The Rejection

Chapter 2

Days pass and the only thing on my mind is Danny. I wish he was here. But he doesn't even know about this whole mate thing.

I sigh and flop down on my bed. I look at the ceiling. He's my best guy friend and now my mate. What if I tell him and I scare him off? I sit up and look at my phone.

1 new message from Danny. I smile and look at the message.

Hey how are you? The message says. I hit 'reply.'

I'm good. Bored outta my mind. Hbu? I send. I get an instant reply and my stomach flutters.

Same, wanna go school supply shopping with me? He texts. I get excited.

Yeah sure. You need a ride? I text back.

Yeah. He says.

Ok be there in a few. I say. I grab my car keys and my purse and head out the door. When I get to his house he runs up to the car and gets in the passenger seat. He smiles and I get butterflies.

"You ready?" I ask.

"Yeah let's go," he says. The whole drive to Walmart we talk and laugh. I park and we head inside. We go through the backpacks and he picks a plain black backpack. Typical Danny. I grab a red leather backpack and we go to the supplies section. As we pick up our supplies he looks at me and smiles.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing, it's just your face when you concentrate is so funny," he says. I slap him on the arm and put a pack of black pens in the cart. He laughs.

"You're an asshole," I say.

"But you love me," he says with a grin. Yeah I do. "Hey you ok?" I look at him.

"Yeah just tired," I say putting on a fake smile. He'll never understand. We pay for our supplies and pack them in my car. "So, you wanna go grab some froyo?" He nods and we get in the car. We turn up the radio and sing along to all our favorite songs. He looks me in the eyes and I quickly move mine back to the road.

We get to the froyo place and grab bowls. He goes crazy with a chocolate mountain of froyo and toppings. while I get the salted caramel corn and top it with peanut butter cups and chocolate syrup. We sit in the froyo shop for two hours talking about the school year and what we were and weren't looking forward to.

He's just so damn perfect and I can never have him. Fate was cruel and unkind to me. Once I drop him off at his place I go home and flop down on my bed. Tears poor down my face. I want him so badly. He doesn't even know my secret. I can't even tell him. I'd have to wash my mouth out with soap if I did. I would regret telling him. I can already hear his rejection ringing in my ears.