The Love Triangle - Part 4
"Piper, Piper, Piper," Jacob chuckled. "You've got that two twirling around that finger of yours!"
It had been a week since the group had their strange outing.
"Not that I wanted to," she cringed, chewing her slice of chicken meat very slowly.
Jacob and Piper met up for their usual lunch session that afternoon.
"Well, the funny thing is that," he said as he waved his fork dangerously at Piper. "Neither one has mentioned you in front of the other. They behaved as if nothing happened that day! Shouldn't they be fighting it out or something?"
That very thought made her feel a teeny weeny bit nauseous.
"I mean, every man for himself right?" Jacob continued, not noticing the faint greenish tinge on her face. "Gee, they must really cherish their friendship."
Piper quietly wished this was certainly so.
***
Piper smiled to herself as she scanned every gift that was scattered out on her bed.
Bears to flowers to accessories. You name it, she's got it.
Stephan definitely got her hooked onto him and she felt she would never be any happier with another guy.
Stephan was her guy, she always thought without a doubt.
Oh boy, she sure was wrong.
***
"Why did you drag me here?" Piper hissed at Jacob as they entered a house, their nostrils instantly filled with a feminine perfume scent.
Jacob had persuaded Piper to do stuff at Harold's house that Sunday morning. She critically thought the word "stuff" used by him was a little too vague. She had originally planned to dedicate the rest of the month into forgetting Harold, and being at his place wasn't a very good idea.
"By orders, I swear," Jacob signalled her the Scout's Promise.
Before she could complain any further, they were greeted by a short, round and plump woman, who was wearing a beaming smile.
"Hello children! Harold's still in bed," she gave a cluck of disappointment. "I reckon you just give him a good hard kick to wake that bum up. And I'm making spaghetti for lunch, hope that's fine with you."
Without waiting for an answer, she hurried back into the kitchen.
"Right, let's kick that lazy ass then," Jacob said cheerily as he proceeded up the stairs, leaving Piper trailing behind him.
***
"Hey dude!" Jacob called as he shook Harold violently.
Harold just gave a snort, and rolled over.
"How about you try?" he suggested, giving Piper a nudge.
As she tried to shake him awake, she couldn't help noticing how gorgeous he looked, even when he's asleep.
"That lazy git," Jacob snarled. "Try pinching him or something."
'Oh my,' she thought as she examined the sleeping Harold further. 'He has fantastic eyelashes.'
She moved closer towards him to have a good look. Unfortunately, his eyelids flew open at the same time and he found himself staring straight at Piper's face.
He screamed and fell out of his bed, causing Jacob to laugh non-stop. Piper wasn't too pleased, though.
"Well, I can see that you're awake," she told Harold haughtily. "We'll meet you in the games room."
She grabbed Jacob and pulled him out of the room, leaving Harold quite speechless.
***
"Did you enjoy yourself today?" Harold asked Piper, gingerly.
It was already nightfall, and at the moment, Jacob was having a go with Harold's PC game and Piper was trying to make funny faces in his full-length mirror.
"It was rad enough," she answered, flashing him a smile, which he returned.
Jacob noticed that the situation had gotten a little bit odd, and suddenly excused himself to the kitchen for a drink.
However, Harold's eyes never left Piper even when Jacob made his way out of the room.
She felt her face growing a little hot, and her pulse was racing like never before. She thought it was a little unusual, because she never felt this way before. Even with Stephan.
"Piper..." he started again. This time, she felt like her heart was going to jump out.
'No,' she mentally reminded herself. 'Stephan is the guy, you want.' With that, she decided to leave to avoid any awkward situations with Harold.
Just before she could tell him anything, he suddenly pulled her towards him and (Piper nearly died of shock) kissed her.
The worst thing that happened next was that she was kissing him back.
Many thoughts flashed through her mind as she felt his lips. Shocked, she suddenly pulled away from Harold's embrace, leaving a puzzled look on his face.
'I can't,' she thought. 'It's so unfair to Stephan.'
With a tear rolling down her cheek, she bolted out of the house, without even apologising when she bumped into Jacob along the way.
***
'What is love?' Piper thought angrily to herself as she looked out her bedroom window into the nightsky.
A day ago, she had thought that Stephan was the key to unlocking her heart. She felt like she was over the moon whenever he was around. He showered her with so many gifts, and she thought she was the happiest girl in the world.
Yet, when she was with Harold today, she experienced so many heart-wrenching moments like never before. Every slight move he made just caused her heart to skip a beat. She was head over heels with his presence, even when he never offered any gift.
When her brain suddenly registered this crucial point, she quickly made a dash for her mobile to punch in Harold's number.
She had been fooling herself all along.
She didn't love Stephan one bit. It was his care she adored.
She loved Harold.
***
- Tingz
Ps: I know this is a little lame because I didn't fill in every detail on the difference of feelings to both guys. I just wanted to end the story fast! Oh, and I tried to follow the actual story (yes it is a true story) quite closely, but I couldn't resist the habit of spicing things up a little bit. =P
Pps: This is for my special friends, Piper* and Harold*! (Names changed to protect identities.)
