Kaylee walked to her bed and sat on it. She picked up the alarm clock that was on her bedside table and turned it off. She needed all the sleep she could get without any hindrance. She sighed after she had changed the time on it and collapsed on the bed. It has been a stressful day for a Friday. She remembered their B2, how she got really happy when the teacher had said he was giving them a B2. And Kavinsky as well, he had been a good person to her. A very very good friend. He somehow lifted her spirit from how she has always been for the past three years. Truth be told, those years had not been easy for her. They were the worst months ever. She remembered the video game too. It felt so good to win something. To somehow feel you are good at something, especially if it is something you just learned. Kavinsky's smiles, Kavinsky's words, his face, his sea blue eyes. Everything, just everything about him kept lingering in Kaylee's head. She smiled at it and gradually, it turned into
Kavinsky got up to get them more juice from the kitchen and Kaylee just glared at his departing figure. 'What is his problem?!', Kaylee screamed in her head in frustration 'But no. I am not going to lose this time around. I am ready for him, Kaylee thought and fumed in anger Kavinsky returned with the juices and handed Kaylee her own. She gulped it all down at once and Kavinsky looked at her in surprise. "Quit playing around and let's get into this game", Kaylee said sternly without sparing him a glance. Kavinsky just swallowed his drink and picked up his video player nervously. Kaylee looked scary to him right now. They played and played, the game gets tougher as seconds passed. Kaylee was trying her best during this round while Kavinsky played with a frown. The round finally ended with a winner and Kavinsky heaved a sigh of relief. That game was tough anyways. Kaylee jumped up in joy immediately and went around a couch. She came back to his side on the rug, not sitting d
Vanessa woke up the next morning with her head hurting a little. She winced as she got out of bed and went to have her bath. She went down for breakfast and met her mother watching TV. Even though she did not like the idea that much, it did not feel so bad to have her parents here in New York. She greeted her mother who replied to her with the sweetest signature smile on her face. "Good Morning to you too honey", Vanessa's mother replied. "Have you had breakfast?", Vanessa asked hesitantly. The least she could do right now was to at least have meals with them; her parents, together as a family. "It's past noon, honey. Of course, I have had breakfast", Mrs. Anderson replied, stating the obvious. "Oh", Vanessa somehow felt sad by that. Mrs. Anderson walked towards her in large strides. "Oh honey, you were sleeping and I did not want to wake you up", she said as she noticed the hurt look on Vanessa's face and took Vanessa's hands in her own. "No, it's fine", Vanessa said qui
The next week, Monday morning... Kavinsky and Kaylee arrived at school as usual. They were laughing at something as they walked into the school hall. Kaylee saw Vanessa walking towards them and she tried to excuse herself. Yeah, tried. She was unable to as she heard Vanessa call her. "Kaylee", that was like the first time Vanessa would call her name sweetly without glaring at her or clenching her teeth tightly together as she said Kaylee's name. Kaylee was taken aback at first but she turned back to face Vanessa anyways. Kavinsky went to stand beside Vanessa and Vanessa spoke up, in her most convincing and sweetest voice. "I am truly sorry, Kaylee. For what I have done to you so far. I have been mean to you and I know that but please, find a place in your heart to forgive me. I am very sorry. I don't know what came over me", Vanessa said with a sad face and Kaylee just stared at her in shock. 'What is happening?!', Kaylee screamed out mentally in her head. "We should probably
'Is he about to ask me ou-?' Her thoughts were cut short by his deep voice "Would you play in the musical competition with me?", he asked slowly when she did nothing but stare at him, instead of replying to his pleading. "What?!", Kaylee had not expected that at all. And that question just spat out from her mouth. She hadn't meant for it to sound like that. But wait... She thought he was about to ask her to be his girlfriend. She scoffed out loud at herself. What was she thinking?! "Please?", Kavinsky pleaded again, oblivious to what was going through Kaylee's mind "No no, I did not mean to ask what. I thought you wanted to ask me something else", Kaylee muttered but he heard her anyways. "Something else? Like what?", he asked curiously, his eyes slightly going wide a bit. "Nothing!", Kaylee said too quickly again and she groaned in frustration. "Mmm, it's nothing", Kavinsky wasn't backing down. "I- I am not telling you!", Kaylee finally found the boldness to speak. "Na
Kavinsky got to the kitchen and met his mother perfectly fine but her hand was on her chest as her breath came out strongly. "What happened, Mom?", Kavinsky asked "Sincerely honey, I do not know. I was talking about all the things we could do together and Kaylee smiled. I picked up the lighter and switched it on. I saw her trying to contain something but her face suddenly turned pale and she shouted out forcefully. I guess what she was trying to contain was the scream" "Was the lighter still on when she screamed?", Kavinsky asked as he looked at his mother. "Yeah, I think so", his mother replied nonchalantly. "Why did he even ask her that?', he thought and shook his head "I will be right back, Mom", he said and rushed out of the kitchen, through the front door, and did not stop until he was in front of Kaylee's house door. He rang the doorbell and waited for someone to open it. The door creaked open and Laura appeared in sight. "Where is Kaylee?", he quickly asked panting
"I can't-" "Please Kaylee" She hesitated for a while, playing with her fingers as she looked down at it. She did that for almost fifteen whole minutes before she finally spoke up again. "Okay", she agreed shortly. She had said she would do it anyways. "Thanks, Kaylee. And your Mom, that wasn't your fault, you know that right?", he asked calmly and slowly, trying not to say anything to offend her or make her angry and sad again. She looked up at him and gave him a facial expression which he translated as 'really?' "Well, it might have been your fault, a little bit. But she risked her life for both of you, she wanted you to live your life. You are still young, Kaylee. You shouldn't be doing this to yourself. You should live how the people our age do. It might be really hard to but you just have to try, Kaylee. Try", he said as he held her right hand again. Kaylee just nodded as she tried to fight the tears again. Everyone has been saying that to her all these years anyways. She
Kaylee rushed out of the stage and went backstage. She tried cleaning her clothes but it was a mess already. She was a mess already. Her hair was covered in paint, her white shirt is now stained with different colors and all these color combinations did not look good on her, at all. And in front of everyone, in front of everyone, that had happened. Who did this to her? Was it Vanessa? Why would Vanessa do this to her? She was still trying to fight back the tears when they all entered. Anna and Harry were in front. Vanessa walked behind them and Kaylee saw Kavinsky coming backstage as well. "I am so sorry, Kaylee. I pulled you into this. You did not want to do it but I forced you to and now this happened", Kavinsky rushed it all at once as he stood in front of Kaylee with an apologetic and pitiful look on his face. Kaylee hates that look. "No, no. It's not your fault", Kaylee said quickly too as the tears rolled down her cheeks. Anna walked towards her and held her in her arm.