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Unexpected

I walk to my room so I could change but as I head to my room I see my mom standing in front of the stairway with her arms crossed. She gave me an intense glare.
"What time is it?" She asks

"Umm??? 6???" I squeal.

"It's 7 o'clock for crying out loud." she complains, "I'm so embarrassed he was waiting for you for an hour already! Go to your room and have a quick shower. Come back down once you finish!"
I head up stairs to my room and notice Andy left his jacket with me. I'll return it tomorrow. I do exactly as what my mom says. As I finish taking a bath, I immediately head down stairs. I go to the living room and I see a boy sitting on our sofa. He was seated across my dad. I couldn't see his face because his back was facing me.

"Kate! Your finally here!" My dad calls out. The boy turns around and I stop dead on my tracks. "Do you two know each other? I've heard that both of you go to the same school."

"Yes Dad, I see him a lot in school."

"What are you doing standing there? Come here sit next to John." I walk over to them and unwillingly sit next to him.

"I didn't know you guys have already seen each other." My dad says.

"I wanted to surprise her, she never recognized me." He answers.

"Dinner is ready!" My mom calls out. All of us head to dinning area. Dad sits at the far end of the table. Mom sits next to him while I sit across mom. John sits next to me and In sits next to mom.

"Kate don't you remember?" My dad interrupts, "you used to call him smelly Johnny before. You would even go to his house often."

"Really? Maybe I just have bad memory loss." I answer.

"John, how is Kelly?" My mom asks? Who the hell is Kelly? Is she the girlfriend?

"Kelly? She gave birth to several puppies." Ohh never mind.

"Kelly was the French bulldog you gave me before you left." He shares to me. It makes sense to me now. I'm the friend he was talking about. All we talked about was what happened to my parent's old friends and our old house.

After dinner, mom and dad leave John I to have our privacy.

"Katie, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have flirted with you. I didn't know you liked me and that I was leading you on." He speaks up.

"Then why did you kiss me back?" I ask, "You could have just pushed me right away."

"If it makes you feel better. When you and I were neighbors. I used to have a big crush on you, through the years I've gotten over you. When you kissed me, I felt that feeling again. Katie you were my first love." John tells me and looks me in the eyes. He said it with so much emotions. It was evident he wasn't lying.

"It's okay John. I forgive you." I tell him as I pat his shoulder.

"I don't know how I would face my girlfriend." Why am I always the victim of boyfriends kissing other girls. I stand up and pull John so that he could get on his feet.

"You should go home and get some sleep so you will think it through with a clear mind tomorrow." I push him to the front door.

"Fine, I'll get some sleep." He steps outside.

"Good night" I wave.

"Good night Katie" he smiles. I close the door and slump against it. I let out a huge sigh. Why do these things keep happening. I head to my room upstairs.

I was in my room listening to music. Now it makes me wonder. Why do I dream about John? What were my dreams before these cheesy ones. Could it be that my dreams were showing me John because I was missing something and it was trying to help me remember? But remember about what? My phone rings, its Lizzy. I answer the call and Lizzy sounds weird.
"Kate Jones, there is something your not telling me." She sniffs.