Everything Changes

Chapter Five (Picture of Anthony)

Stunned by what Anthony had just asked me, I just sit there for a moment.

"I don't know. We will talk about this tomorrow." I say in a tired whispered voice. He doesn't say anything, he just scoots over a little.
I do like him, but I've only known him a week. It could be that he really likes me, or it could be the fact that he is drunk. I think about all the possibilities of what could happen if I say yes. Then I think about what could happen if I say no. I mean I don't really know anything about him. He is cute and what he did tonight was really sweet. I fall asleep overthinking what had just happened.
----------------------------------------------Sunday Morning

I wake up feeling sick to my stomach with a pounding head to go with it. I start to move and feel something heavy on my stomach. I raise up to see what it is and it's Anthony's arm. I start to have a burning sensation in the back of my throat. I run to the bathroom and throw myself at the toilet. I get sick and just lay there for half an hour. I get up and take a warm shower to try and help my headache. It doesn't seem to help very much. I walk into the semi kitchen and grab my bag. I get two aspirins out and take them with some water.

Anthony shortly wakes up to what I have just experienced, he repeats the steps I had just took.

It's only just 11 and Kate is still asleep. I wake her up and she takes a shower.

"Hey," Anthony says but his voice trails off. I hope he isn't going to bring up what he asked me. "So umm...do you know your answer about the question I asked you?" Isn't that the best question to ask me about this early in the morning.

"Umm yeah I have." I say nervously. Hopefully he just leaves it at that.

"So...whats your answer?" He asks a little forcefully.

"Umm." I pause. He's cute, sweet, a good friend, supportive, what's not to like? "My answer is....no." I mean I just haven't known him long enough to want to date him yet.

"Whatever." He says angrily. But I mean he can't be mad at me, can he? "I will be back by 5. I'm going out for a while." He says and storms out slamming the door. Maybe that wasn't the best thing to tell him.

Katelin walks out the bathroom kinda fast wrapped in a towel. "What was that about?" She asks kind of worriedly.

"Umm he asked me to be his girlfriend last night...and I said no.."

"Why did you say no? He seems really nice." That's what I was afraid she was going to say. Maybe I made the wrong choice.

"I don't know, I mean I haven't known him but a week."

"So do you want to go out in a few?" She asks trying to change the subject, she can probably tell I'm uncomfortable talking about this considering the last time I had a boyfriend was a year ago. I was in love with him, we were together for a year. His name was Lewis Wayne Simmions.

"Sure. You wanna go to the mall then the actual kings dominion park?"

"Sure. That works for me. Just let me finish getting ready then we can go."

It is pretty warm outside so I grab some white short shorts and a mint green crop top that says "still killin' it" with my white converse. I brush my hair and leave it naturally wavy. I do my makeup light but my eyeliner kinda dark to make my eyes stand out.  Katelin is wearing the same white shorts as me but a pink crop top that says "how about no?" With her pink Jordan's. She has her hair into a high ponytail. She has natural looking makeup on, which she doesn't need it anyway.

"You ready to go?" Katelin asks with a grin across her face.

"Yeah let's go." I say as I head toward the door.

We go to the mall and walk around for a few hours then head to the food court for lunch. I think I see Anthony, but he gets up and walks over to a girl. She's okay looking. He talks for a second then starts kissing her! My head starts hurting and my stomach starts to swirl. I don't know why I feel so jealous or surprised. I mean I did say no, but seeing him kiss that girl. I don't even know, it just makes me really mad. Is it his girlfriend?! Was he with her when he asked me out?! Katelin notices what I'm looking at and pulls my arm. I pull away and walk towards him. Katelin runs in front of me and pushes me back and pulls my arm taking us away from the food court. We walk out of the mall and to the car in silence.

"I'm so sorry..." She says.

"For what?"

"I know you like him, I saw the look you had on your face when you saw him and that girl." 

We sit in silence as she starts her car. It's about 3:30 so we go to the theme park. We walk around and talk about what had just happened and then ride some rides. I play a game where you have to knock down the bowling pins. I knock them all down with one throw. I win a stitch stuffed animal! I love stitch, he is my favorite Disney character. It's about 6 so when we head back to the hotel to leave to go home.

We get to the hotel and Anthony is in the room laying on MY bed. I put all my stuff into my bag and go lay in Katelin's bed.

"Why are you over there? Come lay with me." He says to me patting the bed next to him.

Does he not realize what I just saw him doing? And he's going to act like it never happened? He must have lost his damn mind when that girl had her tongue down his throat!

"Excuse me?!? I saw you shoving your tongue down that girls throat at the mall! Who is she?!" I ask angrily.

"What girl?!"

"You know exactly what girl I'm talking about!"

"It was my ex-girlfriend. Why do you care anyway? You said no when I asked you out."

"Just cause I said no doesn't mean I don't like you!" As soon as I say it, I regret the words that just came out of my mouth.  

He sits there stunned. It's silent the rest of the time we are at the hotel other than the tv. The car ride home is silent until Anthony turns the radio on. He puts his knees into the back of my seat. I want to say something to him, but I don't know what. We get to my house first and I get my stuff out of the car and tell Katelin bye. I walk to my porch and hear footsteps behind me. I turn to see Anthony. I open the door and walk in he follows me upstairs and into my room. He looks like he is itching to say something. I unpack my stuff. He sits on my bed starring at me, he looks like he is about to explode with whatever he has to say.

"What?" I ask as he stares at me. He opens his mouth and words almost come out but nothing.

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