-two months later
"School starts soon."
I sit on the beach, Kyle sitting next to me. "Yeah. School... I don't want to go back to school."
"At least you know the people. I know absolutely no one in my school. I just want to graduate and start a dance studio."
"Won't you need school to start up a place?" He asks, grabbing sand and lets it slip through his fingers.
"My dad said he'd help me get a place. I have some friends who will come from Japan to help run the place."
"Ming, Yang and the others?"
"Not Ming. He's going to France to study history's finest."
"What's so gtreat about France?"
"He and I..." I never told Kyle about Ming and I. "We had plans to go to France to study together."
"I think every pair of friends say they would do that together. Ya know... travel and stay together throughout college."
"He wasn't just a friend Kyle...."
"Oh. Understandable."
"He broke my heart two days before I left Japan. But I think I'm getting over it... Cuz I have someone else in my life that makes me happy."
"Someone makes you happy?" Kyle grabs my wrist gently. "Then what the hell is this?" He pulls my sleeve to my elbow.
"I'm unhappy when I'm away from this person."
"How much does that 'person' care?"
"I don't know." I get up and walk towards my black hummer 4x4. "It's getting late.. I should bring you back to Bryan and Johnnys place."
"Carmen-"
"Come on." I ulock the doors and get in behind the wheel. I start up my beast as Kyle gets in. "Its rude to invade on someone elses body..."
"I'm sorry... I'm just worried... But does he worry or care about you?"
I smile a little with watery eyes before pulling out of the parking lot. "Yeah he worries."
"Good." We're silent the whole way to Bryans place. Everyone was outside when I pulled up. They all rushed over with smiles on their faces but they disappeared when they noticed that Kyle and I aren't as close as we usually are. "Will I see you before I go home tomorrow night?"
"I don't know." I lean on my door and lean my lips and chin angainst my fist.
"Alright. I hope we can see each other tomorrow." He unbuckles but doesn't open the door. He puts the car in park and takes my other hand off the wheel. "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings about the cuts. I want you to know if you need to talk to anyone so you don't hurt yourself then call me. I mean it." I feel his lips touch my palm then he puts my hand back on the steering wheal and gets out.
"What's wrong with Carmen?" Bryan asks.
"I invaded her space." Kyle says dully and shuts the door and the door lock up again.
It's all muffeled what's going on outside of the car. "She's the best thing that could've happened to you Kyle. What the hell man." Jordan groans.
I put my car in drive and sit straight. I roll the window down. "Kyle you forgot your bag." I unlock the doors and he grabs the two kholes bags from the back seat.
"Thanks. I'll talk to you later ok?"
I look back and nod at him. Earning a smile in return.
