Our prettiest mistakes ever made

Chapter 2; The cousin

I spent the whole night up, was I traumatized ? What was wrong with me. Now he’ll know that I just kissed his cousin for him to be jealous or some shit. It’s already 1 am in the morning, but I wouldn’t be Alyssa if I slept like everyone else did at this time. So instead of sleeping, I get up, put some jeans and a sweatshirt, random shoes and go out.
It’s so calm and dark outside, and it’s not until I’m quite far from home now that I realised I forgot my earphones, so I just put music freely on my phone. My biggest fear right now isn’t someone kidnapping me or killing me even. It’s for me to see Alex out here, because even if I keep telling myself that I don’t care, I do. I really loved him, but he didn’t even try to come and talk to me after all what happened. I really tried to move on from him but I couldn’t, he was the first guy who ever made me feel loved. I try to not think about him but now I start thinking about the other guy I kissed, his cousin. Was I that unlucky ? Why did I kiss only a related one of his instead of one of all the other plenty guys at the beach. It was like some kind of joke on me.
I just got near the beach, I pulled off my shoes to walk on the sand. I still remember the first time in here, or the second, or the hundred other ones. Because I never came here alone, always with Alexander. I’m sure the ocean’s probably laughing at me right now, I myself kind of want to laugh at myself. The beach’s not helping so I put my shoes on and turned around, but when I look up, my eyes meet with a pair of blue ones. No, it’s not Alex but his cousin. I wonder how the moment can be more awkward than this. I try to pass him but he calls my name.
« Alyssa, right ? » he said, « yes ? It’s me, what do you want from me ? » I said back,
« What do I want from you ? It’s you who kissed me earlier and went like nothing happened. » he said, taking a step closer, now what should I do ? Who would believe that I am at the beach at 1 : 30 am with the cousin of my exboyfriend who I just kissed earlier like we were together from a long time ago.
« Look, I only kissed you because you were the only guy near. I wanted to make Alex think I’ve moved on. » I said,
« Are you serious ? What kind of stupid plan of yours is this ? You just kiss a stranger to make your ex jealous ? » he said,
« Okay, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have, it was stupid. » I replied, « But, what did you tell him ? »
He sighed, then ; « I told him you were my girlfriend. And thanks for that because he just kicked me out of his house and now I have nowhere to go and spend the night. »
« What ? why would you say that for me ? And why would he kick you out ? » I said,
« Because I pity you and you’re lucky I had a little bit of sympathy towards you. Now instead of asking me questions, or thanking me, find me somewhere to sleep. You’re my ‘girlfriend’, remember ? » He said, but I just stared open mouthed. Are we really doing this ? Fake dating was jusy something I’d see in the movies.
« Don’t tell me you wanna sleep in my house. My parents would never agree. » I said, ignoring the fact that I was supposed to be in bed right now not talking to someone at 2 am at the beach. « And I don’t even know your name. » I added .
« Micheal, my name’s micheal. » He said.
           I know it would sound dumb but I let him stay at my house for some stupid reason. I locked the door of my bedroom and let him sleep on the floor. I told him to leave by the window the next morning and he agreed.
He wasn’t sleeping though.
« Alyssa » he said,
« what ? »,  « why did you break up with Alex ? » he said
Why was he telling me this ? He’s the one who opened the door for me when Alex got out with his other girl.
« He cheated on me, and you know that. Now sleep. » I said back.
« fine. » he just said, but he didn’t sleep, he got his phone out and started looking at it. That guy was so annoying, why did I let him sleep in here after all ? He could possibly kill me.
« hey, promise not to kill me in my sleep. » I whispered, and then I heard him laugh under his breath before saying « I promise. »
The next morning, I woke up from the knocking on my door, I almost had a heart attack when I remembered Micheal was sleeping in my room, luckily when I turned around he was already gone.
I got up from bed and opened the door, It was my mom telling me there was a guy wanting to see me. Who could it be ? Probably Alex, I told her I was coming, and i brushed my hair real quickly and put on some lip gloss. I went down the stairs in a hurry but when I opened the door i found Micheal instead, and I was disappointed and a fool at the same time to think it was Alex.
            « Go pick your swim suit, we’re going to the beach. » he said,
« what ? Why would I go to the beach with you ? » I replied,
« You’re my girlfriend, you need to come with me, and Alex and the others are going to be there too so… »
              I’m feeling really weird to come with Micheal to the beach admitting I am his new girlfriend. And even more now that I saw Alex from afar. Micheal had probably seen that I was anxious so he took my hand in his and that made me feel weird.
Once we arrived near his friends he told me to act cool and to ignore Alex. And that’s exactly what I did. I still remember some of those people from my first time here. But my eyes got stuck on the blonde girl Alex was dating, she was looking at Micheal with teary eyes, I wonder why. And then I caught Alex’s brown eyes, I always knew how to read him, but this time was different.
           « Alyssa, wanna swim ? » Micheal asked me, and I was dying to make Alex jealous, so I pulled my dress off waiting for Micheal. When he pulled his shirt off, I realised that Micheal was pretty attractive too. He is tall and has black wavy hair with ocean blue eyes and a perfect body, I was thinking of all of that when he pulled me by the hand towards the water. And then, at that moment, I closed my eyes and imagined that was Alex and I was about to live one of the best moments of my life. And I did, but not with Alex, with Micheal.