We found love in a hopeless place

chapter 5: hit me with your best shot.

At the coffee shop

The shop was feeled with the aroma of the coffee and cinnamon, great for a beautiful morning. Bre sitting across seemed so beautiful all of a sudden. With the new short shoulder-length hair and blonde high lights, and she is now putting color on her face to make her fair but not snow white complexion glow. She is just my height, around 5'4'' but with her legs she seemed taller. Marco and I haven't talked for a few days, I think he knows something is wrong. I miss him. I can see now that he is changing, because when we were in high school he had this jock kind of look. That cool hair style that I practically hate, he was tanner then because of football. But now he is polished and looked mature though sometimes, he doesn't act like it.

"So, how are you and Marco?"

"Still having the silent treatment"

I looked for my mirror in  my purse, then I saw my reflection. I am still the same me. Nothing has change, still the same brown hair I tie in a pony tail. Blue eyes, I didn't even tanned a bit in these hot weather here in Manila.

I looked at Bre again then I saw her face and knew she wanted to say something. She is so easy to read. Go ahead tell me, I'm not gonna ask first.

"Jesse, I think I have to cancel our sleep over tonight"

Boom! knew it. But I didn't think it was about our sleepover, the last time I canceled our sleepover to do my report she got mad at me. So this time it stung a bit. Because I after that, I made sure I have time for our sleepovers.

"Why?"

"Uhh..Igotaskedoutonadate"

Bre had this thing of talking too fast when she's nervous or afraid. So she's afraid that I might get mad at her. She's looking at me with pleading eyes, maybe this is why she treated me a coffee! Smartass, she bought me to it. I might as well play along.

"But we always have sleepover during fridays!"

"I know and I'm sorry"

She looks like she is gonna cry, I feel a little guilty but this is fun.

"I like this guy so much and I couldn't refuse"

Oh right! She and Marco will be having a date, I knew they liked each other from the start. They just couldn't bring themselves to admit it.

"Who's this guy you like?"

I was just teasing her, but I know this answer is...

"You remember Kent from art class?"

Wait, What! Kent? the silent guy sitting at the back of the class always. Who has black hair, green eyes, tanned skin and was the best in class? He was always looking at my art work whnever we paint! I thought he liked me, but I'm not interested anyways. But what happened to Bre and Marco?

"Hellooo? Earth to Jesse?"

I felt stupid staring at nowhere and Bre waving her hands to my face. Well this is a shocker. I really thought Bre and Marco would be a cute couple.

"I-I thought you like Marco?"

"I did, but I realized that it was just a plain admiration. turns out I'm into sensitive guys"

"Alrighty then, I'm gonna have to figure out something to do because I don't wanna be alone in our place while Marco is still giving me the silent treatment"

"Maybe you should come with us?"

"No thanks! i don't wanna look like a third party"

Just as I was speaking Kent and his car parked in front of the coffee shop, it was a black bmw. What a coincidence, looks like I'm gonna be left alone early.