The Kissing Booth - The First Year

The awful truth - Noah

Our training was the best one over all week, my knee didn't hurt and I was very happy that the whole problem with Elle was solved... or at least at that moment I imagined it was.

After we had spent the afternoon together, Alice, Will, me and Elle, we had dinner at Alice's house. Her parents were very happy to see Elle.

"So good to have you back in Boston, Elle! Are you and Noah already looking for a house to live in next year?" May was a very kind woman

"Oh no May, not yet. I just took advantage of those Spring Break days... I'm going to have to go home on Saturday. Our SATs will be in two weeks and I still have to study. We'll only be able to find a place when I'm accepted at Harvard." Elle winked at May.

"Oh sure ... but Noah always says you and Lee are good students, you're going to rock the SATs."

By the end of the night we were all talking in the living room and I was beginning to feel sleepy. "Hey Shelly, shall we leave? I need to get some sleep... I'm glad I do not have a workout tomorrow so we can stay in bed all day!" I whispered in her ear.

"Yes, let's go... I'm tired too," she was not too thrilled to spend all day in bed

The drive back to Harvard was quick, it was a bit late and the streets were a empty, Elle was quiet during the ride, just caressing the back of my neck while I drove. When we got in the room, she was still very quiet. I didn't care, thinking it was just because she was tired.

"Noah... we need to talk, can we do this before going to bed?" Now she was acting really strange

"Sure baby..." I sat on the bed, she was in front of me

"First of all I need you to let me say everything I need, please let me finish before saying something"

"You're making me worried... what's going on?" My heart was already beating faster

"The photos ... I need to tell you who sent them" she paused I froze... "Saturday night we were at your house after the Fundraiser party, everyone was there ... Joe received some messages and asked Lee for help... the photos, they were sent ..." she paused again and I understood at the same moment

"Sharon ... that evil bitch" I could not refrain myself and I felt my teeth grinding

"Please, Noah, remember what I asked you?"

"I'm sorry ... it's just ..." she put a finger in my mouth.

"Calm down, Noah, I'm not even close to finish this yet." She continued, "Lee came in and told me what Joe wanted, and showed me the photos... at that moment, my world collapsed, I did not know what to do and I started to cry... my only thought was that you were cheating on me, that all your apologies for not having time to talk to me were because of this other girl and that you had no intention of hiding it anymore, because even your friends were in the pictures. I was so desperate... I saw your smile looking at Cindy, the smile you have in your face everytime you look at me, with your beautiful dimples, he was there but looking to another girl ... and you two hugging ..." his eyes were wet again, but I stayed quiet "Lee asked me to sleep there, I could not go home that way... he kept me company, he took care of me like he always does. He said maybe I was rushing conclusions, assuming that everything was like the photos showed without speaking to you to understand, but at that moment I was so hurt I didn't want to talk to you. I yelled at him, I said that to me the photos proved that you were with Cindy and he kept in silence, he realized that in that moment I would not listen to anything he said... Sunday morning, since everyone decided to go to Malibu during the week off, I needed to go home ... first because I had to be alone with my thoughts and also had to pack. When I got home, I decided to read your message ... I cried even more thinking how you could be so cynical talking to me as if everything was fine... since inside my head, Cindy was here with you ..." at that moment she was crying and I held her for a moment, I sniffed her hair and wanted to kiss her, but she gently pushed me and kept talking.