The Best Of Friends// Robbie Kay

Chapter 16: Friendly Lecturs And More Awkwardness

Hey guys!! Sorry I have been so very sparatic with updates. I went through a lack of motivation existential crisis thing. So I apologise dearly!! Oh yeah and the pic of Robbie during 'snowmageddon' god he's a nerd. Yet we still love him. Annywhoo ON WITH THE CHAPTERRRRRRRR>>>>>>
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Makenna's POV

The day I dreaded came upon us. Back to school. I really was not going to look forward to this. I really hate this awkwardness we still have between us. I realize I should just tell him and stop being a wuss, but I'm scared okay. I know I shouldn't be, but I am. The awkwardness is slowly going away, but it's still there. The ride to school was especially quiet. Just the occasional sideways glances he was giving me.
We arrived at the table and te guys instantly snapped their heads in our direction.
"Hey lads," Robbie greeted them cheerfuly. I waved at them smiling.
"Hey," they all said with slight smirks on their faces. I questioned it, but brushed it off.
"So, how was your holiday?" Alex smirked, looking at us. Robbie's cheerful expression lessened and he shook his head slightly at Alex. Everyone else's face softened into a sort of pity.
"Oh," Alex said quietly. "Sorry."
The tension was so thick, it was practically solid. I hated it. Thankfully, the bell rang shortly. I rushed out of the cafeteria and to my locker.
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I shut my locker with a bang and leaned up against it. I sighed and brushed the hair out of my face. I heard a bang next to me. I snapped up and saw a very confused and irritated looking Andy with his fist on the locker. I raised an eyebrow and he gave me a 'really?' look.
"What?" I asked.
"What the hell?" He said loudly. I shushed him before motioning for him to follow.
"What?" I asked again.
"You freaking friend- zoned him?! You told me you loved him!" He whisper yelled.
"I do! I just got scared!" I whined. "Wait, did you know?"
"Know what?"
"Know he liked me?"
"Of course I did," he said as if it was obvious.
I sighed, shaking my head before entering the art room.
"I cannot believe you right now," he whispered.
"I'm sorry okay! I don't know what you want me to do!"
"Tell him!"
"I can't okay," I grumble.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm scared!" I give in. "I don't want things to go badly or for me to ruin everything like I always do!"
Andy looked at me in awe. He looked at me as if I was crazy.
"Really?" he asked, baffled. I sighed and nodded.
"Okay. For one, keeping to yourself and not telling him, is absolute torture for the both of you. He's devastated because you don't feel the same, and it's killing you keeping this secret and seeing him like that," He said. I hated the fact that everything he said was true. "You need to strap on your big girl pants, and tell him!"
I sighed and thought it over for a minute, Andy continued to stare expectantly at me. I close my eyes and nodded.
"I will," I said.
"You better mean it this time," he said sternly, pointing a finger at me. I nodded again before getting back to work.
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The ride home was just as bad as the ride to school. I didn't have anything to say to break the dreadful silence. So we sat in silence. Again, he snuck sideways glances at me ocasionally. I didn't want to make eye contact and make it even more awkward. So I just sat staring out the window.
We pulled into the driveway and I go to get out, but find that the door is locked. I turned to Robbie with an eyebrow raised. He's staring back at me.
"This awkwardness is killing me," he said. I sighed and sat back in my seat.
"I know," I said quietly.
"I get it. It's strange. Knowing that I feel the way I do and you not feel the same," he paused for a moment. Grimacing. "But, we're best friends. I intend to keep it that way."
I paused just thinking and soaking up what he had said. With a breath, I nodded and he unlocked the doors. We walked inside and slung our backpacks on the floor. My mom had sadly left a few days after Christmas. Dad had left the day after Christmas. I hate how they're always gone. But, they're happy and doing what they love. That's all that matters to me. We flopped down on the couch in the living room.
"I hate snow, you know," I complained.
"Why?" Robbie asked, chuckling.
"We cant do nothin. The treehouse is buried, the woods is like buried in snow, all the animals are gone. It's just not fun."
