Fallen (Fallen 1)

“It’s all forgotten now,” I said with a wave of my hand as if brushing it away.

“Good,” she said pulling me in for another hug.

“Do you really think he’ll come back?” I asked her as we left the bathroom.

“Yes,” she replied simply.

With that little shred of hope I got ready and climbed into bed.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Just Dance

It has been a week since Isaac kissed me. Things between us have been more than awkward. He continued to apologize and I had accepted his apology multiple times but that didn’t mean things were peachy. Isaac’s kiss had only intensified my aching for Jonathon. I felt like my body had been ripped to shreds and then those shreds had been sprinkled across the world in the hopes of one day being pieced back together. I guessed I would need a lot of super glue.

I sat down in my seat next to Isaac for science. He turned in his seat to face me.

“Ky I’m really sorry about kissing you.”

“I’m over it,” I said for what felt like the thousandth time, “As long as you don’t do it again.” I added.

He smiled. “Only if you want me to,” He said with a grin on his face. I glared at him. “Only joking,” He said raising his arms in the air in mock surrender. He scooted around in his seat. “So, I wanted to ask you something,” He said his face getting red.

“What is it?”

“Are you going to the dance?” He asked referring to the Holiday dance this Friday; only three days away.

“I don’t think so.”

“Oh, well I thought maybe we could. . . um. . . go together,?

?? His face was a furious red and he was looking down at his combat boots. He looked up and seeing my reaction he said; “Only as friends. Nothing more.”

“I’ll go,” I said and his face brightened. “But only as friends.”

“That’s all I’m asking,” He said smiling like a fool.

I watched him from the corner of my eye all class and his smile never faltered. I had a feeling that this dance meant something different to me than it did to him. I meant for it to be away to fix our friendship and skim over the kiss but I could tell that Isaac was still hoping for more.

At the end of the school day I climbed into Diana’s Lexus. She insisted on driving me now that we were friends again.

She chatted away while I was stuck in my own little world.

As she pulled onto the main road she glanced at me and said; “Don’t you think so?” I contemplated saying yes but that could be risky since I didn’t know what she had said.

“Think so, what?” I said.

“Kylie, honestly. Sometimes I think there’s some other world in your head the way you get lost in your thoughts. I said I thought it would be good for you to go the Holiday Dance.”

“I am going,” I said hurriedly.

“Oh,” she said shock on her face. “When did you decide this?”

“Today when I got asked to go.”

“Really… Who asked you?” She said and I could see curiosity written all over face.

I scooted around in my seat. “Isaac.”

Anger flashed across her face quickly replaced by false surprise. “Humph. I wouldn’t think he’d ask you after that whole kissing episode.”