The Difference Between You and Me (GXG)

chapter 21

dakota's p.o.v

i run through the halls of the school, desperate to get to my locker and tell kenzie what happened. i get a lot of stares as i finally stop at my locker, hunching over and catching my breath.

"woah there, what's got you actually running?" kenzie asks, chuckling. i stand next to her, turning her towards me. i catch my breath, shaking my head.

"kenzie i am beyond confused right now." i tell her. she raises an eyebrow at me.

"why?" she asks me. i look around, getting closer to her so only she hears.

"listen, don't freak out. please." i say to start off. her expression turns into even more confusion as i take another breath. "lucy and i made out yesterday.. but-"

"WHAT!?" kenzie screams, cutting me off. i put my hand over her mouth and shush her, taking a look around. everyone is staring.

"sorry." i say out loud as everyone goes back to what they were doing. i sigh, looking back at kenzie. her face is full of shock. "i told you not to freak out!"

"how could i not?" she asks in a whisper yell. i shrug, just looking at her. "how did that happen?"

"nate cheated on her with nicole." i say very quietly. "so she ended things and she came to my house crying, telling me. then after we finished talking, she kissed me." i say. kenzie grabs my hands, shaking them vigorously with a big smile on her face.

"dakota that's awesome! i'm so happy for you." she says and that's what i was afraid of.

"d-don't say that yet. after the kiss it sort of got awkward and she just ended up leaving. not in a rude way but we didn't even talk about it yet." i explain. kenzie rolls her eyes, hitting my cheek.

"doofus, tell her you like her." she says in an obvious tone. i wince, shaking my head. i don't know if i want to do that yet.

"i can't. i don't know what to say to her." i say quickly, panicking a bit inside. kenzie's eyes widen as she looks at something behind me. please tell me it's not lucy.

"you better think of something quick." she whispers, turning to her locker. i don't turn around, i just keep my eyes on kenzie. she glares at me from the side.

i feel a tap on my shoulder and i know who it is. i'm screwed. i slowly turns around and am met by lucy. she gives me a small smile, her cheeks blushing, wow, she blushes easier than me sometimes.

"h-h-hi." i stutter incredibly, feeling embarrassed by it. she stays silent for a minute, trying to find the right words. please don't say what i think you're going to say. i will do anything to avoid this right now.

"don't you think we should talk about..what happened?" she asks me in a gentle, cute voice. in frozen in place, not knowing what to do. i don't know if i want to talk about it. i'm scared of the wrong words being said to me from my crush.

i'm about to say something, anything. but the bell rings. saved my the bell! yes!

"oh kenzie and i should probably get to class. sorry lucy." i say in a rush and grab kenzie's hand, yanking her down the hallway. she yelps, almost tripping.

"you seem to always forget we have first period together." i hear her say and i stop in my tracks, giving kenzie a desperate look. not saved by the bell. shit.

lucy and i walk side by side to class, not saying a word. when we get to class with a minute to spare, we take our seats and i pull out some supplies. i try to keep myself busy before the bell rings.

"dakota?" i hear beside me. i continue rustling around my folders and pencils, writing my name on a piece of paper.

"yeah?" i ask, not looking at her. i keep my eyes on my desk, avoiding eye contact. she sighs.