The Story of us

The deal maker

I was lying on the tracks confused, when Covey ran away in lighting speed. I got up from there and decided not to go after her just yet. I decided to wait for sometime and meet her after school. During the practice I couldn't stop thinking about the kiss. Most of my kisses were with Gen as far I or anyone in the school can remember. But she was my first kiss. A kiss that hadn't gotten out of my head. Those feelings were buried somewhere when I had moved on but definitely they were still there. First the letter and now the kiss, I couldn't but help wonder if Covey really liked me. 

After coming back from practice I took my stuff from the locker. My phone was buzzing with messages from Gen. Even though I wanted to turn her down in the quiet away from people, thanks to Lara Jean's little antique our kiss was probably a news for the school kids. It didn't make Gen happy obviously. She kept asking me what happened in her texts. Finally I replied.

Why do you care Gen?

It did seem intriguing to be able to get under Gen's skin finally. But at that very moment I needed answers. Lara Jean had already left as her car wasn't anywhere in the parking lot. I knew where she left so I head out to have a clear conversation with her. Her car was parked in front and I imagined that she would be home. But I was wrong. I knocked the door when her little sister opened the door with a suspicious face. Upon asking she informed that Lara Jean was no where to be found in the home. What a mysterious person she had become, I thought, that even at home she was missing. I guess I had missed out those years and didn't know who she was anymore. Of course I didn't know her anymore I reminded myself. I had been long time.

Her sister gave me some pity and informed that she might have gone to Corner Cafe, a diner near by. So I took a chance and went after to the place. She was there sitting on one of the bar stools.sipping a glass of iced tea. I slowly walked up there and sat beside her. Hoped nothing out of the ordinary would happen again. But a small part of me was excited for the surprise.

"Are you following me?" She asked me with her eyes wide open as if she was terrified to see me there.

"No" I replied quickly, "Your sister told me you would be here." I thought I saw her cursing her sister under her breath and then she looked at me half guilty and half confused. I thought this could take some time so I ordered chocolate shake.

"Look I wanted to talk about what happened. Because it didn't look like it took the first time." I said. "I am flattered but Gen and I just broke up. . ."

She smiled one of her cute Lara Jean smiles hearing this. "I am not trying to date you Peter Kavinsky." She told me.

Of course you aren't, I thought in my head then I told her, "That's what you said earlier but then your mouth said something else!"

"What?" She asked again flashing those eyes at me. That made it so hard not to laugh. "I don't even like you Peter." she stated loud and clear. "I wrote that letter a million years ago. I am not sure how you got it. I kissed you because I needed someone else to think I didn't like them."

That didn't make much sense. That was a like too basic for an excuse. "Who is this guy?" I asked her. "Or else I would think you have a tattoo of my name in your butt."

She looked amused and raised one eyebrow. "Funny you would say that! There was a rumor that you got a tattoo of Gen's initials in your butt for her birthday. Did you really got one?" I never understood who started that rumor but it was abuzz for quite sometime for the previous school year. While neither of Gen and I got a tattoo or talked about anything like a good deal of people thought I did get one. Lara Jean was still looking at me amused as she playfully put one hand forward to pull my t-shirt. This made me yank from the stool and spill a bit of chocolate shake on the floor. She pulled her hand back and looked at me with a smug face like I made you uncomfortable Kavinsky.