Summer Before Her (Completed)

33 - Trouble In Paradise

Kirsten's POV

I sat by the Island counter, my fingers drumming to the melody my lips were humming. My heart sang along the song of love. Being with him yesterday made all the unknowns known, the union of our bodies rela—

"What happened over here, Kirsten?" My mother asked pointing at the forearm.

A large bruise had formed. I must have hit my hand against something yesterday– I told myself.

"Honey, this is serious, do you remember how this happened?" She asked again, palpating the painless bruise.

" I don't know, mom, I must have hit it against the futon or something" I tried dismissing it.

"You know this is how it star—" she tried persisting.

"I had sex yesterday" I blurted out.

"Wha—Oh, Is that how it happened?" a mix of surprise and relief washing over her face.

"Possibly" I responded, avoiding her gaze.

"Hon, You know that we want you to live to your fullest and that's why we don't have restrictions, but we expect you to responsible" she awkwardly explained.

"Do you want me to get you Plan B? Did you guys use condoms?" she contained badgering me.

"Yes, Yes mom, we did, we were safe okay."

"still doesn't explain the bruise, Kirsten" she persisted.

"Mommmm, it's nothinggggg..."

"Yeah? And What is this?" She asked, her hands trembling as she pushed back t-shirt sleeve, revealing a coin-sized bruise.

This can't be happening again, I probably got too excited yesterday. I silently stared at my arm as I tried to recall how this happened.

"Are you keeping things from us, Kirsten? You know they said it would return and we had to be careful and catch the signs, you are all grown up now, Please tell me that this is the first thing you have noticed"

And then it all came back, the dizziness, the tiredness, the fatigue that led me to fall asleep, all the things that I had been subconsciously denying because for once I wanted to live without waiting to die.

"Hey Hey honey, it's most likely nothing," She said, wiping the tears away from my face.

"Let's go get this thing figured out," she said, grabbing her keys off the counter.

**

"You feel just a pinch" the nurse informed me as he pushed a needle into my arm.

I half smiled and half grimaced at him as he drained my blood into a vial to be tested.

"Not your first time, huh?" he asked, pulling out the needle and placing a bandaid.

"I was here for a while a few years ago, Is nurse Blake still around?" I responded, making conversation.

"Oh yes, that gramps is fine and dandy" he smiled, handing me a chocolate chip cookie, the taste of which brought back too many memories that I didn't want to recall.

"...And you are all done here, your results should be here by tomorrow" he informed me before holding the door open so I could leave.

Now every second until tomorrow was going to feel like forever.

I followed my mother out of the hospital and into the car. Once seated, she asked me, "Honey, do you want to go home or shall we get some frozen yoghurt and have a girl's day out?"

"Just drop me off at school," I asked, in no mood to mope alone at home or suffer in the spa under my mother's pity stare.

"Okay, okay, I will do that" she responded, surrendering her Idea of keeping an eye on me.

Traffic and two rock songs later, she pulled in front of the school gate and asked: "Do you want me to pick you up after school?"

"No thanks, I will catch a ride with Novak" I responded.

And Into the school, I went.

**

"Hellllooooo" Novak greeted me in the hallway, a grin covering his face.

"Where were you?" he asked as I pulled him into a hug, my head nuzzled into his chest. He held me there for a moment, his chin resting on my head.

"Ki," he whispered, The vibrations of his voice resonating through his chest where my head rested.

"Are you okay, babe?" he continued.

"Mmmhhmm.." I mumbled, "just tired" I revealed the half-truth, speaking into his shirt.

The slow-moving crowd around us soon started bustling as the loud bell announcing the next lesson was heard. I reluctantly pulled away from Novak to make my way to class.

"Ki" he called again.

"You sure, you are okay?" he asked, concern masking his face as he scanned mine.

I willed myself to display the biggest smile and responded: "Yes, I am fine, lets go to class.."

"If this is about yesterday..." he spoke again, trailing off without completing his sentence.

"No, No, I loved yesterday, I am just tired, okay?" I tried clearing his doubts.

"Okay, I am here if you need me," he responded, reassuringly.

**

Endlessly long and tiring classes later, I was exhausted and I was ready for bed, but at least now there were fewer hours of waiting.

I dragged my feet across each tile, carrying myself out of the building, dreading the uncertainty that would envelop the rest of my day.

Talia interrupted my train of thought and declared "You missy, didn't tell me  about you being Novak's said girlfriend"

"Whaaaaaaaa?When did that happen?" I exclaimed.

"When Sally from Geography told me all about your PDA, something about a french kiss in the hallway"

"Oh my god, these rumours, I swea—" I ranted in frustration, only to be interrupted by Novak.

"Do you mind if I steal her for a bit, Nat?" he asked.

"No, not at all" she eagerly responded, a shit-eating grin on her face.

And the next thing I knew, I was on the back of Novak's motorcycle flying through the streets of the down. The wind and speed brought a rush of exhilaration that I very much needed today.

Soon we slowed down to a halt at my gates, I disembarked, he did too.

"Go out with me?" he asked, sincerely.

"Is that a question or an order, Sir?" I teased playfully.

"Kinky," he remarked, winking, a naughty smile covering his features.

And before I could overthink the outcomes of tomorrow, my lips uttered a yes and leaned in for a kiss.

And kiss we did till we were sufficiently in Oxygen debt.

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End of Chapter 33

A/N: I know I know that I suck but just wait till the end. Do comment and vote! It helps uplift me to write another chapter.

Lots of love and uncertainty
Elle