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GIRLFRIEND

by Lajla

Baby, silly for me to feel this way

About you and her
Cos I know she's been such a good friend
I know she has helped you through

“Hey Anna!”

“Jesus, Vikki! You scared the hell out of me!” – Anna said, he heart skipping a beat, when her best friend,

Victoria came from behind and tapped her on the shoulder. Anna was sitting in a café, in a world of her own.

Vikki laughed at the remark, obviously proud of herself. She sat down next to Anna.

“So, what are you doing?” – she asked.

“Nothing. . . just thinking. . .” – Anna said looking somewhere in front of her. Vikki looked the same way

Anna was looking and sighted.

“You’re thinking about Shane and her again, aren’t you?”

“No, of course not!” – she lied. Vikki looked at her, knowing she wasn’t telling the truth. – “Alright, I was

thinking about them! I mean, just looked at them! What am I supposed to think?” – she said, pointing at Shane and Cassandra, his best friend.

Anna and Shane were sitting in the café, when he spotted Cassandra sitting at the other table, and went over to say hi.

“C’mon, Anna! You’re worrying yourself over nothing! They’re just friends!”

“I wanna believe that, but look at them! Look how she’s always touching him and laughing at his jokes! And

his jokes aren’t THAT funny!” – she said and Vikki giggled at her remark.

“You’re imagining things, Anna! They’re known each other since they were five years old! They’ve been

friends long before you came in the picture! Don’t you think something would’ve already happened if they wanted to?” – she looked at Anna, who wasn’t really sure what to think. – “Besides, Cassandra has had a boyfriend for over 2 and a half years now! And you guys have been together for. . .what? A year?”

“14 months.” – Anna said quietly.

“There you go! Now, come on! Cheer up and forget about it! Look, Shane’s coming back, you don’t want him

to see you all worried like this!”

Anna looked at her, and Vikki gave her a little smile.

“I guess you’re right. I mean, Shane wouldn’t do that to me, right?”

“Of course he wouldn’t!” – Vikki smiled proudly that she managed to convince her friend that she was

talking nonsense.

“I’m back!” – Shane said, sitting down.

“So I see!” – Anna smiled, giving him a light kiss on the lips.

“Hi Vikki! What are you doing here?” – Shane asked, realizing Vikki was sitting next to Anna.

“Oh nothing, I was just going towards the exit, when I saw Anna. Anyway, I gotta run now! Have a good

time, you two! I’ll call you tomorrow, Anna! Bye Shane, it was nice seeing you again!” – she smiled, getting up.

“Yeah, you too!” – Shane called back, as Vikki turned around and left the café.

“Cassandra looks really pretty today.” – Anna suddenly blurted out. She didn’t know what she wanted to

achieve by that. A part of her wanted Shane to admit he’s in love with Cassandra, but the rationale part of her knew it would mean the end of their relationship.

“I dunno, I suppose so.” – he said, taking a sip of his coffee, not even looking at Cassandra.

“She has a beautiful hair. Don’t you think so?” – she wasn’t giving up.

“I guess so. Why are you asking?” – he asked, looking at her confused. He didn’t know why was she asking

him these questions.

“Dunno. Just crossed my mind.” – she said, turning her head away. Shane decided to leave it at that. He

was tired after spending the whole day in the studio with other guys recording their new album.

Talkin’ late on the phone
Every night you've been callin’
Private moments alone
And your heart soon be fallin’
And I know she's a friend
But I can't shake the feeling
That I could be losing your heart

…… Shane’s and Anna’s apartment ……

“I’ll get it!” – Shane yelled as the phone rang that evening. – “Yes? Oh, hi Cassie! What are you doing?”

Anna’s heart sank when she heard that name. Cassie. Shane was calling her Cassie since the day they met. Anna hated the tone of his voice when he said her name. He sounded so. . .sweet. And when he called Anna, it sounded so ordinary. Or so she thought.

Anna sat on the sofa in the living room, while Shane was on the phone with Cassie in their bedroom. She was flicking through the channels, and finally stopped on CNN. ‘Why am I watching CNN? I never watch CNN!’, she asked herself after half an hour of watching the news. She wasn’t really concentrating on the TV, she was thinking about Shane and Cassie again. What were they talking about? From time to time, she could hear Shane’s laughter coming from the bedroom, which made her even more curious.

After 45 minutes, she couldn’t take it anymore. They were planning to spend the night in, watching videos and eating popcorn, and just cuddling. It was Shane’s idea. And now she calls, and he suddenly can’t get of the phone!

She got up and went towards their bedroom. She knocked and slowly opened the door.

