After about an hour I hear a light knock on my door. "Come in." Then Colbie walks in.
"You're supposed to be resting young man." He laughs and flips me off. He walks over and sits down on my bed.
"I can't sleep anymore." He said. I scoot over on my bed and padded next to me.
"Come on then." He gets up and walks over to the right side of the bed and sits down next to me.
"So how you feeling?"
"Eh, not good but not entirely as bad now."
"Good, that means it's working." I smile and he smiles back.
"So, are you going to school today or going home?"
"Oh for sure going to school, I can deal, a lot better than my mom."
"Good because I was going to take us out to eat breakfast before school starts since it seems we can't sleep. I know this little cafe around here that I eat at on the weekends, I was thinking of getting a job there to be honest."
"I don't have any money though, and I'm not having you pay for me."
"You can pay be back if you feel that bad."
"Why are you being so nice to me?" He said sitting up slowly and turning to me. I sat up and turned toward him.
"Because I know what it's like to be in a dark place, where you feel you have no one left. Sydney was me now a few years ago."
I grab his hand and hold it. "Also because I enjoy caring for people, even if that means I get nothing in return, it's the only thing I seem to be good at. And because...I may like you back." I say slowly.
He looks at me and I don't know what to do. I've never been in a relationship and to be honest I'm scared to love.
I let go of his hand and sit back in my spot. I look at the TV and out of the corner of my eye I see Colbie looking at me. I turn toward him. "You know it's not nice to stare."
"You know it's not nice to mess with people's feelings either but look where we are." He said throwing his hands up.
I sit up, "How am I messing with your feelings?" I said putting my hand to my chest.
"I've liked you since Freshman year in GCS class, you were that dorky weirdo in class and I liked that. And then you tell me that you like me, yet don't do anything about it." I look at him.
"Are you serious, when you told me that you liked me I didn't know how to feel or what to do."
He looks at me. "You're scared."
"What, no i'm not." I say looking at him offended.
"Yes you are, there's been so many chances you could've kissed me and you didn't you just looked away."
"Why do you assume I had to kiss you? You could've kissed me anytime too, maybe your the one that's scared."
"Trust me I'm not the one that's scared, I've had girlfriends in the past, i'm not new to this stuff."
"Oh and you assume I am, I've had boyfriends too."
He looks at me, "Really?"
"Yes, over the summer type boyfriends, they never really lasted long, but I have kissed someone before, I've dated-" I was quieted by Colbie putting his lips on mine. He put his hand on my cheek and kissed me. I didn't know what to do, I've watched it in movies, but I lied about actually doing it.
I just tried to do what he did, kissed. I placed my hands on his chest as he continued to kiss me. His other hand went to my waist as he laid me down on the bed. We broke our kiss and looked each other in the eyes.
