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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Jean de La Fontaine

Enzo's POV:

Laying down on my bed, after school, I could still feel her soft lips against mine and her scent still lingered on me. She smelt like spices and flowers; it was truly intoxicating. It was foreign, yet managed to catch my breath and to acceralate, my heart beat. The way she looked flushed once we broke apart; I could not get this out of my head. Her appearance was something adorable, her cheeks were red and she breathed heavily. I was sure that I resembled her confusion.
We shared the most breath-taking kiss I have ever shared with someone. It was like magic finally happened. She ran out the room after we stopped to kiss; an attempt to . I knew that I touched her heart with this kiss; it was evident that we felt something for each other and that we should explore what could be there. I was still breathless, and I did my best to conceal that this feeling by behaving casually.

The practice was fine, I just felt something weird while rehearsing my lines with Jasmeet. It was weird that everyone stared at us; I had no idea why they seemed so impressed by our acting skills. Maybe we could play the couple in love better than we thought. However, I had to put a stop to these feelings. I could not like her in any way; althought it was hard to conceal these sentiments as she was amazing and I felt something, which was deeper than just infatuation. Without wanting it to happen, she managed to put her under her spell. I knew that the moment, she fell into my arms that I was going to be in trouble.

Shawn would hate me if I did something about it or acted on my feelings and he would definitely end the friendship, as he often threatenend me to do this when I defied him. I did not know that he was watching the rehearsal today and in school, and after I came up to him, he wanted to know if I liked her in any way. I just denied this vehemently as I had no intention of him finding out my true feelings. I knew that this would cause more trouble and I did not want this. I was also curious why he was so angry with me and he seemed very distraught about this. His imminent anger was evident, as he looked someone who could murder another person. It was my determination to find out what caused this, as something was suspious. My intuition told me that despite not confessing, he liked her in a way, whether he would acknowledge it or not.

Suddenly there was a soft knock on my door and I said yes, which caused the door to creak open and my sister looked at me questioninly. "What happened, my dear brother? You seem to be deep in thought!" I looked up and replied to my sister, relieved that I could share with someone my feelings:
"Eliza, you know me too well! How can you smell how I feel? Are you psychic?" She gave me a glance of disbelief and answered me self-confident:
"Enzo, I am your best friend, not just your sister! I know you too well! I can tell very easily when you are upset, or affected by something! So share your troubles with the best sister of the world!" My sister Elizabeth and I were close despite the fact that we were two years apart. I trusted her with everything, the things I could not tell Shawn, I shared with her. She was an amazing sister and I adored her very much. Normally, the big brother took care of the sister, however this was quite the opposite with us. She was very slim and had a beautiful face. Her brown hair fell a bit under her shoulders and had a shiny touch. She was truly a beauty and it was strange that she was single. However, she intended to only be with the person, who loved her unconditionally. She was a true romantic; I sometimes doubted that love existed where you could give the other person up only for them to be happy without you. I could not sense that I was about to experience something which would change my whole life. Elizabeth told me once that she would not hesitate giving up her happiness in order for the person she adored to find true contentment.

We rarely fought, as we could not be angry at each other for too long. She was already studying but lived at home; her major was Law; she was now in her 7th semester, which meant that she still had a long way to go in order to complete her degree. It was her dream to help people and to be the person who stood up for the less fortunate. Even when she was smaller, she volunteered in local communities and tried to make a better place to live for them. I knew that she would be an excellent lawyer as she studied very hard and could be very convincing. Whenever we fought, she would win the argument, as she could be very persistent and convincing as well.

I explained to her my situation briefly and she said then to me: "My dear brother, I think that you could be falling in love with this Indian girl, she looks amazing and I would advise you to try to get to know her! Maybe there is really something!" I interjected with a desperate voice: "Eliza, I cannot go there. Shawn will end our friendship. I do not want to loose him. Maybe Jasmeet is not worth this!" Elizabeth looked at me with raised eyebrows, clearly not believing that I did not care for this girl at all; she was good at reading people and detecting their true emotions; a reason why she was going to be a great lawyer. She could easily distinguish between lying people and people who spoke the truth.

"Enzo, please do not fight this attraction. I believe that she entered your life for a reason, do not ignore this wink of fate. If Shawn is truly your best friend, you will not loose him ever. True friendship is not lost; it gets stronger with each fight! I know that Shawn is truly your friend, so do not worry about it!"

