The words took a toll on Mark. All the color wiped out from his face, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for both of them. Mark didn't utter a word and left, storming out of the apartment.
It wasn't Mark's fault when Marianne passed from Leukemia. No one could do anything about it. When Mark married again, it was a bitter cookie for Roms. But what Romilda did was such a clit move! (FYI, a clit move is a dick move done by someone who owns a clit, not a dick. Refer to Biology for more deets.)
"Roms, you shouldn't have said that!" I said softly, as I walked to close the door.
Mark's disappointed face will haunt me for the rest of the night. Despite the feud between Roms and her, Mark had always been helping me out with life. He paid for my college, helped me get a good job, and I had a roof over my head, all thanks to him. I haven't told anyone before, but I am letting you in on a secret: Miss Mason's Roms' aunt. No gossip, please. Mark made it a point that Roms doesn't have to know about this because if she did, she would fly away someplace else. Mark was a pilot parent, and Roms was a carefree bird, and both of them put together, it never went well.
"Kade and I broke up last week because he couldn't put up with the truth!" Roms put in abruptly as I walked into the living room.
It was what we called Confessions 1-0-1: One person confesses. Drop dead silence. Another person confesses. This loop continues till there are no more secrets.
"Josh asked me out at Brian's," I said
Silence dropped in. Ground zero, level one accomplished.
"Kade thinks I am in a lot of moods." She said that was my cue.
"I think Josh is a little too much for me. I am always insecure around him." I said.
Silence poured in. Ground zero, level two accomplished.
"I think I am bisexual," Roms said.
"I think I don't hate Will, but after what happened with Mark, I can debate on that." We said simultaneously. Wait. Roms confessed that she was bisexual. My brain went on rewind. Did I hear it correctly?
Ground zero accomplished. 404 error: Silence not found.
We both stared at each other wide-eyed. It was 'personal' for both of us. As if we made sense of things our brains had registered, our jaws dropped open.
"You said you don't hate Will?" Roms asked wide-eyed, her excitement crystal clear in her voice, and I nodded.
"But he is sneaking behind my back! That's unforgivable!" I said, moaning.
"Dad was lying! Come on, Will doesn't even know about this, and his people are always buzzing around Kade!" Roms complained, defending Will.
"Is that why Kade broke up with you?" I asked, and she nodded, her eyes teary.
"That, and the fact that I am bisexual!" Roms said between her sniffs.
"I am sorry for not being there for you, Roms. Truth 1-0-1- if Kade can't accept you for what you are, he doesn't deserve you. He is an asshole if he can't take all this sass!" I said and pulled her into a hug.
She cried, and I didn't mind getting my shirt drenched. It's tough to come out to people close to you, and based on how Kade reacted to it, in bold letters- He is a douche-bag!
It's the 21st Century, God's sake! We don't need homophobes. A little bit of acceptance and love can go a long way, and I wished that Roms got more of that. I felt guilty for making her go through all of it alone. I was a shitty friend! How could I allow a man to break my best friend's heart and not do anything about it? How long were we to let people take out hearts and stomp on them? It reminded me a little of the office Romeo's rant- Love without merit, that's what it was. I wondered how that Romeo must've been doing.
"Eva, are you going to tell this to Will?" Roms asked as she pulled out from the embrace.
Her eyes turned red with all the crying.
"About what?" I asked cluelessly; as we sat on the couch, spreading our legs.
"Your feelings for him!" Roms chuckled, and I raised an eyebrow.
"I don't have feelings for him!" I said and a loop unfurled in my head- Grey eyes, musky sandalwood, his smile, and the feel of his lips on mine. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. No. I had feelings for him.
"Yeah, sure! Even I get red cheeks on the mere mention of some guy's name." Roms teased and rolled her eyes as I fidgeted with the pillow. Okay, woman, you already know me enough to figure this out!
I was catching on feelings for Will Turner. Two things came into my mind with the realization-
1. First of all, Ewww he sucks!
2. It doesn't matter he sucks. He's pretty good with his lips! He sucks too good.
No pun intended.
But I don't have to tell him that. What Will doesn't know, won't hurt him! Or boy, was I wrong?