A Story Of Three People - Chapter 6

Amory

I know it's probably selfish, but I can't help feeling uncomfortable knowing that Amity and Derek talk to each other so often—more often than she talks to me.

Maybe it's because I've grown too accustomed to having Derek by my side. I've become used to telling her everything, talking to her about anything and everything that crosses my mind.

Or maybe I'm simply afraid that someone else might take my place in her heart.

I had vaguely realized before that Derek's feelings for me might not have been entirely platonic.

Maybe she liked me.

But I chose not to pay attention to it. And, more importantly, I didn't want to.

I needed someone I could confide in.

That person was Derek.

I didn't want anything—not even those feelings—to come between us.

But that was before.

Lately, it seems Derek has found her balance again. She still treats me with the same warmth and care, but now it's the kind of affection you have for a close friend.

Maybe whatever feelings she once had for me have quietly been replaced by friendship.

For some reason, that made me feel a little sad.

As for Alethea… it seems that both Derek and I have finally found our balance again.

Only now do I realize that it wasn't simply because Alethea rejected me. The truth is, perhaps she just wasn't as deep a person as I had imagined.

I don't even know whether I still like her anymore.

For now, I'll just let things be.

What I do know is that I care about Derek.

No—not like her.

At least, I don't think I can call it that.

I don't know what will happen between Derek and me someday. Maybe it will become love.

Maybe it won't become anything at all.

I don't know.

I've also come to care about Amity more than I used to.

Looking back, it seems almost ridiculous that I ever felt jealous of him.

I've opened my heart to him now. I'm willing to help him and Derek in whatever way I can.

I don't know what will happen between the two of them.

But right now, the three of us are close friends.

Really close.

And for now…

That's enough.

Sometimes, I find myself feeling jealous of Amory.

It's just that he knew Derek before I did, and the two of them had grown so close.

But now, I realize how unreasonable that feeling was. I have no reason to be jealous of Amory at all.

If it weren't for him, I would never have met Derek.

My feelings for Derek haven't changed.

She isn't ready yet, but I'm willing to wait.

For now, Amory, Derek, and I have become very close friends.

I don't know what will happen between Derek and me someday. I don't know whether we'll ever become what I've hoped we might become.

But for now, this is enough.

I don't know what the future holds for the three of us.

Maybe we'll go our separate ways.

Maybe we'll remain friends.

Maybe something more will grow between two of us.

No one knows.

But somehow, each of us has already found an answer of our own.

And perhaps…

That's enough.