“Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he’s called dirty; if he does, he’s wasting water.”
How could I love without courage? If I really wanted Lucy, I had to risk it. So I told her. I spilt everything I saw between JK and that girl. Every little detail.
But Lucy didn’t even flinch. She didn’t look shocked. She didn’t even look worried. That puzzled me. I was ready for tears, denial, maybe even an angry slap, but she sighed instead.
Then she confessed to the game.
“The girl you saw with JK is my elder sister. She’s his girlfriend. My mum knows they’re dating. And as long as my sister is dating, she’s expected to protect me from guys who might… harass me. Because we don’t attend the same school, she’s made JK my bodyguard. If he fails in his duty and lets me date anyone, she’ll dump him. So that’s why he’s always around me. He’s not protecting himself. He’s protecting his relationship.”
She even laughed — “from scavengers like you,” she teased.
I was speechless. So JK wasn’t my rival? All this time, I’d been sharpening knives for the wrong goat. My whole revenge plan suddenly felt like a bad comedy skit.
But I had more questions. I asked why she treated me like trash — pushing me out of her room, acting cold whenever I got close. Lucy explained it was to protect her sister’s relationship. She didn’t want her sister and JK breaking up because of her.
That didn’t stop me from wondering, though — what would make a fine girl like her sister fall for an ugly clown like JK? Lucy only smiled and said I should ask her sister myself.
Then came the moment of truth. The crossroads. I had to know where I stood with her. Did Lucy love me? Did she want us to be more than classmates and half-hidden smiles? I was determined. Even if she didn’t say yes, I’d push harder. I couldn’t let invisible forces — or JK’s ugly forehead — keep me from her.
She was late for choir practice, but I wasn’t letting her go until I tried. She agreed I could escort her — on one condition: no one must see us together.
Like seriously? I had no choice. She walked ahead, and I followed. On empty streets, we walked side by side and whispered. When people appeared, we scattered apart like strangers caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We reached a quiet stretch. No one around. Just us, the dim sky, and my pounding heart.
I thought, This is it. My chance. My moment. The perfect place to finally propose.
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