Glass Heart

Part Thirty-Two

Kylie's POV:

It was silent for a moment. A very long moment.

Malia opened her mouth, hesitated and closed it.

I just stood there and stared, waiting for a response.

A minute passed, but it felt like an hour.

"What's wrong with you?"

I was taken aback. How could she ask me that?

I felt my cheeks get more red the more frustrated I became.

Never ever would I have expected Malia to be cheating on me.

Never ever would I have expected her reaction to be angry shouting.

Who in their right mind gets caught cheating and then yells at the other person...

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you? Youre literally out here with the guy that you almost chose over me. Oh wait, the guy you did choose over me."

I crossed my arms, waiting for a response.

"Unbelievable, Kylie. Youre unbelievable." Malia scoffed and took a breath. "You know, I was out here for you. I don't even drive, yet I was out here finding answers for you. I just cut ties with my best friend for you. And I was trying to keep myself from driving while crying, that way I could be safe, for you."

She was passionate with what she was saying. She was being genuine.

As she angrily spoke, I realized how dumb I am. How quick I am to point fingers.

I've just been so stressed, and I know it sounds like an excuse, but it's not.

Im not only under so much pressure shooting Descendants, but my fans want me to write more songs, and this stalker stuff topped everything off.

Not to mention the stalker was my first love.

No more excuses.

I realized how much Malia was doing for me. I was too blind to see it.

Shay was her best friend. They've been friends for years and years, and now they arent.

Because of me.

It killed me to know that Malia did all of that for me, and the first thing I responded with was anger.

"This doesn't explain why you were hugging Bryce." I believed every word that came from Malias mouth, but I still needed clarity.

She rolled her eyes and threw her hands up in the air.

"He lives on this street. I forgot about it until he came up to me. I was crying, he cared." Malia sat back down. "We established that we're just friends way before he hugged me."

I didn't say anything. I felt so bad.

I yelled at my girl who had the best intentions, and I yelled at Bryce, a guy i've never met just because he was being a good friend consoling my girlfriend when I was nowhere to be found.