Chapter 13: Tryst In The Garden

David’s P.O.V.

Still looking at the door although I could no longer see her, I found myself smiling all along. She was brusque enough to tame me that somehow, the rage that was lurking inside my chest a while ago had lessened up a bit. I then realized that because of Helena, I was able to grin.

As I went out of the Music Room, I decided not to go to the canteen yet. Maybe, I would just loiter around the school garden and breathe some fresh air.

Just a few steps went by, I quietly went inside our school’s man-made orchard to think about my relationship with Vanessa. The garden was serene enough with different vibrant flowers on its sides and some vines climbing at its roof, embracing the whole scenery.

Perhaps, I was only overthinking. Nothing was going on between the two of them.

But little did I know that the place where I thought my soul could start to breathe anew, was the same place I would soon abhor. When I was starting to freshen a little, the scene I never expected to happen would soon appear right in front of my face as I reached the midpoint of the garden. It made my blood boil all of a sudden.

Fuck! I cursed on my mind.

I saw Vanessa kissing Drew and they were almost making out!

She did not even mind if her shoulder skin as well as her bra straps were already exposed. They did not care if people would see them in this kind of nasty situation. They just wanted to satisfy themselves as their tongues danced together!

I clenched my fists in an instant. I wanted to hit that Drew in the face, but I slowly calmed myself and decided to let this one pass… although my emotions already dialed up way too far. Swallowing the imaginary lump on my throat seemed like swallowing my whole pride while watching how my girlfriend was cheating on me.

Dave, calm down!

I should not let this affect my standing in school, let alone disappoint my sister so I should think better. I would become this year’s class valedictorian. I should not be seen fighting on the school grounds.

Heartbroken to decide whether or not should I just leave the two of them here, another unexpected event suddenly waved at me. On the other side of the garden was Helena and just like me, her eyes were widely stuck at the kissing traitors! She was even slack-jawed as if her jaws dropped off the floor.

I immediately went to her, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her out for us to leave the garden. I was able to get closer to Helena, but Vanessa and Drew did not even budge as if trapped in their desired tryst. I was still trying to calm myself down, but God knew what was truly running inside my head.

Damn it, I don’t want to kill people even though I wanted to do that right away!

“Hey, Mr. Rivera! Where are you taking me? Let me go!”

Helena’s loud voice that mentioned my surname suddenly caught the attention of Vanessa and Drew, and that made them stop from what they were currently doing.

The betrayers looked like they had been suddenly splashed with cold water when they realized that I already saw their wrongdoings behind my back. How I wished that I could have just brought a big bucket of cold water here and poured the contents to them with all my might! But hell no, they did not deserve water. They deserved… blood!

I dragged Helena again but we were not yet far when Vanessa ran closer to us. “Dave, wait! Let me explain!”

Being blinded by my love for Vanessa had only chained me to nowhere. Although I was pulling Helena a while ago, I walked like my limbs did not really belong to me. Everything hurts now. Every damn little thing.

I was still holding Helena’s wrist when I faced Vanessa. As much as possible, I did not want to be engaged in any kind of rumpus, especially now that some passers-by were starting to look at us.

It hurts a lot! Even in my dreams, I did not see that Vanessa could do this to me. I almost gave everything to her. I protected her with all my heart! But perhaps, that was what she learned from the book that she would always read… to the fact that she did not even mind her unbuttoned blouse as she came to us and I could even see her lacy bra.