34 Felicity 5 (1/2)

”You're very close to Wendy, right?” It was Felicity's voice that made her come back to the current situation.

Sofony answered, ”Yes.”

”I knew it. So, did she get interested in Chris and that's why she sent you to probe me?” Felicity made some chuckling noises.

Sofony let out a soft ”Huh?”.

”You've been silent for so long. I thought you are feeling confused because Wendy suddenly wanted to know my true score with Chris.”

”...You're bringing up Wendy again.”

Felicity was silent for a while. Sofony too. Because the topic was what she wanted to bring up but didn't know how to. And now the other brought it up with ease, but not without tugging her best friend's name with it.

”My friends are consoling me. But they are also glad that the stupid jerk who might even be a rapist and killer broke up with me.”

”I know. I see it earlier. They are nice friends. They know how to console your heart by bringing up his bad crimes.”

”Is that so?”

”Yes.”

”But, they are wrong.”

”Wrong? What do you mean?”

Felicity bitterly chuckled. ”I'm feeling down. But actually, it's not related to the breakup or the damnable pervert.”

Sofony was silent for a while, trying to think why the girl said that. ”... It's confusing. Why are you saying this to me, and why did you mention Wendy?”

The girl snickered again. ”Don't pretend. I know our campus goddess Wendy is interested with Chris. But Chris is in love with me. I know, because I saw them this Saturday.”

The recording of that day popped up in her memories, but aside from getting interrogated, Chris' device did not show any sign of Wendy getting interested with the guy. Sofony's gaze turned weird. If her guess is correct, Felicity saw them but did not approach closely. Otherwise, how else could she mistake the scene as them having a date?

'My head is aching. It's a misunderstanding but let's try to forge ahead. Though I know this will make her misunderstood more. Chris, Wendy. I'm sorry.'

”Ahm, Felicity. How do you know that Mr. Chris loves you?”

It took the other a few dozens of seconds to reply. ”Because we're childhood friends. We've known each other for ages. And his brown eyes are always telling me this.”

”I see... That makes sense. If you're that close to him, then it makes sense that you can see that.”

”Yeah. Chris is my best friend for a little more than 7 years. His mother is my mother's close friend. Actually, my mother made his mom my godmother. Chris and I are very close when we are little. I know what his favorites are, and what his hated things are.”

Sofony noticed the change in her tone. The way Felicity spoke turned much gentler. Sofony had this momentary illusion that she was speaking with a girl who was describing her loved one. She asked herself if this was the sign she was trying to probe.

It seemed to be. However, she was irked by Felicity's gentle, but sadder timbre. The girl mentioned that she also knew what Chris hates... Was it related?

Sofony frowned, her face revealed confusion. Then she suddenly remembered a part of Felicity's statement earlier that was not clarified. ”Felicity, I want to ask you. Why did you imply to me that Wendy knew how Mr. Meyer is in love with you?”

Her question received a laugh from the other. ”Why you ask? Haha, it's because Wendy is a genius. And Chris is an idiot. You don't know, but he is a fool because he doesn't know how to mask his expression. He's too pure. Too gullible. Too easy to read... I just knew him so much.”

”...Ahm, okay. You mean he had shown Wendy how concerned he is with you.”

”Yeah. That should be the case. Now that I think about it, it should be because of Teacher's case. It should be due to how I'm Floyd's girlfriend, no, ex.”

Felicity must be referring to Wendy's interrogation. The girl was correct. Sofony had listened to how Chris tolerated Wendy's teasing just to get information ensuring that Felicity was not dragged into Floyd's mess. He cared so much for Felicity.

”Miss Sofony,” Felicity called. ”Our school's nerdy goddess.” She added. ”What, do you think of love?”

Felicity's sudden mentioning of the title other students gave Sofony made the person in question blushed, but when the inquiry entered her ears, she frowned. She pondered for the answer, and when she finally thought of one, she spoke, but her nose was wrinkled.

”To be honest, I don't know. I've yet to fall in love. But if I would base it to the kind of love I know, it's like in a family, everyone should stick together and care for each other no matter what storm comes their way.”

”A family,” the other girl softly murmured. ”You know, I don't get why I'm telling you this. But, unlike what my other friends know, my family is not as ideal as they think.”

'I know.' Sofony replied inwardly. This girl's father was personally whoring her daughter, even using her as his own comfort woman. And the mother didn't know. A family like that, how could it be perfect?