"I know he's drunk."
I went into my room with all the papers, unsure of where to start. I had the weekend, but after, it was going to be really hard to get these in.
I must've sat at my desk, staring at the stack for at least half an hour before there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." I said, snapping out of my thoughts and trying to sound like my usual happy self. The door opened and Soda came in. He quickly shut the door behind him.
"Look Elle, I'm sorry okay? I didn't mean to-" I cut him off.
"No, don't worry about it, I overreacted, okay?" I said.
"Let me finish." He said. I bit my lip and nodded.
"I know I've been snappy at ya lately. I know school is tough for you, and it was tough for me too back before I stopped goin'. I should've just tried to empathize with you." He paused before going on, almost unsure if he wanted to continue, but I stayed quiet.
"And I love you, and it's not just the fact we're best friends now. Sandy made me realize that you are everything I could ask for." He stopped himself from speaking anymore, but I was just partially in shock.
Now that he put it into words, he was right. For a long time, I've felt something more that I barely realized. That feeling I got towards Sandy wasn't nothing, it was jealousy.
He awaited an answer, I could see a look on his face, almost regret.
"I'm sorry if I messed up a perfectly good friendship..." He said, beginning to walk away.
"Soda, no! Wait!" I said. He looked back.
"I think I might feel he same way." I said the last few words quietly. He heard me though.
He walked over to me and hugged me tight and I did the same.
"Is it too early to kiss you?" He asked me.
"Yes, but I don't care." I chuckled, smiling widely.
That's when he leaned in. I felt a burn come across my cheeks as he kissed me.
It was the first time I've ever been kissed, kissed anyone, anything like that. To be honest, it made me nervous, but I was just so happy to be in this moment. We broke away.
"You're a good kisser, did you have a secret boyfriend I didn't know about?" He teased. I laughed.
"Shut up." I said, lightly slapping his arm. We kissed again. Suddenly the door opened. We both broke away and turned towards the door. It was Two-bit.
"Oh my god...OH MY GOD!" He ran away quickly and I looked at Soda wide-eyed. "SODA AND ELLE ARE KISSING!!! I REPEAT! SODA AND ELLE ARE KISSING!!!"
Soda and I just looked at each other laughing. I buried my face in my hands, feeling embarrassed, but I was still laughing.
Then I let my mind take over.
I started to think about him and Sandy. He just broke up with her, and I know he could possibly be looking for a distraction. I know Soda wouldn't do that knowingly, but he'd do it to deal with the pain. His mind might think this is how to get over her. I'm afraid to ask, but more importantly, I'm afraid to find out his feelings for me aren't genuine.
"Is somethin' on your mind?" Soda asked me.
"No." I said. He raised his eyebrows.
"Maybe...yeah." I put my head down.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I don't want to say somethin' to make ya mad." I said.
"Just tell me." He said.
"Are ya sure this is about me? Not Sandy? You like me? This is not because you are tryin' to get over Sandy?" I asked a lot of the same questions, and honestly I felt bad. I just didn't want to get hurt and I didn't want Soda to get hurt.
"I'm sure." He said. I didn't think he'd answer so calmly.
"I'm sorry. I'm just scared to lose you too." I said. My mother was dead, my dad could die any second, I'm afraid to lose him too.
"It's okay, there's no need to explain." He said. I rested my head on his shoulder. I hear a few pairs of running footsteps.
"They do look awfully close..." I heard Steve's voice say as his head appeared from behind the wall.
"I never woulda thought...Sodapop and Elle." Johnny said. I giggled, getting up. Soda followed me.
"The lovebirds themselves!" Two-bit yelled. I smacked him on the back of the head.
"Owwie." He said, beginning to laugh like a maniac.
"I think he's drunk." I said.
"You think?" Johnny asked.
"I know he's drunk." I corrected.
"I'm hungry, let's go eat." I said.
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Evermore | Sodapop Love Story | The Outsiders
Fanfiction"Elle, why? Are you not happy here? Am I doing something wrong...?" His voice seemed to break when he was asking that last question. "No, it's not you." I was taken aback. "Did I do something to make you think that?" I asked, feeling pretty shitty. ...
