The Kiss

YUNA

I kissed Gavin West!!

The captain of Wolveridge Knights and the Best friend of the man who had just shattered my heart.

The realization hit me like booze the same second our lips parted.

Gavin's jaw tightened beneath my hand. His body went completely rigid.

For one impossible second…. Nobody moved.

Nobody breathed.

Then Gavin slowly lifted one hand. His fingers wrapped around my wrist firmly.

My eyes widened as he pulled my hand away from the front of his jersey and took a single step back.

Those icy blue eyes settled on me coldly.

His jaw ticked unnoticeably as he watched me.

“Don't,” he said evenly. “Ever do that again.”

I glanced around, and heat rushed to my face as the crowd started murmuring behind me.

The humiliation I'd tried to bury just a moment ago clawed its way back to the surface. My grip tightened around the strap of my bag, and I swallowed.

“I'm…” The apology caught in my throat, and I swallowed hard. “I'm sorry.”

He held my gaze for another second before looking past me. I followed his gaze, and they landed on Ana and Ethan.

She still wrapped her hand around his arm, glueing herself to him.

I sucked my teeth and screamed. “Your ever respectful assistant captain cheated on me with my younger sister! I hope it was worth it.” I said, and the hallway erupted into a fresh gasp as though they hadn't already figured it out. 

I made my way through the crowd as Ethan shouted my name.

“Yuna…. Please stop,” he stammered, “you're embarrassing yourself.”

I stopped and looked over my shoulder. I smirked and arched my brows. 

“It was supposed to be our anniversary today anyway.”

I slung my bag over my shoulder and walked away from the crowd. 

No one tried to stop me as I walked out of the hallway.

I lowered myself beside a car at the parking lot, the tears that I had been trying to stop since Gavin West walked into the storage room fell over my cheeks in a mess.

I sniffled as I tried to wipe it away.

I pushed myself off the car and started walking towards the road.

I couldn't sleep in the same house with the same girl who betrayed me. I stared at the Nike Air Force on my feet and sighed, wiping my cheeks and under-eyes with the back of my hand.

I stood at the sidewalk, totally confused about what to do when my phone rang.

I reached for the phone inside my bag and stared at the screen.

I swiped the icon to the right and pressed the phone to my ear.

“Yuna Reed! Why is your face on Wolveridge Buzz?” Emma shouted over the phone. “Where are you?”

“I'm at the roadside in front of the arena,” I murmured into the phone.

“Stay where you are,” she said, her voice suddenly frantic. “I'll come and pick you up.”

Before I could answer, the line went dead. I lowered the phone from my ear and stared blankly at the dark screen.

Wolveridge buzz.

Of course. Nothing goes undercover in this school.

Two years of memories had ended in less than twenty minutes, and somehow the whole school knew about it.

The cool evening breeze swept through the parking lot and to the roadside where I stood, lifting strands of my hair to my face. I wrapped my arms around myself and looked back at the arena.

Players were beginning to leave in small groups; some glanced at me and whispered to themselves, others looked away the moment our eyes met.

They knew.

Every single one of them knew.

I swallowed as my phone vibrated again and the screen lit up with a notification from Wolveridge Buzz.

My thumb hesitated over the notification before I finally tapped on it.

The first thing that filled the screen was a blurry video with my voice in the background. A caption sat boldly above it.

BREAKING: ASSISTANT CAPTAIN ETHAN HOWARD CAUGHT CHEATING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND'S SISTER.

HEARTBROKEN GIRLFRIEND KISSES CAPTAIN GAVIN WEST BEFORE WALKING AWAY.

My stomach lurched. Over two thousand views in less than five minutes. The school management would have found out by now, and my scholarship would be dangling over the ladder.

Comments kept pouring in, and I quickly threw my phone back inside my bag.

I couldn't read a single word of the comments. I couldn't take it.

Five minutes later, Emma's faded silver Corolla pulled over at the roadside.

She stepped out of the car, hurried to my side, then wrapped her arms around me, slowly tapping my back.

“I'm so sorry, Yuna.” She whispered in my ear.

I buried my face on her shoulder, and fresh tears rushed down my face.

I couldn't understand why I was crying even after mentally telling myself not to.

Emma rubbed slow circles on my back as she consoled me.

“He has been sleeping with Anastasia,” I mumbled, and she nodded her head.

“I saw the video,” she whispered. “Forget about him. He was only good at hockey anyway and not even as good as Gavin West.” 

I pulled away from her, and she chuckled. “Yuna, did you really decide to kiss Gavin for revenge? What? Are you in high school?” She laughed.

My cheeks reddened, and I started walking towards the car.

“It was a mistake,” I murmured, and she hummed, her eyes twinkling and her lips spread in a smile. 

“I'm not judging.” She winked and walked towards the driver's side of the car. 

We entered the car, and I sighed.

“It is shocking that Ana would do that to you.” She said as she started the car and pulled away from the arena.

I stared out of the window and shrugged.

“She told me that he was going to break up with me anyway,” I said. “Those two have been talking about me behind my back.” 

I hated the fact that each word that I said tugged at my heart.

They really want to be with each other and continue sleeping around?

Fine! 

My phone rang inside my bag, and I glanced at Emma. My heart started pounding fast.

I reached inside my bag and grabb

ended the phone. I froze, my fingers trembling as I looked at the screen.

“Who is it?” Emma questioned.

“Dad.”