I Choose You by Kemi Adejumo (classic novels for teens txt) 📗

Chapter Twenty Six

Author's Pov

After Jessica had bawled her eyes out,  she was exhausted and sad. She needed someone to talk to so she took her phone from her purse and called Molly

"Molly... he... rejected... me...." she said between tears.

"Jessica don't cry please.  Where are you? " Molly asked alarmed

"Still... in the... garden " she cried.

"Okay darling,  come to my room.  please don't cry,  come quickly "

"ok.. okay" she replied. She removed her mask,   wiped her tears with her dress and placed it back on.  She took her purse and ran out of the garden.

Jessica was in a hurry to meet Molly that she mistakenly bumped into someone and they both fell on the floor.

"Ow!! can't you watch where you're going? " the person screamed at her.  She looked at the person that was screaming.... it was Mirabelle.

"I am so sorry,  I didn't see you there " Jessica forgetting that she is still wearing a mask begged Mirabelle without changing the tone of her voice.  

"I am really sorry..." she helped Mirabelle up from the ground and tried to help her dust her dress.  

"It is fine,  just watch where you're going next time " Mirabelle scolded.

"Yes... thank you " Jessica replied and tried to leave but mirabelle stopped her.

"Wait!  Do I know you before?  I mean you sound familiar but I can't place the face " Mirabelle inquired. 

 

On hearing her question,  Jessica became anxious.  
"oh no,  does she know it's me... " She thought.

"I am..am so sorry miss, I don't.. th...think.. we've met"Jessica stammered but Mirabelle didn't fail to catch how anxious she looked. 

"I will leave now" Jessica said and quickly left to Molly's room.  
"phew,  that was close " she thought.

Mirabelle did not believe what Jessica said. She was curious,  so she decided to follow her.  
"she looks suspicious " Mirabelle thought.

Jessica got to Molly's room,  unknowning to her that someone was following her. Mirabelle followed Jessica and saw her in front of a room. 
"What's is she doing in front of the room.  All the rooms on this floor is only for the royal family.  That's weird." Mirabelle mumbled to herself.

Jessica opened the door and closed it behind her. Before the door could close completely,  Mirabelle put a pair of her shoes at the entrance making it not close all the way. 

 

Jessica's Pov

Immediately i entered Molly's room,  I removed my mask.  Molly was sitting on her bed with a worried face.

"Jess you are here" She ran to me and hugged me. I melted into her arms and started crying again .

"He never loved me Molly,  I am tired " I cried. 
Molly led me to her bed and made me sit down.

"No,  don't say that Jessica.  He rejected you because he didn't know it was you" Molly said trying to console me.

"No,  don't you see?  Whether I am Jessica or not,  he does not see me as more than a friend.  He is never attracted to me. Am I that ugly? " I complained with tears streaming out of my eyes.

"You are beautiful Jessica,  don't ever call yourself ugly.  You should have more confidence in yourself" Molly scolded me.

"Oh please Molly,  don't try to  act like you understand my plight.  Look at  you,  you're the most beautiful girl I have ever laid my eyes on.  You don't have to beg for Love,  it comes to you.  That is not the same with me,  I have being hoping for years that the one person I love will love me back.  Even Jake didn't wait this long before you accepted him.  So don't tell me about having confidence in myself. The last shred of confidence and dignity has been destroyed today.  Do you know how painful it is to not be seen. I have done everything in my power but he just doesn't see me.   Remember five years ago,  I am the reason for Christian and Evelyn's separation and even after he moved on,  he still didn't see me.  I did everything he wanted me to do,  I helped him see the true colour of that crazy Mirabelle,  I followed him around school,  I purposely failed exams because of him,  I joined the business department because of him,  I practically live my life for him.  You know what Molly,  today I did the worst of all,  I seduced my own best friend and even with that,  he still doesn't see me.  I am just that one friend that he wants to keep beside him but doesn't want to look at. Do you know the crazy part of it all,  even if he doesn't love me,  I am still ready to stay beside him.  Whether I am visible to him or not I will still stay beside him and do you know why,  because he is my life. I love him so much Molly. " I bawled out all my pains and fell to the ground crying in between my legs. Molly sat down on the floor  and hugged  me while also crying.

I cried for a while before we both stayed in silence.

"Jessica? " Molly broke the silence.

"Yes " I croaked.

"Did I ever tell you that I did not know Jake had feelings for me until he confessed to me?" She said making me gasp in surprise.

"Really ?" I asked and she nodded her head. "But it was very obvious. The way he always want to be around you,  the way he blushes when he looks at you,  the things he says about you. He acts different with you.  Everybody could see how crazy he was about you and when he confessed his feelings for you,  nobody was surprised " I said

"Yes nobody was surprised but I was" she said and I stared at her not believing what I just heard.  I thought she knew,  how couldn't she see that he loved her? 

 

"I thought he saw me as a sister.  I never understood all his signs of affection.  I never saw him that way at all.  I loved him as a friend and I didn't look beyond friendship....atleast not until he confessed.  If he didn't confess to me Jess,  I don't think I would ever see him as more than a friend." Molly confessed to me and I just sat in silence digesting everything she said.  Is it the same with Christian?  Do I have to confess to him for him to finally notice me?  

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