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Caden’s POV
I open my locker to get my textbook that I would need for my first hour, the bell would be ringing soon. I had a lot of work I need to catch up on at school.
A whole day without doing homework is setting yourself up to fail the semester, even though I had the doctor's note that would only give me a day to catch up including today's homework.
I tried not making eye contact or looking to my left as she gathers her things. I heard her shut her locker and even though with my entire peer's converting around me, I heard her footsteps walking down the hallway.
Even though I had a lot of things on my mind and anything and everything could piss me off, the one thing I regret most is taking my anger out on her.
In our situation, I only seemed to see what my side of the story was and how my life was practically ending. She was the one that held everything together.
In my first hour our teacher wanted the class to pair up in a group, to avoid anyone I didn't want to work with I usually just sat with the person that didn't pair up with anyone.
I figure since no one is going to work with them they we're stuck with me.
Kaysly's POV
Mr. Jones my first hour teacher assigned the class our lesson for the day after we did our bell-ringer. I was still able to pay attention to Mr. Jones lecture on the assignment, but it was like my mind was battling between the assignment and everything that happened between me and Caden.
Every time I thought about Caden I never tried thinking of him other than a friend, or more. I always thought about how I would bring him to Christ.
I know God said forgive and forget, but I can't stand how Caden shuts me out most of the time I bring up the God topic.
Maybe he doesn't like me, maybe he was caught up in the moment and those feelings aren't there anymore.
I hate to admit it and I can't deny it anymore and God himself knows what I hold in my heart and I am so in denial and ashamed to say it, but at times when I think or when I am around Caden I do feel more than just friends.
I walk into the cafeteria and a look at the table that me and Matthew usually sit and I can see that he is already there waiting for me.
I grab a salad and dressing, with a fork this time so I won't have to go back in the line to get one, with a side of Mott's apple juice.
I walk to our table and I see that he hasn't touched his food.
"Why haven't you started eating?" I ask curious.
"I wanted to wait for." He said this like it was obvious.
"Aw, well you didn't have to." I say grabbing the closes seat.
We both said a quick prayer then started eating.
"This morning ... You came with Caden to school."
"Yeah ...?" I say confused.
"What was that all about?"
"My God, Matthew, he just wanted a ride from the hospital."
"I wasn't saying it like that, and you know it." He said getting offended.
I already felt bad for almost falling in love with an atheist and lying to myself that I didn't. I didn't want Matthew thinking I fell for him.
"Then what are you saying?" I say, sighing.
"Have you fallen for him?" He says, not really showing any sign of if he cared or not.
I didn't want to lie to him like I did to myself, and I knew he would start judging me if I did.
"It's ... in between ..." I say simply. "I'm not in total love with him." I say after he didn't respond to that.
"That's cool ... I hope I don't make anything worse by asking you out?" He said grinning.
"You’re joking?" I say smiling maybe even blushing, and kind of knowing he wasn't joking.
"I'll pick you up at 7:30 ... We can go watch that Twilight movie that you like."
School ended, and I speed walked across to the court-yard to get to parking lot, so my mother would make it to work on time.
I felt someone come up behind me are gentle grabbed my arm turning me around. It was Caden.
"Hey ..." I say surprise not knowing what else to say, or what he wanted.
"I'm sorry, about earlier; I can't imagine what you're thinking." He said genuinely.
"It's ok I guess, you didn't have to apolo--"
"I do." He says, cutting me off.
"Well, your apology is accepted; you don't have to worry about me." I say, trying to end this conversation so I could get home.
"What is that supposed to mean?" He said in disbelief.
"When you said, you think of me more than just a friend, I thought maybe you were just caught up in the moment."
"You honestly think that? Look, Kaysly, you were right about everything and I am sorry. When I was at the hospital ... I don't know how to say this ..." He said his voice sounded hoarse than tears started foaming in his eyes.
"What? Just say it." I say trying to comfort him in the little time that I had.
"I'm diagnosed with HIV."
"You, what?!"
To Be Continued...
