Braden's pov:
When I woke up this morning, I almost thought about ditching.
I just don't know how I'm gonna face Kelly and her new beau at school today.
It took me about 20 minutes to convince myself that my education was more important than my relationship problems right now.
Plus, my mom yelled at me to get out the door and I wasn't about to argue with her.
Currently, I'm waiting for the first period bell to ring.
I have science first which isn't my best subject, so I'm not too excited for it, but Cole is in that class with me so maybe I can talk to him about this whole Kelly business and get some much needed advice.
Ding!
I snap out of my thoughts, grab my bag, and start heading down the hallway to my science classroom.
As I'm about step inside, I see Kelly out of the corner of my eye, walking into her class, across the hall from mine.
She notices me and softly smiles in my direction, but I don't smile back.
I walk to my seat and soon enough, Cole walks in and sits down next to me.
"Hey Braden."
"Hey Cole, 'sup?"
"I heard about you and Kelly man, that sucks. And she already has a new boyfriend? That must hurt like hell."
I take a deep breath. "It does. She was like, my first real love, ya know? I swore it was true love and that we'd be together forever... but I guess Kelly thought differently..." I almost choke on my words, especially when I say her name, her beautiful name.
"It's her loss, if you ask me. She'll never find someone who loved her as much as you did, that's for sure."
I smile softly at his comment which is beyond true. I loved Kelly so much it was scary. I still love her too, which is even scarier. "Well what should I do now?"
"I don't know much about breakups, but I do know that these things take time, so just don't give up, I guess."
"You're right, thanks."
"Hey, I'm here for you bro. Whatever you need, just ask, ok?" He pats my back for support.
I nod my head and look at the board with all the notes I still have to copy down. I start doodling in my notebook instead though, not caring about what I'm missing during the lesson. I just can't focus with Kelly constantly on my mind. I can't do much of anything.
All I do is... hurt. It just hurts so damn much.
Heartbreak is a killer and I'm being murdered.
I turn to Cole who's paying attention to our teacher and writing in his notebook. "Cole?" I whisper over the silence of the classroom.
"Yeah?" He says without even looking at me.
"I thought of a favor to ask you."
"Sure. What is it?" He still doesn't look at me and he keeps writing down the notes furiously.
"Can you make the pain stop?" My voice cracks.
His pen drops and he turns to me, jaw wide open. He clears his throat and licks his lips before speaking. "If I could, I would. I'm so sorry Bray."
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New Feelings, New Problems (Sequel to "#4 Stole My Heart")
Hayran Kurgu"You love him, don't you?!" He screamed at me. "I don't know! Maybe I do!" "Then we're done." He walked out and never looked back. (This is a sequel to "#4 Stole My Heart.")
