I don't need flower petals to know you don't love me

Chapter 21: Maybe he still cares

"Why would she do that?" Dee asks.

"Oh no! I guess it's because of the water act that we performed on her." I surmise.

"Which water act?" Pernel asks.

"That day when Aaron told me that Maddison had given him a dare to kiss me, Alyssa and I went to her. She was wearing a thin material white shirt.  Alyssa spilled water on her shirt and her hideous bra was visible." I explain.

"But why would she take that out by telling guys to molest you? After all she's also a female." Dee comments.

"Joanne might be correct. Maddison can cross all the limits when one affronts her." Jacob remarks.

"But why would Harry listen to whatever Maddison asks him to do?" I question.

"Because Maddison menaced him that she would divulge that Harry sells drugs if he wouldn't do as she said." Alyssa enters with Rey and answers.

"We need to do something... that bitch just can't escape." I say and everybody nods.

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"Hey! How are you?" I look up to find Janyd walking through the door.

"Apart from my physical injuries, I feel lifeless." I give a dull reply.

"You want to go downstairs and watch something on television?" He asks.

"How can I?" I point out to my sprained ankle.

"Yes or no?"

"Yes." I answer and he comes to me and picks me up in bridal style.

"Put me down!" I screech.

"Do you trust me?"

"No!"

"Doesn't matter." He smirks and starts walking. Jeez. Why did he return?

"You dare not loose your grip on me!" I alarm him.

"Ssh!" How dare he shush me!

"Stop rolling your eyes." Okay. Now, I didn't realise I did that.

"You better keep your eyes on the stairs." I command.

I notice that he's careful with every step he's taking. Maybe I shouldn't have been impertinent.

We reach down and it seemed like forever. He slowly puts me on one corner of the couch. I rest my back on the side support. He then goes to the kitchen and after 5 minutes he shows up with a long, slim bottle with a spiral straw which we had bought from a funfair in three years back. He then switches on the television and plays FRIENDS on Netflix.

Since I'm resting my leg on the couch, he pulls my feet up and slides to sit on the other corner of the couch with my feet now resting on his legs. He takes a sip and passes me the bottle which is filled with lemonade. He remembers where I keep the bottle, my love for FRIENDS and everytime I watch it I need lemonade. This used to be our thing. Everything is just like how it used to be, but I don't know... I feel like it's not the same anymore.

He plays The Last One: Part 1 & Part 2. It reminds me of the time when we were watching it together. Ross screaming on the phone asking, "Did she get off the plane? Did she get off the plane?!" and Rachel, standing near the door replies, "I got off the plane." Their last kiss. Joey, Phoebe, Monica, Chandler, Rachel and Ross all of them putting their keys on the counter and going for the last cup of coffee at Central Perk. Everything was perfect and yet so emotional. I couldn't stop crying. FRIENDS was over. Janyd had been so comforting, cracking jokes and making me play stupid games to keep my mind off it.

And here, he plays that episode. Maybe it's his way of showing that he still cares and will be there for me. It gives me a weird vibe. After spending five minutes thinking about it, I finally speak, "Jaanyd, can you please push the table towards me and help me rest my leg on it?"