Anna was confused for the way Russ is behaving. It was not subtle at all, his looks and every move he was making. It is obvious he wasn’t into the togetherness and the fun. Michael just got out of the hospital after being there for the entire week and they all decided to have a ghetto for the weekends.
She stared at him as his jaw moved. He looked away from after seeing her staring at him. She wanted to turn her back too but she’s already here in his space. She followed him. Since she really wanted to talk to him. 
“Why are you acting like this?” She asked. 
His lips moved but he did not say a word. His hands were on the railing and his eyes focused on the view far from where they were at. 
“I don’t know. Perhaps you know then?” He threw it back with a hint of irritation. 
Anna gasped. Her mouth hanged open for a bit when she heard it from him. She wanted to give back the same irritation that has been simmering in her. But she on the other hand stood there and put her arms on herself, crossing it. 
“I don’t know too.” It is the only thing she can say back at him. “But perhaps you could at least give an explanation for why are you acting this way?” 
His jaw moved. He still isn’t looking back at her. His hand gripped on the metals of the railing. “I’m just mad at myself.” He stared at her. 
“And as much as I wanted to get mad at you and Michael. I realized it was me who is at fault here because I already saw it with my own two eyes yet I still continued what I am doing and feel what I have been feeling.” 
Anna stared at him. She still doesn’t understand what he was still trying to say. He saw her shook her head and moved his lips. He was smiling but his eyes said otherwise, a different emotion showed up. 
“I know you will choose him over me.” He uttered. 
Anna shook her head at him. “You two are my friends and I do treasure the both of you, Russ. There is no favoritism of some sort.” She retorted. 
Russ smirked and shook his head before he looked away as if it pains him to look her even more. “I know. But there’s a difference too.” His eyes remained on where he was looking. 
“And I think you know too. And you are just so good in keeping in to yourself.” He added. 
Anna’s heart skipped a bit. She stood there and she felt all of her muscles contracted. She stilled. “What do you mean by that?” Her voice sounded hoarse. 
His eyes remained to look down low. He then shook his head again as if he was already thinking about something. Before his head move and he proceeded to look her straight in the eye. 
“You love Michael.” He uttered. 
She was taken a back but she opened her mouth. “I do love him.” 
He then proffered a small smile before he looked away. “You are in love with him.” He spoke. 
“That’s what I am trying to convey.” He said before he smiled. 
He placed his hands on the side of the pockets of his jeans. His eyes softened. His gaze, he was accessing her. He was staring at her face as if he was searching something on her face. He then smiled at her again. 
Anna remained fixed on her spot and can only stare at him without uttering a word back at Russ.  
** 
Michael on the other hand was holding a pen on his hand and was writing something. He was focus. He even forgot about his friends who were already calling his name. He was sitting on the sand with his yes focus on the paper. He continued to write. 
He smiled and looked satisfied after finessing what he was writing. He closed the it and tucked it on the side. He waved at the three. And they waved back at him. Elizabeth gestured him to come towards. He only smiled at her and shook his head. 
His eyes searched around and then smiled at himself. “They have to be closer to each other. They have to stay close.” He uttered almost as if he was whispering his words in the wind. 
**
She got out of the room. Anna walked down the pavements. She was smiling as she saw the pathway full of white rocks that she can be at. It looked really good and the grass were thin. She looked around and a wind pass. Anna stared at the lights that were hanged on the acacia tree. She went towards it, opened her phone and clicked a photo. She tried to take a video and spun herself around not until her eyes stared at the figures on the other side. 
They were fighting. Michael was shouting something and this one of those rarest moments of her hearing him being mad. She hurriedly walked down. But stayed careful while she was heading towards them. 
Russ was shouting back at him before he pointed his fingers towards his father. Anna was familiar with this scenario except for the fact that Michael was already in the set up this time around. She took her phone out and sent a message to Elizabeth before she prance her way towards them. 
She walked not until she remained frozen on her spot. Michael took the blow for Russ. He took the punch. Anna gasped as he saw blood dripping down on his nose. She felt her heartbeat went rapidly. He just got out of the hospital and he was still recovering yet here he is. 
She ran towards him. Russ looked shocked before he went to his father and shouted something, cussing him out. He was fast enough to actually went and sprung his arms to give him a punch right on his face…