Misfit

Chapter 12

12
When I woke up I didn't know where I was. I looked around and saw a stool and I was laying on what looked like a bed that you find in the doctor's office. I could hear two voices in the background, fuzzy but there. Then I could hear footsteps coming this way. When Matt came in I was confused.
"Lola! You're up!", he said as he ran from the door to me.
My head was pounding. All I could do was hold my head, trying to make the pounding stop.
"Is it your head? You fell pretty hard on your head. Does anything else hurt?"
"Where am I?"
"You're in the nurse's office. You passed out."
"Why are you here?"
"Who do you think carried you here?"
"Thanks."
"It's nothing. As long as you're ok. Does anything else hurt?"
"My ankle."
"Lola I'm really sorry."
"I wish I could say that it's fine but it's not."
"I can't blame you. I was a jerk. I just want you to know that I'm doing all of this to protect you."
"Protect me how?"
"She knows your secret and she said that she would tell the whole school about it if I didn't pretend to be her boyfriend."
"Matt...I-"
"Lola I know what I'm doing."
"No you don't Matt, you don't know what you're doing."
"Yes Lola I do."
"Then what are you doing?"
"Protecting you."
"You enjoy being her boyfriend don't you?"
"No, I told you already that I hate her."
"Love and hate can be disguised as the same thing."
"I don't love her.", he said. I could tell he's getting angry.
"Yes you do."
"No I don't."
"How do you know?"
"I know because I like you."
Those words surprised me not going to lie. I didn't know how to respond to that. I mean I like him, I mean I might even love him. But he hurt my feelings and I can't just jump back into a trusting friendship with him.
"I like you Lola. I know what I did hurt you and it's going to take some time to trust me again. I hope that one day you will forgive me and we can be friends again... and I'm hoping maybe even more than friends."
"How could that happen if you're dating Sarah?"
"I don't know. All I know is that I want to be with you. Nobody else. I want to wake up and know that you're okay. I want to be able to call you mine. I know that we haven't known each other long but you are the first person I can be me around."
As he said these word my heart started to beat faster, tears came to my eyes. How could I not notice that he felt the same way? I want to tell him how I feel but I knew that he was with Sarah. He made up his mind. I can't change that.
"But what about Sarah?"
"What about her?"
"She's your girlfriend,remember?"
"Lola...I'm only dating her to protect your secret. I can't not talk to you. I can't not be around you. It hurts to much to do that."
"I wish I could tell you what to do but I can't. It's your choice."
"Do you like me?"
"Matt I-"
"Do you like me?"
"It won't change anything. Plus-"
"Do you like me?", he said practically yelling now.
"Yes Matt! I like you!"
Before I knew it our lips were touching. It felt real. I didn't know if this was a dream or not. All I knew is that I didn't want it to end.

I hate to admit it but this story is coming to an end. I hope you guys enjoy these last few chapters and I will start a new story soon after. But it's only going to get better from here. Thank you guys!!!!