We Align

I've had enough boy drama

I've had enough boy drama

For the past few months, I have tried to contact Caleb. He has yet to respond.

I know that he has a skate competition soon. Although he wouldn't go off the grid like this.

I need a breather. I love to skate. Caleb was the one who taught me how. I grab my nickel board and head to the community centre.

I'm not the most skilled skater. I just know the basics. I haven't been out much, it's time I get back out there before I let myself go.

Being alone outside is refreshing. I can be myself without a second thought.

After a bit, I walk inside the community centre and stand in line to buy myself a slush puppie.

I take out my phone because I don't have my wallet on me. I check how much money was in my account. I have to transfer some funds.

I finally look up and see that I'm one person away from the counter. When the guy in front of me spoke, I knew who he was.

Caleb is right in front of me. His hair in cornrows and his board in hand.

This community centre is his second favourite place to skate in Canada. So I assume his competition is in Toronto.

"Cartel," I say.

He turns around slowly. We lock eyes and he began to laugh.

"Hey, Aden, wassup?" Anyone could tell that he's not from here. His Chicago accent is thick.

Before I could respond he lifts a finger to silence me. He turns toward the counter and picked up his order.

I suddenly didn't want a slush puppie.

"We need to talk Cay." I pull him toward a bench.

"Why are you here?" I ask.

"Skate competition in Caledon this weekend."

"Why have you been ignoring me?" I'm not going to play dumb or drag the conversation.

"Sam and I broke up." He says looking at the floor.

What? Sam and Caleb were like the ultimate endgame.

"What did you do?" If they broke up Caleb most likely did something.

He takes a deep breath, "we got into a fight. We were just chilling and she said if we were to split up which she didn't want to happen, but if it did she would like to be with someone like Miko. Her best friend. I got upset. Why would she even say something like that? So I said I would want to be with someone like you and she flipped on me. She broke up with me. Then she started bringing Miko into my apartment. She'd be with him alone in her room to piss me off. So I talked with her and she didn't listen to a word I said. She said why don't I go to you. The next day I was on a plane. Now I'm here."

Is he mad? Why was I dragged into this?

"You told her you'd be with someone like me? What is wrong with you?"

"I like you Madison."

When the words left his mouth, I got up and decided to walk away.

I'm not going to do this. I've had enough boy drama. I'm going home.

"Will you let me explain." Cartel says keeping up with my pace.

"What's there to explain Caleb? You don't like me, you are upset that Sam dumped you!"

He reached for my arm to stop me, "that day at the airport. No one had ever put me in my place before. I did like you at that time. Then you started seeing me in a different light so I pushed my feelings back and I fell for Sam."

He still loves her and he's an idiot for being here right now!

I pull my arm from his grip and walk on to the bus right before it took off.

He is fast. He got to the next stop on his skateboard and got on the bus.

"Madison is it that hard to believe I have feelings?"

"I believe that you are hurting and you are doing something you are going to regret if you don't go home and makeup with Sam."

"I don't need her." He says.

I have to get off the bus. He follows me off.

"You need to leave Caleb."

He doesn't speak. He just stares at me. He leans in...

I had to stop him from making a huge mistake. I put my nickel board between us to make space.

"Cay stop it! You are hurting and you want Sam to hurt, so you are doing this to me. You made a horrible decision by coming here. You need to leave now!" He cannot be serious.

He got on his board and went away.

I let out a deep sigh. I don't think I can handle something like that again.

Cay is like a brother to me. To even think about him in any other way was simply wrong. Plus I still have yet to get over Jayden.

I'm 20 and I still cannot get myself to move on to other guys. Trust me, Diamond has tried three times. All these guys are great but I'm not ready for a relationship.

Ahaha had to bring Caleb back for a second.