"You are glowing, Chloe. Please tell me you did it with him. I want to know everything." Jenny kept nagging me the next day at school while I rolled my eyes, blushing a deep shade of red. "I didn't do it, Jen but we definitely did other things." I smiled, biting my lips and Jenny and Cara both started to squeal in excitement. Mandy was silent as usual, looking at her phone. I decided to talk with her after our classes alone and find out what was her problem. I used to feel more comfortable with her but lately she has been acting so distant and weird."Yes! That's what I'm talking about, girl. How was it? Is he a good kisser? God, he got that mysterious nerdy vibe." "Yeah, I didn't know guys being lowkey would be such a turn on unlike these popular jocks." Cara added and we all started to laugh."I know. I was pleasantly surprised as well, Cara. We have kind of made it official but let's see. I hope I don't screw it up." "Alright, this totally calls for a double date. You, Tyler, me
"So tell me, what is going on? Why are you being distant with me?" I asked as we sat down on one of the benches placed on the outdoors of our school ground. She didn't meet my gaze and looked away as if she was contemplating whether or not to open up to me. This made me even more mad because we used to be so close and I felt offended that she couldn't talk to me. What did I honestly do to make her feel that way?"Is it Tyler? Do you like him or something ?" I asked bluntly without beating around the bush and she shook her head immediately. I instantly felt a sense of relief wash over me because if that was the case, things would have been very complicated between us. "No! God, I would never. It's just that we haven't been talking much, Chloe. I'm not sure if you can see it.""Of course, I can see it and that's the reason I am making you talk to me now.What did I do to make you feel that way? Did I push you away unknowingly?" I asked, genuinely curious, wondering if somehow the mista
I waited for Tyler to show up at my house later that day but he didn't come and his calls and texts went unanswered. I was starting to get worried as it wasn't like him. What if he is still stuck at work? What if something bad happened to him?Like an accident or..What if he changed his mind about us?Neither of my 'what ifs' made me calm down. I was freaking out and losing my mind at the same time.I was getting restless and kept pacing around my room in worry. I was starting to miss him and I hated the feeling I had in the pit of my stomach. After a few minutes, I decided to give up and grabbed my car keys to go visit his house. I didn't care if I looked like a girl who was running behind a guy. Nothing made sense to me except Tyler and I just wanted to know if he was okay. I drove to his house and reached it within five minutes as his house was located close to mine. Without wasting another second, I got out of my car and rang his doorbell. I patiently waited for someone to ope
"Wait, you live here all alone?" Tyler asked in shock as we both entered my house and he started to walk around the living room. I simply shrugged as it was a known thing. I thought the entire school of aware of my living situation. "Yeah, my dad travels a lot for work and it's just me and our maid. She comes over early and leaves around 8 at night." I explained as I stood awkwardly in the middle of my own living room. I knew what was going to happen but I wasn't sure how it was going to start or who was going to start it. "That's rough, princess. I thought that day was an exception for your dad when he asked me to drop you." "It's the routine stuff. I'm used to it, Tyler. I guess it will be weird for me now if he stays at home." I tried to joke it off but I realised that it was the truth and the sad reality that I have come to terms with.That's indeed rough. "Ummm... want anything to drink?" I asked, changing the subject as I started to walk towards the kitchen but he stopped me
Okay! Maybe I was not ready to hear him out. I was ready to lash out on the him for leaving me unannounced. I tried to act more mature and not clingy but I couldn't help calling him and texting him on my way to school only to get no response from him. Unbelievable!He better have a good reason for ditching me like this. Once I reached the school, I walked straight to his locker to find him but on my way I was getting a lot of stares from the students and I was smart enough to know that these weren't the kind of stares I usually get. Okay, weird! Do I have something on my face?As I got closer to his locker, there was a small crowd surrounding him as he was grabbing his stuff from the locker and I noticed my friends, looking worried and they immediately rushed towards me when they saw me. Everyone made way for me to walk through the crowd and I had no idea what the hell was going on. "Chloe, you poor thing! Did you know about this?" Cara asked, holding my hands and I gave her a con
I went straight to her house because I wanted to know. I wanted to know if I had lost two people that mattered the most to me. I tried to convince myself that it was all a coincidence and Mandy had nothing to do with it but the more I got closer to her house, the more I was starting to believe that she was somehow behind the whole mess.But why?What was her motive? Either she is crazy or she is in love with Tyler or she really didn't do it. I stopped the car right in front of her house and got out, feeling nervous and anxious at the same time. What if I lose her as well by accusing her? My mind was all scrambled and I didn't know who to believe anymore. I slowly walked towards the door and rang the doorbell with my heart in my throat. "Be cool! It's fine." I whispered to myself and the door swung open. Mandy gave me a puzzled look as soon as she saw me. "Hey, what are you doing here? Come in." She opened the door wide enough for me to enter and I walked in, not knowing how to exp
Five years later!"Tim, do I really have to go?" I whined as I pushed myself off his bed and stood up to stretch my body. I have been trying to spend most of the nights at his house ever since I turned down his request to move in with him. I mean, Tim was good and there was nothing wrong with him or our six month old relationship, the longest I have been in ever since high school. We work together in the same office and we were good friends first before we started dating. It felt easy being with him and I was also feeling lonely being on my own in the city but I just felt like it was too soon to move in with him so I turned him down politely."Come on, babe. It's my best friend's wedding and it will be a good opportunity for me to introduce you to my friends.Plus it is in San Francisco, it will be like a little getaway." Tim popped his head from the bathroom and I gave him a small smile. I couldn't say no to that face. Tim was the guy who had this boy next door aura. He was good looki
By the time we reached San Francisco and settled into our rooms, it was way past 6 in the evening. I was so exhausted and just wanted to curl up and sleep on the bed. Tim's friend, Micheal, was gracious enough to give us a huge ass room that was so cozy and cute. "Oh God! I could sleep on this forever. It's so fucking soft." I sighed and rolled all over the bed, making Tim chuckle in response. He joined me on the bed and pulled me closer but instead of feeling warm and excited, I felt nervous. It definitely had to do with what he said when we left my apartment. Forever! That word gave me the chills and I realised that I was not ready for that level of commitment yet. "Hey, you okay?" Tim asked with a concerned look on his face and I gave him a small smile. "Yeah, must be the jet lag. I just need to rest for sometime."It was not a complete lie. He nodded in understanding and kissed my forehead before he got up from the bed. "So I guess it's only me then. Are you sure you don't