Chapter 182: Meeting Again
"Gosh, Melanie!" Gabriella hugged Viviana and pulled her inside. After checking that no one was near, she locked the door.
"What’s all this?" Gabriella asked hearing the clinking. She patted Viviana all over. "Why are you wearing a coat inside the house?" she checked Viviana. "Can’t you get the good ones, at least?" she sighed after safely getting the bottles from Viviana.
Viviana plopped on the bed. She didn’t know if Gabriella wears her perfume to bed but even the bed smelled like her. There was a comfortable silence between them for some time as Gabriella sat beside Viviana.
"Are you okay?" Gabriella broke the silence.
"I’m so glad to see you, Gabby. I never thought that I would see you again." Viviana rolled on the bed. Her face was lit with a bright smile contradicting her eyes that were rimmed red.
"Really?" Gabriella pinched her cheek. They have a lot to talk about. "You didn’t look very happy to see me last night. If looks could kill, I’d be ashes by now."
Viviana grinned cheekily. "Well..." she sat up as she needed to think properly for her to answer Gabby. She did get mad. But she was mad at both of them. "I was mad," Viviana leaned to Gabriella. "You never told me that you knew Leander!" she spoke gritting her teeth and pinched Gabriella’s thigh.
Gabriella screamed in pain. "You little!" she raised her hand to hit Viviana. Viviana covered her face with her forearms reflexively.
Gabriella sighed seeing Viviana cowering. She held Viviana’s hand. Viviana opened her eyes sensing the gentleness of Gabriella.
"When you came to me a year back talking about your plans, I didn’t think you’ll go through it. Geez, Melanie! You were the kindest person I knew. You didn’t even talk back against the kids who bullied you. And you...When I heard of what happened to Evander, I thought you were dead, Melanie...They said that you were dead. I was so...You were the last friend I knew from back then. And this was the second time I was hearing about your death..."