Would It Be Okay If I Took Your Breath Away? [Kevin Skaff]

Chapter 6

It's already February, which means it's been about a month since everything has happened here in Ocala. Kevin is still with April, and I'm still alone, that never changed. Josh actually found a girl himself. She has pretty brown hair and we've became good friends with her instantly. Her name's Brittany and I think she's really cute for Josh. It's funny how we've known April way longer than Brittany and we know absolutely nothing about her. Jeremy is still taking good care of me like he's my older brother. I was really happy now, and I liked the way things were going. I want to keep life like this for as long as possible.
Kevin and I had actually become good friends. He's trusted me with things and we now know everything about each other. I even know some things that April doesn't know. I've been there for him when April and him had fights and he needed someone to vent to. I was always there, but he has yet to see me waiting here. As Jeremy says it's "his loss." Ever feel like you've been played with then simply you were tossed aside and was never noticed again? I feel like he's toying with me. It's like he's got me like a puppet on the palm of his hands. How can I just cut the strings and run?
"Alex, can you help me? Kevin asked me to get something from his house. I need your help to find it." I yelled across the room. "Sure, what is it?" I got into my car, with Alex in the passenger seat. "He said something about this small blue flash drive." A few minutes driving around the streets, Alex turned on the radio. The station was playing 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica. Alex turned the volume up to max and we started singing at the top of our lungs.
'Exit light, Enter night! Take my hand! We're off to never neverland!'
We arrived at Kevin's house, and saw a car parked in the driveway. It wasn't Kevin's car cause he was out working at the local music store. Ocala wasn't really a big town, so it was just a small store. I wonder if April had her own car. I thought Kevin would usually drive her around places. Perhaps she has a friend over.
I knew where Kevin had everything in the house. Usually I wouldn't have to go digging through his stuff to find anything. I found the spare key, he hides it above the door where you can't see anything. I unlocked the door, and heard strange noises coming from Kevin's bedroom. I opened his door and found April naked with her legs wrapped around some guy. However, this guy was definitely not Kevin. I immediately closed the door and ran to my car. "What happened? Did you find the flash drive?" I shook my head repeatedly and told him to just get in.
I was pretty much silent the whole car ride back to Jeremy's house. I don't even think I can break the news to Kevin. How can April cheat on him? After all the things that he's been through and that he's done for her, she's going to do that? Kevin was so sweet to her and he bought her so many things. How do I break it to him? How is he going to deal with another heartbreak?
"Charlotte, what's wrong? You look like you've just seen a ghost." I snapped back into reality when Jeremy snapped his fingers in my face. "What?" I asked drinking my glass of orange juice. "Are you alright? You've been out of it all day." I didn't really know how to explain to anyone that April was doing it with some other guy. "Charlotte? Seriously what's wrong?" Jeremy's not going to give up trying to get this out of me. "Jeremy, I don't even know how to explain any of this. Kevin's already had his heart broken before, how am I going to tell him I found April having sex with another dude, in his bed." His face was simply plain, like he was totally speechless. "April's cheating on Kevin?" I nodded repeatedly, pulling my hoodie sleeves to my fingers. "How could she? Doesn't she know how good she has it with him? That means she's just using him. He gets her anything she wants and she's just going to do that to him? I don't even understand."
"What don't you understand?" Kevin asked walking into the kitchen. The sound of his voice startled me, making me jump. "Oh nothing, just how Mr. Baker is making us finish our project last minute." Nice save Jeremy. "Oh right, you two have the same class this semester, right?" We both nodded our heads in agreement. "Well, it's only a few more months until we have to deal with school. Can you believe we graduate this year?" "You're right, this is our last year dealing with work and teachers. I'm ready to get out of this school and move far away." I said, moving the hair out of my face. "Far away? Where would you be moving?" Kevin asked. "Oh, I would just like to take road trips around the world. I want to go to concerts every where and just chill without having so much drama in my life. Wouldn't that be the best thing to do after high school?" He stared at his fingers. "But wouldn't it be better to stick around with your friends? To just have a life here with no one else but them?" I thought about it. Wouldn't it be easier to leave everyone? "But it would be a million times better if all your friends came around the world with you. Don't you think?"
As much as I wanted to keep talking about this subject, I had to find an excuse to talk to him alone. Maybe I could get Jeremy to leave the room. "Charlotte, see this? I'm going to give it to April as our three month anniversary on friday." He pulled out a diamond bracelet and necklace. Kevin is running dry from her. He keeps buying her jewelery and so many gifts. Kevin can't you see she doesn't love you for you? She's just using you. Jeremy then left the room as he saw the sad look in my eyes. "That's nice Kev. " "Cee, are you okay? You seem off." I stared at my feet that barely reached the floor. As I swung my feet back and forth, I stayed silent. I didn't want to explain anything to him. He would think I was lying.
"Charlotte, tell me what's going on." I rubbed my face with my hands. I was truly scared he was going to yell at me. "Kevin, before you give that to her, you have to know something." He stared at me, not taking his eyes off me. "Kevin." I sighed. "Remember when you told me to go to your house and get your flash drive? Well, someone's car was there, and I didn't know if April was home. So, I walked into your bedroom and found April with her legs wrapped around some guy. Kevin, April is cheating on you."
He sat there, saying nothing, not one single word. I think he's in shock. "Kevin, say something." He just stayed staring at the table. "That's not true. You're lying. She would never do that to me." Oh boy, Charlotte, why did you say anything? "Kevin, it's true." He shook his head repeatedly. "No, it can't be. April loves me and she would never do that. Don't you know that?" I knew I shouldn't have said that. "Kevin, I'm sorry, but it's actually true." "Charlotte, you're just saying that because two months ago you proclaimed your love for me! You're just jealous!" Kevin was now shouting at me. "Seriously?! Are you kidding me? Kevin, I'm trying to help you!" I was shouting at him actually. "Charlotte! Face it! You love me and you're just telling me because you're jealous of our relationship. You should just admit it." "You're such a dick! Kevin I was actually helping you, I felt sorry for you! Don't you think that I was looking out for you? How dare you think that I'm jealous. We just became good friends and you think I still love you? Kevin I hope April breaks your heart! And don't come crying to me when you figure out she doesn't love you. I hate you and I hope your heart gets shattered in a million pieces." I was so frustrated, I started crying and ran out Jeremy's house. I couldn't take the pain. I still do like Kevin, but now my heart's been broken and I needed to go home.