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Days went by and Bryce kept coming around. Jane was always happy to see him whenever he came to the house after school. The two always talked about things that only Bryce understood and that seemed amazing. Max didn't even get along well with Jane like that.
Max came in shortly after Bryce got in and he was surprised to see Bryce. He had never been home so early ever since I have been staying at home. He gave me the look of 'what's going on here' and I rolled my eyes at him. He said his hello to Bryce and talked to him for a while before heading to his room. For some reason I'm worried about that, Max not saying something stupid to my friend. I was sure something stupid and mean must be going on in his thick head.
But it was good to see him getting along with Bryce unlike Kent. He felt Kent was a jerk, everyone did, I also thought so sometimes but no one saw what I saw in him.
Jane went into her room, then it was just me and Bryce.
"You should get out of here and get some fresh air, you've been staying in for days" Bryce said. I knew I had not been out of the house for days but I didn't think it was necessary.
"Uhm...No thanks" I replied. I am definitely not ready to show everyone my swollen and dull face.
"Come on, why don't you wanna?"
"It's nothing" It was actually something but I couldn't tell him or anyone.
"You're just gonna step out for a while and I'll drive you home" He insisted and I rolled my my eyes at him. I bit my upper lip, contemplating if I should go or not. I didn't think I was ready to step out of the house.
"Say yes" Bryce said with his lip curved with a smile. His smile was just too enchanting to resist.
"Okay" I finally said.
"Yes" He said with a smile plastered on the his lips. It seemed like that was the happiest moment of his life.
I slightly shook my head and smiled "I'll be right back" I said and went to my room to change my clothes. I wore a short grey jumpsuit with a blue denim jacket and wore one of my many black shoes. I didn't bother to put on my contact lens, I just left my glasses on and headed back downstairs.
"I'm ready" I said, he looked at me and suddenly seems speechless. He glared at me for a while and I thought maybe something was wrong with my clothes. He smiled and I took a sigh of relief.
"Ok, let's go" He said then I remembered I have to tell Max I was going out. I excused myself and hurried to Max's room to tell him I would be out for a while.
"You're going on a date with your boyfriend? That's a good start" Max said
"He's not my boyfriend, he's just a friend"
"Yeah...I know" he smirked. If he knew, why was he calling him my boyfriend?
"Do you like him?"
"No....I mean Yes" Ughhhhh......What am I saying? I like Bryce but not in the way he thinks. I raised my brow at him. I don't even know why I'm trying to defend what isn't true with Max of all people on earth. "You know what??? It's none of your business" I turned around and shut the door behind me.
I hurried back to the sitting room, Bryce was going through his phone, I took my time staring at him and studying him from behind. I tried to imagine him actually being my boyfriend, but the thought of it only made me happy and sad at the same time.
Hmm...
Bryce turned around, and smiled. I almost fell, getting carried away by his cute smile.
"We can go now" I said and I stepped out of the house with Bryce. His red sport car was parked right in front of the car and I almost opened my mouth in shock when I saw his car. It seemed expensive and Bryce doesn't act like other boys who own cars like this. I had never seen him with the car in school, maybe it was because I had not been paying attention.
We both hopped into the car and he zoomed off. He finally pulled over by the beach and we got at of the car.
My phone beeped and I pulled it out of my jumpsuit side pocket. It was a message from Emma.
*hey babes, at your place right now with Kim. Your brother wouldn't stop being annoying. Where are you?* -Em
I frowned after reading her message, I couldn't believe Max didn't tell them I was out with Bryce.
"I'm out with Bryce, I'll see you later" I replied her and another text message came in immediately.
*what??😱 Awesome news...enjoy your date gf😉..* Date? It's not a date. Why did everyone think it was a date? I almost texted her to let her know it wasn't a date but I just Ignored her message and smile. I kept my phone in my pocket and joined Bryce who was waiting for me to finish texting. He was quite a gentleman.
The beach was quiet but I could hear the sound of the waves. The bubbly tips of the big waves are white like a fluffy thin layer of snow on the ground. Just few people were at the beach and that even made me happier.
A gentle breeze whorls around me, emitting my hair into diverse position, the smell of saltwater progressed into my nostrils, discharging a magical hypnotic trance on me.
I watched as an unending layer of water with deep, dirty blue waves whirling continuously around hit the arousing water with an almost silent clash and came right up onto the sand.
As we walked on the blissful soil, it sticked to our feet leaving a round footprints on the soil which the water washed away immediately.
Bryce held my hand as we walked and talked along the seaside. I couldn't find myself not laughing at his jokes. It felt like I was finally getting Kent off my mind but there was this part of me that still held on to him.
