Blame it on our Fates

t h i r t y t w o

I waited for a second for Nolan to explode. Two seconds. Thre-

"What the hell Mark? What was that for?" Asked Nolan, or rather roared, his anger getting the best of him as his hand left mine and started rubbing the sore spot on his nose that already seemed broken many times. So many times I thought getting punched in the face wouldn't be a big deal for Nolan.

I quickly shifted away from him and stood beside Hailey, my head hung low in light shame. It was my first kiss and I had given it to a guy who wasn't even my boyfriend. Though I did have a little, infinitesimal crush on him, it wasn't still enough to kiss him. And that was just a silly crush that would fade with time. But with that kiss? I doubt it, chided my brain.

There, I admitted it. I had a stupid crush on Nolan after all. Maybe I should confess it to someone and confide it in someone. That could help. Maybe I should talk to Nolan himself.

"What is wrong with me you ask? What is wrong with you, you tosser?" Yelled Mark angrily as he stepped towards Nolan and gripped his collar. Their heights were almost similar but Nolan was almost an inch taller than Mark. Gripping his collar seemed a little awkward for Mark and he realized this as he let go of his collar.

Nolan straighted down his Batman collar or whatever that tightly packed suit had to offer as a collar.

"Why did you kiss my sister?" Asked Mark, his anger slightly calmed down. Only slightly, I might add.

"What? Is it just about that kiss? Damn, it was just a kiss, Mark. Don't make a big deal out of it," Nolan said and my eyes widened. And the way he said 'that' made me realize that he must have kissed many girls many times.

"What do you mean by 'just a kiss'?" I asked.

"Brown, that was just a heat in the moment kiss," He said, his eyes snapping to mine, devoid of any emotion.

And like that every thoughts of confessing about my silly crush went out of the window just like that.

Ouch. That really stung. I was utterly hurt by that statement. It was unbelievable. I was stunned. It was just a kiss to him? It was my fucking first kiss, for God's sake! Maybe he had kissed many girls before and just a small kiss from the average looking Cadence didn't mean that much to him. As much as I didn't want to admit that, I knew for a fact that was pretty much the truth.

Mark after listening to his statement exploded, literally I mean. He was fuming, I could see that. As much as that statement hurt me, I didn't want to show it to him and give him the satisfaction of seeing the hurt on my face. Mark raised his hand again to punch him again but before he could even do anything and I jumped and put my arm on Mark's, stopping him.

"Don't," I said to Mark. "He's not worth it."

I turned to Nolan, my glare so intense even Asher had to shy a little away from my gaze to not face it.

"Congratulations Nolan. You just managed to ruin the best the day I have had in a while," I said with voice so cold, I wonder if it could freeze lava.

And with that I turned around and started walking away from the amusement park and to the parking lot where the van was parked. I could at least sulk in a corner until we reached the town again.

"Brown wait!" I heard Nolan call from behind me.

I stopped and turned around and said in the coldest voice I had ever imitated, "It is Cadence to you."

His face crumpled into hurt and he nodded slightly stepping back.

With that said I turned around and started walking back to the parking lot again.