Green Ranger

Chapter 12

Tommy POV

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I lied on my bed, when a hand placed over my mouth. My eyes snapped open as I sat up. "It's me." A girl said. I looked to see Kim. "How did you get in here?" I asked. "I'm a superhero. And you left your window open." She said. "Is everything okay?" I asked. "I think I'm the reason we can't morph." Kim said. "What are you talking about?" I asked. "I haven't really been honest. Okay. I punched Ty Fleming in the face because he told everyone I was the meanest person he'd ever met. And he was right." Kim said sitting on my bed. "Well, that can't be true." I said. "Okay." Kim said pulling out her phone. She showed me her screen. "Whoa." I said with wide eyes looking away quickly. "You took that picture?" I asked looking at her avoiding the image on the phone. "No. Amanda Clark took that picture. Of herself. But she shared it with me. Privately. She trusted me." She said bringing the phone back to her. "And you sent that pic to Ty?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows. "With a text that said, "Is this the girl you wanna bring home to your mom?"" She answered. "Oh." I said nodding my head slowly. "I didn't realize how mean it was until I saw her face." Kim said. "Kim, there's literally thousands of photos going around school." I said sitting next to her. "I don't care about them! I care about this. I did this. I had to sit in Mr. Detmer's office with Amanda's father and watch as they showed him that photo of his daughter. In his eyes for the first time I could see who I'd become. You know, so I lied. I blamed everyone else. I wanted to die." She said clearly distraught by the thing she'd done. "Okay, listen. Start over. Erase that picture right now." I said. "Tommy, it can't be erased." She said looking at me. "Then live with it. You did an awful thing. It doesn't make you an awful person. Just be the person you wanna be." I said. 

"How?" She asked. "You just...do the thing that doesn't end with something bad happening." I said recalling what my dad said. "Look, Kim. That night I jumped off the cliff into the water. You asked me if I was trying to kill myself. I lied....Truth is...I was. I wanted it all to end. I couldn't stand living in a house with my dad knowing that I practically killed his wife. He blames me...his own son...for the death of his wife. Because I was stupid. I was stupid and got into a fight when I made a promise to my mother...that I wouldn't. I broke my promise...and helped someone." I said. "Why didn't you tell us?" She asked. "Because...I didn't know you. I didn't want someone caring about me." I said with a shrug. "Why? Why don't you want people caring about you?" She asked. "Because no matter what I do I end up losing them! So I don't try to get close to anyone...it's easier that way." I stated standing up abruptly. "And I mean...everything...I care about...I lose." I said in whisper. I felt Kimberly's hand on my shoulder. "That's too bad. Because you already have five people that care for you. Whether you want them to or not. Zordon told us to keep an eye on you. I didn't want to do that because...I don't see you as a threat, Tommy. I see you as a friend that needs help." She said looking in my eyes. 

She leaned in and pressed her lips to mine. She grabbed my neck and pulled me closer. I grabbed her waist and picked her up kissing her down the neck. I sat on the edge of the bed and she took her jacket off dropping it to the floor. Her lips pressed against my jaw and up to my lips. She bit my lower lip and I smiled. She peeled her shirt off, continuing to kiss me. My hands trailed down her back. She grabbed my hands. "Nope." She said shaking her head as she placed my hands around her neck. She pushed me down to the bed sitting on my waist kissing my lips again.