High School Love Story

Chapter Six: Mila

July 28, 2014

I got out of Alec's car and looked out. We were in front of his house. It was a fairly small, cozy, and unassuming house. An innocent house. For now. He walked up to the door as I followed him. He pulled out his key and unlocked the door. We both walked inside. He took me on a quick tour of the house. I don't care dude, let's just do it. Finally, we reached his room. He pulled off my shirt revealing my bra. "I can't lie, this feels kinda weird" I said.

"Why, because I'm John's best friend?"

I could care less about him.

"No, I'm just new at this, I've only done it once, and it was yesterday."

And not with you, either.

"It's okay, just follow my lead"

For the next hour, we had sex, and I enjoyed every minute of it, and it looked like he did too. When we were done, he walked to his bathroom to shower. I laid back down on his bed, still naked, and began looking through my phone.

First text:

Mom: Where are you?

You don't want to know.

Second Text:

John: Hey, beautiful :)

I smiled. I liked being called beautiful. It was something Alec, the person I just sexually pleased for an hour, wouldn't do. I didn't care. I didn't like Alec that way, I just wanted him to please me, which he had done, thoroughly, In fact, I would probably come back tomorrow. Don't get me wrong, I loved John, I loved how he made me feel and the things we talked about, But at least with Alec, my friends wouldn't say anything. I didn't accept criticism well, and that's exactly what I'd get if I dated John. Frankly, the way my friends looked at me was more important to me that appeasing him. I really don't care how he felt, he'd get over it.

I'm glad I didn't date John.

Present Day

I wish I would've dated John.

I though about the way he used to treat me as I was driving back from John's house, I guy I had met only three days prior. I got to a stoplight. I was fifteen minutes from my house. I was also very near John's house. I turned right, and drove by John's house. He, Lion, and Alec were throwing around a football in the front yard, laughing. I wish I could forgive people that easily. Then again, John had never been mad at Alec, it was always me. I still didn't understand why he got so mad at me. It was my body. The three didn't even seem to notice me, they just continued to throw their football. I watched how John was laughing. At least he's finally happy.

I drove away, thinking about what I had seen. When I had first had the encounter with Alec, he wasn't happy for almost five months. Not because he told me, we stopped talking, but because I could see it in his eyes when he walked down the hall. I just knew that he was not happy. I would see him standing with his friends, and not smiling, even though his friends were never serious.

I pulled out my phone and texted John Text me when you can, I've got a question. I put my phone away, and continued to drive, it had rained the night before, so the road was a little bit wet. I was going about 65 miles per hour, I was ready to get home, I was tired, I was sore.

I turned around a curve without slowing down, suddenly, the back end of the car left the front end, sending the vehicle into a death spiral. Everything suddenly began going in slow motion.

Second 1:

The car is spinning, I don't know what to do, so I just pray and hope for the best

Second 2:

The car begins to flip, I am even more scared now, my life begins flashing before my eyes, I see my mom, my sister, and yes, John. For some reason I thought of him right now, I didn't want to, but my conscious was right, I loved him.

Second 3:

The car continues flipping, I hit my head on the ceiling.

Second 4:

The car comes in contact with a large tree, stopping the roll.

My head hurt. It hurt a lot. I could barely see. I stepped out of the wreckage of my now totaled car. My phone had somehow stayed in my pocket, I pulled it out. I had two new messages

John: Hey, what's up?

Mom: Hey, I'm getting worried, I thought you were gonna be back from Brittney's by now.

Well, maybe If I had actually gone to Brittney's

I texted my mom first

Okay, don't freak out, but I just totalled my car, and I need you to come get me. I'm at the turn right before our house. I love you.

Then I texted John

When you said you loved me, did you mean it?

Now, I definitely wanted to know.

My phone began ringing, It was my mom. Oh God, here we go. I answered the phone. Exactly what I expected to be said was said. She said she was coming to get me.

When I got back to my house around thirty minutes later, I walked back to my room. I checked my phone. John had texted me back.

I never stopped loving you, Mila.

Why is he so sweet? I told him what had just happened, and that I was about to rest. Just before I went to sleep, I heard my phone ding.

What, are you kidding me? I know you're not a doctor, but if your head hurts you probably have a concussion, don't sleep with a concussion.

Oh yeah, he cared about me too much, maybe I shouldn't have told him that.

If it's my time to go, It's my time to go.

This wasn't going to help, but I figured I'd try.

Mila, NO, DO NOT GO TO SLEEP. LISTEN TO ME. I LOVE YOU. STAY AWAKE, FOR ME.

I thought about responding, I didn't. Instead, I turned off my phone and laid it beside me. My head was still throbbing.

I closed my eyes and went to sleep.