“Shane, come watch the movie with me.” – she said, getting in, with an insecure smile on her face.

“You go on, sweetheart, I’ll be there in 5 minutes. Let me just finish this conversation with Cassie.”

Anna was just looking at him for few seconds, not sure what to think. She turned around and walked out of the room, when she heard Shane’s voice again-

“Honey, could you please close the door?”

Anna suddenly felt sick in her stomach, as she turned around again, and slammed the door behind her. She felt like puking.

She went back to the living room and threw herself on the sofa, as tears started appearing in the corner of her eyes. But she fought them back, she didn’t want to cry. As much as it hurt her, she didn’t let herself shed one tear.

Just as her eyes started getting drier, she could hear Shane’s footsteps coming closer.

I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend
Although she's just a girl that is your friend
I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend
She shares a special part of you

“Honey, are you okay?” – he asked her, as he sat next to her.

“Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?” – she smiled. She didn’t want Shane to suspect anything.

“Well, you seemed pissed off or something. Has something happened?”

“No, nothing happened. I told you, I’m alright.”

“Anna, I know when you’re lying.” – she closed her eyes. Why did he had to be so persistent? – “You’ll feel

better if you tell me what’s on your mind, and. . .”

“Stop it, Shane! I told you I’m alright! So, just drop it, okay??”

Shane looked at her surprised. That was the first time she ever raised her voice.

Anna regretted she yelled at him the second she realized what she has done.

“Anna, I’m not leaving this room until you tell me what’s going on.” – he said caring.

“Fine, the I’ll leave.” – she said getting up, but Shane grabbed her arm, and sat her back down. She didn’t

want him to find out that she was jealous of Cassandra.

“Talk to me, Anna. Please.” – he said, practically pleading. Anna’s heart sank in thousand little pieces when

she saw all that concern in his eyes.

You said that she's one well to see
How deep you're in love with me
And intentions were not to get in between
But I see possibilities

“You’ll just end up hating me if I tell you.” – she said quietly after few seconds. Her voice was trembling.

“Baby, how could you ever think that? I could never hate you! You know you can tell me anything you want

to!”

Anna looked at him. His beautiful green eyes were full of honesty. She took a deep breath and said simply-

“I’m jealous.”

“Jealous? Of who?” – Shane was surprised.

“Cassandra.” – she looked up to see Shane’s reaction. He was just looking at her not understanding.

“Why are you jealous of Cassie?”

“Cos of your relationship. And cos of what she means to you.”

“What do you mean? She’s my friend! You surely can’t be jealous of her!”

“But I am! I can’t help it! I see you two laughing and giggling, hugging each other, whispering

something. . . .” – her vision was starting to get all blurry and her voice was trembling. – “I’m scared of losing you.” – she finished quietly, looking at him.

“Honey, you won’t lose me!” – Shane said, taking Anna’s hand in his, and squeezing it softly. – “You don’t

have any reason to feel that Cassie is your rival or something! There’s nothing, absoulutely NOTHING going on between us! She’s my friend, nothing else!”

“I want to believe that, but I just can’t! I look at her, and she’s just so. . .so beautiful. And I know I’m

not anything special, Shane. I’m aware of that. That’s why I’m afraid I’d lose you over her.” – tears were slowly falling down her cheeks, and she didn’t make any effort of wiping them away.

“Anna, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever laid my eyes on!” – Shane couldn’t believe what she was

hearing. She never looked at Cassie like that. Never! – “I love you with every bit of my body. And Cassie is like a little sister to me! I could never have anything more than friendship with her!” - he looked deep into her eyes.

And you say that you feel
I'm the best thing in your life
And I know it's real

I see it in your eyes
There's no reason for me

To even feel this way
I know you just enjoy her company

“Trust me, sweetie. Cos it’s true.” – his lips formed into a gorgeous smile.

At that moment, Anna realized Shane loved her, not Cassie. She realized all her worries were for nothing. She shouldn’t have been threatened by Cassie.

“I love you too, Shane. I’m sorry I ever doubted you.”

Shane answered her by hugging her tightly. . .

“Okay, so now that’s all settled, what are we gonna watch first? Titanic or Armaggeddon?” – he asked,

taking the videotapes.

“Titanic! I love that movie!”

Shane put the video in the VCR and sat down next to Anna. He put his arms around her, and kissed her head. And Anna put her head on his chest, and listened to his heart beating. She soon drifted off to sleep, dreaming about Shane’s gorgeous green eyes and his magical smile that could make the roses bloom. . .

Lyrics: Girlfriend by Alicia Keys

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