Or maybe it was the day he took me in his arms after my argument with Kurt. It could also be during those moments when I was watching him from afar. I really couldn’t tell.
Contrary to what Alexis was thinking, he was not hard to love.
“Diana?” he called out when I remained quiet.
Slowly, I lifted my face and tried to meet his gaze. I smiled. He needed me. He needed my support and my help. Who was I to deny him those things just because I was feeling heartbroken?
“Of course, I will be your best friend, Alexis.”
I could be more than that if you will only ask me to, Alexis.
I bit my lower lip to stop myself from adding that last line. I tried to hide the bitterness I felt. I only let out a few words but it seemed like I was suffocating already. Those words were probably the hardest I had to say.
A friendship between a man and a woman always builds an invisible wall. It was the kind of distance that even if you still wanted to go on, the wall itself would be there to stop you and tell you that it was as far as you could go.
If only I was brave enough, I’d probably climb over the wall. But I wasn’t.

MY cheek felt numb after Margie slapped me. She was fuming when she walked into my classroom a while ago. Nobody had ever hurt me like this before.
Still too shocked to utter a word, I remained staring at her face.
“You’re a slut! I’d been trying to be polite to you because I know your father and mine are business partners. But I can’t let this pass anymore, Diana. Tell me. What kind of spell did you cast on Alexis? You’re the reason why he kept on avoiding me! I saw him, first, Diana. You know that! You know that he is mine but you still snatched him away from me, you two-faced bitch!”
Margie was about to slap me again but Alexis suddenly showed up and caught her hand.
His jaw clenched. “You’re inside the campus, Margie. But why do you always act uneducated?” Alexis glanced at me. “Are the students here really like this? First, there’s this Kurt guy claiming that you’re his. And now, this woman is here. This is getting really annoying. The people here are so damn delusional and possessive even when they have no right to be.”
Alexis’ gaze went back to Margie. His expression darkened before releasing her hand. His voice was thick with rage and warning when he said, “Diana didn’t steal me from you because I was never yours to begin with. I thought I had already made that clear to you last night? It sucks because I need to tell you this again today. And here I thought you were smart.”
Margie took a step back upon seeing how Alexis’ eyes narrowed.
“Don’t mess with me, Margie. You know me. I don’t have a reputation to take care of. Whatever I do, it won't affect me anymore. On the other hand, you have so much to lose. Lay a finger on Diana again and I swear I will break you. Don’t tempt me.”
Margie opened her mouth as if to say something but, in the end, she hesitated. Her face had turned pale and then she ran away while the other students crowding us started to clap and cheer for us.
Alexis shifted and gazed at me. Guilt crossed his eyes. He caressed my cheeks, completely forgetting where we were. “I’m really sorry about that. Margie has been troubling me these days. She followed me to my house last night. I turned down her advances. I thought we already had an understanding. I didn’t know she was this slow. I never thought this would happen.”
I couldn’t speak. I was still too stunned to do so.
Alexis dropped a kiss on my forehead and tenderly brought me back in his strong and powerful arms.
“I will never let anyone hurt you again, Diana. That’s a promise.”
“Liar.” My tears fell upon the memory. I grabbed the wine bottle in front of me and drank straight from it. “You’re the one who’s hurting me right now.”
I remembered visiting the Serranos today. Ever since Alexis and I had become the best of friends more than six months ago, we’d been going back and forth to each other’s houses, including each other’s rooms. That’s why Renata was already used to seeing me there the same way that the maids in our mansion were used to seeing Alexis’ presence.
But this morning, Renata tried to stop me from visiting Alexis’ room. She told me several excuses but since I was stubborn, I still ended up entering the room. And when I saw him, I finally understood why Renata had to lie to me.
Because Alexis was with a girl. Both of them were lying on his bed and sleeping.
I know it was my fault. Alexis and I didn’t have any plans today. I just wanted to surprise him and to take him with me to the mall since I wanted to buy a dress for the upcoming Valentine’s party. Alexis volunteered to be my escort. It will be the last party that we were going to attend before our graduation. That's why we wanted to make the most of it.
We will be saying goodbye to Saint Gabriel Academy in two months.
I had nothing to complain about Alexis. He actually spoiled me a lot. He was the perfect best friend. He would pick me up in school every day and drop me home every day as well. Ever since we had become friends, I never got to ride in my own car again.
He and I never had arguments. He was actually fun to be with. And he liked traveling around. He had been taking me to different places every weekend.