It All Started With One Stupid Mistake

Chapter 8: Who is he talking about?

Kelly's POV

I woke up earlier this morning. Today's Tuesday and that means, I'll have to help out my aunt at the diner.
Remember when I said I wanted to help mom out but she said I should focus on school? Well, she told me last night when she got in, that my aunt was short staffed at her diner and they both decided that I'll help her out only on Tuesdays for 100bucks, and I'll be starting today at 4:30, after school.
I got so excited when I heard, I mean I'll be earning money, maybe not a lot, but enough to aid me in whatever financial transaction I wanna make so I don't have to pressure mom for money.
Maybe I'll even say to buy my car or save to pay my freshman year tuition at college.
I decided that today I'll be wearing my white sweater and my black nipped knee jeans paired with my white Adidas.

After I got dressed, I ran downstairs, grabbed an apple and made my way through the door.
I opened the garage door, got my bike and rode off to school.

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I got to school right on time. I made my way to my locker to fetch my books for Spanish, when i got them and locked my locker I came face to face with Zach and Chelsea.
I smiled, because it wasn't just Chel, Zach was here too.
"Hey guys" I said to both of them.
"Hey kelz" Zach responded with a small smile and Chelsea said "Hey girl".
We build up a light conversation until the bell rang. Zach and I both have Spanish now so we both said goodbye to Chelsea and began walking down the hallway to our classroom.
"Look Kelz, I'm sorry for how I overreacted yesterday, I don't know what came over me, I just don't trust that dude and you guys looked a little bit too close for the first day and I don't wanna see you get hurt" he said, shifting his gaze from me.
I gave a small smile before saying "Its fine Zach, I understand that you overreacted only because you care but you don't need to worry, he can't and won't hurt me, we're not together or anything and I most definitely don't intend to be with him"
I'm not certain that the last part was true but I think it is....
Or not.
Or maybe I do mean it.
Anyways...

He replied with an okay and when I looked up we were at the door. We entered simultaneously.

The teacher wasn't there yet so we just made our way over to our respective seats.
I sat down besides this girl named Kelsey, she was your typical loner, she didn't really talk to anyone but smiles with me whenever I took my seat. About five minutes later, Mrs Rodriguez came into the classroom with a small smile on her face.
Mrs. Rodriguez is about somewhere in her 30s and she is stunning. She wears squared frame glasses and always dress nicely. In Junior and freshman year most of the boys, either had a huge crush on her or wanted at least a "one night stand" with her, and I think some still do.
She looked over at the class and said "Good morning class, today, will be doing an activity that is 25% of your overall grade for the first term. You will be having a fluent ten minutes conversation in Espanol with a partner on one of the following topics: love, hate, friendship, sorrow, grief, respect, and forgiveness", she paused then said "How the conversations will take place, are by, either defining, personally interpreting, comparing an instance in your life or having a questionnaire using one of the topics".

That's an interesting activity, but what about those who aren't partially fluent in Spanish?

"As for those of you, who are not partially fluent in Espanol, I will be translating for you, to your partner" she said as if she was reading my mind.

Kelsey raised her hand, Mrs Rodriguez nodded her head for Kelsey to ask her question, and she began, saying "Uhm, can we choose our own partners and can we use two topics?"

Mrs Rodriguez replied and said, "Yes, you can."

I called Zach over and asked if he wanted to work with me and he said yes.
Zach and I are both fluent in Spanish and we also decided to use two topics. We choose Love and Hate. We asked to go first, just to get it over with.

"Hola Zach, ¿hay algún caso personal en tu vida con el amor como el tema o problema principal?" I questioned.
~ (Hi Zach, is there a personal case in your life with love as the main issue or problem?)

"Sí hay. Mira, hay una chica que amo, ella es todo lo que siempre quise en alguien, ella me completa. Ella no sabe que estoy locamente enamorada de ella y lo peor de todo es que dudo que ella sienta lo mismo." he replied and it honestly caught me offguard.
~(Yes there is. See there is this girl i love, she's everything i ever wanted in someone, she completes me. She doesn't know i'm crazily in love with her and the worst part of it all, i doubt she feels the same.)

"Lamento escuchar eso, pero ¿por qué ella no te quiere de vuelta, tú también eres un chico increíble, por qué no se lo has dicho?" I genuinely inquired.
~(I'm sorry to hear that, but why wouldn't she love you back, you're an awesome guy also why haven't you told her?)

"Quería pero nunca tuve la oportunidad perfecta para hacerlo. Dije que quería porque renuncié a tratar de decírselo. Y el motivo por el que no querría es porque tiene sus ojos en otra persona y nunca podría verme fuera de una amistad" he said with teary eyes.

~(I wanted to but i never got the perfect opportunity to. I said wanted because i gave up on trying to tell her. And why she wouldn't love is because, she has her eyes on someone else and she could never see me outside of a friendship)

"Y cuánto odio está involucrado, puedes preguntar, bueno, odio que él intente arrebatar el amor de mi vida, odio que piense que él es mejor para ella que yo y, sobre todo, odio lo ciega que es a todo esto." he finished of before I could ask the final question.

~(And how hate is involved you might ask, well i hate that he's trying to take away the love of my life, i hate that he thinks he's better for her than me and most of all i hate how blind she is to all of this.)

Mrs. Rodriguez stopped us and the class clapped us, some girls even had tears in their eyes. She said we got 25 out of the 25 and we made our way to our seats.
Zach didn't even look or say anything to me. He took his seat and gazed out, with tears in eyes still.

Who the hell is he talking about!!???

And that's a rap!
The picture above is Kelly's Tuesday outfit to school.
Love,
Keddy💖