Chapter 3

KATE ROSE

I told both my friends what Chloe said.

They wanted to visit our friend Chloe. We cannot go there because we had a class for the whole day. Our class will be ended at seven thirty in the evening.

"Maybe we can visit her tomorrow if she's still not feeling well," I said to my two friends. The two of them nodded and after that we remained silent for a few minutes.

"I felt sad for our friend Chloe," Anna said after a few minutes of silence. We're eating lunch.

''Yeah, I feel you, Anna. Why does she even have to go through something like this? She's still a good person, right?" Eliza inquired. I nodded and I started to open my mouth to speak.

"You are right. Why did she have to experience this? She's a good person, a good woman," I said to them. I took a deep breath and I remembered the man who cheated on her. I want to see him again. I want to confront him.

I went home at eight o'clock in the evening. My Auntie Rosa was already there.

"How was your day?" Auntie Rosa asked me after I changed my clothes. She's preparing our dinner. I smiled.

"It was okay, auntie," I replied. She nodded.

"Okay. Did you pay the remaining balance of your tuition?"

''Yes, Auntie Rosa. We're paid now. We have nothing to worry now. Thank you for that, Auntie Rosa," I said to my auntie. She smiled at me.

"That's good to hear from you, Kate Rose! And you are always welcome. It's my responsibility to pay the remaining balance of your tuition. So, let's eat dinner. I'm starving."

"Sure, auntie. I'm starving too."

I washed the dishes after we ate our dinner. When I was about to sleep, I remembered my friend Chloe. I dialed her cell phone number, but she's not answering my calls. I tried to call her for seven times, but I got no response from her. So, I decided to sleep later on.

Our classes for today starts at seven-thirty in the morning so I woke up early. I didn't wait my auntie to go to her work, I left her while she's wearing her office uniform.

When I was in our room, I tried to call our friend Chloe. Still, she's not answering my calls. I felt sad.

After a few minutes, Anna and Eliza have arrived. They sat beside me and I asked them if they're available to visit our friend Chloe after our class this coming afternoon.

"I'm so sorry to tell you, but I can't go this afternoon because we have a family dinner. I'm sorry, but I have to be with my family. My mom and dad would be disappointed if I will not join them. I hope the two of you might understand my situation," Eliza told the two of us.

"It's okay for me. How about you, Anna? Are you okay if our friend Eliza can't be with us later on?" I asked my friend, Anna, if it's okay with her if Eliza is not with us when we go to Chloe's house.

"Listen, don't be mad with me because..."

"Huh? Because what?" I asked my friend Anna. I can't even understand her.

"Because I can't come with you this afternoon."

"And why? Are you busy? Do you have a family dinner too?" I asked her again and she nodded.

"Yes, we have a family dinner this evening. I'm so sorry if I can't be with you this afternoon. Maybe you're wondering why we are the same of having a family dinner, but it's just a coincidence. Our families didn't talk to do the same. It's just a coincidence, not intentional. I'm sorry, I hope you truly understand us. Maybe we can visit the other day our friend Chloe. Did she call you this morning? Did she tell you that she's now okay?" Anna said.

"I understand the two of you. You don't have to worry. It's okay. Don't think about it. I tried to call her a while ago, but I got no response from her. I think, she's not feeling well until now. I felt worried. The three of us can visit her the other day, but this afternoon I need to visit her alone. I'll tell you about her condition tomorrow. Is that okay with you, the two of you?" I said, smiling.

"Yes, there is no problem with us. Go ahead," Anna said.

"Yeah, just tell us tomorrow morning about our friend's condition if she's okay or not because we will go there with no excuses," Eliza said.

"I got it. I promised. Thank you for that."

I went straight to Chloe's house after our classes in the afternoon. It's already three-thirty in the afternoon.

"How are you now? Are you still not okay?" I asked our friend Chloe with concern. Her forehead was furrowed. Before answering my questions, she took a very deep breath. We're talking in her bedroom. I sat on the couch in front of her bed.

"I'm now okay. But my heart is not okay because of what happened a few days ago. I can't forget him, I can't believe that he cheated on me," Chloe said. I can feel the pain when she said those words. She's still heartbroken because of that stupid man who cheated on her. I felt pity for her again. She started to cry and I hugged her so tight.

"Please don't cry. We are always there for you, you're not alone fighting this battle. Please..." I begged my friend Chloe to stop crying. Later on, she stopped from crying and I spoke. I want to help her.

"Do you want to get revenge on him?" I asked her and she answered so fast as she could.

"Yes, I want to get revenge on him. I want him to feel the pain. I want him to experience it all. I want to hurt him too. I want to fool him too," Chloe said, furiously.

"You don't have to worry because I will help you," I said, smiling.

"Really?" I nodded.

"Yes."

"But how?"

"I can't tell you how to revenge him, but I will really make a way. I know, it's not easy, but I have to do that just for you. All the pain felt by the women he hurt and cheated on, I will make sure he feels, especially with you. You can count on me to do that. You can't even retaliate against him for fear that he might hurt you, I'll just act as your true friend. I just really don't want anyone to get hurt and fool with him again. Don't be sad because we are your friends always there for you," I told our friend Chloe.

"Thank you so much! I really hope you can really help me get revenge on that man. I still love him. I'm just really hurt by what he did that I never thought he wouldn't do to me. He will pay for this!" Chloe said.

"You can count on me to help you. I promise you that," I replied, smiling at her and hugged her very tightly again.

"Are you going back to school tomorrow?" I asked her after a few minutes. She took a deep breath before answering my question.

"I don't know. I'm not yet ready to go back to school," Chloe said.

"Okay. If you're not yet ready to go back to school after what happened, there's no problem. I'll tell our professors about your condition. I'll tell them you are sick. Don't worry, Chloe. We're here for you," I said to my friend.

"Thank you so much again. Please forgive me for being stupid. I was fooled. I was cheated. I was hurt. I'm sorry for being like that," Chloe said in dismay.

"Chloe, don't say that. You're not stupid. It doesn't mean he cheated on you, you are stupid. But no, you only fell in love with him. You loved him and trusted him, but he cheated and hurt you. He's to blame and not you. Again, I'll help you so don't think about too much." I hugged her again after I said that.

When I went to our school the next day, I told everything to my friends about what our friend Chloe told me.

"Did she tell you when she will go back to school?" Anna asked me.

"I don't know when. She didn't even tell me. She only told me that she's not yet ready to go back here. We don't have to worry because she's still okay now. She doesn't want to go back here for now. Maybe next week she will go back," I told the two of my friends. They nodded.

"I hope she'll be here next week. I have missed her, and I want to see her," Eliza said.

"Yeah, same. But do you want to visit her?"

Before answering the question they stared at each other.

"Yes, we can visit her tomorrow afternoon. I'm free tomorrow afternoon. How about you, Eliza?" Anna replied and she asked Eliza if she's free tomorrow afternoon. We will visit our friend Chloe.

"Sure, I'm free tomorrow afternoon. We can visit her. I have no agenda for tomorrow," Eliza said and I felt glad.

Our friend Chloe was glad when we went there. We gave flowers for her just to make her happy and special. She's our friend and we need to treat her like that. She's heartbroken and deserves to feel she's loved.