Part of You

Chapter Eighteen

          I instantly dropped my Hershey bar on the floor. The sound causes them to stop, and Ken turned around and looks at me as my eyes watered.

"Nikki, I-"

"Go away Nikki," Hayden said as she put her arm around Ken.

"What?" Ken yelled. He tossed her arm off and walked over to me. "I can explain."

"I bet you can," I said before pushing him and running away. The pain in my stomach was excruciating, but I didn't care.

"Nikki what's wrong?" Jay asked as I walked in crying. I sat next to him on the bed and rested my shoulder on his chest.

"K-K-Ken K-Kissed Hayden!"

"What?" Jay yelled.

"Jay, calm down," I sniffed.

"No! Doesn't he know a good girl when he sees one?"

   Just then, Ken walked in. "Nikki...I-"

"I don't want to hear it. Just get away from me!" I yelled.

"You don't understand!"

"Ken," Jay started as he stood up. "Leave her alone. You've put her through too much."

        Ignoring Jay's command, Ken said, "Nikki just give me a chance."

"No! Leave me alone, go away!"

"But-"

"I don't care if I ever see your face again!" Ken bit his lip and sighed, walking out the room.

"I'm so sorry," Jay comforted me.

"Wh - Where's Max?" I sniffed, realizing my brother wasn't in sight.

"In the bathroom."

"OK." I lay down in the bed and pulled the sheet over my body.

"I really am sorry about this," Jay said.

"It's not your fault...Hey, I'm gonna get some shut eye OK?"

"Alright..." Jay got up from the bed and sat in one of the chairs. I closed my eyes as tears fell from my eyes. At that moment, I could literally feel my heart breaking.

Jay's POV

This is my chance, I thought. This is my chance to catch her fall. No...That's wrong. She's vulnerable right now. I watched as each tear fell from her face - it felt horrible. I wanted so badly to talk to her now, to ask her to be my girlfriend, but it wouldn't be right. Ken and I are step cousins.

      

 A/N: Thx 4 reading,, sory it was short n stuff.