She was right and I made up my mind; that I was going to act on my feelings. I pulled out my phone and searched for her on Facebook; I found her very fast and sent her a friend request. My sister gave me a glance of satisfaction and proceeded to hug me. Now it was time to wait what would happen.

When I entered the school the next day, I heard to my surprise, no rumor or gossip buzzing around. This was something new as nearly everyday some story was making its round through the school. Jasmeet did not accept my friend request yet, maybe she was not an active user of social media. I was anxious if she even considered accepting it. Shawn was waiting on my locker and I hugged him in the normal man-hug. Everything was normal and we did not fight or had an argument. I thought that now everything would be fine. We laughed and joked around; as we always did. I did not see Jasmeet the whole day, it seemed like she vanished from thin air. I knew that she was not keen on facing me. Although I could suspect a reason for her absenteeism from school, I was somehow sad about this. The whole school also watched us and were sad when there was no trouble going on. They longed for some kind of entertainment; and as there was none; they were disappointed. However, I could have not been any more wrong about my assumption that everything would be good now.

Shawn's POV:

Everything was like always and nothing special happened. This moment still messed with my head. I could not understand myself; I had to remind myself that I was out of the school very soon and this meant that I would be going to Oxford or if this did not work out, I would apply to Harvard or Yale or Princeton. This meant that I was going to very far. I talked to my sister and we concluded that I could as well apply to university in the United States, as the quality there was equivalent to the one in Oxford or Cambridge. The whole day could not seem greater as Enzo, my other friends joked with me, and we had the time of our lives; despite being in school.

When I went with Enzo to the rehearsal, suddenly the mood shifted and Enzo wanted to know from me: "Are you okay with me being friends with Jasmeet? And I have to admit something to you!" I stopped walking and stared at him, making him continue to speak: "I sent her a friend request and she accepted. Moreover, something happened yesterday! I am sure that you will be so angry with me and I am afraid to share this with you!" This made me confused and I asked him: "You sent her a request on facebook. She is the enemy, Enzo. How can you do this? In addition, share with me the news you wanted to tell me!"

I could see the hesitation Enzo's eyes as they examined whether I could handle the truth or not. After composing himself, he confessed: "Shawn, she told me yesterday something and we went into a locker..." Immediately I interrupted him: "You did what? Are you out of your mind? What did happen in the room? Tell me at once!" He looked at the floor, in attempt not to face directly my eyes. There was a silence between us; it was one of the uncomfortable kind, which made your toes cringe. Enzo glanced at everything but me, and I was growing impatient which caused me to remind him: "Enzo, please speak!"

Then as if he found his courage, he proceeded to tell me: "We kissed! I have to confess to you that it was the most extraordinary kiss I ever had!" I gave him a look of disbelief and I hoped that he would expose that this was only a joke. However, this was not the case as he glanced up and nodded to confirm the said revelation. I started to scream at him: "Enzo, are you out of your mind? What made you kiss her? I know that you have to kiss her for the play but why did you do this?" My outburst clearly affected him and he did not reply me, as he feared that I would scream at him once more. We glanced at each other silently and I waited for him to give me an answer as I was becoming more angry with each passing moment.

"Why are you so angry? I know you hate her, but you do not react the way someone would do if they hate someone! You seem different!" he exclaimed after a while. I could not believe what he said and I retorted: "It is normal for me to be angry with my best friend if he decided to make out with the girl I despise. I thought you are my friend! In addition, you did not share with me the reason why you kissed outside the play! So go ahead and tell this to me!"
He responded casually: "Jasmeet told me that she wanted it to be extraordinary! This is the reason I did this!"

After saying this, he wanted to take it back, but once you said something, you could not revoke it as words could not vanish. This was the problem with words; they could be as sharp as knives, hurting you in a way, which was capable of making you breathless and not able to respire normally. This confused me even more and then I realized suddenly what he was implying; I was so angry because it showed me that he cared for her more than necessary. He took her first kiss; this made me so furious. Who did he think he was? Why did he stole something from me? Someone who could go around and kiss people? I countered with menace in my voice, in attempt to hide my true feelings: "Oh and you decide to be again her knight in shining armour? Are you out of your mind? You sound really in love with her!"

