Why Did It Have To Be You?

Chapter 4

I groaned and rolled over when the sun coming through my window woke me up. I picked up my phone and looked at the time, I'd slept until 12:32. Still not enough time to sleep off this horrific hangover. I slowly got out of bed trying not to make my headache any worse and dragged myself to the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a shower I went into my room and threw on sweatpants and a hoodie. I still didn't feel too great so I decided to go get coffee to see if that would help. The only problem was, that meant going downstairs. Ugh, other people. And their noises.

Luckily, when I got downstairs no one was home. I should've figured, Mom and Dad usually have plans all weekend with their many friends. I don't mind, I prefer having the house to myself. I trudged into kitchen and turned on the coffee maker, pulling out the cream and sugar while it was brewing. All of the sudden the worst sound I had ever heard pierced my ears, and it took me a minute to realize that it was my phone ringing.

"Hello?" I answered, damn my voice sounded so hoarse. I really need to not drink as much at the next party I go to. But then again, I always say that. Oh well.

"Hey Nics! I'm on my way over, be there in five," Kelly said in a cherry voice. Ah, screw her and her inability to get hangovers. I wish I was like that.

"Ugh, okay but I'm not going anywhere. I feel like shit," I croaked out.

"Yeah, I figured. I just wanted to come talk about last night. Anyways, I'm pulling up. See ya in a sec," she said, and I heard the line end. Oh god, what did I do last night? Everything was kind of blurry after about an hour into the party. I didn't tell her how I feel did I? I really hope not. I started pacing back and forth in the kitchen, trying my hardest to remember but I couldn't. After a minute I heard the front door open.

"Nicoleeeee, I'm here!" Kelly announced loudly. I groaned and held my head in my hands.

"Can you like, shut the fuck up? Please? You're making me feel like my heads gonna explode," I said with another groan. She just chuckled and took a coffee cup out of the cabinet, making herself a cup too. I sipped on mine, still hanging onto hope that it would cure me.

"Hangovers must really suck. You're always so moody," she said with a playful shove.

"Whatever," I said with a roll of my eyes, "So uh, what exactly did I do last night? It's kind of all fuzzy to me," I explained.

"No way! You don't remember? How could you forget that!" She said, rather loudly so of course I was clutching my head in immense pain again.

"Shhhh," I hissed, "What do you mean?" I whispered, hoping she'd get the hint.

"I mean that you and a certain girl
had a conversation about something you've been wanting to talk about for a long time," she said with a wink. Oh god, I told her.

"Um, look Kel, I was really drunk. I'm sorry, that's not how I wanted to tell you, but-"

"Tell me what? I'm talking about you kissing Sabrina," she said with her eyebrows pulled together, the confusion plain on her face.

"I KISSED SABRINA?!" I exclaimed, then immediately regretted it, I could feel the pounding in my head. I was slowly starting to remember what happened, I had felt claustrophobic so I went outside to the pool and she followed me. We talked about old times, and then she kissed me. SHE kissed ME. Woah.

"Yeah you did. For like, half an hour straight. I'm surprised you guys didn't suffocate, I didn't even see you come up for air," she said with a chuckle.

"So you watched? That's creepy Kel," I said with a laugh if my own.

"Well, I didn't know if I was so drunk I was seeing things or if that was actually you guys so I had to get a better look. Then when I did, it was kind of hot honestly," she said with a sly smile. I raised an eyebrow at her.

"Oh yeah? You sure you're the straight one here?" I asked.

"Well, you're defiantly not. You're gonna go for her right? You too would be soooo cute together," she said, almost jumping up and down in excitement. I noticed her non response though, why was she avoiding my question? Then again, I avoided hers when I almost accidentally spilled my guts, so I'll leave it alone.

"Uh, I don't know. We were drunk, she probably regrets it. I don't want to look like an idiot going to ask her out to have her laugh in my face and tell me she's straight, been there done that," I said with a sigh. I put my coffee cup in the sink and walked into the living room, laying down on the couch and closing my eyes. Kelly followed my lead, picking up my head and then sitting down placing it in her lap. She gently pulled her fingers through my hair.

"You can't be like that Nics," she said in a soft voice, "you have to still take chances even if you've been hurt before. How are you ever gonna get what you want if you don't?"

"I guess you're right," I hummed, she was starting to make me fall asleep by playing with my hair.

"I'm always right," I could hear the smile in her voice.

"I'll talk to her tomorrow, so she doesn't have to see me like this," I said.

"I'm holding you to that," Kelly said, "so what did you have to tell me again?" Damn. I thought she forgot.

"Uh, nothing? What do you mean?" I asked, trying my best to sound convincingly confused.

"You know what I mean. I know your lying voice by now, your voice gets high pitched. You thought you told me something last night, what was it?" Curse her and her ability to read me like an open book.

"Oh, that, um. I saw Jason making out with another girl last night, I didn't know if you knew or not and I didn't wanna hurt your feelings so I tried to avoid the question. Sorry Kel," I explained. Well, it was mostly true. I saw Jason with his tongue down some other girls throat, most likely waiting for Kelly to walk by and get jealous and take him back. Douche.

"Oh, that. Yeah, I saw too. It's cool though, at least he wasn't bothering me the whole night," she said with a shrug. I sighed, glad I didn't hurt her feelings. Maybe a little bit more glad that she bought my story so I didn't have to tell her everything.

Eventually I fell asleep with her still running her fingers through my hair, thinking about how I would kill to always fall asleep like this.