Perfect disguise by Elizabeth A (best books to read for teens .txt) 📖

Diana's POV.

I expected Dominic to call me when I got home after the date, but he didn't. Although he never said he was, I knew he was angry at me because of something I must have said or done. I leaned on my office chair and bit the bottom of my HD pencil trying to understand what I must have done wrong. I actually thought the date was going well until he sounded hurt and left without a proper goodbye. 

What did I do wrong?

Emily looked up from the laptop on her lap. She sat on a couch at an angle of my office. "What's wrong?"

I rubbed my forehead and shook my head. "Nothing."

She closed the laptop and sat up, looking unconvinced. "No, I don't believe that. You looked like you are mourning someone."

I didn't know how to tell her about Dominic. The pretend relationship started out of the blue and I haven't found the time to tell her about it and I didn't think it was the right time to do so. Besides, she was so occupied with her progressing relationship with Ivan that we hardly had time to catch up on each other. 

I finally had mercy on the poor HD pencil and stopped biting it. I sat up and looked at Emily. "Em… Emily, have you ever lied about Ivan just because you don't want others to look down on him?"

Emily hummed and looked at the roof. She looked like she was thinking about my question. "Hmm… Yea, sometimes. If I know that it was for his own good then I am willing to lie to him the truth."

I flicked my finger at her opinion. She was right. I was only trying to help, so why was he hurt? "Exactly. Then why is he upset about that." I muttered to myself.

"What are you saying?"

"Um, nothing. I'm just thinking about something."

Emily rested her elbow on an arm of the couch, her eyes glowing with pure interest. "So, who is that guy you lie about just so that others won't look down on him?"

"He is my boyfriend." I blurted out.

I meant to tell her that Dominic was my pretend boyfriend, but I didn't understand why I omitted the 'pretend'.

"What?!" Emily gaped, her blue eyes widening into a wider circle. She raised a finger. "Wait a minute. Are you kidding me right now?"

I knew she would be shocked. I haven't dated anyone ever since Loam broke up with me a year ago. Well, I had hooked up with some hot guys, but I wasn't committed to a relationship. I was just too scared to be heartbroken again. 

It is better to have an affair with someone who loves you more than you do. Trust me, I'm saying this from experience.

"I'm actually serious."

She hastily brushed her hair backward and pouted. "So, you are telling me you have a boyfriend and it didn't cross your mind to tell me about it."

I cupped my neck and tilted a little. "It happened so fast I haven't had the time to talk to you about it. Besides, you were mostly with Ivan."

"How long?" She inquired.

"We started dating last week."

"Last week? And you are already having a couple fights."

I shrugged and rolled the pencil on my desk. "It's not my fault. He is just too sensitive."

"Who is he?"

"His name is Dominic, he is a team lead at Stevesoft."

"Oh. What kind of lie did you tell about him that upset him?" She asked

I decided to let Emily know what I was thinking about. I couldn't understand why he was hurt and I didn't know how to tell him about it. Maybe Emily will understand it better. "Last night, at the meeting. I told Liam that he is a CEO at Stevesoft and he got upset. I don't understand him, every time I tried to help him, he always take it the wrong way."

She stood up and sat at the chair before my desk. "Oh no Diana, you are wrong. I know you were trying to help him, but you shouldn't have lied about his occupation in his presence. It will make him feel like you are ashamed of him."

I pinched my nose, getting a little irritated. Seriously? Was Emily going to support him? She doesn't even know him!

"Seriously? You are my best friend. You are meant to support me. Besides, I was only trying to help him."

"Yeah, I understand you. You wanted to make Liam feel like you are dating someone whose status was higher than his. In that way, you were not trying to help him, you were helping yourself." She continued.

 She kind of made me realize my mistake. I actually never thought about it that way. I thought I was doing him a favor. 

She patted my shoulder. "Diana, go and apologize to him if you truly care about him."

I rested my head on the office chair and nodded. "Alright, I will."

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