Monica's POV
This was the first time in a long time since I've seen these guys, God knows how much their puny heart has changed. "Look here missy," the group leader of the baboons said, "You stay away from us, we stay away from you. You come in our way..." and there he stopped. It was obvious what would have happened if I stepped an inch near them. I nodded and left the bullies standing there chuckling. I walked away and mumbled, "It's Little Miss Cupid, jerk," I opened the door to the library to be tutored. At exactly 4:00 in the afternoon, James walked into the library with a heaven-high stack of books. I dropped my jaw and said," Dude...remember we are studying Math, not every subject in the world," He rolled his eyes and responded, "I know...but you got a lot to learn." I sighed as I looked at the books like aliens.
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After 2 whole boring and tiring hours, I finally had done with the books that had once piled up in front of me. I sighed, happily looked at the completed work and said, "Well, I guess your work here is done." Out of nowhere, James starts laughing. What was that supposed to mean? "Monica, you are only 50% better than you were before." James said explaining his unexpected laughter. "So..." I replied confused. Sighing, James continued," If you want to go the Winter Ball and the Graduation Prom, you have to at least be 95% better." I groaned miserably and looked at my watch. It was 7:15, 45 minutes until Kiana and I's ultimate movie night. "Hey James," I said getting up," I really gotta go to Kiana now." James was silent for a second, and got up as well. "I'll bring you to the hospital and back home." he offered. I accepted and hopped into James' car. It sounded as if he was willing, really willing to take me to see Kiana. The car ride was pretty silent and awkward. There wasn't really anything James and I had to talk about personally, except my feelings towards him or Math.
Look at me, a cupid falling in love. Who would have ever thought of that?
"Monica..." James asked, disturbing my deep thinking," why do you visit Kiana every day?" For a while, I actually thought about his question, and responded, "She's my best friend, and she needs emotional support. Her mother works 24/7 and her older brother is in college in Japan. I'm the only person that can spend all the time I have with her at the moment, so I do my best." James had a slight smile on his face as he nodded his head as it seemed as if he was repeating my speech in his head. In a few minutes, we would be at the hospital, ceasing our awkwardness. __________
Kiana's POV
It has been my 1st Friday at the hospital, and I was beginning to think that Monica didn't want to do our movie nights in the hospital. I was starting to feel down when I heard Monica open my room door followed by James. "You're here!" I shouted like a little kid getting candy. "I wouldn't miss movie night," Monica replied. Monica asked James in a concerned tone, " You don't have to pick me up, you know?" James replied with a smile, "Why wouldn't I? Kiana can't drive anymore because of her arm, so....I'll be your Uber." They waved goodbye to each other and James turned around to smile at me.
I smiled back as he walked away and Monica set up the mini television. She went into the Netflix app and searched for 'The Princess Switch'. "It was thoughtful of you to come and let us watch a movie together." I smiled. Monica smiled and responded, "That's what friends are for." Monica went for some popcorn, and there our movie night began. Half-way into the movie, Monica was fast asleep. I was awake for half an hour more, and when the movie finished I was dosing off. I didn't want to strain my eyes, so I lay down and went to sleep.
I had this weird dream that after my arm healed, the Winter Ball came around. I was walking to the ball by James' side and I was wearing this beautiful gown just like Cinderella's. Actually, my whole dream was like Cinderella. The only thing different from the story is that I didn't start out as a maid, and I only had one evil stepsister: Monica. Why did she have to be evil? I mean, she has been my best friend for all my life, she wasn't my enemy. I've been having a lot of bad dreams like this since the accident, but I don't want to tell anyone about it. My mother might start calling therapists...lots of therapists. I don't need any more drama in my life. I just pray that my arm heals soon. __________
Monica's POV
I got super drowsy before the movie even began. The Prince's face reminded me of James so much; although they look completely different. This baby project was bringing us closer together, and I felt like we were....a thing. What's amazing is that our statuses were mostly opposite. Only a few were similar. Like the fact that we both love video games and we are both captains. The opposites are that James is an athletic guy, he is in the drama club, and he is very popular at our school. I, Monica Aphrodite Blake, (yes, I was named from the goddess of love. I don't know why) is a cheerleading captain that makes her team win all the competitions they enter, I play badminton from time to time, I'm in the Creative Writing club and I'm a mid-popular.
You know....I'm popular, but not that popular that EVERYONE knows me.
James and I actually had a really good past together. I can still remember the day we met. We met at a fun fair and he complimented me by saying he loved my jeans and I told him I liked my shirt. When the fair was over we found out that we lived across the road from each other. Now, you must be wondering, Monica, you have no parents, how do you go to a fair? My genius parents that I haven't met yet, made replicas of themselves. I don't know if that's how they actually looked, but they were "replicas".
My dad was a brunette with blue eyes that liked wearing customized T-shirts. He was funny, always busy, and he spoiled me. My mom was a brunette as well with hair touching her waist. She had blue eyes and a bright smile. She's tall, attractive and bold. She was kind, moralistic and charismatic.
On my 13th birthday, they explained all about being replicas, and how I was a cupid sent from the Cupid Realm. They told me I have learnt discipline and deportment enough, so they would leave me to teach myself to be independent. The next morning, my parents were gone, nowhere to be seen. I cried a bathtub of tears that day, but in a few weeks, I stopped and accepted the fact that they weren't coming back, not for now. I adapted to the change, and money came to me without me working. The only time I would ever see my parents again, was if there was a Parents and Teachers Conference, and that rarely happened. They wouldn't spend time with me though. They would just do what they had to do and go. That was 4 years ago, so I got used to it over the years. Seldomnly, I would sit in my room and cry about not knowing who I was, or who my real parents were. The only things I could find out about myself was on my birth certificate.
Anyway, back to me meeting James. We knew each other until we had to switch elementary schools. That's where I met Kiana. The bullies I met in the hall, were the ones that bothered Kiana. Luckily, I saved the day and from then, me and Kiana hung out every single day. I didn't forget James, it's just that I didn't spend that much time with him. I would most times be at Kiana's house or the other way around. Little by little, I drifted away from him and I regret it entirely. I want the past to be the past. Neither Kiana nor James have to remember about it. Right now the only thing I'm worried about is the Winter Ball...and Graduation Prom....and my grades.
I ended my dream about my parents and stretched. I got up, kissed Kiana on her forehead and went outside to call my Uber: James Thompson, my high school crush and my ex-best friend.
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