We are humans

Chapter seven

Chapter 7.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Kalani      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I stared at the ground as I walked through the hallways of our school. I bit my lip almost constantly and I didn't make any eye contact with anyone. My hair fell as a curtain before my face, shutting me off from the world around me. Suddenly I bumped into someone, and I looked up; only to see Brandon's brown eyes staring directly into mine. I stared at him with my mouth dropped open a little bit, but I couldn't think of anything to say. 

You know what happened between Brandon and I a few weeks ago. I thought that he really liked me, and was I wrong? Not really. He did text me the day after, and he did call me a few times.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

He wanted to meet me again outside of school, but I was a little scared. I said I wanted to take it easy, and Brandon was actually very sweet and was okay with it. But that was a few weeks ago...      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

He asked me to go out again, and I was happy with that, I really was. But things happened since then, and I shut him off. I pushed him away at every possible way. Brandon doesn't know why I didn't want to talk to him anymore, and he doesn't know why I didn't want to see him anymore.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

But it's for his own good, he only doesn't know.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"Lani," he said, he calls me this ever since he admitted his feelings for me, "are you okay?" He asked. His eyes were filled with worry and I swallowed the lump down my throat. I wanted to hug him, and I wanted him to never let go of me, but instead I faked that I was alright and so I nodded.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"Yeah," I said, "leave me alone." I snapped. He frowned at me and wanted to take my hand, but I pulled my hand back, "just-" I said, but suddenly I felt like my stomach made a double- flip and my eyes grew larger.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"I'm sorry" I chocked out, and I pushed him away from me. With my hand on my mouth, I ran towards the nearest bathroom and stormed inside the first stall I saw. From the moment my knees hit the ground before the toilet, my vision got blurry and I needed to puke.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I stood up again and flushed the toilet, to then step out of the stall. I thought I was alone here, and I walked towards the sink to splash some water into my face and cleaned my mouth so that the awful taste would leave my mouth. And when I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw in the reflection Brandon standing; his arms nonchalantly next to him, and I turned around, wrapping my arms around my stomach. "What are you doing here?" I asked almost out of breath.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"Lani, just tell me what's wrong" He begged, but I balled my fists and walked up to him. "Just, stop following me, okay?" I asked, and I raised my voice a little bit.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"Just tell me what's going on, and then I promise- I will leave you alone." He said, shaking his head a little bit, "you can't just push me away after what happened between us," he said, "I like you Kalani. I really do- why do you push me away like this?" He asked, and I could hear that he was truly hurt. I could tell him the truth, but I didn't. He would never want to hear from me again, and I can't cope with that.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"I just don't like you, okay?" I screamed, "I don't freaking like you, so leave me the hell alone!" I screamed, pushing him on his shoulders. "You were good for one night, but that's all!" I yelled.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Brandon blinked a few times and his mouth dropped a little, and I could see how he clenches his biceps and balled his fists now. "You fucking bitch" He murmured underneath his breath, "fuck you" I spat. Brandon shook his head and walked out of the girls bathroom, and I leaned against the sink, covering my face in my hands again. I turned around to look into the mirror, only to see that my cheeks were strained with tears again, and in the corner of my eye I saw the pregnancy test in my purse, and I took it out, crying even harder when I needed to face the truth again.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

"I'm so sorry Brandon" I whispered as I looked at the result of the test for at least the hundredth time already, hoping that somehow the result would've changed from the last time I looked at it.      ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

It's positive.

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