Only human

Chapter 10

We spend hours talking about each other, laughing, making jokes. The we both start to get tired.

"So," he says, waking me from my daze," I have some stuff planned for us."

"Such as?" We both stand up after Peter signs the check.

He walks toward the elevator door and waves for me to follow.

Once we finally get through the maze of  customers on the first floor we don't go to the car, instead we head for the sidewalk along the road.

"So... Where is it we're going?" I ask as we make our way through the busy sidewalk.

He stops in the middle of the crowd and turns to me, holding my hand, "There's still something I wanted to talk to you about."

"Ok, shoot."

"It's about Garrett," he looks at me, "why did you shut everyone out after he left you?"

I lump forms in my throat and I look down at my feet, "I..." I look up at him, his blond hair hanging just above his eyebrows. There's so much concern in his eyes, "I was hurting. I was scared that I'd have my heart broken again."

"But that's not reason to shut everyone else out. I tried to reach out to you in high school but you avoided me."

I feel tears form in my eyes," Peter I just..." I tried to come up with an excuse, but there is no excuse for blocking someone out when they tried to help, "I loved him! I love Garrett and he threw me out like yesterday's garbage!"

"But I tried to help you, Kayla! You came back to school sobbing and I tried to be there and you pushed me away." His grip in my hand tightens and I pull it away.

"Well I didn't want your help!" I yelled at him, tears streaming down my face.

I push past him and he grabs my wrist, forcing me to face him. I see tears in his eyes, in the verge of trailing down his cheeks.

I try to yank my hand away when someone runs into me forcing me forward. I stumble and fall toward him, and our lips meet.

It wasn't a real kiss, and I was angry at first. But I close my eyes, tears still streaming down my face. I feel his hand touch my cheek and he wipes a tear away.

I put my hand on his chest and push him away, "I can't do this." I say as I turn and run down the sidewalk, crying.