Kelly's pov:
Kevin stayed with me the whole night of the day Braden and I broke up.
He held me tighter than I've ever been held.
He made the pain go away.
Kevin made me smile, when I had lost all hope of ever smiling again.
It's been 3 days since then.
He was here yesterday for a little bit, but he had to leave early to help out at home.
Joey's at a friend's house and both my parents are working so it's just me.
It's the day before break ends, whoo hoo.
School, just what I need right now: more stress.
It's not gonna be fun seeing Braden in the halls, silently judging me.
At least I'll have Kevin to keep me company now though.
I get to show him around the school and walk him to his classes.
Plus, it's our junior year and I have a feeling it'll fly by.
As I run through all the thoughts in my head, my phone buzzing on my nightstand next to me makes me jump.
I pull the warm blankets off and reach out to find my phone.
The screen is lit up with one notification, a text, from Kevin.
Kev😛💗: good morning beautiful(:
I smile at the message and check the time. It's 11:27am and I haven't even gotten out of bed yet. Geez.
I type a quick response:
Me: morning handsome(; wanna come over?
Kev😛💗: sure thing. be over in 20, see u soon((:
I don't bother replying and get up to take a quick shower.
I'm out 5 minutes later, not even dressed yet, when the doorbell rings.
Kevin said 20.. so who's at the door? I wonder.
I quickly wrap a towel around my wet body and run downstairs to answer the door.
I make sure the towel is secure, so there's no surprises.
When I see who's on the side of my doorstep, my jaw drops.
Braden.
So much for no surprises.
"Um.. h-hi." He chokes out.
"Hi B. What's up?"
I make sure to be gentle and careful with what I say because he must be devastated after all that's happened.
I miss Braden. As hard as it is for me to admit, I still love him. I think some part of me always will.
We had something extraordinary. We were the couple everyone wanted to be. No one thought we'd ever break up. We were supposed to be together till the end.
But I guess we won't be anymore.
Not as a couple.
Not even as best friends.
I guess that's what happens sometimes though. You think something will last forever, and you love each other with all that you have.. but sometimes that's just not enough.
Sometimes love can't conquer all.
Especially when you love someone else.
"I came to return this." He presents my favorite sweater in front of me.
"Oh Braden, I was wondering where I left this." I let out a small laugh and take the sweater from his hands. "Thank you. Do you wanna come in for a second? I can make you some coffee?"
The offer sounds weird and forced in a way, but I want my best friend back and I don't know what else to do.
"I don't know if that's such a good idea Kelly." He looks down at his shoes and traces patterns onto the step.
His words tug at my heart.
He can't even look at me.
I broke him.
What kind of monster am I?
"Braden." I lift his head up. "It's gonna be okay."
His face quickly turns to stone and he takes a step backwards.
"It's okay? You think I'm okay?!" He starts yelling at me.
"Calm down, B. Please."
"No, Kelly. You can't tell me 'it's gonna be okay,' when you're the reason why it's not okay. I don't know if I'll ever be 'okay' again. You broke my damn heart. You acted like our relationship meant nothing to you and you already have a new boyfriend 3 days later? Do you know how much that hurts? Do you even realize what you're putting me through? I can't eat, I can't play baseball, I'm only able to fall asleep to the thought of you, I see you everywhere I go; it's like I can't escape you, no matter how hard I try. I see parts of you in everyone. And wanna know what hurts the most? I still love you Kel-Bel. I know I'll never feel the same way I do about you about anyone else. We had something real, something worth fighting for.. but you gave up. You gave up on us. You took the easy way out. How is it all gonna be okay when I can't even smile anymore? You took away my happiness, my energy, my love for life. I feel empty inside, like I'm just a dead man walking. You were my air. And now that you're gone, I can't breathe. I'm dying without you. I'm half a whole, broken, falling apart. So don't tell me 'it's gonna be okay' when it will be for you, but not for me. It will never be okay." He stops to catch his breath and I feel the tears begin to form in the corners of my eyes.
As I stand there, I notice that Braden's silently crying to himself. Tears begin to slip down his cheeks, but he's quick to push them away.
I let my own tears fall and I know I need to say something. "I'm sorry."
"How could you just fall out of love with me?" He snaps.
I'm speechless. I wanna tell him I still love him, but something's stopping me. A voice in the back of my head is telling me to let him go.
I wipe away my tears and take a deep breath. "I think you should leave now." I say, trying to sound confident, but you can hear the tremble in my voice.
"You never loved me, didn't you? I gave you all of me.. and this is what I get in return? Well fine. I don't ever wanna see you again." He storms off the front steps and I slam the door.
Why didn't I tell him he was wrong?
Why didn't I say the truth?
I loved him, right?
Of course I did, I still do.
I slide down the wall and sob into my hands.
What have I done?
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A/N: this sucks omg but i wanted to update so:)
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