not normal to have to go through the things that we’ve all gone through, and especially not at this age. You’re only twenty, Jo. You’ve got plenty of time to achieve your dream and find the one .”
“That’s the thing though, KJ. I’ve already found the one . I just can’t have her, and that’s what is killin’ me.” And then suddenly I remembered that I had yet to tell her about my one .
“Joey Green, are you keepin’ something from me? Because I’d like to think that you tell your best friend, everything .” Bits of anger started to interlace with her words, and I knew I was gonna be in a whole heap load of shit if I didn’t speak up now.
“I have to say I’m a bit surprised that you haven’t heard yet. I knew when I introduced her to Glenn that even though I asked him not to say anything, that he would probably tell my lovely sister who would in turn tell you.”
“Wait right there! Glenn met her?”
Shit! Now I was really going to get my ass chewed. Why did I have to go and open my big fat mouth? Ugh! “It’s a really long story, KJ. I wasn’t tryin’ to hide anything from y’all, I just have to be careful because of the whole Tanya situation.” The line was completely silence, and if I didn’t know better, I would’ve thought that she hung up. “Forgive me?” I whispered into the phone.
“Forgiven. It just sucks, Jo. We used to be so close. I mean, I know we’ve had our differences, what with Madison and all, but I can’t lose what we have. It would kill me.”
I immediately knew somethin’ was up, because KJ was never one to talk about her feelings. I’m not even sure she knew what they were half the time, and she always talked about them like allegedly we had them. “Kayla?”
“Yeah, Jo?”
“What’s up with you?” I know she knew I was genuinely concerned, and I could sense her hesitation in wantin’ to answer me, but I was so relieved when she finally did.
“I don’t think Madison and I are gonna make it.” And with those ten words, I felt my world shift.
Chapter 14
Diem
The week went by without me even noticing, and before I knew it, it was Friday afternoon and I had a date to get ready for. Being that I was still relatively new to this country and state, I convinced Troy to follow me with our friend from school. I knew how juvenile I sounded, but I had heard the stories of girls getting date raped, and all sorts of bad things. I just really didn’t feel like being a statistic. Troy seemed just as worried, so she was more than happy to follow along with my plan.
I had just walked in the house when Troy started shouting my name. “I’m here, what is all the shouting for?”
“Sorry, I wasn’t sure if that was you or not. What time is Mr. Wonderful coming to get you?”
“Oh bugger off with that Mr. Wonderful crap. I barely even know the guy. What if he turns out to be a total wanker?”
“You know, I’m not quite sure what a wanker is just yet, but I’m guessing it’s not a good thing.” She laughed.
“Here it would be like a…an arse, or someone stupid.”
“Oh, I figured as much.”
I rolled my eyes sarcastically as she kept on about it. “He says seven. I’m pretty well ready, I think I just need to touch up my hair and I’ll be ok. He’s driving down from where we were yesterday.”
“Do you know where you guys are going yet?”
“No, I’m famished though, so hopefully he’s taking me some place good.”
“Well Sasha and I will make sure we stay close by until you get where you’re going. After that, just shoot me a text if you need me.”
I nodded, and then headed up to my room. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to my night out, but I was willing to make the most of it. I guess it didn’t hurt that he was an extremely good looking fella. At this point I was just hoping that I didn’t spend the entire night obsessing over
“That’s the thing though, KJ. I’ve already found the one . I just can’t have her, and that’s what is killin’ me.” And then suddenly I remembered that I had yet to tell her about my one .
“Joey Green, are you keepin’ something from me? Because I’d like to think that you tell your best friend, everything .” Bits of anger started to interlace with her words, and I knew I was gonna be in a whole heap load of shit if I didn’t speak up now.
“I have to say I’m a bit surprised that you haven’t heard yet. I knew when I introduced her to Glenn that even though I asked him not to say anything, that he would probably tell my lovely sister who would in turn tell you.”
“Wait right there! Glenn met her?”
Shit! Now I was really going to get my ass chewed. Why did I have to go and open my big fat mouth? Ugh! “It’s a really long story, KJ. I wasn’t tryin’ to hide anything from y’all, I just have to be careful because of the whole Tanya situation.” The line was completely silence, and if I didn’t know better, I would’ve thought that she hung up. “Forgive me?” I whispered into the phone.
“Forgiven. It just sucks, Jo. We used to be so close. I mean, I know we’ve had our differences, what with Madison and all, but I can’t lose what we have. It would kill me.”
I immediately knew somethin’ was up, because KJ was never one to talk about her feelings. I’m not even sure she knew what they were half the time, and she always talked about them like allegedly we had them. “Kayla?”
“Yeah, Jo?”
“What’s up with you?” I know she knew I was genuinely concerned, and I could sense her hesitation in wantin’ to answer me, but I was so relieved when she finally did.
“I don’t think Madison and I are gonna make it.” And with those ten words, I felt my world shift.
Chapter 14
Diem
The week went by without me even noticing, and before I knew it, it was Friday afternoon and I had a date to get ready for. Being that I was still relatively new to this country and state, I convinced Troy to follow me with our friend from school. I knew how juvenile I sounded, but I had heard the stories of girls getting date raped, and all sorts of bad things. I just really didn’t feel like being a statistic. Troy seemed just as worried, so she was more than happy to follow along with my plan.
I had just walked in the house when Troy started shouting my name. “I’m here, what is all the shouting for?”
“Sorry, I wasn’t sure if that was you or not. What time is Mr. Wonderful coming to get you?”
“Oh bugger off with that Mr. Wonderful crap. I barely even know the guy. What if he turns out to be a total wanker?”
“You know, I’m not quite sure what a wanker is just yet, but I’m guessing it’s not a good thing.” She laughed.
“Here it would be like a…an arse, or someone stupid.”
“Oh, I figured as much.”
I rolled my eyes sarcastically as she kept on about it. “He says seven. I’m pretty well ready, I think I just need to touch up my hair and I’ll be ok. He’s driving down from where we were yesterday.”
“Do you know where you guys are going yet?”
“No, I’m famished though, so hopefully he’s taking me some place good.”
“Well Sasha and I will make sure we stay close by until you get where you’re going. After that, just shoot me a text if you need me.”
I nodded, and then headed up to my room. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to my night out, but I was willing to make the most of it. I guess it didn’t hurt that he was an extremely good looking fella. At this point I was just hoping that I didn’t spend the entire night obsessing over
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