Maybe It's Adoration.

Chapter Five, Your Cousin Came To Town.

"Who.." I took a pause, my mind wasn't processing it sounded like my cousin, Jane. But I doubted it was her. I continued my sentence,
"Who, is it?" I gulped feeling a large lump in my throat unable to swallow.
"..." there was silence, I heard heavily breathing. But silence, "it's Jane, y/n." I paused, it felt like I couldn't move. We live 18 hours away, and here she is. Outside my bedroom door. I hurried and got up from my bed, and tied my arms around her. She hugged back, but it wasn't a genuine hug. I knew something was off as she gave me that fake smile, she held my hand and took me downstairs, I sat on the couch next to my mother. They all looked serious, as if something had happened. I got scared, and my thoughts raced to the kiss earlier.
"Y/N. Please... tell me this isn't you."
I started into my moms eyes after she said that.
"Wh-"
Before I finished my sentence, she whipped her phone in my face, revealing a instagram account. With half of my family mentioned in the caption, it was the photo of me and Melanie kissing. My eyes grew bigger as I gulped and gathered confidence to start off a sentence.
"We-" I was cut off again by my mother.
"Your cousin, Jane was in town. Thought we'd suprise you, she came back from the market with a printed picture of you and her.. ki-" before my mother finished her sentence. She took a deep breath, inhaled in and out and sat there with her face hidden in her palms from the situation occurring. I had no words, I knew they eventually supported me being bisexual, but it wasn't about that. I was being an embarrassment for them, they stated how now I'm never gonna get into college because of "digital footprint." I scoffed at her speaking off that, why would it matter by me kissing someone? It's not that deep. I thought to myself.
"Mom. It's not like that, a boy named Michael came u-up to me.. he asked me on a date, I politely declined. He was a jock, and known for playing women. I wouldn't want to be seen with him, he wouldn't stop bothering me. So Melanie just helped me out by..." I sighed. "By doing that, it's just her helping me out as a friend, so he could leave me alone, nothing else mom."
Everyone's eyes were on me, my cheeks started burning from embarrassment, I never meant to cause this. Nor I had intentions of anything happening like this, but I guess we don't know what the future holds for us.
They all had looked like a wave of relief hit them. Which felt the same for me, it made me feel better knowing they just shaken it off.
"You know, y/n I really hope that's the case.. and nothing else is going on, that girl gets bullied, I don't want you getting bullied either." My dad said.
It made me feel furious, so what if mel gets bullied? I cannot hang out with her because of those reasons. Well fuck it, I don't care. I'm not leaving Melanie's side.
"I'm going to bed." I rolled my eyes and stormed upstairs roughly making sure they heard every single stomp. I heard my dad sigh loudly, which made my brows furrow. I walked back to check the messages with Tiffany, she had blocked me. Great, now it's my turn to get bullied. Another thing me and Melanie are going to have in common. I'm losing my mind.
The post that was published had 14k likes, what was so intresting about that post? It's just two dumb high schoolers trying to escape a creep.
I put my phone down and burried my face into my pillow screaming, I didn't even care if anybody heard. I walked to the bathroom, my mascara was smeared. I was on the verge of having a mental breakdown.
I hopped in the shower and stood there staring down for 25 minutes. I just had thoughts racing through my head, I couldn't even process doing anything. I started to tear up again and sniffle, I'm a teenager, that's never dealt with hate comments because I have zero fame. I wonder how Melanie's doing. I got down showering and put on a fluffy white robe with a scratchy grey towel wrapped over my hair, I brushed my teeth and then did my skincare, I took my hair out the towel and brushed it for 10 minutes, I finally put on a comfy pair of Victoria secret silky pajama set, with some fluffy slippers I got from one of the stands at the mall. I ended up giving Melanie a text.
"heyy, whatcha doinnnn?" — Y/N

"You seen the photos, haven't you." — Melanie

Now how did I give off a hint that I knew? All did is ask her wha-
I was interrupted from my thoughts, by a message. If I literally get interrupted one more time today. I swear. I read the message.

"Please. I still wanna be friends, I don't want this to stop anything y/n." — Melanie

"Don't worry, of course. No matter what I'll be sticking right by your side mel." — Y/N

"Goodnight, I love you." — Melanie

My cheeks burnt up, I was typing "I love you too." Until the power shut off, and I heard running right outside my door to downstairs. "What just happened?!" I yell.
"Mom!" I yell again, yet no response.

Melanie's POV
I jumped around and burried my face into my pillow, I cannot believe I just sent that, what did I just do?! I thought to myself. What was happening to my shy self? I looked at the message, she was typing. Until she stopped, I looked at it every 20 seconds but it's just been left on seen, my eyes started burning up. I don't get it, I'm only trying to be nice? Does she think I'm weird for saying "I love you." I wope away my tears with the corner of my sleeve.
I only meant it as friends, I think.
Thoughts kept racing through my mind until I fell asleep, my tear stained pillows fading as the sun started to rise. I woke up at 5am, my eyes were puffy from crying. I never meant to sound clingy, nor needy. Why am I such a crybaby?"
Negative thoughts continued to flow in my mind, I didn't feel like going to school..
I heard a sudden ring from my phone, I turned to see who it was..

I'll update tomorrow hopefully! If you like Melanie stories, try reading my new story! It's called "The Bet." 💓