The Promise

Chapter 38 - Unexpected

Chapter 38 - Unexpected

I don't want to go to school.

A day has passed and I'm still not happy. I tried to keep my mind filled with beautiful thoughts, but it is always ruined whenever Nick pops in my head.

Damn it. I hate him so much. I hate myself too. I hate myself for letting him get away with it. Most especially, I hate myself for letting me get burned by the fire.

While I drown myself in my thoughts, I saw Hailey from my peripherals trailing behind me. "Jane, are you okay?" The red head asked worry evident in her tone.

I managed a small smile and responded, "Yes."

"You don't look okay to me."

I sighed, "I just-"

"You miss Dylan, don't you?" I looked at her surprised, "And how you said it was just a game for you and Nick right?"

That literally caught me off guard. "I- How'd you know?"

"Jane, it's predictable."

I blinked.

Sometimes Hailey can be scary especially when she's right. I wonder if she's a psychic.

I just don't seem to understand why I let Nicholas ruin my life after I promised myself that it'll be my turn to break him. Unfortunately, I'm wrong again. I always have this stupid soft spot for him. Like wtf man.

And then there's Dylan. Whenever he's around, I feel so weird and alive and happy. I remember our trips together last summer, how we went diving, how he held his breath underwater for a split second and immediately emerges back when my cousin can't hold his breath any longer, declaring himself a winner and a cheater at the same time. And that kiss. That amazing feeling when our lips touch.

Could it be that I feel something more than what I usually feel whenever Nick is around? Or is it a whole lot more than that?

As soon as we arrived in our classroom, I sulk in my seat with Hailey trying to cheer me up.

I prepared my tthings I jumped when someone patted my back.

"Excuse me, may I sit next to you?"

My breathing stopped.

"Dylan?" Instead of answering, my blond friend smiled and opened his arms for me. I immediately jumped off my seat and gave him a tight hug.

I buried my face onto his uniform; I can smell his cologne. I can hear him chuckle lightly.

Breaking the hug, I looked at him with pure joy. He looks paler than the last time, but his golden eyes are still bright and cheery.

"I missed you."

"I missed you more, Jane."

Right now, nothing else mattered. Seeing Dylan is enough. I just wanted to see his smile, his laughter, hear his lame jokes. But my gut is telling me something that I don't understand. But still, I'm at bliss with him.

"I'm sorry I have to be gone long."

"It doesn't matter, I'm glad that you're here."

He flashed me a small smile, "There's something I need to tell you, Jane."

Upon hearing those words, my heart beat accelerated 5x faster. I feel anxious on what he's going to say, "Okay, what is it?"

When he was about to tell me, our teacher came in, so we immediately scrambled to our seats.