Loved and Lost

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

When I arrived home, I put some beans in the microwave and put two slices of bread in the toaster. I poured a glass of orange juice and gulped half of it down. The toast popped up. I spread on a thick layer of butter and cut them in half. I put them on a plate and took the beans out of the microwave. I put them on top, and took it through to the living room. I put the TV on and put on a rerun of Friends. It was something to do, I suppose.

After I'd finished, I washed my plate and put it out to dry. I walked up to my room and pulled my phone out of my pocket. I had a message from Ryan:

Hey, how are you?

Nb mate, got summet to ask you...

What's up??

I've got a secret admirer, any idea who it is?

There was quite a long pause before my phone bleeped again:

It's me

I was confused. What does he mean, it's me? He's what? I text him back:

What do you mean?

Another pause:

I'm your secret admirer. Well not so secret anymore

I was shocked. Ryan? We'd been friends for years, best friends in fact. I never imagined he fancied

me, and I'd never thought of him as more than a friend. I just sat still for a few moments, wondering how I didn't know how he felt. I sent him a message:

So what happens now?

He text back almost immediately:

Will you go out with me Kayleigh? And if it's too awkward for you, we can still be just friends. Please?

Ok

I didn't know what else to say. He said we could still be friends, but could we really? I mean, best friends? Would that work? Well, there was only one way to find out...