He ran and I ran after him when he made fun of me. He tickled me so hard till I find myself running after him again and I found myself running out of breath in his strong arms, looking him in the eyes and unable to break free from the charm in his eyes.
He mildly brought his hand to my face and I flinched at his touch. He gently tucked the strands of hair falling on my face behind my heat and smiled. I could feel my heart racing like something out of control or disastrous was about to happen as he stare down at my lips. I swallowed hard as he leaned a little bit towards me and I stared motionlessly into his passionate eyes. Before I could come or take a step, his lips was already pressed against mine.
Soft and sweet, his lips were caressing mine just like that.
Bryce was kissing me and all I could do was stand still. My whole body was frozen like a statue.
My head was trying to brain if what was happening was actually true.
I slowly kissed his wet lips back with my eyes closed, I could taste how delicious his lips were as his tongue gently licked the edge of my lip, his tongue passes through my teeth and touched mine, twisting it together.
Somehow, it just didn't feel right. I was suppose to feel good, I was suppose to feel something but I wasn't. It didn't feel like when I had my first kiss, when I kissed....Kent.
Kent
It sudden struck me that Kent has filled every space in my heart and my head. I couldn't think of kissing someone perfectly or being with someone else besides him.
I opened my eyes, slowly pulled away from his grasp and I took a step backward.
This isn't right.
"This shouldn't have happened" I said with regrets biting on my bottom lip.
"Why?" I could see the his eyes also glowing with regrets but he was trying to hide it like he was doing the right thing.
"I don't know, I'm sorry" I have no explanation to give him. There shouldn't be anything wrong with him kissing me 'cos I didn't have a boyfriend but it was hard to explain to him that I was love with someone I could never be with. I felt so ashamed for kissing him back and I wish I could take it all back.
"You shouldn't be sorry, I kissed you" he said but that wouldn't change anything. I was sure that different questions would be running through his mind and I wished I could answer them all.
"Can you take me home?" I asked.
"Why? Because I kissed you?"
"No, It's getting late" I replied. It getting late already, we had spent enough time than I expected at the beach and I got carried away by the happiness in the moment. Thanks to the kiss for ruining everything.
"Oh..." He trailed off. I could sense he didn't believe that I was going home because it was late.
"Can you take me home?" I asked again and he nodded. We went back to the car and he drove off. We both went mute through out the ride back home, I tried not to look him in the eyes. So I kept my face on the window, pretending to be looking at the streets.
He pulled over in front of my house and I got down before he said anything, shutting the door behind me. I didn't know why I felt so ashamed of myself and it felt like I had just cheated on Kent.
I could see a look of regret on him as I walked away. And I thought I should have just stayed at home.
I walked into the house and went up straight to my room without saying a word to anyone. I took of my jacket and tossed it on the bed before lying down on my bed.
Few minutes later my mom knocked on the door and came in.
"Alex, are you okay?" There was this meekness in her voice, it seemed like she just wanted to talk to me so bad but I kept pushing her away.
"Yes mom" I said without looking at her
"Dinner is ready. Would you please join us?"
"I'm not hungry mom"
"Come on Alex"
"I don't wanna eat mom"
"Okay" She said and I heard the door creaked shut.
I shut my eyes as the thought of Bryce's lips against mine crept through me. I just wanted to go back in time and stop him from kissing me.
My phone vibrated and I picked it up to look at the screen, it was Bryce calling. I didn't feel like talking to him, I wanted to but I couldn't at the moment. I felt so down and I don't even know what I felt. I tossed my phone back beside me on the bed and shut my eyes again.
Suddenly, I opened my eyes and I felt like running to my window. I stood up from the bed and hurried to the window to peer but I felt a little disappointment eating me up again.
I just wanted him to be there, I wanted to see him but just like every other night that I cried my soul out, hoping he would come, he wasn't anywhere close.
Kent's POV
I found myself where I least expected and it bothered me so much because it really wasn't something I'd ever do.
Fu*k! It was really unlike me.
I wondered why I felt drawn to this place everyday, standing on a street I usually didn't see myself going, hoping someone would show up, someone I miss, someone I really wanted to see. It felt like I was going out of my mind and I didn't know why.
I headed to the park to get my mind off things and I don't even know when that became an hobby. I sat on a bench staring again, a faint image of someone laughing flashed in my head and it really hurt my head. I held my head with my hands and almost screamed.
My stupid migraine was at it again. Damn it!
A quick question: which would you go for Brylex or Kenlex?
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