The revelation

Chapter fifty-five
Gwen
I step back slightly. My heart starts racing so fast that I fear people might hear it.
I turn around slowly, my heart in my mouth. I should just go back home.
The door creaked open the moment I took a step forward.
"Gwen!" Lizzy says excitedly behind me.
I swallow hard on the large lump that has suddenly formed in my throat. I whirl around slowly, "Hi."
She seems happy. Ryder must really be inside. And Mrs. Johnson thinks he might not be in a romantic relationship with Lizzy?
I don't believe it now.
"Why are you leaving? Aren't you here to drop the bags?" She looks down at the bags I'm carrying.
I smile, "I forgot something at home."
"Yes, but you should take this inside. Are you going home like this?" She looks up at me, her gaze skeptical.
I smile nervously, " I will go now and come back."
"That's weird!" She exclaims, moves forward, and snaps a bag from me, " You can always go back by afternoon or after you've dropped your bags."
" But_" I start to protest.
" But nothing!" She said defiantly, " You are coming with me. How can you walk back home carrying all these bags? What if people think you've gone crazy?"
She's right. Aside from that, it's hard carrying these heavy bags. How would I carry them back home?
I'm just scared of meeting Ryder again. I don't want to meet his face for now.
I walk inside nonetheless. Whenever Lizzy is concerned, I'm always helpless.
Well, it's ok seriously. Ryder is her boyfriend and that's understandable. You can always have sex with your boyfriend.
Lizzy drops the bag beside the chair and turns to look at me, "Do you want me to show you to your room?"
I look around for any traces, something that will tell me Ryder is in somewhere. I mean I just heard that soft moans. They were definitely having sex.
Or is Ryder in her room?
"Hey!" Lizzy snaps at me suddenly and looks at the television. I'm also looking at the television, I mean through it. My gaze is focusing on the images.
If it was, then I would have seen it earlier.
I look away from it immediately, heat rises to my cheeks.
Lizzy is watching porn?
Lizzy looks at me and squeezes her face slightly, "You don't watch porn?"
I shake my head negatively, "Show me my room instead."
She pouts innocently and switches off the tv set. She takes my bag and starts walking away.
That was when the realization sets in. The Television was on but the volume was down.
This means Lizzy could have been watching porn earlier. It could have been the porn that I mistook as Lizzy and Ryder.
We walk inside the room and I gasp at how beautiful and well-decorated it is. There's a television set in my room as well. Which means I can always be in my room alone with no disturbance. I don't need to go to the parlor for anything.
"I'm sorry Gwen, I will go and finish it in my room," She says guiltily.
I turn towards her suddenly, "Wait! When did you start watching that?"
She thought for a while, " for some minutes now. Mrs. Johnson called me that you were coming over. So, I had to stay in the parlor. So, I decided to watch a movie. I'm sorry it was porn."
I blush slightly, " So, there was no one with you?"
She blushes and scream, " Fuck Gwen! I was not fucking anyone! What were you thinking of? Was that why you were going back?"
I smile and look at the clock, " I didn't want to disturb you. I thought you were having it with your boyfriend."
Lizzy screams again, " Boyfriend heck no! I have no boyfriend!" I turn to look at her again at the confession.
Her hands cover her red cheeks. Then her eyes slowly went wider as if realization had just dawned on her.
Did she just deny Ryder right now? No, she didn't deny him. They weren't even dating, were they?
I take a step closer, "Lizzy, you have no boyfriend?"
She let out a sigh, defeatedly, " You are not supposed to know now. Damn! I fumbled!" She cusses, totally annoyed at herself.
It seems like nonsense to me. I don't even know what she's talking about.
"What are you talking about Lizzy."
She sighs again, "It was planned by me and him. The truth is that I and Ryder aren't in any relationship. I don't even love him to date him. Do you know Junior? He's the son of Mrs. Johnson. He's the one I'm in love with."
" Wait! What do you mean? Why did you have to plan something like that? What were you trying to achieve?"
She looks away for a while, then back at me, " We planned this to know how you feel for Ryder."
I squeeze my forehead, "And why will you guys need that."
She closes her eyes, "Jeez! I'm not supposed to say this!" She looks back at me, "Because Ryder loves you."
My heart made a loud thud.