Between Friendship and Love
Episode Fourseven

A few days ago,

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Grace, can we meet?

There are things I need to explain to you.

I hope you want to give me a chance to explain everything.

Salsas.

After getting a text like that, Grace who had been reluctant to meet finally ventured.

Right now, Salsa was already sitting in front of him with her face down and eyes puffy. Grace was not allowed to go out to see Salsa. He didn't want anything to happen to his son. So, inevitably Grace is told to meet Salsa at her house. And with the strict guard of some of the guards who were there.

Grace told her father's man to put some distance. Because of their existence makes Salsa more afraid and depressed to talk.

Salsa had not yet uttered a single word. Moreover, he was still afraid of the gaze of Grace's guard. She was also confused on how to explain the matter to Grace.

“So, what do you want to explain?." Said Grace flat.

"..."

There was no response from Salsa. And that made Grace furious. He doesn't want to linger – long with Salsa. His heart was still wounded by the betrayal of his close friend.

“Don't waste my time watching you shut up, Salsa. Tell me what you want to explain to me."

“Grace." Call her. Salsa now raised her head. "I'm right – right sorry for being a bad person who has always hidden behind the label of friends."

On the other hand, Grace was shocked. All this time he was fooled. Salsa who is cheerful, considerate, and very good with her is just acting.

Greatable. Really - really acting amazingly natural, Inner Grace.

“I did all this because of Jason."

Grace's gaze sharpened as Salsa mentioned Jason's name. "Jason? What does it have to do with him?."

“I've loved Jason since we were Junior High. I saw Jason talking to you in front of your school gate. When I picked up Cindy. That's where I first fell in love. Until I finally found out that you and Jason went to the same school."

Grace screeches. "So from the beginning you were not the same intention as me? Because all this time you've been after is Jason?." Grace shook her head in a way that Salsa did.

“What loves a man – men you have to hurt others first like that, Salsa? Very funny of your mind!”

“Sorry Grace, I was right – am sorry. I knew I was blind in love with Jason. I was wrong because I used to think that you were the woman who made Jason hurt by always rejecting him. I was angry when Jason again expressed his love for you in the cafeteria at the time.On the one hand, I wanted to be in your position to be loved again by Jason. But, on the other hand. I am not you who is always in the mess of men – men who are handsome and love you."

Salsa took a breath and threw it back. "I'm sorry for all my bad behavior as you are Grace. I hope you'll forgive me."

Grace looked at Salsa coldly. He had always been very hard to believe in someone who claimed to be his friend. Until Thomas turns into his best friend. Until then, Grace thought that Thomas was the only –. Until he meets Salsa who scolds him for the first time and his place complains about the story of Thomas. But it turns out Salsa is actually not a figure who can be his best friend. He's just like his friend's – friend back then. But, Grace did not want to plant a grudge. He must try to be patient about all the evil things that Salsa has done. Forgiveness easy. But not by forgetting. Those two things were different for him.

“I'm sorry. But sorry, I can't be your best friend anymore.I hope this will be our last meeting. I will try to forget the pain of your adoration.I hope you can meet a friend who is better than me. And I hope that if that time exists, you can be honest about whatever is in your heart and mind so that nothing like this will ever happen again."

Hearing that sentence, Salsa again shed her tears. There was a word of regret in him. But, this is the reward. Grace was a good person, and she was happy to get to know a woman as good as Grace.

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