Fan Fiction |
by luv_miracle
Mingdao's words on e phone 10 days later caused Qiaoen's heart to skip a beat and her stomach constirct. She'd taken e call in her rm on e portable phone and lay across her bed, clutching it to her ear. Her heart felt as if it weighed a ton.
[qiaoen]:i've been thinking abt it too.
[mingdao]:i want to go with u on a date on valentine's day.
[qiaoen]:i cant.
[mingdao]:but why not?
[qiaoen]:i'll b..uh..busy tt day.
[mingdao]:really? or is it sm excuse? why do u not want to see me?
Her heart thudded so loudly tt she was afraid he might hear it thru e receiver.
[qiaoen]:i've got sm thing to tell u.
Her gaze fell on a photograph of xiaoqiao and shaowei taken over e Christmas holidays. They had their arms arnd each other. Suddenly inspiration flooded thru her.
[qiaoen]:rmbr in e hospital when u asked me if i had a boyfriend?
[mingdao]:u said u didnt.
[qiaoen]:tt isnt exactly tt truth.
[mingdao]:u hv a bf?
[qiaoen]:Yes. shaowei and i've been together for over a year, but we had a big fight b4 Christmas and sort of broke up.
[mingdao]:but if u broke up....
[qiaone]:but nw we're back together again.
[mingdao]:and e whole time u were in hospital he nv paid u a visit?
[qiaoen]:He was away on a skiing trip with his parents.
[mingdao]:at e start of e new semester?
[qiaoen]:What is tis? twenty questions? take my word for it, he and i had a fight but we've made up and we're together again.
[mingdao]:why didnt u tell me abt tis in e hospital?
[qiaoen]:i didnt noe hw.
[mingdao]:simple. u say,'mingdao, let me tell u abt my bf.' i rmbr asking u if u had one.
[qiaoen]:sry i didnt.
[mingdao]:and u met my friends and let them think tt u liked me.
[qiaoen]:i do lyk u. it's possible to lyk u and stil have a bf, u noe. i really tot we had broken up for good when i met u in e hospital. but nw tt im back in sch and all--well, i realised tt i still hv sm feelings for him.
Lying to mingdao was difficult but she was in too deep to back out nw.
[mingdao]: i stil wanna mt u.
[qiaoen]:what? why?
[mingdao]:qiaoen, when i was in e hospital, u helped me more than anybody. e talks we had, e visits, e phone calls--all those things kept me frm climbing e walls. i want to mt u. i want to see for myself. i wan to tell u thanks to ur face.
[qiaoen]:shaowei's jealous. he doesnt lyk me seeing other guys.
[mingdao]:cldnt he just understand tis one time? im not asking for much. aft tis one meeting, i'll drop out of ur life. i promise.
Her head was spinning, desperate to find a way out of her dilemma. She didnt want him out of her life, but e nd to protect herself was far more intense than her willingness to tell him everything. Suddenly an idea came to her.
[qiaoen]:ok...all right. fair enuf. i'll let u see me. but it has to b frm a distance.
[mingdao]:hw far? taipei?
e sarcasm in his voice made her cringe.
[qiaoen]:i dun want shaowei to noe abt u. pls. if u care abt me, u'll do me tis favour.
[mingdao]:all right. whatever u want...where can i see u?
She realised tt she had no place to tell him bcos she'd nv been anyplace on a date.
[qiaoen's POV]: where wld shaowei bring xiaoqiao?
She remembered xiaoqiao telling her abt e mudpie, a coffeehouse tt had opened in september and had gained e favour of many young ppl. she asked mingdao whether he had heard of it.
[mingdao]:i've been there once...b4 my accident.
[qiaoen]:well, tt's where i'll be friday afternoon with my bf. tt's when u see me.
[mingdao]:what time?
[qiaoen]:4:30pm.
[mingdao]:all right.
[qiaoen]:but mingdao...u cant cm over and speak to me. u hv to hang back. i..i wldnt want shaowei to noe.
[mingdao]:i wun embarrass u. xingshu will b with me bcos he has to do e driving, but i'll make certain he doesnt bother u.
[qiaoen]:i prob wun wave to u or acknowledge u.
[mingdao]:i noe e rules.
[qiaoen]:i wish things cld b different.
[mingdao]:u're e only person who can make things different.
[qiaoen]:i just cant...im sry...but i just cant.