The Love Project *k.a*

28- "Why'd you chicken?"

Chapter 28

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"I dare you to kiss Kevin."

Everybody either gasped or laughed except me. I didn't know how to react. I barely registered what she exactly said. All I know is that I heard the words dare, kiss, and Kevin in the same sentence. And that wasn't good at al.

"You have a chicken, you don't gotta do it," Genny reminded me. I turned around to face her. She looked worried, probably because I looked sad and shocked at the moment. I looked at her for a second. Genny, the girl who genuinely believed I didn't wanna kiss Kevin.

I took a deep breath and looked up at Kevin. His face was unreadable. He was string at me waiting for me to say somm.

I don't know why I was hesitating, I mean I've dreamt of this for a long time now. I kiss Kevin and he automatically tells me he loves me and we live happily ever after.

Buh then it dawned on me. The reason I didn't wanna say yes. He didn't like me. He called me his sister, he texted me he'd never go for me. Can he make it any more obvious?

"Well? Are you going to do it or not?" Chelby asked getting annoyed. I looked away from Kevin and stared at the ground  while saying my next words.

"Ch-chicken," I muttered silently and I could feel her smirking.

"Very well then," she said in a sing-song voice and carried on. I glanced at Kevin quickly and saw that he walking away from the campfire back to the cabins.

Did I upset him? Why would it upset him? He doesn't like me! He never will, and he never has. Genny hit me lightly on the shoulder trying to cheer me up buh I didn't move. Everyone else continued on with the game, buh my thoughts were on just a few minutes ago.

Without thinking, I got up and started running away from the campfire, away from the cabins. Away from Kevin.

Genny called my name, buh I kept running faster and faster. I didn't want to talk about it. I didn't want to confess about it. I didn't want to think about what just happened.

I just needed to clear my head and as I slowed down a bit, I remembered the place that Kevin took me to earlier. I quickly ran towards the path that I was closest to and started walking down it with my arms crossed over my chest because it was freezing when you weren't by a fire.

I dare you to kiss Kevin.

I blinked the tears forming in my eyes and walked faster, wanting to get as far away from anyone as possible.

Chicken.

I choked down a down a sob just as the path ended and here I was again. At the edge of the lake, with huge rocks at the edge. I ran towards one closest to the edge and sat on the front of it. I took off my shoes and socks (A/N lets pray Kevin doesn't come 💀) and hung my legs overhaul e edge, pulling my jeans up to my knees. Water came up and splashed my legs with water and it felt good.

Camila, you're like a sister to me.

I pursed my lips together, trying not to cry buh the lump in my throat told me  that I was going to. Tears spilled down my cheeks and I let out a quiet sob.

This wasn't just a crush anymore. I was in love wi h him. I wanted to scream it out to the world that I did. I wanted everyone to know, buh at the same time there was a part of me that knee that telling him would ruin everything. Our friendship, and my love life.