Emma sat down clutching her head, "I was so embarrassed."
"Emma, Julia and Steve are family. They understand... And anyways it was nothing."
"You call this nothing! And is Jade also family?" Emma's voice had escalated so much that Alec was sure everyone in the house could hear her yell. "And what do you mean they understand? They understand that there might be a possibility that you're cheating on me?"
Advertisement
And as far as he knew his sister, even though Julia had agreed to leave the room, she was surely standing just outside the closed door and eavesdropping.
"Cheating? Where did that come from? It was nothing like that. Look Emma... She came to my house because of a misunderstanding. And she punched me... And it started bleeding... Well she was just putting antiseptic." He said, his voice muffled as he put on the shirt.
"And what was the misunderstanding?" Emma asked.
There was a smug look on her face. Almost like she knew that his answer was going to give her more ammunition to use in the argument.
Okay this was going to get him into more trouble.
"Umm.. Jade thought that I changed her clothes." He said quickly.
Alec had this rule. If a bad thing had to be done, he did it fast. Like ripping of a band aid.
She raised her eyebrows, "And why would she think that?"
"Well... Actually... We had gone to the bar together last night and she got drunk and she didn't remember what happened last night. So when she woke up with different clothes on she thought that I...."
Emma stood up, "She doesn't remember? How convenient for you!" She said accusingly. "And I'm glad to know you've been having fun in my absence. No wonder you weren't there to meet me when I came back."
How was he supposed to know that she would come back a day earlier? What did she expect him to do stand at the door, moping the whole day waiting for her to come back?
"You weren't even supposed to be back till tomorrow."
As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he regretted them.
If Emma had looked angry till then now she looked furious. Her face was slowly becoming red.
There was a glint in her eyes that almost scared him.
Advertisement
"Emma..."
"So that's the thing. You got a chance to have all the fun you want to. Without me around. And there I was in Chicago feeling all guilty about leaving you here and going to work."
Alec winced at her words, and that made his nose sting.
Emma had always had this way of glaring when she was angry.
Like she was throwing imaginary daggers at you.
Suddenly Emma sat down on the bed. Like all the energy had left her body.
It was so sudden that for a second Alec thought that she had tripped.
She let her head fall into her open palms.
Alec waited for her to say something.
"Emma..."
"Are you serious about us?" Emma picked her head up and Alec saw the tears on her cheeks.
The waterworks. Why did every argument with her end in tears?
"Ofcourse I am!" He said quickly, as he bent down in front of her.
"You never behave that way!"
"I brought you to the place which means the most to me in the world. Because I wanted you to meet my family and see the place I really belong to. Emma how else do I prove it to you?"
Her next words made Alec sit down.
"Ask me to marry you." Whispered Emma.
What just happened?
He looked carefully at her, waiting for her to start laughing.
But something in her face made him realise that she was serious.
"Uh... Em..."
"I want to get married. We've been in this relationship for so long. You are serious. I am. We've met each other's families. What else do you need?" She said, her face crumpling.
Alec raised his hand to his face and tried to press the bridge of his nose, like he did whenever he was stressed, forgetting about the cut.
His regretted it as soon as his finger touched the cut on his nose.
"Emma I have never thought of marriage." He stated, letting his hands fall back into his lap.
"Then think about it."
This was not what he had expected when the argument had started. Emma got angry fast but she just normally yelled at him till she finally was tired and she cooled down.
Before now, there had been no indication that she was on any other track about marriage than him.
Nothing she had ever said had made him think that she wanted to get married.
But now when he thought back, all the shenanigans about meeting the parents, moving in together and all the talk about how her Cousin Nancy who was marrying though she was two years younger than her.
And even all the talking about marriage with Jade.
How had he missed all the hints!
Alec got up and walked to the window of his room and looked out.
"Give me some time to think about it." He said, atlast breaking the silence.
"Take all the time you need. But Alec, please tell me if that's not what you want." Replied Emma.
He didn't turn around. He heard her leave the room, closing the door behind her.
He exhaled loudly.
This trip back home was becoming more difficult than what he had thought it would be.
First the feelings that had surfaced when Jade had been putting the antiseptic and then the conversation with Emma.
He had to get out of the house, before he went mad.
He remembered the stuff which he had thought he would do that day, originally. Before all his plans had been dashed by the women in his life.
He got dressed quickly and left the house without telling anyone.
..........................
