Hiding Love

PART ONE•CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

THE UGLY TRUTH

"Cane, YOU'RE the one dating my daughter?" My mom said. "Oh, so you guys know each other?" I asked. "Um-." Cane said. "It's kind of a long story, me and Cane go way back-." "Long story, Sarah." Cane said. "What?" I asked with my jaw dropped. "How do I put this?... I, sort of, kinda, dated your mother in junior year of high school...we didn't work out very well." "It was only for nine months..." my mom said. "Thank god." Cane mumbled. "What was that? Cane?" My mom asked with an agitated face expression. "Uh...nothing." "That's what I thought..." my mom said. "My mom is wearing a jumpsuit of mine AND dated my boyfriend? That's great...what the hell? Everything's getting worse! Why?" Me and Cane's eyes met. "I can explain-." "You dated my mother, Cane, how could you?" "I didn't know, she wasn't at the yearly college meeting, so how was I supposed to know SHE of all people in this world is your mother?" "I need some air.." I Said. "I didn't know your mother was my ex, I broke up with her because I needed to focus on my school work at the time, and because she isn't my type..." "then what makes you think I'll be any different?" I Said with tears dripping down my cheek. Cane opened his mouth to speak, no words came out, he looked down at the floor. "Or were you just dating me because I remind you of her? Or-." Brenda walked in. "Yay drama!!!" She said cheerfully. "I need to take a breather." I put my blue winter jacket on and sat on the stoop. It started pouring. Cane sits next to me and shuts the door behind him, why can't he give me space? "I need some time, to think about us..." I said. "Sarah, I know you're stronger than this, you're not the type of person that would let something so little spread us apart or drift us away from each other and separate us...perhaps you're right, maybe you're correct, that we need a little break, but that doesn't change how I feel about you. We're both going through a lot at the moment right now, clearly you can see that, but I'm always gonna think we have a connection. That we have love between us. That we're perfect for each other, or you're too good for me, that we belong together, that we're meant to be, and I know you're probably ignoring me right now but..." The lightning flashed as thunder followed. Both of us are still sitting on the stoop in the pouring rain. Cane moved closer.  "Please believe me when I say this, that, I love you." Cane said. "Not your mother, not your friends, not anyone else in your family, not any other student, not any teachers, not any workers, not anyone except you. I LOVE YOU, AND YOU ONLY! Now you may move on, but I won't, I can't, it's impossible to...I would never forgive myself if I did...but I'll respect any decision you make, but for now, it's not like I can go anywhere...guess what? You're stuck with me. Considering we have the same stalkers, so it's not like I can go anywhere. I don't know what that Zayne guy is capable of and it's important we both stay safe."Cane said. Cane hugged me but I didn't hug him back, I can tell he's trying to make eye contact, those sad eyes. This hug was'nt any hug though,
I start to have flashbacks including, 
•The  day we met, months ago.
•when we were practicing violin after school
•when I almost fell and he caught me and hugged me for the first time.
I got the same safe feeling I get when I'm in his arms, when he warmed me up when I was cold, when he was holding me tight when we watched that movie, when I started flirting with him, when he gave me his phone number, our dates, the first time we kissed,when we made out in those office chairs,when he punched Zack in the face, when he told me he had a gift for me, when we figured out we were being stalked,His laughs, his smiles, when he winks when he laughs, that picture in front of the Christmas tree in New York City with the two of us kissing in front of it, when I went to sleep in that chair and woke up in his arms on the mattress, when he called me sunshine,I called him teddy bear, all the way leading up to when I figured out he dated my mom. Eventually that flashback and hug ended. He looked at me, I refused to make eye contact with him. He wiped a tear off my face with his thumb. Then he gave me his umbrella, he stroked my hand gently. He then bit his bottom lip and kissed me on the cheek. I'm still looking at the floor preventing eye contact, he stroked the back of my head, got up, and went inside. I was sitting alone on the stoop, in the front yard with his umbrella, sobbing and sulking still. Then I automatically followed behind him.I made eye contact with Cane following him into the house. My sad eyes met with his, I shook my head and came back out. My hands are shaky holding his umbrella. Wondering to myself, does this make me a bitch? He'll never feel the same about me again, what did I do? Now I regret everything...

CANE'S POV
"I've disappointed Sarah enough, I should leave. That would be the best I guess..." I head towards the door but Brenda stops me. "Where do you think you are going, Mr.Wilson?" Brenda asked me. "I think it's best if I go..." I said. "Why exactly?" Brenda asked. "What happened?" Derrick asked. "Great now,they're bombarding me with questions. That's just great..." I thought. "It's best if you don't know." I Said. Silence filled the room. "Later." I said.
SARAH'S POV
Cane came outside with his stuff, in his outfit for today, holding his clothes from yesterday, and his car keys to his white Ford van. I heard him unlock his van, which was two high pitched beeps. He hesitated to walk down the stairs, he awkwardly, slowly moved down the third step, which was the one I was sitting on, but before he walked to his car and walked off the last stair off the stoop he said softly in his calm voice, "I should leave...Merry Christmas...Eve. We smiled at each other. Eventually he got to his car and left. He went the wrong way though...to get home he had to make a right not a left, so he cane back the other way, looking down to his navigation. What a dunce he is... I just let the man of my dreams drive away from me, which made me a bigger dunce. Now I felt ashamed in myself that I let that happen. I cried more, then finally came inside. I found a box on my nightstand, I feel really mean now...
CANE'S NOTE TO SARAH.
Merry Christmas
Love bird, babygirl, sunshine, Juliet
•I wrote that because you're my Juliet and I'm your Romeo•
I love you, love your
Lovebird,daddy,Teddybear,Romeo.
-To Sarah, Merry Christmas, love Cane-
SARAH'S POV
After I read the note I opened the box to reveal the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
It was a Pandora bracelet with every charm that represents everything that reminds us of each other. Every event that we both experienced, and most of all, every charm on the bracelet brought back a memory or rekindled the dates we went on. I looked to the left of my shelf and found a picture frame, then looked at my lock screen. He finally got to print the picture of us kissing in front of the Christmas tree. He also got me a gold heart-shaped locket with the same picture in it. I regret everything I said, I was greedy, I took the perfect guy for granted, I took advantage of him, I used the fact that he was with my mother once against him, and now I have no one to open up to. I guess I can't keep a serious relationship, now can I? As I start to wonder to myself...is that it for us? Are we done? Will he forgive me? Tears start to fall down my cheek, as I slowly start to close my eyes tight and wipe my smeared mascara off of my face. I sob into my hands regretting everything.
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