Promise

5

"it was time we got you away from there.." brooklyn said to me, i was lost in thought from everything i was feeling. i couldn't exactly concentrate on everything she was saying in that moment because all i could think about was kaden.

"hello? earth to lexie!" she says as she places her car in park, in front of the beach.

"i'm sorry..i just.." i looked away trying to figure out what to say. "whats up with you and easton?" i said trying to get my mind off of kaden for these few moments.

brooklyn stared at me as if she went into deep thought as well. "he's the love of my life.." she said sighing. "we grew up in two completely different countries, but when he moved here to the united states he was made fun of for being different. he wasn't always the hottest kid around and his accent was much stronger back then you could hardly understand a word he was saying. but, i never judged him. we became close, but puberty hit him, he grew tall, he got handsome even though i always thought he was and he started hanging with kaden.." her eyes rolled to the back of her head and i couldn't help but feel more intrigued to know the rest of the story.

"they aren't bad guys, they're great but when they're together they do bad shit..kaden hangs with katy and all of her friends so of course thats where easton goes. well, i caught him kissing one of katys friends and although we were never declared as anything more than friends we had established our feelings to each other more than once, so it felt like we were something and it broke me to watch him kiss another girl. nothing was the same after that, we still have a tremendous amounts of feelings for each other but i will never get that sight out of my head.." she went silent and it was nothing but deep breaths in the car for 2 minutes.

"what about you? i see the way you look at kaden.." she looks at me to open up, as she did for me. i felt like i owed her that much, since she could open up to me about how she felt for him. i almost wanted to comment on it but i really didn't feel like it was my place to.

"he's different. when i left ohio, i left my ex nick..and well he was just an asshole but only because i wouldnt have sex with him, my friend did. yet i stayed with him anyways because i wanted some sort of love from a man that i never had with my father. well, kaden is..i dont know like he irritates me but i don't want him to stop." i looked at her to see if she was following along with what i was saying, she looked pretty confused so i laughed a little bit and furthermore explained myself. "i just mean he makes me feel different, the way he rubs off on me makes me so angry but its something i want. when i see him kiss katy it kind of makes me angry, and i know he's no good for me but i can't help but feel somewhat attracted to him.." brooklyn nodded in approval as in she completely understood me then. we went for a walk and got frozen yogurt and began comparing stories about both boys and giving each other advice. brooklyn truly had become my best friend after that day. my greatest advice to her, was to let love happen; the worst that could happen is he could not love you and you come back up 10x stronger than before and her advice to me was to let things fall into place, that good things will come my way wether kaden is one of them or not.

brooklyn drove us back to school and i was feeling much better about everything. we made it back in time for lunch, and i couldn't help but eye around for kaden. i found easton, he began walking towards me and smiled.

"have you seen brooklyn?" he asked. i nodded and pointed behind me. brooklyn was standing in the main office door way, signing us back in and the minute she walked in the door i turned back around and easton was standing on the cafeteria table. "brooklyn," he started out, my heart was racing so i could only imagine what she was feeling. kaden walked in and leaned against the hem of the cafeteria doorway, with his hands in his pockets. i smiled at him, and then katy approached him from behind holding him, he smiled at her and then i knew.