Following The Stars (UNDER MAJOR CONSTRUCTION!)

Chapter Thirty Three

I touch my light brown curls and look at the mirror. It's been a long time since I have curled my hair, and the last time was when I was in Texas.

I take a step back and inspect my outfit. Skinny black jeans with a violet colored dressy shirt, topped off with some diamond ear rings. The weather in Texas has been humid and wet so I hope my curls don't become frizzy.

I grab my phone and wallet and shove them in my pockets.

It's 7:15. Where is Cole? He said he'll be here on the dot. And when that thought passed through my head I heard the doorbell rang.

I quickly ran to the door and opened it. I was expecting Cole to be standing there with a big smile on his face, ready to take my somewhere. But I was so very wrong.

It was Tomas.

My cheeks turned bright red and I stared intently at the ground. I didn't want to see the hurt, the love and the sadness in his eyes. Because all I left him was a note.

"Tomas... Why are you here?" I quietly choked out.

"Mia," he sighed. "I think you made the wrong decision. Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me you were moving back to Texas? I was worried." He said angrily.

"Because I, because I just didn't want to leave you there, I knew you would try to maybe convince me to stay but I can't. I've tried to beg my parents but they won't budge and here I am." I stammer out while a few tears stream my face.

"Mia, we could of worked it out." He says softly, taking my hand in to his.

"I don't know wh-" then I was cut off by another voice that was not mine or Tomas'.

"Hey Mia. You ready for our date?" Cole came from behind Tomas and pecked me on the cheek while handing me a bouquet of flowers.

"Uh hey Cole, thanks for the flowers." I say while lifting the flowers.

"Anything for the girl whose willing to date me." He says flashing me a big smile.

"Wait let me get this straight." Tomas says. I kind of forgot that he was there.

"You agreed to go on a date with him? Without even telling me?!?" He say anger rising in to his eyes.

"Tomas I didn't think you were gonna show up here! I didn't know you would still care about me!" I shout back at him.

"Of course I still care for you! But who is he anyways?" He says harshly while he cocks his head towards Cole.

Big breaths now.

"He's Cole Witwhorth. My boyfriend before I moved to Colorado." I say.

"And so who is he?" Cole points at Tomas.

"My ex-boyfriend in Colorado." I say answering his question.

Both boys look at each other probably to determine where each other's weaknesses are.

"So you're going on a date with him?" Tomas finally says.

"Yes, I agreed to go with him today." I nod.

"But what about us Mia? What about what we had?" He says sadness running through his voice.

"I'm so sorry Tomas, but like I said maybe it wasn't meant to be. Maybe we weren't right for each other." I wiped a few tears of my face.

"But Mia. I love you, and I still do. You can't leave me like this. I'll do anything. There's nothing in the world that will stop me from being your boyfriend." He says desperately.