Together Forever

Have you ever been in such a situation where you lose the ability to utter a word?

Well, I am now. I am trying to say something but my tongue is tied. Bunches of questions currently brawling in my stomach but my mouth is at a loss for words.

It seems like my own ears betrayed me but I know I heard right. The boy I have always seen as my friend made me dumb just by one question. Life is so complicated. After minutes of inward struggling, I finally speak up,

"I don't have any alcohol in my house. Then how and when did you get drunk? You aren't looking drunk though." I say in an excessively low voice but he hears me.

He shakes his head, "I am not drunk, Evie. I am sober."

Since when did my life begin to run like a drama script?

I pull my hand away from his grasp with a jerk. I take a deep breath to calm my nerves before I shot at him furiously,

"Do you have any fucking idea what you are saying? How could you say that? Leah would go crazy if she can hear. I can't believe you. Oh God, please Nicki just say you are joking. Please." I yell and start breathing heavily.

I examine him carefully and to cause my second blow of shock, I can feel that he is trying hard to hold back laughter. I don't have to wait too long as he bursts into a roar of laughter, falls off the couch clutching his belly with his hands.

He continues laughing and tumbling until he loses his breath as I just sit there like a thunderstruck person.

"Oh... god, you...are so... funny. How could you think I said that truly? You didn't even let me finish my sentence. Ouch! My tummy is aching." He says, sitting up on the floor looking at me amusingly. Holy mother of chocolate! He was joking! What a fucking asshole!

I let out a huge breath I was holding, grab a pillow from the couch, and throw it straight across the idiot's face.

"You jerk! You almost gave me a heart attack! Don't you dare to do that kind of stupid joke with me again!" I yell and about to get off when he grabs my arm stopping me. I turn to him, "Nicki, I am really mad at you. Very mad." I roar.

"I am sorry Evie. Please listen to me. Yeah, I didn't mean that actually but it wasn't fully a joke."

My mouth opens up hearing him as I look at him in utter confusion,

"Again? What did you start today?" I crack up disgustedly.

Everything has a limit. Now it's getting out of the boundaries. Once saying it was a joke, then it wasn't. It's hard to believe Nick is playing this kind of prank with me.

"Evie, I didn't mean real girlfriend. 'Fake'." He says as I scowl at him.

"What? Why?" I shout.

"Calm down, calm down. Let me explain first." He says, making me sit on the couch. He sits beside me before he speaks,

"Don't get me wrong. I just wanted to request you to pretend as my girlfriend. Not actually a girlfriend but like that. I mean flirting. I have been thinking about this for a few days. When you brought in this topic today, I thought it would be better if I told you now." He tells me, making me more confused.

"But why?"

"Because you were right, I love Leah."

I stare at him in shock with an open mouth and finally when I realize what I heard is real, I am already jumping in delight.

"I was right! I knew it. I knew that you love her. " I scream, shaking my hands in the air.

"Oh hello, I didn't say I love you. I love Leah. Why are you jumping?" He rolls his eyes at me.

"Because I am happy for you two," I say, sitting down with a content smile.

"Then help me to get her." He raises his eyebrows.

"How?"

"By being my girlfriend...oh no, fake."

Oh shit! I almost forgot about that.

I frown immediately, "Why in the world do you need a fake girlfriend? And why me? Can't you find any other girl?" I shout again.

"Ok, ok, peace." He says throwing his hand up in the air, "I need a fake girlfriend to make Leah jealous because before I ask her out, I need to be sure if she really feels the same way as me or not. If she does, then she will feel jealous to see you with me like that. And not any other girl because all girls swoon over me, they won't leave me so easily. That's why you have to do it." He finishes, looking at me with hope. Oh no, what an evil plan! Leah definitely likes him. If I do it, she will misunderstand me. It's not possible.

"Well, mister. There's something called consent. Did I give you that?" I ask, looking intimidating.

His face falls, "What do you mean? You won't do it?"

"No Nicki, Leah will be hurt if I do it and I can't hurt her," I reply in a stern voice.

"Listen, Evie, if she doesn't like me, she won't be hurt. And if she does, then I will manage her so that she doesn't misunderstand you. This is the way to unbosom herself to us." "But..."

"No buts. Besides, if I act like your boyfriend in front of Mr. Lady killer I mean your Ethan, you will also understand what is going on in that mind of his. So please agree with me." My Ethan? What the fuck!

"Watch your mouth, you jerk." I snap as he chuckles and holds up his hands in surrender.

"Ok, ok. He is not yours. But please say yes. Help me to get her." He makes his puppy dog eyes as he pleads.

I want them to be together. If I can help in any way then I should. It's a risky matter, Leah could have misunderstood me but still if they can be with each other at last, I will do it. Everything is worth their happiness.

I huff at last, "Alright."

"Thank you, thank you so much, baby." He exclaims, grinning like a stupid.

Well, but how would we make her believe that? My eyebrows furrow in worry thinking of it. Nicki notices and shakes my hand,

"Now what, Evie?".

"How will we do it?"

"It's up to me. You don't have to worry about that." He answers, smiling cheekily as I shake my head amusingly.

"I must say, that evil idea can come only in that evil mind of yours. If I could, I would have given you a Nobel prize for your naughtiness." I remark to which he gives me a bow placing his hand on his chest. "Thank you for the compliment." He says and I giggle.

"Of course, that looks like a compliment to you."

"Oh God, I have a lot of work to do. I forgot. I'm going to my room, Nicki." I say, jumping off the couch hurrying to my room.

"Okay. See you, my fake girlfriend."

"Shut the fuck up, you asshole!"