UnDisclosed

Chapter 2

Karsyn’s POV:

The words that Katherine had said to me the day before constantly echo in my head...

"Ohhh I get it, you like him dont you. AWWWH MY BEST FRIEND HAS A CRUSH.” 

"Ohhh I get it, you like him dont you. AWWWH MY BEST FRIEND HAS A CRUSH." 

*The words echo and then fade out*

        I wake up panting and sweating, the room suddenly becomes visable as I awake from a nightmare. I get out of bed and walk across the hall into the bathroom to wash the sweat off my face. I look in the mirror to see that my face is as red as a tomato, am I really getting worked up about what Katherine said the other day? I walk back to my room to open up a window, it's kinda warm in here. I look down at my phone to see it light up and say “1 New Message.” Speak of the devil, it was Katherine..

“Katherine: Hey I need to talk to you about the other day, do you think we can hang out at all today?”

Oh gosh.. She still wants to talk about it..

“Karsyn: Yeah sure, I was hoping we could hang out today too. Just come over whenever.”

“Katherine: Kk, be there soon (:” 

        I put my phone down on the dresser and get cleaned up as I wait for her to arrive. Since its just Katherine coming over, I decide not to wear any makeup and quickly brush my hair. I quickly pick out a pair of skinny jeans and my favorite black flannel. Then I hear the door bell ring, "Karsyn, Katherine’s here!!!" my dad yells. 

        Suddenly, my bedroom door swings opens and Katherine gives me a big hug, “Don’t you look cute today" Katherine compliments. 

“Yeah I guess, thanks.... so.. um.. What about the other day did you wanna talk about?" I say nervously.

She suddenly gets a gigantic smirk on her face, “Oh you know, just the fact that you have a crush on Jacob!!!”

        I suddenly feel my heart sink in my chest, just thinking about the fact that I have a crush on my best guy friend makes me panicked and worried. 

Katherine then gets a worried look on her face, “What’s the matter? Do you think he doesn’t like you or something?”

“I’m not worried about that, it’s just the fact that I’ve grown up with Jacob my entire life. I don’t want my feelings to become the make or break moment in our friendship and it’s scary knowing that there’s a fifty-fifty chance that it could work out or not. Getting in a relationship with him is almost as scary as losing him.” I say, almost tearing up at the end.

Katherine’s at a lost for words but she comforts me by hugging me, then she says, “I know I don't understand what it’s like to fall for your best guy friend, but I do know that the connection you and Jacob have is stronger than anyone's I've ever seen. Even if he doesn't feel the same way about you, I know that he would never judge you or feel differently about you because of it.” 

Katherine always knows what to say, it’s one of the many qualities I love about her.

“So what do I do now?" I say while pouting. Katherine sighs and says, “Well you need to talk to him. I know you don't really want to but its the only way to lift this weight off your shoulders.” 

        I hate it when she's right, especially when she's right about this. I grab my phone off the dresser and text Jacob.

"Karsyn: Hey! Hope your feeling good enough to hangout today. I need to talk to you (:”

        I sigh and put down my phone, my stomach is in knots and I’m worried about what his response might be. I glance over at Katherine who is just walking around my room looking at all the pictures posted around my wall. Then all of a sudden, I hear my phone go off.. It’s Jacob.

“Jacob: Yeah, I’m feeling much better today. Can your dad drop you off at my house soon? (:”

I smile at the fact that he seems so eager to see me and I quickly reply to his text.

“Karsyn: Yeah I can come over in a half hour, Katherine is over so I’ll come by after she leaves. See you soon (:”

Katherine see's the smirk on my face and just laughs.

 “What?" I say questioning why she is laughing. “You just get so happy when you talk to him." she says.“Well I'm gonna get ready to go see him." I say. 

        I'm very indecisive on whether or not to curl my hair. I want to look good, but not like I'm trying to hard. I decide to just straighten it and put on light makeup that compliments my facial features. I walk out the room ready to leave, “Hey dad, do you think we could drop Karsyn off at her house?" I ask. “Yeah sweetie lemme just get changed real quick."

As we're driving to Katherine's house, I feel knots begin to form in my stomach. When we arrive at Katherine's house, we both get out of the car to say our goodbyes when suddenly she whispers, “Good luck, text me what happens.” 

        Once she's inside, my father and I take off to go to our next destination, home. With every second passing by, the faster my heart beats and the closer we get to the house, the more nervous I feel.

My dad takes notice of how nervous I am. “Is everything okay hun?" he asks. I have an uneasy feeling when he asks.

“Yeah dad, just tired that's all." I say while giving him a fake smile to insure him that I'm fine. Since my mother passed away when I was five I haven't been really comfortable with sharing my inner thoughts and feelings, especially with my dad because I'm not close to him. My mother died when she was on her way to work and was hit by a drunk driver. She died on impact...

        When we get home, I quickly jump out of the car and fix my hair. “I’ll text you when I'm on my way home." I inform him. He nods as I close the car door and walk to Jacob’s front porch. I stand there staring at the doorbell and hesitate to ring it, but before I get the chance to the door opens, it startles me.. It's Jacob. 

"Hey, come on in" he says with an adorable smile that melts all my worries away. We walk past his mom on the way to his room, I stop by the kitchen to say a quick hi to her. 

"Hello Mrs. Jamie" I say. I can see that she has developed a new bruise on her jawline. “W-What happened to your cheek? Are you okay." I can tell she is uncomfortable talking about it by the way she tries to cover it up with her hair. 

"Oh I'm fine sweetheart, just fell and hit it." I nod, giving off a confused expression as I continue following Jacob. 

When we reach the room he sits down on his bed and pats the empty space next to him for me to sit down.

“So what is it you wanted to talk to me about?" He says with a curious expression. 

“O-Okay, well..." I hesitate to speak as I am at a lost for words. “So... you and I have been friends for as long as I can remember and I cherish our friendship so so much." I continue to play with the buttons on my flannel as I talk to avoid making eye contact with him. “It's just… well... these past few weeks have made me realize.. that u-um.. " (Ugh..I'm tired of having this constant weight on my shoulder. I need to tell him now!) "That I have feelings for you." After the words leave my mouth I feel relieved, but now comes the hardest part of this entire situation.. His response. I look up to see his expression, hoping that he is enlightened about this news and is joyous, but his expression says something that I didn’t quite expect...

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Hey everyone! I'm really excited about this chapter so tell me what you think by commenting! Don’t forget to vote if you like it. My co-author and I are going back to school so we won't update the next chapter for a couple days. Hope you enjoy! (: