A Scandal In College
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007A Story By Deepak Jeswal
Episode Two
I searched her tear-stained face for any sign of emotion that could link to my confession. But she had a far-away look in her eyes that stared at the red rose between us though I am sure she was not really seeing it.
“What an irony,” her whisper cut through the tense silence. “The one I thought loved me always told me that my friend was jealous of him but in reality it was the opposite. The man I cared for was jealous of the man who cared for me.”
Looking back, I have to admit her sentence hardly made sense to me at that time. I brushed it off with a quick wave and said, “Leave all this. Now just follow what I have to say.”
She looked up questioningly.
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