Royally Normal

12

I'd been avoiding Cole like he was the plague.

When I did talk to him, I was very short with him and pushed him away. I didn't let him know that I knew what he did.

I really didn't want him to know how much he hurt me but he hurt me a lot.

It was the fact that he was smiling in my face and telling me how he wanted me to only go kiss another girl two hours later like.

WHAT THE FUCK?

I pushed that whole situation to the back of my head and focused on what was ahead. I had finals which I did well on.

We got our senior rings and even though my family couldn't physically be there because of a scheduling conflict I knew that they were there in spirit.

Before I knew it, the school year was over. Junior year had its ups and downs but it was full of surprises.

"Hey." Cole's voice vegan.

I was surrounded by clothes and suitcases. I couldn't wait to get on that fucking plane tomorrow.

"Hi." I grumbled.

He sighed. "What is going on with you? You've been acting like I'm the worse person the be around."

I kept on folding my clothes and putting them in my suitcase. I really didn't want to have this conversation right now.

"Seriously what's with the cold shoulder, B?" Cole continued

"I'm kind of offended that we haven't really talked in over a month and you're just now asking me what's wrong." I continued to pack. "But it's fine it really is."

He sighed. "Alright, whatever. What did I do? What happened?"

I stood up and opened my closet. "See Cole, the problem is that it's so easy to smile in someone's face and tell them what they want to hear. It's the actions that matter."

"What are you saying?" Cole questioned me.

I turned to him. "I know that you kissed Francesa Clint the night after you told me that you wanted me."

"I - " Cole opened his mouth but nothing came out. He walked over to the front of me.

"Don't lie. Someone sent me a video and everything so you can't even deny it." I warned him. "Like just why? Was this all just a joke to you?"

He rolled his eyes. "You're never a joke to me."

"Ok, then why did you kiss her!" I yelled at him.

"It didn't mean anything, I swear to you Bean." Cole shot back.

I just stared at him. "Then why did you do it?"

"You know that we used to date sophomore year and she was drunk and all over me. I was being stupid but what the video didn't show you is how bad I felt after. I'm sorry for not checking sooner, I admit that was stupid." Cole went on.

"I just don't understand why you care so much. Are you jealous or something?" Cole added.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "You have to be joking. You're so full of yourself!"

"How so?" he questioned me.

"Because C when you tell someone that you like them, that you want them, and that you're going to prove it through your actions and then go kiss your ex! You're being so immature and I wouldn't care if -" I argued with him before he cut me off with a kiss.

He had his lips on mine and I'd be lying if I said that I hated it.

I pushed him away gently and looked him in the eyes. "That was nice but never cut me off when I'm trying to express how I feel."