The One I've Loved

Chapter 9

" I think Veronica likes him , I can say that by the way she looks at him and I"ve seen not twice or thrice but many times in these five months. what do you think ? Does he like her too ?" I asked Rachel on the phone .

" Don"t think much about it Jess, I don"t think Austin would like her ,you know what kind of person she is and I don"t understand what makes guys go crazy about her .But if he does like her then he is an idiot " She replied .

Veronica ,Austin and Justin are of same section . I don"t know much about her , all I know is that she is talented and beautiful .Many boys like her character little do they know that she is not like what they think about her .She is a beauty with a black heart, says girls of her cla.s.s. But no guy believes it , especially Justin .

" Why does your reply sounds like you are talking about Justin?" I said in a teasing tone.

" What makes you think that I was talking only about him ? , I was talking about all the guys not him specifically" she replied .

" Why don"t you accept the fact that you like him ? " I asked with a giggle .

" Because I know , he will make fun of me and .....I don"t want that to happen ." She said in a low voice .

I replied with a hmm and asked her if she was coming to the Christmas party . The Smith family , I mean Justin"s parents hosts Christmas party every year where all my uncle"s business partners and family members are invited .

" Yes I am ,but I might be late because Mom went to attend a meeting " she replied .

" Oh okay , try coming soon ."

" sure Jess ,miss me till I come ."

" I will obviously. Okay bye I have to get ready " I said and ended the call .

Rachel"s mom, Clara. Is a CEO of Q industry, a very hard working woman. She is a sweet person and treats Rachel just like a friend . She divorced Rachel"s father when Rachel was 10 years old .

I wore lavender colour gown with long sleeves and a simple necklace leaving my silky black hair open .

It was around 9pm when I reached Justin"s house with my dad John Olsen and my mom Lucy Olsen . My dad and my uncle ,Steve Smith are business partners and good friends too.

As soon as we entered inside the hall ,we were welcomed by my uncle . My mom hugged her brother Steve and asked about his wife as she wasn"t present there.

" She told me she"ll come in ten minutes when I asked her an hour and a half ago " he replied with a shrug .

" Haha!! , that"s alright ....let sister take her own time to get ready " my father said .

They started to talk something related to their business holding a gla.s.s of wine .

I went towards the balcony as I was bored . The cold breeze of the winter night made me stand there for a long time and look at the sky with shining stars .


When I looked down , I saw kids playing . I gave Justin"s cake to them without letting people know about it . They were the children of the workers here . A smile on my face and a dimple under my eyes appeared looking at them playing something .

" What are you going to give them this time ?" came a voice from behind which made my heart skip a beat .

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Winter nights are usually long and cold , but that night the cold breeze made me feel warm and happy ?

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