Undeniable

.10.

—Lyda—

I messed up.

I messed up big time.

I sighed, watching Lily leave the university early for today. Her eyes were puffed, and I was the reason for it. I knew it already.

She did not bother to glance at me like other days, and something told me that Vincenzo Genesis had already confronted her and she knew I was to be blamed and not her. Her eyes looked heavy from a distance and she had called up Kevin to inform him that she was sick and that she would stay in her house till the graduation ceremony and would be least interested to attend any more parties with us. 

I was trying my best to avoid her, for I knew I had lied partially. Hell, I had lied entirely except the part when I told him that she was the one to call him which was true.  I did not want to face Lily anymore after telling Vincenzo Genesis, and now she didn't want to face me for lying about her.

Served her right though, I shook my head, she was the one speaking shit, even though the shit was fed by us. It was still her fault and we were so innocent. Lily was that person to turn a simple game into a disturbing one. It was not Joseph's or Kevin's fault that they thought about Vincenzo Genesis like that. It was Lily's fault for not knowing him. 

Served her right.

However, Lily had been my friend since we were the age of five. She was one of those shy, but happy girls who were difficult to find. Either girls were loud, fun-loving, bold, or extroverted, or girls were quiet, elegant, soft-spoken, and introverted, and Lily had qualities from both categories. She had trusted me with everything in life, and just because I did not want to be in trouble, I pushed the ball in her court.

I was right though. There were cops at my house that day. I had to defend myself and my career in modeling. I would be rejected first if people knew I messed with a person like Vincenzo Genesis. I was having so many conflicting thoughts that I needed a drink badly to calm myself. These good thoughts never seemed to shut up. What I did was completely right.

To be honest, I had no idea Mr. Genesis or Doctor Genesis would be standing in front of my house that day. I was quite blown away with fear and panic because they must have tracked down my mobile number. I should have discharged my phone along with my sim but unfortunately, it was the latest iPhone and it was the costliest one in my collection. I imagined him to be kind, as everyone assumed because of his charitable deeds but no—he wasn't even close to the word kind. He was straight away merciless, ready to waste my life as he promised in the phone call. He had called the cops on me, and at that time, I had no way but to defend myself from the situation. Yes, I was truly happy for what I did, since I had no way left.

However, I should have told Lily about it. I should have apologized and asked her to be careful. It would have been useless because she deserved it but still, I ran away from the problems I created for both of us. I decided to avoid her despite helping her. I sighed at myself, fighting the urge to curse out in the cafeteria.

The sight of Lily, crying and helpless, was something that was not settling right with me. Thinking that made me want to crawl in and never return back to face her. 

But then, an idea struck into my mind again. 

Lily was still roaming free, which only meant that Vincenzo Genesis had not handed her away to the cops. He must have let her go, which only meant he would have let me go as well. Might be,  he got shook by Lily's tears. I was pretty sure that she would have started her own melodrama and tried to beg for sympathy and pity. That must have been the only reason he had let go of her. I had stalked Vincenzo Genesis for so long that I knew he only dated high—profile supermodels.  If only I could go to him myself and share with him the full story, he would be sympathetic to me as well. I would gain his faith and he would think that I was such an honest girl.