Summer Before Her (Completed)

19- After The Storm

Kirsten's POV

I stumbled on my feet as I reached the school gates, what had happened today? How could I have been so oblivious for the past three years?
I relived the three years I had with him as a reel in my mind, every moment of his affection being highlighted. I have always thought about how he would have been the perfect boyfriend had he been straight, and all this while he was.
Now that I knew this, I suddenly didn't want him.

Maybe it had something to do with his traits, he was possessive and somewhat narcissistic, how could he air out our dirty laundry in such a public place? Did he want to make me feel as bad as he did? Maybe this was revenge for unrequited love.

"Hey Kirsten, you have been standing in the same spot for five mins now, everything okay?" a classmate called out.

"yea, I am good" Kirsten mumbled out before bee-lining for her car. Today had been bad and I didn't want to make it any worse.

Natalie had perched herself on the bumper waiting for me to show, as soon as she sighted me, she sprang out of her place gathering me in a hug, "I am so sorry Kirsten, you had to go through that"

"Why do you reek of smoke? Jesus Kiri, have you been smoking? Did Fred affect you so badly?" she asked while smothering me with a hug.

"It was one puff, and I absolutely hated it, never again" I responded hesitantly

"And yeah, Fred left me pretty humiliated, he has painted me as this selfish bitch, didn't feel great having my life on display like that" I continued firmly, I was hurt and it was okay to be.

"I saw it going down like this, you know how blindsided Fred can be, I really tried to warn you that day so you could talk it out" she tried to console me.

"Heyy, Miss.petite and Kirsten, whats with the huddling?" Novak dropped in quite casually, he seemed pleased with himself.

"Just breaking down the events of the day" I responded with an equal air of lightness.

"Ah! Just like I broke down his face, or I tried to"
I knew it, Whenever a smirk dances on this man's lips, he is up to no good.

"Oh God, Novak Bennani, what did you do?" I exclaimed as I reached out to his hand to see if had used his fists.

He reflexively pulled away, stuffing them into his pocket. Oh, this wasn't good.

"Well, it was just revenge served cold, he sucker-punched me once upon a time, I sucker-punched him twice"
he responded nonchalantly.

"The guy did deserve it" Talia muttered.

"Wha— Talia, why are you supporting him? He punched Fred's face into a smush" I screeched.

"Come on, this has nothing to do with yo—" he continued

"Hold on, when did you get punched?"

"In the ice-cream parking lot," he recalled, tracing the slight bump on his otherwise perfectly fabricated nose.

"Oh, Ohh, that was a dick move"

"Oooh, Kirsten cusses" he teased.

"Ewww... Can you both stop eye-fucking?" Talia cringed.

That broke our apparent stare down, He did have beautiful eyes though, forest green pearls.

"So Kirsten, What about the project? When should we start?" he asked breaking the tension.

"In the evening perhaps, where should we meet? Do you want to come over? My parents won't be home."

"Are you seriously flirting with this ass, Kirsten?"

"NO Talia, I just don't want him to meet my parents! God, you are disgusting"

Novak stood there, a playful smirk playing on his lips.
"What? You dirty-minded bitch" I called out, whacking him on his arm.

He raised his hands in mock surrender "Okay Okay, I didn't do nothing! It was all Talia"

"See you around" He called, walking out.

He hopped on his death trap, his motorcycle and whirred away. When did I start liking him past his looks?

"Yea, I see too many longing looks there" Talia mocked.

"I was just checking out his sweet ride" I responded, defensively.

"Yeah sure, chicken" she mocked, now climbing into her car.

"Aight, see ya youngling, wrap it before you tap it" she winked, driving away.

"It's FOR THE PROJECT" I yelled out into the distance as her car zoomed away.

**

"Sweetie, you sure you are gonna be okay? we will just be gone for a day, call me if you need anything" my mother consoled for the tenth time.

"Yes mom, I will be super-duper fineee, just gooo, I am not thirteen" I explained to her once again.

As Timothy, mom's driver carried her suitcases down the stairs. My parents had worked their way up from nothing so despite being a high-income family, we didn't live like one, except mom, she loved being extravagant and feeling pampered, which is why while her chauffeur carried away her cases, some top-notch makeup artist dusted her face with gold laced highlights. It was a children's football tournament for heaven's sake.

A few more minutes of fretting about, a million are you okays and saying my goodbyes, the house was mine.

The first thing I did as I climbed into bed was unclip my bra and launch it off into the air, the freedom the unconfined life. I know I seem to be appropriating slaves that god freed, believe me, the assets on my chest are enslaved.

With the relaxation settling in, so did the drowsiness, and soon I had drifted off to wonderland.

**

I drifted in and out of sleepy, almost lullingly, it was pleasant, almost too pleasant to wake up, Once fully conscious, I slowly fluttered my eyes open, this definitely was the best way to wake up.

My phone sat on the charging dock on my nightstand, I lazily reached for it and then realized upon seeing the screen that I had stood Novak up.

Wow.
Simply effing great.

My eyes darted the edge of the phone revealing that it was fifteen minutes to ten. I then dared to go into my call log to find the long list of missed calls, I better return their calls.
I wouldn't want any assumptions about my death, would I now.

I hit dial and let the ringing of the phone reverberate in the house shrouded in darkness, it was eerie, the silence before the storm.

"Hello," a voice answered.

"Heyyy, dont answer my calls" I could hear Novak in the background.

"Babe, let me speak to your friends" the stranger continued.

What? IS NOVAK GAY?

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End of Chapter 19

Surprise surprise, plot twist guyss!

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Until tomorrow
Elle