The Last Kiss

Chapter 3

My feet took me to the graveyard instead of my home.Kiara's pendant still in my pocket and the laptop still in my hands I kept on walking untill I reached my destination.I stopped at the gravestone named Kiara Katherine Johns . Mr Johns' and Mrs Wilson's words kept replaying in my mind,"Kiara loved you Neal and she missed you." Like evrything was my fault.Like I was the guilty one here.I went and sat on a bench nearby from where Kiara's grave was directly visible.I tried to open the laptop in my hands but it was password protected.I typed in "Kiara" first but was unsuccessful .I tried several times but in vain. I gave up after sometime.

I looked up at the sky. It was a starry night...just like the one when I whispered those three magical words into Kiara's ear.I still remember that faithful night.It was our Senior Year Dance. After the last dance of the night I took Kiara up to the terrace of the school. The moon was shining brightly with the stars twinkling around.Kiara looked  mesmerizing in her dark blue dress under the moonlight.The glow on her face could even put the moon to shame! She didn't look less than an angel that night. I took her hands in mine and pulled her closer and closer, until I could hear her heart beat, until I could taste her breath, until our shadows from two became one.At first the kiss was soft and gentle and careful, only a brush of lips. One wrong move and everything might shatter in a wink.But then, the kiss grew passionate and strong.I felt Kiara kissing me back, like all the pentup emotions of years exploding like a furious volcano in that one kiss. "I love you, Kiara", I slowly whispered between my breaths. Suddenly, Kiara pulled away.She hastily went two steps back from me.

"What happened Kiara? Don't you love me?"

She only stared.

I searched for the love that was so evident in her kiss, just a while ago, in her eyes .But there wasn't love in her eyes, there was something else..it was fear.Just then Kiara's phone rang.

"Hello?"

I don't know who was on the other side of the phone but after the phone call Kiara looked even more dazed.I took a step towards her but she backed away.

"Neal! I don't love you. We can't be together," and with that she dashed to the stairs and left me alone in the terrace under the moonlights.

I stood there for I don't know how long but then I decided, "I can't let her go this easily .If she isn't ready its okay. I 'll wait for her.We could go back to be the best friends we always were.This moment could be forgotten like it never happened". I followed after her, running down the stairs. I searched for her in the hall where now the students were dispersing and heading back home. I saw her, that blue dress distinguished her from the others. She was leaving the hall and heading towards the parking lot. The parking lot was dark and empty Just when I was about to call her name, I saw another figure in the dark. It took some time for my eyes to adjust to the darkness and when it did I saw who it was.It was Derek, the reason behind my father's death.Because of him dad lost his life.Dad was coming home from work when suddenly drunken Derek came in front of his car.To save him Dad turned a sharp U-turn and hit a tree.I hated Derek from that day onwards. We were 'The Enemies' about whom the whole school knew.I wondered what Kiara was doing with him in this dark parking lot in this time. Before any further question arised in my mind I saw Kiara kissing Derek. It was as if the ground had been pulled under my feet.My whole world turned upside down.I couldn't see the sight anymore. I walked away from the parking lot,  and away from Kiara's life.Never to return again.

A/N-Sorry for the late update guys.Hope this chappy is good enough for the wait.Like, share , vote if you like the story ! Am always happy to hear what you guys think about the story so send in your feebacks :)

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Diti!