LOVER

Chapter 11: Way

                           "Being strong is not having a lot of strength instead it's how you overcome challenges"

Third Person POV

Elaine stay for a while at Richards house to have some chit chat. She can only express her true self when she's around with someone she lives with or to the person shes accustomed for a long time. Since Richard is her childhood friend and he is special to her. She can't have this kind of relationship to others because of her social anxiety and Elaine is also afraid that her phobia may attack her unknowingly. And now she is getting better, Elaine will thrive to maintain this state in order for her father to see how she tries to get well.

"Richard? Why are you here?' Elaine and Richard is now sitting in a park. They decided to walk a bit and feel the coldness of the night. Richard misses Elaine so much that he can't contain it. Off course he knows what will happen if he will confess love to Elaine.

"I'm here to study!" Richard answers calmly even if he is so nervous and he's real motive of getting back is to make sure Elaine will get closer to him. As it should be

"Your joking right? America has the best school they could offer!" Elaine smiled while looking at Richard. She's thinking on why that her friend decided to finish it's high school at Yates University

"Well it's better to finish on where you started. Did you forget that I'm loyal to my Country men!" Richard said and does a salute then smiled at Elaine then she just shrugged her head

"Whatever you say Richard" Elaine laugh a little then Richard looked at Elaine and he noticed that she gets more pretty than she was before. There's no doubt that many students will fall in love with her at school.

"Uhmm Elaine? Can I ask a question?" Richard ask while picking a pebble and throwing it elsewhere he desires

"Is it about that school thing? Am I gonna be fine?" Elaine chuckles and also threw a pebble

"Are you gonna be alright?" Richard ask seriously and stared at Elaine for a moment. He can feel something is bothering with her but the truth is Elaine feels just fine and she's ready for everything

"You know Richard, we can't solve a problem if we don't face it and all we need to do is to conquer it with bravery. Also I'm tired of running away with everything. I wanted to improve and prove to my dad that I can handle myself" A tear suddenly falls at Elaine's eye but she managed to wipe fast and change it with a smile

"After all it's not bad to try love. Love for friends!" Richard smiled at Elaine and hug her tightly

"I'm always here bestfriend!" Richard said "Thanks" Elaine replied

"Wait! What if someone will confess love to you at school? That will be a problem!" As soon as Elaine heard the word Love of someone. She felt nervous and started to feel anxious. Richard was alarmed and tried her to calm down. His eyes were scared

"Uhmm Elaine relax! s**t! Elaine!" Richard doesn't know what to do then Elaine tried to compose herself and take a deep breath

"I--mm o-kay... Okay!" Elaine took a deep breath and calm herself "Besides stop fooling around. I'm not attractive or whatsover haha"

"Thank God" Richard is not yet convince that Elaine is okay. He grabbed Elaine's hands and consult his uncle Mr. Andrews

"Where are we going?" Elaine ask with confusion "To Mr. Andrews" Richard answered Elaine nervously

"Hey hey! It's okay now" Elaine withdraw her hand from White's grip and calm him down

"I knew a solution of that in school" She tried her best to calm Richard who is now getting furious and about to panic a bit

"What is it?" Richard looks at Elaine as she thinks of a way but the truth is she only said those to make Richard calm and now she doesn't know the answer

"Uhmm..." Then Richard look at her seriously

"You doesn't have right? Well let me suggest" Elaine's eyes grew bigger because she thinks that she was save in this situation

"Be my lady, not for real but for the best" Elaine suddenly drop her jaw when she heard those words from him. Truly she is really used to his ways because her system is accepting every move of him

"Are you really serious Richard? It's like wasting your time and I didn't want attention to begin with" Elaine explains and Richard just look at her

"Just let me do this. We don't know someone will show some affection to you so I'm just being prepared" Richard also explains himself to Elaine who is now just digesting what he just said

ELAINE POV

I'm on my veranda watching the night sky. I can't stop thinking about earlier. Does he really said those words to me? I don't know but I feel something in my heart that tells me that it is the right thing to do. Being so close to him at my childhood days makes a great difference on how I can handle him properly unlike White

Wait? Why I remembered him? I haven't seen him these past few days. I also wanted to thank him but I felt furious when he's around and I can't calm myself but I didn't collapsed either. It's a good thing that we have the same treatment as what Richard is showing me. But I only knew White for quite sometime and my system is already accepting him

"Don't think of him" I shrugged my head to remove him to my mind. I must concentrate on how I can overcome this school thing. I dreamed for this and I will never fail dad for trusting me besides I'll be only around for a moment. I just needed to graduate and have a decent ceremony. I'm tired of home school stuff's but it is the best for me so I don't complain.

I hate to admit it but I miss him. Even if we just met for a moment I can't deny the fact how he helped me so many times.

'you mean twice?' wait? What are you doing conscience? Stay out of this story! You're not even welcome to say opinions on this thing

'whatever then don't you ever talk to me!' are you even angry now? Common conscience I'm sorry! Okay?

'just put in mind that you are not as strong as other people make your emotions compact to avoid problems' I was shocked when my thoughts starting to say those morals. I guess I can't run away with things and I'm getting better and it's also a good way to drive people who wanted to love me. This moment I can control my feelings. It's hard but I should do it

"Alright self! It's time to bed!" I turn off the lights and decided to sleep. So that I could be ready on what may happened tomorrow.

"Being ready is great than just prepared" Does I make sense? Anyways all I'm just saying is I will need some beauty rest!!!

Kidding.

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