I know that you love me

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JULIA'S POV

"Ken, we can't be together! You have Brittney! Remember?", I said, broken.

"But, Julia, you don't understand! I came all the way from - to New York for you! You don't understand how much you mean to me, Julia!", Ken said, "I know you want this as much as I want to. I love you, Jules", he said, softly and cautiously.

"Ken,", I said, "I lov-"

I was rudely interrupted from my beautiful dream by my alarm to remind me that I need to wake up.

I opened my eyes to stare at the machine that woke me up. It showed six thirty which meant that I had to get up and get ready for today.

What if the dream was giving me a sign that Ken might still like me?, I thought, still lying in bed.

Julia, you are so old and stupid, give up already, he will never feel something for you, he treated you like a lap dog, for god's sake!, I got angry at myself as I got up to get ready.

I went over to my dresser and decided to put on some light makeup. I put a bit of nude color eyeshadow and lipstick. I wore some light blue jeans and a long sleeve yellow shirt. I sprayed some perfume and wore my boots and coat and then I went into the kitchen to pack my snacks for that day.

Then, I got out of the house and locked the door behind me.

I took my phone out of my pocket and texted Melissa,

To Lisa :* :
Good morning! Will we meet on the same tram as always?

From Lisa :* :
Of course! How could I miss being with you for 8 minutes :)

I giggled quietly at her respond and continued to walk towards the station.

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The day went by quicker than I thought it would be. But it was still boring and tiring.

I sighed as I headed towards the teacher's lounge. When I arrived there, I started to pack my things together and keep the things that I needed the next day in my locker.

Melissa had till one p.m. today, so, she went home early. I had an extra period to attend to, so, I leave at three p.m., which is right now. I wonder when did Ken finish today?

Speaking about Ken, I haven't seen him today at all which is strange. Maybe he was trying to avoid me? Ha! Avoid me? What am I thinking about? He is Ken Roberts! He wouldn't avoid anyone, anytime. If he has a problem, he would fix it, he wouldn't avoid it. You know what? I don't care about Ken Roberts, I don't care what he is doing or not doing!

I shrugged my shoulders at my thoughts and wore my coat and bag.

I got out of the door into the hallway and from the hallway, I went to the main door.

As I neared the door, I noticed that it was raining. Oh, fuck! I don't have an umbrella!

A hand was suddenly put on my shoulder.

"Ah!", I jumped and looked behind me to see Ken himself.

"Sorry, that I scared you", He said.

I looked into his eyes to check if he really meant it, he did.

"Um, it's fine, I'm fine", I said.

"Good, I didn't want to pay for your hospital fees if you had a heart attack because of it", he said. Here's the Ken who always thinks about himself.

"Yeah,", I coughed and looked at anything but his eyes, "I guess, I am going to go", I said as I turned around towards the door.

"Wait!", Ken held my hand to stop me from getting further.

I looked from my hand to his hand, to his arm, to his face. "You can't go out like that. It raining cats and dogs. Come, I'll give you a ride", he said staring at me with genuine concern.

"Um, no! It's actually fine! I can manage on my own!", I said quickly as I tried to free my hand out of his grip.

"Oh, Julia, stop! How are you going to walk in the rain? You don't have an umbrella! Please, I insist, come, I'll drive you home", he said, losing his grip on my hand.

I pulled my hand away from him and I held it with my other hand, rubbing it. I stared at him and thought about his offer.

"Okay, I'll let you drive me to my house", I said not knowing what is going to happen on the ride.