Oneshot for KayleighMayBieb
"What?" I whispered to myself in disbelief as the read the letter I had been anticipating. It's mid-April of my senior year in high school. The weather had finally started to get warmer and everything was good. My friends and I were excited to graduate soon and start college. Both my friends, Chrissy and Jess, had been accepted into the schools of their choice. I was happy for them but anxious to hear from the #1 college on my list. When I got home today I ran to the mailbox to see it had arrived and ripped it open so fast I'm surprised I didn't rip the letter itself. My excitement was crushed when I read the first line of the letter.
"We regret to inform you.." I stood there in complete shock. I'm a good student. I've gotten A's and B's my entire school career. How could they reject me? Wasn't I good enough? I folded the letter, put it back into its envelope, and hid it between the books in my bookcase. I didn't want anyone to see it or talk about it or know about it. Out of sight, out of mind.
I changed out of my school clothes and into sweats and a T-shirt before sitting on my bed. The house was quiet. Both my parents still at work and not due home for a few more hours. Sitting there in the silence, I broke down. I was heartbroken. Yes there are other schools I applied to but my #1 rejected me and no matter what, rejection hurts. I laid down and just let it all out, why hold it in? I was hurt so I cried as hard as I could until there were no more tears left. I didn't move for what felt like hours once I stopped crying. My face felt sticky from the dried tears and my head began to hurt. Just as my eyes began to close from the tiredness that the crying had brought, my phone buzzed with a new message. I wasn't going to answer it considering I wasn't in the mood to socialize but I did and was happy when I read the text.
From: Justin 5:26pm
I miss you so much babe. Only a few more hours.
The message instantly made my heart flutter. In the mist of my emotional breakdown I had completely forgot about Justin. He was coming to L.A. for a month and a half break from his Believe Tour. I would finally be able to see my boyfriend in person and not through the computer screen. I began to type a reply back when the screen changed.
Incoming FaceTime from Justin
"Shit" I cursed, immediately becoming panicked. I sat up and wiped my eyes to rid the tear stains but I knew my face was red and puffy. I could've ignored the call but it's so rare that Justin has time to talk that I just manned up and hit Accept.
"Hey baby" Justin's perfect voice flooded out of the speakers of my phone. I felt like shit but just being able to hear his voice made me feel lighter. I heard his voice before his face appeared. His hair was spiked and he wasn't wearing a shirt. I could clearly see the two prominent tattoos that were on his chest.
"Hey" I tried to clear my throat before I spoke so he wouldn't be able to hear that I was crying but it didn't work. I could see from the small image in the corner of my screen that my face was still pink and my eyes puffy.
"What's wrong? Are you crying?" Justin's whole demeanor changed upon noticing my state.
"No.." I unintentionally sniffed giving myself away. Crap.
"Kay, baby, what happened?" He asked, his voice filled with concern. It made me miss him so much more. I yearned to be in his arms. Have him hold me, kiss me, and comfort me. I thought I had no tears left but I was wrong. I broke down again. The overwhelming heartache from the rejection, and missing Justin, had gotten to me.
"Please talk to me Kay. You're scaring me. What happened? Are you okay?" I was trying to breath and not completely break into a sobbing mess in front of my worried boyfriend.
