the love project ➛ austin mahone

26 - Late Night Walks

Chapter 26

"So Kalie? How's Alex?" Chelsea asked as she folded up her blankets. Kalie sat on the top bunk staring at the ceiling amusingly and shrugged.

"He's cute and really nice," was all she said in a small, quiet voice. I could tell she liked Alex but she wouldn't admit it. I mentally groaned. Why does everyone have to like someone? I wish liking someone was simple and we could choose who we liked. I don't want to like Austin, but I do, and it kind of sucks. When I see him, I want to tackle  him and kiss him so hard my lips will be sore afterwards. 

I'm afraid that one day I won't be able to resist and I'll just kiss him out of nowhere and he'll hate me and never talk to me again. I mean he has said that he would never like me that way.

I shut my eyes tight and held back a sob. I want him. I want him so much.

My thoughts were interrupted by someone shaking me. I opened my eyes and saw Sarah bending down.

"What?" I croaked softly and sat up straight.

"Do you want to go for a walk around the camp? I can't stand being around these two anymore," she said in disgust and I couldn't tell her no. I couldn't stand them either.

She stepped back and I climbed out of the bunk and slipped on my toms.

"Where are you going?" Kalie asked and Sarah sprinted out of the cabin. I sighed.

"We're going for a walk," I told her and ran after Sarah. She was standing in front of the cabin with her arms crossed in front of her chest. She was frowning and my heart melted for her. She looked so sad. I walked up to her slowly.

"What's wrong? You can always talk to me," I said faintly and she looked up at me.

"I'll tell you while we walk, come on," she whispered and grabbed my wrist, pulling me towards the dirt road.

"So?" I asked as we started walking down the road. She looked around to make sure no one was listening although it was obvious no one was here. No one else would be up and walking this early. She finally turned back to me and took a deep breath before starting to talk.

"You know I like Alex right?" she asked in a hushed voice and I gave her a are-you-serious? look and nodded.

"Well look we talked earlier, you know after we got off the bus and he asked me if I could ask a certain someone who they liked," she said bitterly and I stopped in my spot.

She was talking about me.

"Sarah-," I started, trying to find some way to expain to her that I didn't want anythign to do with Alex but she interrupted me.

"I'm not mad, by the way. That isn't the reason. So after I told him no, he got all mad and started assuming things about me, ad one was me liking him and then my face fell because I thought that he knew but he didn't seem to notice, but Chelsea was right behind him and she heard and saw my face and know I"m pretty sure...," she trailed off, but I didn't need to heard anymore. I put my arm around Sarah and hugged her. She hugged me tight and I heard her sniff.

"What if she tells him?" she mumbled and I shook my head and pulled away.

"She won't. I promise," I reassured her and she smiled lightly at me.

"Thanks, and not just for this, for everything. For staying friends with me. I had a few friends before, the first was in 8th grade. We were inseparable, just like us now, and then she met Austin and she became best friends with him, they always started hanging out and soon she began to fall for him," she started explaining and my stomach churned. That's exactly what's happening to me.