Him&Her

Her:16

"Lies.

They consume and eat you alive. The guilt alone will make you want to rip your hair out.

It's the worst feeling in the world."

"Nova! Shut up with all the philosophical talk!" I yelled as she gave me an annoyed look.

"If you never tell him. You'll never know how he feels about it."

"Maybe I don't want him to know. Maybe I want him not to know."

"Well your going to have a lot of explaining to do when he finds you."

I sighed. "If ."

"No if."

"Yes If! No one knows except for you! Not even my brother."

"Well.." I looked over at her. "Okay it wasn't me but the pictures from the dance are coming out tomorrow and you came under that he's going to be looking through them. Trying to find you."

"Wait! Did we take any photos with our masks off?"

"I don't think so. But there are photos of you with him."

"How do you know?"

"I may or may not have looted the photos when they first got here and got the ones of you and him out before anyone saw."

I grinned as I hugged her. "This why we are best friends. Can I see them?"

"Here." She took a folder of pictures out. And sure enough there were pictures of us. Talking, smiling, dancing.

"Are there more?"

"Ev. I just got the first ones I saw there could be more. And..."

"It doesn't matter."

"Why?" She looked confused.

"Because in his mind there will be this depiction of the perfect Cinderella, the perfect girl for him. And I'm not that."

"But.."

"Nova. Can we drop it for today. I don't want to talk about it."

"Ev! You can't keep running away from your problems! You need to tell him! He had the right to know."

"And I have the right to keep somethings in the dark."

"What about him? What about his feelings!? All he talks and cares about is you! Cole keeps asking me if I have any idea do you know how hard it is to lie to him!?"

"You know what Nova! Go tell them! Go tell everyone that I am Zach's Cinderella maybe it'll clear your conscious."

"I'm not doing this for me! I'm doing it for you! Zach is the one guy you've loved!"

"Well maybe I don't love him! And maybe you should just shut the fuck up and leave it alone!"

"I can tell when I'm not wanted." she picked up her stuff and stomped out.

I heard the front door slam and I winced as I lay my head on the bed.

Great first I lose my bracelet and keeping that night under the radar and now my best friend is mad at me beyond belief because I can't keep my mouth shut.

This is just getting better and better.