I Never Told You

Chapter 17

Karma didn't know what to do or say, she just kept staring at Amy who kept staring at Francia. She couldn't believe Francia had shown up the second she was finally going to tell Amy how she felt. Karma without even thinking about it got off Amy's bed and left, tears falling from her eyes.

"Hi." Francia said, walking toward Amy.

"Hi." Amy said, feeling completely lost.

"How have you been?" Francia asked.

"Miserable, you?" Amy asked.

"Me too." Francia said.

"Why didn't you call?" Amy asked.

"I wanted to.." Francia said.

"Then why didn't you?" Amy asked.

"I was just trying to settle everything down and get my life back on track." Francia said.

Amy didn't say anything; she just pulled away from Francia, who was trying to hug her.

"Amy.." Francia said.

"I waited for two months for you to call, to just say anything to me." Amy said, a lump forming in her throat.

"I know, I'm sorry. I screwed up, just give me one more chance." Francia said.

"How long are you here for?" Amy asked.

"I leave tomorrow night." Francia said.

"Then what's the point of any of this? Even if we do get back together, you're just going to leave again and I'll be the one left heartbroken." Amy said, tears falling down Amy's cheeks without her even realizing it.

"I love you, Amy. Being away from you has been the hardest thing I have ever had to do, okay? I just wanted to talk you about giving this long distance thing a chance in person." Francia said.

Amy didn't say anything; she couldn't decide whether or not she was ready to give Francia another chance.

"Just spend the day with me tomorrow, okay? Then you can decide whatever you want." Francia said.

Amy hesitated for a moment, "Okay." She said.

Once she reached home, Karma went straight to her room. She just couldn't stop crying, she couldn't believe that she'd lost out on another chance to be with Amy because of Francia. She'd done everything right, she'd been a good friend, she'd put her feelings for Amy aside just to help her get over Francia and now Francia was back and it was as if all that time Amy and Karma had spent together never happened. Karma hadn't stopped crying and she didn't think she'd ever be able to stop. Her phone had rung a couple of times but she hadn't bothered to check it but when it just didn't stop buzzing, she decided to answer it.

"Hey." Shane said, on the other line.

"Hey." Karma said, sobbing.

"What's wrong?" Shane asked, worriedly.

"Nothing." Karma said.

"Karma." Shane said.

"Francia's back." Karma said.

"What?" Shane asked.

"Yeah, she came back right at the very moment when I was going to tell Amy I love her." Karma said.

"So what did you do when she came?" Shane asked.

"I left." Karma said.

"Why?" Shane asked.

"What else could I have done?" Karma asked.

"You should've stayed." Shane said.

"I don't think she's going to pick me, okay. Francia's back and that's all that Amy cares about." Karma said.

"That is not true. Francia left Amy high and dry and you were there to help her. You've always loved her and she's always loved you, don't you dare give up on that." Shane said.

"So what do I do?" Karma asked.

"Fight for her." Shane said.

What Shane said, really hit Karma. Karma knew that the love she had for Amy was something you could only feel once in a lifetime and she didn't want to give on that up without a fight. She'd walk to the ends of the earth for Amy, fighting for her was nothing.

Amy and Francia spent the day together. They first went for a picnic in the park and then they went out for a movie, at the same theatre where they'd gone for their second date.

They were sitting and eating ice cream at the parlor near the theatre.

"Today was fun." Francia said.

"Yeah, it really was." Amy said, smiling.

"I'm sorry." Francia said.

"For what?" Amy asked.

"For leaving, for never calling. Honestly, I was just worried that you wouldn't want to be with me anymore, that you'd found someone else." Francia said.

"I actually spent all my time thinking about you, missing you." Amy said.

"So what do you think? Will you give another chance?" Francia asked, smiling, reaching for Amy's hand.

Amy didn't say anything for a couple of minutes, thinking long and hard about what she was going to say next.

Amy went right to Karma's house after her date with Francia.

"Hey." Amy said, walking into Karma's room.

"Hey, what are you doing here, I thought you were out with Francia." Karma said, who was sitting on her bed.

"I was." Amy said, taking a seat next to Karma on Karma's bed.

"Then?" Karma asked.

"It was fun." Amy said.

"Then what are you doing here?" Karma asked.

"I realized today that it was over between Francia and I." Amy said.

"Really?" Karma asked, trying to hide her happiness.

"Yeah, I'd spent so long missing her and wanting her that by the time she actually came back to me, I realized that I didn't miss her anymore and it just doesn't feel worth the trouble and the heartache." Amy said.

"Are you okay?" Karma asked.

"Surprisingly, I feel kind of liberated. I feel good." Amy said, smiling.

Karma knew that this was the moment; this was the moment she had to tell Amy how she felt. She'd been trying to protect herself from Amy rejecting her but now Karma had realized that not telling Amy was worse than being rejected. Amy was the love of her life and she'd come too close to losing her too many times to let her go.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about something." Karma said, taking a deep breath.

"Yeah, we got interrupted yesterday. What's up?" Amy asked.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking about the people in my life and how much they mean to me and I realized that no matter where I am or what's going on with me, you're always my number one." Karma said.

"You're my number one too, Karma." Amy said, smiling.

"And I just need you to know that I love you." Karma said, smiling.

"I love you too, you're my best friend." Amy said.

"No, I'm in love with you." Karma said, looking into Amy's eyes.