Chapter 71: Communication

Victoria's POV

I ran as far away from Lana, and I found a place where I could hide from her. After all, I didn't want her to come after me because I wanted to be alone. I couldn't believe that after thinking that my life was perfect, everything would crumble down, and it felt like the universe was playing with me. And now I realized my life sucks. And Keisha was right. I am not perfect, and I have already come to terms with myself regarding that matter, and she doesn't need to tell that to her friends.

When I ensured that Lana was no longer near the supply room, I slowly got out of my hiding place and walked to the gate. And since I am one of the best students in this Academy, the guard didn't ask me so many questions, and when I told him I didn't feel well, he quickly opened the gate for me. I walked to the waiting shed and waited for the bus to come. 

By the time I sat on the bus, I knew my father's men would come after me, and I needed to do something to make them disappear. Still, my mind was blank, and I couldn't think of anything, so instead of going somewhere, I came home, and I felt so glad my parents were not around, and I am sure they went to my father's office in the city.

I got inside my room feeling so hurt and so down. My bags and books fell to the floor while I dove into my bed Headfirst. And I could not stop thinking about the conversation of Keisha and her friends; how could Oliver act as if everything between us was real? Every kiss we shared felt so perfect, and it felt like he liked me. My boyfriend can be a good actor, and I gave him that. He is good, and there is no way I will let him get away from this; I will make him feel how painful it is to be played with, and I will make sure he will regret it for the rest of his life.

I allowed myself to cry until my eyes got swollen, and I let out all the pain I felt inside my heart, and as I was crying, I was cursing Oliver. Yeah, I don't swear, but it feels so right to call him names, and then, after my crying episode, I sat up on my bed, and as I looked at the crumpled facial tissue on the floor, I realized how much I cried, and this was the first time I cry this much.

"I hate you, Oliver Prize." I was shouting while I was punching my bed, and when my anger subsided, I got up and got my memo pad. I was thinking of ways to make Oliver suffer, and I know I can't have him forever because he planned to break up with me on my birthday, and I can't allow that to happen.

As I wrote down all the possible things to do, I still came up with the same conclusion. I needed to pretend I didn't know anything, and I had to act we were still good while planning my revenge.

"Hi, Victoria, thank goodness, I have been calling your phone, and you didn't pick up," Lana said the moment she answered my call.

"I want to meet you at the mall, Lana," I said.

"Are you sure? Are you okay, Victoria?" She asked.

"Of course not, I am not okay, but I need to be okay. I can't sit here in my room and spend my time crying over someone like Oliver. We need to see each other, I need someone to talk to, or I will get crazy." I said, and I heard my best friend release a heavy sigh.

"Okay, that's good, but I want to inform you, Oliver got so worried about you, Victoria, and I don't think he was playing games with you." My best friend said, and I half-laugh.

"Come on, Lana, he is a good actor," I responded, and I don't want to hear about Oliver.

"Bye, Lan, see you in a while," I said, and I took a quick shower, and before Oliver could come home, I quickly got dressed, got my purse, and ran towards the stairs.

"Are you okay, Victory?" Jason asked when he noticed I was silent at the back of the car.

"Yes, I am fine, Jason," I responded, and I returned my focus on the road.

"Thank you for driving me, Jason, don't wait for me because I will be riding Lana's car going home," I said before I closed the car door, and I walked towards the main entrance of the mall. I usually love shopping, but today it feels like everything I see around me is bland, and nothing caught my attention.

When I fished out my phone from my purse, I realized I had gotten so many missed calls from Oliver. He has texts I didn't bother to read, I deleted them all before I got tempted to read each of his messages since I couldn't deny I wanted to read his messages, and it took a lot of effort to erase them.

"Victoria!" Lana exclaimed when we met at our meeting place.

"Oh, you have been crying, don't tell me you spent your entire afternoon crying your heart out." She said, looking at my swollen eyes, and I shook my head.

"Of course not. I am Victoria Winner, I am tough, and no one can make me fall." I said as I tried my best to look okay.

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"Don't hide your real emotion, Victoria; you are losing it, and you can't hide anything from me. You are hurting, and you have to embrace that, and I think we should go somewhere where we could talk." She said, and I nodded my head at my best friend without saying anything.

"Can you take me to your place?" I asked, and she nodded her head.

I felt so glad her parents were not in the living room when we arrived. We directly went to her room, and then we decided to order some pizza and fried chicken. 

"How are you feeling now, Victoria?" She asked after a long while, and we were on her queen-sized bed, and I was leaning my back on the headboard.

"Honestly, I could feel my heart is writhing in pain, and you know this is the first time I feel this way, and I couldn't believe I was scammed," I responded.

"Can you hear me out? I know you are hurting, Victoria, and sometimes when we are in deep pain, we don't listen to logic anymore, and sometimes we don't listen to any advice since all we can think is the pain." She said, and I looked at my best friend.

"I want you to listen to me, Victoria. I am not asking you to follow my advice, but in my opinion, I don't think Keisha was telling the truth. You know her, and I think she only said those words to regain her pride. She only fabricated those stories to ruin your relationship with Oliver." She said, and my eyes got so big, and I couldn't believe she would say something like that.

"If you will only look at the difference on how Oliver looked at you compared to the way he looked at Keisha when they were together, I could tell in one glance he wasn't into her." She added.

"Lana, please, don't make this harder for me," I replied.

"I am not making it harder for you. I am doing the opposite." My best friend responded.

"What do you think I should do?" I asked her, and she smiled.

"Don't break up with Oliver, and you have to confront him about everything you heard because if you love him, you are willing to give him a chance to explain himself," Lana answered.

"And do you know why so many relationships failed?" She asked, and I shook my head.

"How should I know, Lan? I didn't study broken hearts; ask me about math or science. I am sure I can answer you right away. I am new to this relationship stuff, Lan, and you know I never thought I would experience something like this before I graduated from High School. At the same time, you were busy dating boys while I was busy reviewing my notes for quizzes, and I don't know anything about dating, Lan." I said while I released a heavy sigh.

"I know that is why as your BFF, I am asking you to follow my advice, give Oliver a chance to explain his side. Communication is the key to every successful relationship." She responded.

"What if he will still lie to me, and he will still break up with me on my eighteenth birthday?" I asked.

"Well, I think that is the time you will cry your heart out; we do not know you were crying for nothing; you were only hurting because of some stupid lies. You will know it, Victoria, if he is sincere with you or not." Lana muttered.

"Besides, you always have a spare; Declan would be so happy to have you." She added.

"No, I will never use anyone, and I will not hurt Declan. I will never be like Oliver. Playing someone's heart for the sake of self-satisfaction is stupid." I snarled, and when her phone rang, I knew our food had arrived. We ate our pizza and chicken, and I felt better after speaking with my best friend.

"Thank you, Lana, for listening to me," I said.

"It is nothing, Victoria," She said as we walked outside her house.

"And I am sorry," She said, and I was confused why she was asking sorry.. When I raised my head, my eyes widened when I saw Oliver leaning his back on his car, and I hated that I couldn't control my heart from pounding hard against my chest, and when he looked at me, I could see the worries on his face, and I couldn't believe my best friend will betray me.

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