"Who said we can't make it fun?" He said smiling. I raised an eyebrow.
He stood up and motioned for me to follow him. He started to get his outdoor stuff on. I followed, putting on my boots, jacket, hat and gloves. I turn to Robbie to see him looking at me. I turn to him expectantly, he opens the door and runs outside. I laugh and follow, running into the snowy yard.
Robbie falls to the ground and the snow puffs up. I laugh as he made snowangles, I couldnt help but fall next to him and make one too. We giggled like children and quickly stood up, careful not to stand on the imprinted snow. We stood next to eachother, reviewing our great masterpiece. I nodded in approval.
"Not to shabby mate," I said, mimicking his accent. He chuckled shaking his head.
"Yeah, your's is nice. Reminds me of you," he smiled. I rolled my eyes while smiling.
I smirked and grabbed a handful of snow and flung it at him. He stopped to recover from the shock and looked down at his snow covered jacket. I doubled over laughing. He chuckled and ran towards me. I squealed and ran away. He laughed evilly and threw a handful of snow towards me. It landed in the center of my back. I squeal and spin around. Robbie was laughing with a huge smile on his face. His eyes were lit up and face filled with bright happiness. I laughed aswell. Whenever Robbie smiles, I feel like everyone around him smiles.
Before I know it, I'm being picked up. I squeal as I'm thrown into a huge pile of snow. I gasp at the coldness before bursting out laughing. I open my eyes and see a pair of happy, bright of forest green eyes staring back at me. I freeze and my heart starts thumping in my chest. I'm still grinning like an idiot. Robbie laughs and I can feel his soft breath on my face.
"Consider it payback, love," he laughs.
"Payback? All I did was throw a small handfull of snow at you!" I laugh.
"Okay, I may have overreacted, but it dosn't matter," he smirks.
"Can I get up now?" I ask. He stops, pretending to think for a minute.
"Sure, why not." He gets up and puts his hand out to help me up. I grab it and hoist myself up with a grunt. I brush myself off before looking up and meeting Robbies eyes again.
I smile before starting to walk inside. He soon catches up so he's walking right next to me. He plants a quick kiss on my cheek, then turns and acts like he didn't do anything. I whack him and walk faster in an attempt to hide the redness of my face. Once we get inside I peel off my outdoor clothes.
"I'm gonna go get changed real quick," I told him. He nodded and proceeded to take his boots off.
I ran upstairs and peeled off my wet pants and socks. I put on a pair of blue shorts and put on an old spiderman T-shirt that I now realize is gertting a bit too small. It was just a bit tight in the chest and stomach, but it'll do for now. I walked downstairs to find Robbie with his head in the freezer.
"Alright, I'm thinking pizza? How's that sound?" He asked turning around. He stopped and took a deep breath through his nose with wide eyes. His eyes raked me up and down. I felt like a bug under a microscope.
To get rid of the awkwardness, I walked to the freezer and pulled out the pepperoni pizza. Robbie stepped aside and awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. I followed the directions as it said on the box before sitting on the counter with my feet hung over the edge.
Robbie still had that dumstruck look on his face.
"What?" I asked him.
"Oh, uh, n-nothing..." he trailed off. I shrugged and walked over to the fridge. I bent down and grabbed a soda from the drawr down bottom. I kick the door shut and opened the soda can. I took a few sips and wiped my mouth with the back my hand.
"Y-you know Kenna, I-I'll just be in the, the b-bathroom..." He stuttered out before rushing out of the room, not making eye contact with me. What'd I do? I shrugged before plonking down on the couch.
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I climbed into bed and Robbie soon followed after. I was facing the wall, lying on my side. I felt two arms wrap around me and pull me close. I snuggled into him as he was quite warm. In my head, I secretly loved this. I hated those days when he was with Abby and he never came over. I could stay right here, right now, forever. Him silently lulling me to sleep.
"I hope you know how beautiful you are to me," he wispers quietly. I tiredly smile.
After a few minutes, when I'm on the boarderline of sleep and about to pass out, I hear,
"I still love you," so quiet it was barely a whisper.
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