American Heart

Charlotte's POV


As soon as Harry left to who knows where, Cedric and I began walking to our next class; Home Ec. I remember my friend Diana and I always teased Cedric when we foubd out he was taking Home Ec for his elective class. That wa back when we were dating and we wanted to spend as much time together as possible.

Even though Diana was in on the teasing too, I knew her heart was breaking. Diana loves Cedric, so when I started dating him, I felt bad and wanted to keep the PDA low when we were around her. I feel like a horrible friend, but I couldn't help it.

This was actually one of the reasons Cedric and I broke up. Since no one else knew of Diana's love for Cedric, Cedric thought I just didn't want to be seen with him, especially considering Diana also has Home Ec.

I actually remember Cedric was the reason Diana and I became friends, which is pretty ironic. Back when our group of friends didn't include Cedric...

Almost everyone knew of both of our crushes on him, excluding Cedric. We were just aqaintences who hung out because they shared the same interest and fangirlled about it to each other. In 9th grade, Diana, Cedric, and I got paired up for a group project. People assumed our crush on him had faded, but it hadn't. It only grew, though I ignored my heart, convincing myself there could be no way he liked, let alone loved, me back. As for Diana, well she was always really good at hiding her feelings.

After a while, somehow Cedric and I began to date, and I could see the longing in her eyes. I confrobted her about it, telling her I could break up with him if she wanted me to. She said no however, and told me she wouldn't get in the way of my relationship. All she asked of me was to not tell anyone of her feelings and that she would probably soon move on.

But she didn't. I'm sure when Cedric and I broke up, she was actually happy. I know I would have been if I was her.

I'm not surprised that she still hasn't made a move on him yet though. She isn't willing to be a rebound. She's a strong girl I admire because after all of this, she's still not that desperate, she understands that though she loves him, there's still a chance there's someone else for her.

I won't lie. I think I reallg may have loved Cedric, or maybe not. Maybe because I knew him since I was a child, I was afraid if I let go, it would be as though I'm letting go of a part of myself. I can always move on, but I can't pretend I never knew someone who played such a big part of my life.

Maybe it would have been different if Diana didn't have feelings for him, but I know I can't blame this on her. I'm sure she never asked to fall for a guy who probably doesn't like her back.

The late bell rang, breaking me from my thoughts and K had noticed I had fallen behind Cedric so I quietly ran to catch up. When we reached the classroom, everyone was already seated and listening intently to the teacher who was introducing Harry. I'm sure they all wondered what he was doing herr, but as I went to stand near him, they realised they wouldn't get an answer from me and let it go.


"Come on," I told Harry after the teacher was done introducing him, "You can sit with us,"

As we sat down in the small round table with Diana and Cedric, I introduced Harry to Diana and noticed Diana staring at him with sparkling eyes. Is she finally moving on? With Harry?

Oh, Diana Oka, you will be the death of all my past, present, and future relationships.

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