Enzo raised his eyebrows and voiced his thoughts: "Shawn, I cannot believe that we fight again about her! It is really becoming old. I like her and you will not be able to change this! And tell me now why you are so cross about this?" I protested him by saying: "Enzo, I cannot believe this. You are ready to throw away our friendship for this girl? Are you insane? This girl is worth nothing! She is just ..." Before I could finish my sentence, my best friend interrupted me vehemently: "You like her, admit this!" I told him to back off and verbalized that this was never going to happen.

"You are jealous, Shawn! I know this. You are just too stubborn to admit this." screamed my best friend at me; suddenly loosing his temper and his patience. Enzo looked breathless and I could see fire coming out of his ears. He resembled an angry buffalo and was ready to strike. I was not scared of him but I knew that I was in danger of losing him as a friend.

I denied this vehemently: "No I am not jealous! I hate her!" While saying these words, I noticed that I was unconvincing and I spoke not the truth. I lied to myself and to Enzo and Jasmeet, which would result into hurt and pain. Enzo admitted that they kissed and I could not describe what I felt this moment. My heart pained and I felt breathless, almost as if something stole my ability to inhale normally.

"Shawn, do not lie to yourself! I know that deep down, you like her in a way. It confuses you as you swore yourself to hate her for all eternity. It does not fit into your master plan. And for your information, I think I will not keep my distance anymore!" he told me sternly. I could detect the determination in his eyes which caused me to start speaking; but Enzo did not give me any chance by putting his hand up and saying: "Save it! I heard enough!"

This made me even more furious; my best friend defied me, and this only because of Jasmeet Hailee Kaur! I thought we were going through thin and thick, and that no none could come between us. I was apparently wrong, proven by the events which occured in the last days. Somehow a girl managed to come between us which never happened before. Girls were always not so important to us; the friendship came always first. Even if it occured that we liked the same girl, we did not fight as much as we did the last days about Jasmeet. With a last glance full of anger and disbelief on me, he turned on his heels and left me in the mess of my feelings, which were trying, to surface.

I hid my face in my hands and could not put my sentiments into words. Did we fight again about Jasmeet Hailee Kaur? Why was she becoming so interesting to us? What was so intriguing about her? I felt the urge to yell and tell Enzo to come back but I could not formulate any sentence; as a result my best friend walked away from me.
Suddenly, I realized that I might have led the friendship with Enzo astray. It was my fault that we were fighting and breaking apart. I felt lost and alone; and in my anger, I kicked into the wall with my fist. This made me gasp in pain when I collided with the hard wall, and as soon as I took a closer look at it, I realized that I started to bleed, which was a mirror of the feelings I had at this moment. For the first time, I considered that maybe I felt more for this girl than I admitted to myself. I could not sense that I was about to experience the feeling which was the main topic of so many authors.

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so what do you think? Do you think that Shawn reacted in a wrong way? or what do you think? And do you think that Enzo did the right thing by walking away? How would have you reacted? I am very curious to find out what you would have done. The first one to comment on this chapter will get a dedication from me on the next chapter, so make sure to comment!

As always there is a small teaser at the end of this chapter for the next one:

Aryan POV:

What did my ears hear? Did my best friend cause a fight between Enzo and Shawn? Why? Moreover, whatwas happening? I stood in a corner and could see them yelling at each other. I wasvery confused, as Shawn supposedly hated Jassy. Why was he then fighting withhis best friend? What was causing it? I had to tell this to her, I dialled hernumber, told her to come and meet me near the audition hall. She came runningto me breathless and inquired: "What is going on, Aryan?" I replied her: "Lookaround the corner!" She did and saw Enzo and Shawn fighting. It was evidentthat Enzo was leaving and Jasmeeet looked at me in disbelief. What was thisabout? She heard the last words of Enzo and she pinched herself to check ifthis was really happening.

Her face portrayed the pain she felt and she wantedto know from me, in a whispering tone: "Is this really happening? What happenedbetween them?" I just shrugged my shoulders and responded: "Jassy, I have no clue but apparently, you have left an impression on them. And by the way, didEnzo really take your first kiss?" She became instantly red and I chuckled: "He really did that? How was it?" She turned even more flushed and stammered: "It was wow; I cannot explain what I felt this moment. It was like magic happened."I was thoroughly impressed and was speechless.

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so what will happen next? Share your thoughts and opinions! I am really curious!

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Sarah He.