Advertisement
Fun and magic
Jason Riley was an ordinary boy from modern earth, until he inexplicably died falling from a cliff. His soul traveled worlds and finally settled in a world vastly different from his own, a world filled with magic and muggles, oh and Harry potter. {Releases are twice a week} {This cover isn't mine, got it from the internet. If whoever it belongs to wants me to remove it, just inbox}
8 200Tales of the Old World Demon Lord
1984 had indeed come, however it was 100 years late. In 2084 a man named [Sovereign] had taken control of the entire globe and the destiny of Humanity itself was in his hands. Many called him evil, perhaps he was, but Sovereign believed that he was cultivating the future of humanity; he knew that if Humanity continued on its current trajectory it would not last. However his plans came to an abrupt end when he was tragically murdered by his closest confidante. For a time after that the world finally found peace as their evil overlord had been overthrown but as Sovereign had predicted the world indeed came to an end. Humanity had returned to its old ways, they reconstructed borders, created separations known as 'countries' and in the end without unification and a single future, war had once again engulfed the world. Slowly as it choked on its own ineptitude the humans killed themselves off as their resources depleted and the planet was made uninhabitable. However this was not the end of the story for Sovereign, but a new beginning. Born again in a world of swords and sorcery he quietly evaluates the mettle of these new humans. Should they not come to meet his standards then 'Sovereign' would also be reborn. "To the primitive fools who believe magic reigns supreme, allow me to demonstrate the might of the old world technology."Arc 1: Kenesis Enhancement Project/SovereignArc 2: Human Immortalization Project/Nemesis Arc 3: The Skyfall Project/Gungnir
8 224Game On!
Ichiroku who won a Monolith Capsule in a lottery found himself in a virtual reality that surpassed his imagination. Half-heartedly, he logged into the game and advance without knowing anything... Or that was what he thought...Author Note: Sorry for the bad grammar. I wrote most of the chapter in Japanese and translated it later on to english. There might be some inconsistency with past-present tense. WARNING! Contain Intense Cursing!
8 205Don't Rush
Tanakashi Rito has always been viewed as a weak boy despite being well developed. The reason for this is because of the oppression of various females surrounding his life. "...You're so ugly! Stop staring at me with those disgusting eyes!" His female childhood friend said while sending a slap on his cheeks. "Kohi-san~ Always smelly as usual huh?" A female friend commented as he rides the train in peace. "Don't forget to not talk or look at me in school." His big-chested sister coldly reminded him as he prepares for school. And finally, his supposed 'girlfriend' whom he was forced onto. "I hope you just die in atleast a shitty way so i can make fun of your disgusting corpse on my friends." Under the constant verbal/physical abuse he receives, Rito contemplated for a moment before finally coming up with a statement that will possibly change his life. "I'll fight back." ——————————- [Disclaimer] : - This is a novel where the world revolves around MC due to the girls around him. This is also fast-paced story. - If you do not like that MC is a natural asshole and doesn't give two shits to those that doesn't like him and won't try to get some of the girls in the plot, this is not your cup of tea. - There are no rape nor NTR in this story. - A generic horsecock MC with little to no experience about building good relationships. A two-faced protagonist only to those who aren't close to him. - Cover photo isn't mine, found it on google. - There may be a couple of mispellings and some grammar errors, this is because i only use my phone to create chapters. I would love it if you can leave a comment pointing it out! ——————————- - You can also find this series on Scribblehub and Webnovels! ——————————- [declinedfizzies]
8 60Gato Lana: Part 1 [Start of The End]
(This story is based of: https://gato-lana.fandom.com/wiki/Gato_Lana_Wiki. Reading Dialogues/character pages is recommended. You don't have to read them to understand this story, though.)In the world of Arcave, humanity is fighting against the "Longers", monsters with different shapes and unknown purposes. The human race only survives with difficulty against them while the "Longers" fight relentlessly to exterminate humanity once and for all. Arcave is a world where light pierces the darkness and darkness engulfs the light. A world where the balance between hope and despair is a thin line that threatens to break every time the bright star in the sky rises. A world where every day is a fierce battle for the survival of the species.Even if the human species is the dominant one, it is not the only one on the world of Arcave. The "Kemonos" are humans with animal attributes, considered other than human. The "Morris" are less like humans and are mistreated, because they are the ones who would have allowed the Longers to become so powerful...
8 72Magai Story: The First Encounter
All the right conditions are met for Carlos to discover a world that embraces him and his friends. They develop amazing abilities and begin to learn to use them, only to have the whole process disrupted by Ipsiota, a girl who claims to seek revenge against Carlos. The visions presented to her-real or false-inevitably lead to conflict no one wanted.Version 7.0///edited, revised for continuity///35.8k words
8 199