His Deepest, Darkest Secret

He was successful, attractive, and charming but he'd learned that people of that age always had secrets, and for him, it wasn't something he'd really wish to share with anyone.

And that's not just metaphorically speaking, I mean that he believes that no one should even ever get wind about it or else...

He was at the bar waiting for his friend, Amy. He knew Amy from his previous work and it became a habit of theirs to be out on a Friday night and b!tch about the work they had to do for the week.

She has a lot of complaints and he has a lot to vent out too. They always meet eye-to-eye. They do things together. They go places together. And they really are close friends. As close as they can be.

If you see them inside a theme park together, you can objectively presume that they are going out with each other. But they are not. But the feeling isn't mutual. Amy likes him. She likes him so much more than just a friend, more than just a buddy. But he doesn't see her that way. At least, he couldn't.

There was something inside him that couldn't let him be with her as an intimate couple.

Is that his secret? Is his secret his fear of rejection and heartbreak? Is it the biggest, the darkest, and the deepest secret that he couldn't share with the world?

Not even with Amy, his closest friend? Amy who obviously loves him and would potentially be understanding with whatever he was hiding? If that was the case, this wasn't as interesting as you thought it would be, right?

Well, one night. The both of them went out for drinks. Amy had one too many drinks and got a little bit drunk, more than usual. She struggled to stay in her feet and he was there to help her walk.

Of course, there was no driving for her that night and he had to take her home. At least that was the logical and the most practical scenario for that.

He opened up the door for her and helped her sit down in the front seat of his car. He got in and drove off to his house.

His house wasn't that far away so they arrived after a few minutes of driving. A waste of petroleum and energy if you would ask me. If it was that close, maybe he shouldn't have brought his car with him.

That a$s. Oh well, this isn't the time for this, so let's move on.

They went into his house and by that time Amy could walk freely without any assistance. She had a lot of water already and everything was starting to clear up. He made a cup of coffee for Amy and she tried to sip while it was hot.

It almost burnt her tongue but it was quite effective because she was apparently lucid again. She thought about it and it was her first time inside his house. She got a little excited and started to look around.

It was obviously a man's house and with how masculine it looked, it didn't seem to harbor any woman in it.

And Amy found it strange. He had mentioned to her before that he's got a girlfriend and he was serious about her. And that was one major reason why he rejected Amy's advances before. Amy respected him and backed off.

She didn't even nag him about it and she didn't even want to see who it was. But thinking back, she never even saw anyone with him.

The curiosity was killing her and she stood up while he was in the bathroom, she tried to sneak a peek into his room.

It was dark, it was cold, but what she saw sent shivers down her spine. For the first time ever, she saw him in a different light. She was confused, she couldn't believe what she saw. It made her question everything and anything she knew about this guy. This guy that she called a close friend for all these years, this guy that she fell for. This guy almost became her boyfriend.

The walls within her mind started crumbling and she was sure that it was not the alcohol talking. She was not hallucinating. She was sane, she was sobered up by the fact that she uncovered.

"Amy?" says he.

His voice was cold and it was cracking due to panicking.

"I.... I... I can explain."

"Wha... what?... I have to go. I have to. I'm sorry." Amy said.

"Amy.. No... wait... let me explain..." he tried to grab her and talk her down, but she was just determined not to get caught and to just run away from there.

That is surely the night that changed Amy's view not only about him but for a lot of men.

She would question everything a guy says and what they stand for.

It was a secret that he didn't want to share with anyone.

It was a secret that she wishes she had never known.

Hi!!!

Once again, I have used the most dangerous writing app there is. And once again, I entertained myself with it. I am really loving this app and I think that I can go through all the prompts in there.

For this one, this was the prompt I got:

And I managed to finish it too, in time:

You can try it too and you are welcome to submit your articles to Prompt Factory.

Also, you can try to guess what his deepest and darkest secret is. You can make an article about it, tag me and submit it to the Prompt Factory or you can simply comment what you think his secret is. I may have a little something for the person with the closest answer.

All guesses are valid before I post the answer and the continuation of this little story. So let that creative mind of yours work and imagine. Calling on @Ruffa ,@JustMaryel , and @Usagi to take the first cracks.

Until we read again...

Cheers!!!

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Series    : Prompt Factory
Title     : His Deepest Darkest Secret
Published : 29-Mar-2022
Author :  © RB