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Before I could turn the corner, I heard Kai talking to Charlie, but I heard my name.
"Charlie, this is getting ridiculous. You hit Ivy. That fight got bad because of Ivy, but it started because of you." Kai sounded mad.
"Yeah, I know. I said sorry and I do feel bad. What else do you want me to say?"
Charlie seemed irritated.
"I can't do this" Kai said.
"What?" Charlie looked surprised and nervous.
"What do you mean?"
Kai sighed and took a second to answer.
"What I mean is, if you are going to change or do stupid stuff just because of Ivy, then I'm not going to stick around. I'm not going to watch you throw away your hard earned work because you are, I don't know, mad?"
I could tell he sounded upset. But he sounded more serious than sad.
"That's not fair" Charlie said.
"You control what you do, Charlie. You had an outburst in class, you are falling behind on homework and school, and you just got into a fight. You would've never done that before. I don't want to see you fall apart. And I certainly don't want to fall apart with you."
"Kai.." Charlie sounded sad but she knew he was right.
"To answer your question, what I want you to say is, that you promise you won't screw up. Don't let your emotions get in the way. Please?"
Charlie took a second to answer.
"Alright. I'm sorry."
Kai put his hand on his head, his thumb rubbing the scabbed cut on his forehead.
"I don't want to be harsh, Charlie, but at the same time I'm trying to get this into your head."
They fell silent as the hallway creaked off footsteps.
"I'm sorry. But please don't let anything else happen."
Kai said as he hugged Charlie. She closed her eyes, but as he pulled away she opened them and saw me. She tilted her head and her eyebrows went down. I ran away before they could say anything.
Class soon started and Charlie walked in. She made eye contact with me and I froze. She walked over to her desk like nothing ever happened. I don't know if it was anger or embarrassment since she saw me listening to her and her boyfriend, but her giving me that unbothered eye contact made me feel off. I assumed that I was just waiting for the worse like a lecture or another outburst. But nope. Nothing came out of Charlie's mouth that regards to my name.
She wrote down notes and seemed to enjoy class, like she used to. Maybe our rivalry is really over. Maybe that fight brought out the anger in us and relieved us from all the drama after giving each other what we deserve. I don't know, but something in me wants to be closer to Charlie.
After all, we do have a lot in common and most classes together. Hey, maybe I can get some easy homework answers from her. A lot of stressing and anger would be weighted off me if we just became friends or ignored each other.
I think Charlie is already two steps ahead because we haven't made eye contact all class. I thought about our fight and everything we fought about. Then, I thought about my sister. I've never gotten over the fact that she could be so disloyal to someone like Antonio. This whole time me and Charlie have been fighting a fight that our siblings created.
Well, my sibling. We were their shadows and fought the fights they couldn't. Charlie and I never had any problems. Yes, the whole debate thing and how she kept winning killed me inside. But I wouldn't punch her over it. Even if she punched me first. Charlie had a reason to be mad, but not at me.
I turned to tell her my realization but I didn't even have to move my head. When I came back into focus, I was staring dead at her. One of her eye brows raised and her mouth lay open. No words came out but she seemed a little uncomfortable. She mumbled something under her breath but I couldn't hear. She probably thought I was crazy. And I was.
"I was just going to say something." I said, trying to act neutral but I was panicking inside.
She looked at me and the light dimmed on her face and her black hair showed brown highlights. She stared at me with doe eyes for a minute before asking,
"What is it?"
Her tone was impatient and kind of sassy, but I didn't mind. It wasn't so bad, actually. I stared at her necklace. It was a cross that had small diamonds in the middle. It was nice and I kind of wished I had one. She gave me a questioning and concerned look and I remembered that I had something to tell her. I was lost and my mind went blank. She opened her mouth to say something but the bell rang. She shrugged but grabbed her backpack and walked out the door.
I was the last to leave the classroom because I was lost in my mind and I couldn't really find the focus to move from my seat. It was until the teacher gave me an awkward stare that I ran out the door and to my next class. Gosh, it seems like she's everywhere I look. I saw her and Kai, hiding behind a fountain. The one I shoved her into that day. They talked and she laughed. They gave a fast kiss as they noticed the halls getting empty.
She ran to her next class and Kai walked to the room next to the fountain. I forgot I had class too and I had to sprint to my class last second. It's annoying that I always wait and watch what Charlie does before I come back to my senses. She haunts me everywhere.
(DANG 999 WORDS ALMOST ONE HUNDRED- aren't they so sweet!~ totally my favorite ship-)
