Imagine #164: I Think You're My Best Friend (Part 4)

"Ah, dear Juliet, why are you still so beautiful? Should I believe that death is in love with you, and that the awful monster keeps you here to be his mistress? I don't like that idea, so I'll stay with you. And I will never leave this tomb." You and Patrick are having a final rehearsal now and this scene really makes your heart beats fast. You are just lying on bed, this is the last act where Romeo thought that Juliet is dead. You're not moving there, letting Patrick say his lines.

"Good...Perfect. Now, the two of you! The kiss must be perfect." Said the stage manager.

"Here, here I'll remain with worms that are your chamber-maids. Oh, I'll rest here forever. I'll forget about all the bad luck that has troubled me. Eyes, look out for the last time! Arms, make your last embrace! And lips, you are the doors of breath. Seal with a righteous kiss the deal I have made with death forever." Patrick said and you can feel him leaning closer and closer. You can hear his shaky breath, he's probably nervous too.

It's been a month since the night you let out all your disappointment to him and since then, you've treats him nothing like a co-actor...nothing more. But your heart still tells you that he's a lot more than that, but your mind tells you to stop. It's a good and a bad thing that his girlfriend was always around whenever the both of you having rehearsal; good because you're able to control your emotions...bad because you're feeling a jealousy you shouldn't really feel. But today, you and he are the only ones there with your stage manager.

You can still hear his heavy breaths and now you're feeling his face inches away from you. You felt that your heart is going to pump right through your chest and then explode afterwards...you can't do it. You suddenly moved away and Patrick backed up too.

"I'm s-sorry, I still can't do it. Just g-give me a minute or t-two...I-I'm sorry." You said somehow hysterically then ran to the backstage.

You hated yourself for being like this, you said that you'll stop, but you can never stop yourself. You've run towards the parking lot and you realized that your boyfriend was already there. He caught you on his arms and you silently cried there.

"Hey, what happened?" he asked worriedly. "P-Patrick?" he suddenly murmured. Seems like Patrick followed you.

"{Your boyfriends name or random guy name here}" Patrick murmured and of course, he'll recognize him.

Your current boyfriend was one of the guys who used to bully Patrick back then.

"{Y/N}, what the fuck is this? Why are you..." Patrick asked. "Of all people?" he added in disbelief. You faced Patrick because you're offended with his reaction.

"Why? What's the problem, Patrick? You can't believe that I...

"You knew him back then! You knew how...how terrible of a person he is." Patrick interrupted. You are amazed that your boyfriend stayed quiet there. "You hated him...we both hated him and now you're all over him?!" he added.

"Yes, Patrick. That's all true, but he changed for the better. You want to know why I chose him?" you said while gritting your teeth. You want to do this because you really want to forget him. "Because he was not a coward like you...he changed for the better because he liked me, he faced the fear of rejection because he knows I hated him. But he changed...he was the one who's always with me when I'm waiting for you, he was the one who makes me laugh when it was supposed to be you...he became that guy who walked beside me to reach my dreams when it was supposed to be you." You said and your tears fell. "I need you...but he could be you. That's why, Patrick! Not like you who just forgot about me because you're afraid to go back..."

"Dude, look. I was a jerk back then I know. {Y/N}, told me everything and I have never regretted anything in my life. I'm so sorry for putting you down, I'm sorry for being a douche back then...but I changed. I have nothing against you, Patrick. For all I know, you're one of the kindest people here on earth now. But I do think that what you did to her was too much. If you only knew how much she hoped for nothing." Your boyfriend said to him and Patrick was taken back.

"I-I'm so sorry, I never thought that I...I'm s-sorry." Is the only thing Patrick said and he began to walk away.

He was confused too, he can't believe that he still have feelings for you till now and it confuses him. He feels so horrible knowing all this, if only he could turn back time...

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