Eye of the Beholder [Completed]

Chapter 48

Later that Night

       I fell asleep on the couch with my head on Stephanie's shoulder. I wake up when I feel my cell phone buzz in the pocket of my jeans. I sit up and take my phone out of my pocket. I move a little bit away from Stephanie. I yawn and rub my eyes. My eyes feel so tired from all the crying that I have done. I wonder if I even have any more tears left to cry.

      When I look at my phone, my eyes widen like saucers. Samuel texted me.

Samuel: Are you okay?

Why is he contacting me now? After all of this time? Part of me just wants to ignore his text message, but there is something about Samuel that I just can't ignore.

Me: Why do you care?

Samuel: Don't be like that.

Me: I have every right to be LIKE THAT.

Samuel: You know I care.

Me: Actually, no, I don't.

Samuel: I do care, Karrington.

Me: Well, it sure doesn't seem like it.

Samuel: I miss you.

Me: K.

Samuel: Karrington....

Me: You are with my sister.....

Samuel: We aren't together.

Me: You could have fooled me.

Samuel: It's not like that.

Me: You haven't contacted me since the day that we kissed.

Samuel: I know....it's hard to explain.

Me: Not really. Just use your words.

Samuel: There are a lot of things that I haven't told you and a lot of things that you don't know about, Karrington......

Me: Enlighten me.

Samuel: I can't tell you.

Me: Then why are you texting me now?

Samuel: Because I miss you.

Me: That doesn't help me at all, Samuel.

Samuel: Just know that I still care about you, Karrington. I never meant to hurt you.

Me: You are confusing me.

Samuel: I'm confusing myself.

Me: Stop hurting me.

Samuel: I'm hurting too. 

Me: Wow.

Samuel: It's the truth.

Me: Why wait this long to talk to me?

Samuel: Because this is the only chance that I've had where I know I won't get caught.

Me: ?????

Samuel: I have to go. I love you, Karrington.

Me: What??!

What?!