LOVE IN DISGUISE

chapter five

Karissa

I was lost in thoughts as I walked through the busy streets of Texas. My mind kept replaying what had happened today with Caleb,I finally knew his name. When he touched me today, it reminded me of HIM. I'd spent years trying to bury bitter memories only for that idiot to revive them.

I admit I'd been a foolish and hopeless lovesick girl when I was a teenager and I am still paying for my stupid mistakes. The only family I had, that is my sister will forever blame me for my parent's death. Even I will continue blaming myself, if only I could change the past. I'll forever be grateful to my best friend who's like a sister to me, I can't imagine how I'd scaled through those years without her by my side.

Underneath all the craziness laid a bitter and heartbroken girl. That girl had chosen love over family and she had learned her lesson the hardest way possible.

"Hey watch where you're going ", I jolted out of my thoughts as a stranger hissed and walked past me. I rolled my eyes and sighed,this side of the city was always busy even at nights. Guess I'll have to walk faster if I want to catch the bus.

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'Building up a market, or fighting mummy,
Or climbing up the Eiffel Tower,
Discovering something that doesn't exist,
Or giving a monkey a shower '

"Kayla, I'm home "I yelled out and walked into the living room. I chuckled to myself as I realized that now, the roles were reversed. Normally, it'll be her yelling out my name, these three months were surely gonna be the best for her.

There she was dancing and jumping like an idiot and singing along to her favorite cartoon show, Phineas and Ferb. Such an hypocrite, she's always calling me a child.

"Will you stop behaving like an idiot,oh God I really wish you had been bombarded with loads of work, then you wouldn't have to be here"

Of course, I was joking. I was really happy that we'll be able to spend more time with each other.

She finally noticed my presence and smiled "Do not blame me, it's been a long time I've watched Phineas and ferb,just like you said, I need to learn how to live a little "

I snorted, "yeah, but not by jumping on a couch and singing along to a kid show"

She didn't respond to my statement but instead she was silent. Definitely, something was up. I'd known Kayla for almost 9 years and I could tell when something was really bothering her. She'll act overly excited and try to push her worries to the back of her mind.

I sat on the couch and patted the empty space next to me for her to sit, "Kayla, what's wrong? "

She suddenly burst into tears "it's all my fault, Karissa, all my fault "

What's she talking about?
"Kayla, what happened "

She wiped her tears away and looked at me with a sad smile, "Derek broke up with me, he said I'd pushed him away throughout our entire relationship all in the name of work. Karissa, I realized he was saying the truth, I never had time for him because of work, always making lame excuses whenever he'd set up a date for us to hang out and now that I finally have that time, it's too late he already broke up with me",she burst into another round of tears again.