Promises We Keep

12

KEN POV

I glance down at my phone for what seems like the millionth time today. It's Sunday now. Two whole days and Marcus hasn't even sent me a text. I groan. Isn't this what I wanted? Space? 

I sigh. I didn't actually think he'd give it to me. I miss him. Woah! No. This isn't happening. 

I sit up from my bed. You don't like him. That kiss was meaningless. Just like every other kiss with every other random person. Yes it caught me off guard and I started to feel something but I am not going there. Ever. I just need to have some fun and put that behind me like Marcus is so expertly doing right now. 

I scroll through my phone contacts looking for someone that will do. I stop at the girl from the party furrowing my eyebrows. Am I really about to go there? She just might swallow me whole with that mouth of hers. My eyebrows lift at the thought. Well that might not be such a bad thing. I grin and shoot her a text. In a matter of seconds she responds with her address.

I pull on some shoes and start getting ready to head out.

"Kenti," my mom says knocking on my door.

"Come in."

She watches me. "Are you going somewhere?"

"Yeah. Just hanging out with someone."

"Okay, well before you go, can you put your college list on the kitchen table so I can go over the financial stuff for the schools?"

I nod at her.

"Oh my," she comes up to me with a solemn smile on her face. "I can't believe my boy is a senior." She places her hands on my shoulders and stares up at me. "You grew up so fast. Your father would be so proud of you."

I tense at that. "Yeah whatever mom. I have to go."

"Right. Well, don't forget the list. I already know that every school in the state and even the neighboring states are going to want you. No doubt about that. They should be sending us applications don't you think," she jokes walking out of the room.

I groan. I was hoping to hold off on showing her my college choices for at least another two months. Every school is far from here and far from her, on the other sides of the country. I know she's going to take it like I am abandoning her. Well, I guess I am. But I just can't take these feelings anymore.

I grab the college list from my desk and head downstairs to the kitchen and place it on the table in front of her. I don't even wait for her reaction. I don't want to deal with the drama right now. I head straight to my car typing in the girls address into Google Maps and driving off.

When I arrive at her house she is already waiting with her door open, a huge smile on her face. Now that she is out in the open and not in a dark room, I can see her a lot more clearly. She is actually really pretty with long deep black hair and fair skin.

"Hey Kenti," she says coming up to me and putting her arms around me.

I snake my arms around her waist. "Hey gorgeous."

"I was surprised that you texted me, but I'm really glad you did."

"I just thought we could finish what we started back at that party. It'd be a shame to not get to experience any of this right?" I say my hand sliding down her side.

She blushes and bites her lip. "My parents aren't home. They won't be back until tomorrow night."

"Good," I say as she pulls me into her home and pushes me onto her couch straddling me.