parking tag. Though, maybe he got a tag. He is pretty resourceful.
I walk towards the elevator and ride up to my floor. The door is unlocked, so I walk inside, locking it behind me. Just because Brian might not be stalking me doesn’t mean I’m safe. Somebody is stalking me, and I want to protect myself, even though a locked door won’t do much to keep them out.
As I walk into the living room, I notice there are two people sitting on the couch.
Gabe and Amber.
They’re sitting really close, and part of me wants to go sit right in between them. I push my jealous thoughts aside, for now, and walk into the living room.
“Kihanna, hey,” Gabe says, moving a few inches away from Amber.
Amber frowns, but quickly masks it with a forced smile.
“Hey,” I say to him, ignoring Amber.
“You’re home late,” he comments. I know exactly what he’s hinting at.
“I was at the gym,” I say.
“And you didn’t run into anybody today?” he asks.
“Nope,” I answer. “Well, besides Micah. He wants us to go see his band play this weekend.”
“Us? As in, he invited me?” he asks.
“Yeah. Micah said I could bring my friends and my ex-boyfriends,” I say. “I’m pretty sure that means you, too.”
“You two dated?” Amber asks.
“Off and on for a year,” I answer. “No worries though. We broke up for good about two months ago.”
“Not for goo—” Gabe cuts off and looks at Amber. “Yeah, definitely for good. We’re not getting back together.”
Amber does not look convinced. She is about to say something when the door opens. Ty walks in and smiles when he sees me.
“Hey, Ty,” Gabe says. “Kihanna has something very important to tell you.” He looks at me. “Don’t you, Kihanna?”
“No,” I say, glaring at Gabe. “What would I have to tell him?”
I swear, Gabe better fix this train wreck.
“About recent developments,” he says. “You know. The video.”
“What’s going on?” Ty asks, looking between Gabe and me.
“What’s going on is that I am going to murder Gabriel while he’s sleeping tonight,” I tell Ty, then turn to Gabe. “Sweet dreams.
“Sorry, but he needs to know,” Gabe says. “So, why don’t you two go talk while Amber and I finish this movie.”
I roll my eyes. “Fine. But I’m serious about murdering you.”
I grab Ty’s arm and pull him towards my bedroom. I hear Gabe laughing behind me, so I put up my middle finger without looking back.
Ty follows me into my bedroom and I shut the door behind him.
“What’s going on?” Ty asks me. “What video is Gabe talking about?”
“It’s not important,” I say. “Wouldn’t you rather do something fun? Like make out. We can talk later."
“Kihanna,” he says, in a firm voice, letting me know there is no way he will let this go.
“Fine.”
I start from the beginning and tell him everything—Brian showing up at the gym, what he said, how the video wasn’t real and that Brian could beinnocent. I don’t tell him that I hope Brian is innocent.
“It doesn’t make sense,” Ty says.
“I know,” I say. “I’ve been trying to figure out why he wants to make himself look guilty. I need to know the truth. I mean, I’ve been thinking for over six months that Brian was behind everything, but what if he’s not?”
Ty frowns. “If he’s innocent, will it change how you feel?”
“Of course it will,” I say. “Well, depending on why he did it.”
“Will it change how you feel about me?”
I look at Ty. I can see the worry on his face. His feelings are clearly laid out.
“Ty, when I say it will change how I feel, it doesn’t mean I’ll suddenly be in love with Brian again,” I say. “What I felt for him was intense, but I’ve spend six months thinking it was all a sham. Of course I will feel differently towards him if I find out he’s innocent. But how I feel about you... it won’t change, no matter what happens with him.”
“And how do you feel?”
I smile. “I like
I walk towards the elevator and ride up to my floor. The door is unlocked, so I walk inside, locking it behind me. Just because Brian might not be stalking me doesn’t mean I’m safe. Somebody is stalking me, and I want to protect myself, even though a locked door won’t do much to keep them out.
As I walk into the living room, I notice there are two people sitting on the couch.
Gabe and Amber.
They’re sitting really close, and part of me wants to go sit right in between them. I push my jealous thoughts aside, for now, and walk into the living room.
“Kihanna, hey,” Gabe says, moving a few inches away from Amber.
Amber frowns, but quickly masks it with a forced smile.
“Hey,” I say to him, ignoring Amber.
“You’re home late,” he comments. I know exactly what he’s hinting at.
“I was at the gym,” I say.
“And you didn’t run into anybody today?” he asks.
“Nope,” I answer. “Well, besides Micah. He wants us to go see his band play this weekend.”
“Us? As in, he invited me?” he asks.
“Yeah. Micah said I could bring my friends and my ex-boyfriends,” I say. “I’m pretty sure that means you, too.”
“You two dated?” Amber asks.
“Off and on for a year,” I answer. “No worries though. We broke up for good about two months ago.”
“Not for goo—” Gabe cuts off and looks at Amber. “Yeah, definitely for good. We’re not getting back together.”
Amber does not look convinced. She is about to say something when the door opens. Ty walks in and smiles when he sees me.
“Hey, Ty,” Gabe says. “Kihanna has something very important to tell you.” He looks at me. “Don’t you, Kihanna?”
“No,” I say, glaring at Gabe. “What would I have to tell him?”
I swear, Gabe better fix this train wreck.
“About recent developments,” he says. “You know. The video.”
“What’s going on?” Ty asks, looking between Gabe and me.
“What’s going on is that I am going to murder Gabriel while he’s sleeping tonight,” I tell Ty, then turn to Gabe. “Sweet dreams.
“Sorry, but he needs to know,” Gabe says. “So, why don’t you two go talk while Amber and I finish this movie.”
I roll my eyes. “Fine. But I’m serious about murdering you.”
I grab Ty’s arm and pull him towards my bedroom. I hear Gabe laughing behind me, so I put up my middle finger without looking back.
Ty follows me into my bedroom and I shut the door behind him.
“What’s going on?” Ty asks me. “What video is Gabe talking about?”
“It’s not important,” I say. “Wouldn’t you rather do something fun? Like make out. We can talk later."
“Kihanna,” he says, in a firm voice, letting me know there is no way he will let this go.
“Fine.”
I start from the beginning and tell him everything—Brian showing up at the gym, what he said, how the video wasn’t real and that Brian could beinnocent. I don’t tell him that I hope Brian is innocent.
“It doesn’t make sense,” Ty says.
“I know,” I say. “I’ve been trying to figure out why he wants to make himself look guilty. I need to know the truth. I mean, I’ve been thinking for over six months that Brian was behind everything, but what if he’s not?”
Ty frowns. “If he’s innocent, will it change how you feel?”
“Of course it will,” I say. “Well, depending on why he did it.”
“Will it change how you feel about me?”
I look at Ty. I can see the worry on his face. His feelings are clearly laid out.
“Ty, when I say it will change how I feel, it doesn’t mean I’ll suddenly be in love with Brian again,” I say. “What I felt for him was intense, but I’ve spend six months thinking it was all a sham. Of course I will feel differently towards him if I find out he’s innocent. But how I feel about you... it won’t change, no matter what happens with him.”
“And how do you feel?”
I smile. “I like
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