Fan Fiction |
by Carmen Yip
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On the other hand, Gallen was waiting for Flora to return below her apartment. Someone approaches him.
JOE: (calling out) Hey! What are you doing here?
GALLEN: (got a shock) Joe? I’m waiting for Flora!
JOE: You don’t need to wait for her, she’ll not be home tonight!
GALLEN: How do you know?
JOE: Of course I know, and please stop pestering my sister!
GALLEN: You’re Flora’s brother?
JOE: Oh gosh! You don’t even know I’m her brother and you dare to go after her?
GALLEN: I’m not… I just have something to tell her.
JOE: Tell me instead!
GALLEN: (stubbornly) I have nothing to talk to you!
JOE: Hah! As if I die to talk to you! (turns and walks away)
GALLEN: Hey, wait!
JOE: (halted) What now?
GALLEN: Why is Flora not coming home tonight?
JOE: She’s staying over at Roger’s, are you done?
GALLEN: (mumbles) Does she always do that?
JOE: (thinking) Not really, but this is the second time. The first time was when she was drunk…
GALLEN: And she was drunk also today?
JOE: Nope! She is perfectly sober!
GALLEN: How do you know?
JOE: If she’s not sober, how could she have called me and give me orders to lock the door and close the windows and all that little stuffs? Ok, you have no more question? (Gallen shook his head) Then I’ll get going, bye!
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Gallen was turning himself right and left on his bed. His heart was crying. How he wishes he had never met Joe, and the latter had never told him what he said. He thought about her, just when he was most unwilling to do so. He didn’t want to think about them. He forced himself to gobble down a handful of sleeping pills before burying his head into the pillow again.
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Flora couldn’t sleep either. She got up and drew out the diary from her bag. Then she took a deep breath and flipped it opened again…
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30 May, Sunday
I was waiting. She appeared again, and took my breath away, again! How I envy Roger! I was so afraid she would see through me, so I hid at a corner and observe her in silence. She was unhappy. Perhaps it was because Roger had neglected her and spent his time with his colleague.
I was glad when she grinned at my card. It hurts me to see her down. Then I offered to give her some ‘help’. I was confused myself. What was I doing? What was I doing that for? It was the second time she pulled my clothes. Although it was crumpled, but I thought the creases just added some life to my suit, who cares? I’m not the lead tonight. For the first time, I find her to be quite a gullible person. But I’m glad she believes me.
Roger went missing during the wedding function, and Flora was so disappointed throughout the whole night. My heart was breaking seeing that. I regretted ruining the night for her, and decided to make it up. No matter how it hurts me, I just have to do it…
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1 June, Tuesday
Ada went according to my plan, and they reconciled. By a twist of fate, I happened to overhear their conversation in the phone. This time I was the one crumpling my own shirt. It ended up just like a soured spinach. When she promised him not to see me again, I was so afraid it would be true. It hurt me again, badly!
Gallen Yip, why are you so silly? She will never know you care for her! Why didn’t you grab the chance and break them up? That way you don’t have to miss her day and night. But how could I bring myself to do this? How could I bring myself to hurt her?
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3 June, Thursday
I haven’t seen her for 4 days and haven’t heard her voice for 2 days, and I miss her immensely. It is now almost 12 midnight. She must be fast asleep now. How I wish she would dream of me, so that we would meet each other in our dreams. But I am still alertly awake. Suddenly, an idea struck me, I decided to write a novel. Just for us!
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4 June, Friday
I told Ray to approach her for help with my new novel. Ray finally agreed after I pleaded with him. I am so happy, because I know I will be able to see her soon again. I can’t sleep tonight, because I’m so proud of myself for having such a good excuse to see her. How I wish I could say those three words to her immediately… Flora, I love you…
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She inhaled deeply, then exhaled. Her heart, her mind, they were all in a whirl. Why was she feeling like that? Has she fallen for him too? She took a glance at Roger, then laid her head on the table and stared outside the window. She wondered what he would be doing now…
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(2 days later – 21 June 2004 – Monday – campus)
Tavia and Sammul spotted Myolie chatting with Raymond. He waved Myo goodbye smilingly before leaving for his class. Tavia drew nearer to Myolie.
TAVIA: (shouting) Myolie Choi!
MYOLIE: Tavia? Sammul? What’s the matter?
TAVIA: I treated you as my best friend! And yet you are betraying me behind my back!
MYOLIE: (confused) What are you saying, Tavia? What have I done?
TAVIA: What have you done? You knows it yourself best! So you were seeing Ray all along! And you kept it from me!
MYOLIE: (chuckling) So that was what you’re referring to!
TAVIA: And you still dare to laugh!
MYOLIE: Why wouldn’t I?
SAMMUL: (confused) What happened, Myo?
MYOLIE: You have misunderstood, silly girl!
TAVIA: (still angry) You think I am blind?
MYOLIE: There is nothing between us, Tavia! I told you I never liked Ray!
TAVIA: Hah! You are lying without battling an eyelid! You two were chatting for the whole night during the day when TKH and the rest were having a performance! And my intuition tells me that you do like him!
MYOLIE: Ok, since you want to know, I’ll tell you! I do admire him…
TAVIA: Now you finally admit to it?
MYOLIE: I haven’t finished! I admired him for his wide knowledge and outgoing personality, but I don’t like him!
TAVIA: You’re lying!
MYOLIE: I’m not! And I’m not with him!
TAVIA: Then why did you reject Sam?
SAMMUL: (staring at her) Tavia!
MYOLIE: Whatever reason, it had nothing to do with Ray!
SAMMUL/TAVIA: Really?
MYOLIE: Really! You two are so imaginative!
SAMMUL: Not me! She made that up!
TAVIA: Hey! Pushing all the blame on me, you…
SAMMUL: Me what? Admit it, you were the one who had a wild imagination!
MYOLIE: (shaking her head) So do you two believe me now?
SAMMUL: I do! I always believe you!
TAVIA: (grinning) Since when have I not trusted you, my dear friend! (patting her shoulder)
MYOLIE: I don't know, I just know someone was attacking me as if I had exterminated her whole family!
TAVIA: (apologetically) I’m sorry, Myo! Just a misunderstanding, put the past behind us, ok?
MYOLIE: (smiles) What excuse have I to say no? By the way, do you really like Ray?
SAMMUL: She doesn’t like him, but she’s crazy over him!
TAVIA: Hey! Mind your words!
SAMMUL: But he still can’t forget Michelle!
MYOLIE: I think you do stand a chance now, Tavia!
TAVIA: Huh?
MYOLIE: He just told me that Michelle got a new boyfriend and he sounds like he will get over her soon!
SAMMUL: Sounds like?
MYOLIE: Intuition!
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PS: Lame chapter, but hope the next one would be better...