Revealed

102. Solane

Graduation finally ends. Stella, Melissa, and I all run over to each other screaming and jumping up and down. We catch ourselves in one of those big hugs again.

"Guys! We actually graduated! This is it. Our lives... they're gonna be sooo different." Melissa screeches happily while wiping away a fake tear from her eye.

We all laugh and I actually do begin to cry. Melissa and Stella give me another hug.

"Come on Solie, you're gonna cry your makeup off. And if you do, I will too." Stella sniffs in my arms.

"I love you guys. Thanks for everything." I manage to say through my tears. The rest of our hug is filled with non-stop sniffs and tears of joy.

"Congrats, babe."

I look up to see Jeremy standing a few feet away from me with his arms wide open. I smile again and it feels like my face is going to freeze that way. I run into his arms and he lifts me up into the air and spins me around similar to the way he had done earlier today. He places me back down.

"Thank you." I bite my bottom lip and look down to my feet. He lifts my face up to him and moves some of my hair behind my ear. His eyes sparkle and his smile put me in a trance.

"Solane..." I hear a very familiar voice say behind me. I pull away from Jeremy's arms and turn around to see a very well dressed and sad looking Andre.

"Can we talk please?"

I look back up at Jeremy for approval and he grunts before Stella and Melissa steer him away from Andre. He watches my direction in envy the whole time. I grab my left elbow with my right hand and walk casually over to Andre.

"Hey.."

"Hi."

"Listen, I'm sorry about what happened back at your friend's house. I was just blinded by lust... for you. But I confused those feelings with love. I'm kind of a hopeless romantic.." He rubs the back of his neck nervously. I tilt my head a little without breaking eye contact and cover my mouth to hide my laughter. This is greatly amusing. "I took time to think about what happened and I realized that you're a hopeless romantic too. And you already found your true love. So I understand why you didn't feel the same way... and I'm sorry I confused that for something else."

He waits for a response from me. I continue covering my mouth.

"What....?"

I grab my stomach and bend over laughing.

"OMG, SORRY. It's just that, I did like you. And it was lust too, but the difference was that I knew that's what it was. And I didn't want to send the wrong message and hurt you. I was still in love with Jeremy. That's why I started getting distant." By now I calmed down. "I'm sorry too. And I accept your apology."

Andre smiles nervously with his hands still in his pockets.

"Oh come on, Andre. You don't have to feel scared around me. I still consider you my friend. A close one actually." I give him a hug and it surprises him.

"Thanks, Solane."

I gesture him towards the others and Andre follows distantly behind me.

When we catch up to the others, Jeremy gives Andre a type of skeptical look.

"Hi! I'm Melissa." Melissa vigorously shakes his hand. "I'm the fun one."

"Ignore her. She's always super hyper. I'm the smart one, Stella."

"Hey..."

I stand beside Jeremy and wrap my hands in his. "This is my boyfriend, Jeremy." I look up into his eyes. "My one and only."

Jeremy starts kissing me. First, it's light and soft but it gets more intense over a few seconds. It probably looked like we were gonna have sex again right then and there. I pull away from him when I realize what he was doing. Trying to make Andre jealous.

"Be right back girls.."

They look at me with a kind of confused but understanding look on their face and watch me drag Jeremy away from everyone else. When we get around a corner, I try to hit him but his muscled up body just makes it hurt me instead. He laughs.

"Stop that."

"Stop what?" He says very seductively while inching towards me and licking his lips.

"Acting jealous and pretending your not."

"Jealous?" There's a smirk over his face.

"Jeremy..."

I place my hand over his chest and look into his eyes with a serious look on my face. Jeremy tries to fight it, but ends up giving in. "I don't like him."

I move some hair from my face. "You don't even know him."

"The more reason for me to not like him."

I roll my eyes at him and suck my teeth before laughing at how funny the whole situation actually is... "You know I love you right? I'm not just going to fall for some other guy."

He smirks again before kissing my forehead and guiding me back to the others. By the time we get back over there, Andre is gone. I lift an eyebrow towards Stella and Melissa.

"Whaaaat??" Melissa laughs. "He said he had to leave! I swear I didn't drive him off."

"She definitely did," Stella admits jokingly.

We all laugh with each other as we walk towards Sharon's car.