Her Fragile Heart

Chapter Seven

Photo is of Courtney Cox who plays Mrs. Geller incidentally ^.^

~Kassie~

When he said, “Kassie, I love you,” my heart stopped in an instant and slammed against my ribcage.

Then, in another, it started to race fourth again into a wild frenzy.

“Bryan…” This was so hard to say. It was hard, but I knew it was true. I had to let go of Jimmy… “Bryan, I love you too.”

“Good,” he said fervently.

My heart sped up much more… and I didn’t think my heart could beat so wild… so frenzied… so fast….

And then he kissed me. It was like nothing I’d ever felt before. I remembered when Jimmy kissed me, how it felt. Bryan? Was so much more different. He kissed passionately, yet laid back. Urgently but yet… he took his time.

All I’m saying is that it was amazing. And perfect. It was the best kiss that I have ever experienced.

That morning I woke up on the other side of Bryan, almost falling off the couch. The only thing that prevented me from falling was him holding me. It was probably the best wake- up I’ve ever had.

“Bryan,” I whispered because it was probably only six and my mom was still sleeping.

“Mmm?” He asked.

“Wake up sleepy head,” I smiled.

He opened his eyes slowly and then he looked at me and smiled, “I seriously thought this was all a dream.”

“Not a dream, reality.”

He kissed my cheek, “Go back to your room; I don’t want your mom to suspect anything.”

I suppose he was right.

I got of the couch and stumbled into my room, I wasn’t so coordinated in the mornings.

I hopped into bed and pulled my blankets over top of me. Before I closed my eyes I looked around my room, noticing how many pictures I had up of Jimmy still.

I got up and took one off the pink shelf in my room. I stared at it for a while, but no tears came.

I was okay.

I took the back off it and took the picture out of the frame. I looked at the empty frame and again no tears came, I did feel my chest tighten up a bit though.

But I was still okay.

I proceeded to take all of my pictures of Jimmy down. I set all of them on my bed carefully. I found an empty shoe box in my closet and dug around in my night stand drawer until I found a Sharpie. I labeled the box “Jimmy”. I put all the pictures in it. I grabbed his sweatshirt he gave me from my closet, folded it, and put it beside the pictures. I picked up the stuffed animal he gave me for our first month anniversary and put it in the box as well.

After I got all of his stuff he gave me and put them in the box, I stared solemnly at it for a while. If Bryan was right, I knew I wouldn’t forget him and that it really was time for me to move on now. I put the lid on and walked halfway to my closet when I remembered something.

I walked back to my bed and set the box down.

I took the lid off for the last time of my life.

I slipped a ring off of my finger.

I looked at it and smiled halfway, remembering.

Everything’s gonna be fine said the inscription.