I knew I loved you...did you? - Alona Basque (best contemporary novels .TXT) 📗

girl. Hmm, I shall call her Coffee girl for now. At least until I find out her name. I didn't even get to see what she was driving.
Climbing out of the vehicle, I still am stunned as how I still got her on my mind. What the heck? Did she put a spell on me with her Hazel eyes-this I realized when I thought back because I find that her eyes tended to change colors depending on the lighting-from green, to amber, to light brown, to blue? I can totally see myself getting lost in them. Snap out of it Man! I told myself. Wow, this is getting seriously freaky. I was still in a daze as I stepped through the front door.
"Mom, I'm home!" I yelled while making my way to the kitchen
"In here!" my mom yelled back sounding like she was in the basement.
"What are you doing down here?" I asked as I made myself down to the basement.
"Oh, hi honey it's so nice to see you" my mom replies as she made her way to the bottom of the stairs where I was coz the basement was a mess. She handed me a box that has my name written in black Sharpie on the side.
"What's this for mom?" I queried.
"Oh, that's your high school stuff; I thought you would want to look through it before the reunion?" my mom says while looking for any reaction from me which only made me roll my eyes.
"Thanks I guess" I said as I take the box from her hands.
"Will you be staying for dinner?" my mom asked as we made our way up the stairs towards the kitchen.
"If it's an early dinner then yes, thanks mom!" I said while giving her a kiss on her cheek.
"Of course sweetie, it will be an early dinner I know that tonight is the reunion. So, have you talked to any of your friends from your old high school yet?" Wow, mom that was a mouthful I thought.
"Not yet, but I will just head to my old room to unpack." I replied while heading upstairs to my old room.
Once I was inside I look around and realized that nothing has changed since I left for college. This brings back too many memories. I set the box down on my old computer desk and got a glimpse of the contents the box held. A yearbook is on the very top...
As I look through I can't believe I was almost on every page Hehehe. I guess it pays to be popular, talented, and good looking. But as I look at myself on some of the photos I realized I looked so...cocky? Did people see me as that in high school?
Oh, look at the school slut Nikki Rimes, wow what a Bitch! Good thing I didn't tap that back in the day. I heard she got pregnant 2 months before graduation. Gosh, I sound like a fucking gossip queen.
Whoa, Amy Richardson, I remember the first time meeting her. She was very shy and cute even if she had not-so-smooth face and frizzy hair she still took it all in stride.
I wonder what happened to her. I never really got to talk to her again coz she was never in any of my classes or I never even got the chance to 'bump' into her again.
A slight chuckle and a sigh escaped my lips as I was thinking on how it would have looked like to others if anybody saw the two of us hanging out with each other.
Then again, from the first day she did leave an impression on me. Something that I could never shrug off easily. Shit, I even became friends with her brother later on after meeting him in University. Amy and her brother Matt looked nothing alike. I was told that if they stood next to each other you can tell the resemblance from their face structure but that's all they have in common as they have totally different hair and eye color.
Eye Color, huh, first thing that came in to my mind was coffee girl again. What is up with that?
I hope to see Amy again tonight. I don't even care if people see us talking to each other. From the very first day she caught my heart. Which I later found out, which was that she was the reason why I never really had that many girlfriends all these years. Never giving love a chance. It was more for lust or just convenience.
I just hope I'm not too late.


Chapter 3 : Amy Richardson & Alex Marks

Chapter 3: Amy Richardson

After Alex left the room I pulled out my iPod and plugged it into my iHome and turned it up to mid-volume. We started listening to my current favourite song: Bruno Mars’ 'Grenade'
"Okay, rock, paper, scissors on who's going to shower first?" Cate prompts me as she started rummaging through her luggage
"I don't know, I mean, I already know I'm going to beat you so..." I laughed as I was already heading to my en-suite to shower first
"So, not fair!" Cate yells after me I just continued laughing
After about an hour, Cate and I finished our showers, we started on hair and makeup. Gossip or should I say catch-up talk was inevitable. My iPod then started playing Pussycat Dolls’ song 'Don't cha'
"So, did you hear that Nikki Rimes is pregnant again?" Cate tells me while we were both in front of the mirror doing out hair. I took a side glance her way figuring out if the song that was playing prompted her to bring Nikki Rimes to our conversation
"Does she know who the father is this time?" I asked with one eyebrow up.
"I heard it was Tommy, remember him? He was a jackass. But from what I gather, they belong together although, apparently Tommy left town as soon as he found out that she was knocked up claiming that he wasn't the daddy" Cate says with a giggle. I just rolled my eyes
"Well, that just proves that he is a jackass! How the hell are you even still up to date on these gossips? Is there some kind of High School Gossip Paper that I'm not aware of?"
"No, no paper I just have it on good authority that my sources are always accurate" Cate reassures me with a wink
"Cate who's your source? Come on, you can tell me! I promise I won't tell on you" I pouted with puppy dog eyes. It usually works like a charm specially on her *wink*
"Nope, sorry Amy I can't break confidence on this one. I know we're best friends and all but I just can't. I swear if I could I would." Cate states with a head shake
"Please, Pretty Please!!!" I whine
"Oh, is it your mom?" I asked while looking for any indication that it might be her. Cate just looks away from me
"Oh-ho! It is your mom!"
"Promise me you won't tell a soul! She's gonna murder me" Cate pleads
"Oh, relax she won't do anything to you. Besides, how in the world is she even getting the gossip after all these years? And yes, I promise I won't tell a soul. Pinky Promise, to the grave" I tell her while sticking my pinky towards her. She takes it to her.
"Pinky promise to the grave" Cate affirms
"Okay, that's that. Any more I should know about? I mean, did you hear any gossip floating about me?" I joked
"Well..." Cate squirms under my gaze. Hmm, I wonder what it is.
"What is it? Tell me, after all I have every right to know" I warned her
"Okay, promise you won't get mad?" Cate asked looking very uneasy.
"That depends..." I replied with an eyebrow raised. Gosh, curiosity is killing the cat
"Depends on what Amy?" Cate asked with a head tilt.
"Depends on how bad the rumour is." I told her.
"Just please promise you won't get mad" Cate looked at me with puppy dog eyes.
"Okay, I promise, I will do my best to keep my cool. But if it’s something horrible then I don't know..." I trailed off feeling nervous
"After high school graduation, apparently you and Alex hooked up" Cate finished with a breath that I didn't know she was holding.
"That's it?" I laughed at this. That was very silly
"You're not mad?" Cate looked at my face suspiciously making sure I wasn't kidding. Actually, I found this hilarious
"I can't believe you actually bought that rubbish! Is that why you were weirded out when I asked you to move in with me and him?" I said with an eye roll
"Well, yeah. I mean I didn't wanna shack up with you two if you were just going to be all over each other." Cate says with uncertainty
"Were you weirded out? After you moved in?"
"No. It was actually pretty normal how you two interact. I mean, after you started dating Rob I realized there wasn't anything between you and Alex. But..."she trailed off. Gosh, why is she suddenly so intrigued by this especially if it’s apparent that it's a 5 year old gossip. Unless...
"But what? Don't tell me, you like Alex like that?" I asked Cate with my eyebrows waggling
"Of course not! I have better taste than that. I actually thought it was you who liked Alex, huh?" she tells me with her nose stuck up in the air
"Cate, he's one of my best friends!" I laughed it out
"Sure, sure I mean, I swear he did have feelings for you after all isn't that the reason why he switched schools because you started dating other guys than him?"
"Huh, never thought of that as a reason. I don't think that was the reason why he switched schools. I don't think he has any feelings for me. If he did, he never really showed any of it to me. Or told me nonetheless" I pondered out loud
"Yes he did, every chance he could get he was there flirting his ass off. How could you not notice? I mean, that's how the rumour even started. It even got to the point where apparently, you and Alex eloped because of a love child after you guys hooked up" this time my eyes were wide like saucers
"Seriously, what the heck man! This has got to stop! Who did your mom hear all this garbage from?" I said incredulously
"Chill, Amy it's not like the end of the world. Alex is or was one of the hottest, most popular guys in school back in the day. He was always sweet, kind, and not a jerk to you and everyone else." Cate reassures me
"Also a man-whore" I added with a smirk on my face
"Yeah that too! But from what I hear he's a reformed man-whore! Remember, the whole time he lived with us he never had a girl over. Ever. So, I think even him becoming a