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"Remember, when you forgive, you heal, and when you let go, you grow"

~Anonymous

Connor

I walked down the highschool halls toward my locker, my body limping and exhausted like a mega-lethargic zombie.

It was Monday for fuck's sake!

My shoulder collided with another guy and he turned around and yelled "Hey check it out, it's Connor"

Another guy blurted "You killed the party man!" he patted my back so hard, my morning breakfast jumped in awe.

I smiled and walked away. I felt lightheaded, drained, surprised and mostly, depressed. I was in no mood of having any conversation related to parties.

I spotted Alberto at his locker and my mind took me back to yesterday.

Kimberly...

I was living the worst part of my life. I was in love with a girl who was in love with my brother. My brother and I had a fight, a genuine one, and now my ex-girlfriend shows up. Nothing could get worse than this.

I rejected Kim.

I didn't want to. I wanted to stay there longer with her. I wanted to get to know her, how much she had changed.

I couldn't.

My best friend was in love with her. Yes, Alberto, that idiot. If I tell him he's been hitting on my ex, he'll be down in the dumps but I can't help it. It's been his tradition since long. The moment he runs into a hot girl, he falls in love.

"Al, we need to talk" I exclaimed.

He turned at gazed at me, with the same old bitchy smirk spreading across his face "You have AIDS right?"

"What?" I asked, puzzled "No, it's about Kimberly!"

"Damn" he banged the locker with his fist "When are you gonna admit you're a perv?"

"Alberto Gonzalez I'm serious!" I yelled making others around turn and look at us.

Alberto nodded, his eyes giving me the 'damn-you-said-my-full-name' look.

I asked him if he knew what Kimberly looked like, and just as I had anticipated, he shook his head.

I asked, trying my best not to sound scornful, if there was any chance that the girl he met at Julian's doorstep and at the flower shop was brunette, wavy haired, had brown cat eyes and had pale skin?

With every word, a fraction of his smile disappeared.

And when I told him it was Kimberly, his eyebrows furrowed and he looked at me with distress and suddenly became furious.

It was amazing how his expression changed faster than his rate of blinking.

"How'd you know?" he asked irritably.

I rolled my eyes and elucidated "I met her yesterday, she told me about the flower shop incident"

"You met-" he began saying but stopped and eyed something behind me. Instantaneously, I turned around. My vision filled with Harley strolling up to me.

I could see nothing but her. Her beautiful floral dress was flowing behind her. Her baby pink lipstick was in contrast with her pink cheeks, giving her a new look.

Alberto snapped his fingers in front of my face bringing me back to consciousness.

"What's up Conny?" she asked seductively, twisting a strand of the sleek blonde hair in her fingers.

Conny...

That rhymes with horny...

I pursed my lips to avoid myself from laughing "Hey Harley, I'm good"

"I'm good too, if anyone gives a damn" Alberto raised his hands.

"Hey Al" she pouted "I wanna talk to your friend, can I borrow him?"

Yeah sure, borrow me, take me away...

Alberto backed away, smirking, and giving me the bird.

I sighed loudly and stared at Harley who was now standing really close to me.

"So..." she began, eyeing me for head-to-toe "...I wanted to thank you..." she flicked her hair "...for telling Gina about Cal"

Suddenly, she raised her hand and ran it through my hair. My hair.

"That looks a lot better" now both her hands were in my hair, caressing, smoothening.

"Tha-Thanks" I stuttered, breathing heavily. Just then, my eyes met with Caleb who was standing a few feet away, staring at us shockingly.

I decided to take advantage of this moment. I had no idea why Harley was suddenly so affectionate, but that would only make Caleb more jealous.

So I did something I always dreamed of.

I got closer to her, intertwining our fingers together. Surprisingly, she smiled looking at joined hands then up into my eyes "Hey, forget about everything I told you about Caleb" she whispered.

Her face was just inches apart now. I didn't think that she was going to kiss me because I had made the mistake before and had got my heart broken.

But when her eyes directed toward my lips, her hungry glares shot currents down my blood vessels.

She came closer until the distance between our lips could be measured by centimetres. My heart was racing by now, knocking and thudding against my ribs.

"Conny I..." she spoke softly, stroking my jawline with her slender fingers "...I'm sorry"

Before I could figure out what she apologized for, she gripped the hair on the back of my head tightly and crushed her lips to mine.

My eyes widened, the nerves in my lips vibrated frenetically shooting sensations down my entire body.

"Harley..." I mumbled against her but she didn't pull away. She wrapped her hands around my neck, pulling me closer.

I gave in, closed my eyes and let her take control of it.

A few seconds later, she pulled away and touched our foreheads together. We stood there, breathing heavily.

What the hell just happened? I kept on asking myself this question.

She smiled, backed away and gave me a flying kiss. "I'll see you around" she exclaimed and stomped away.

How was it possible that she recovered so quickly?

I stood there, huffing, panting, trying to make sense out of what just happened.

Did she mistake me as Caleb?

No, she just called me Conny...

Conny...

That rhymes with horny...

I chuckled, shaking my head.

All of a sudden, I felt a tap on my shoulder. When I turned around, Caleb's angry eyes came into picture.

My smile faded. He looked at me with rage, a nerve popping on his forehead as if I just stole something very vital to him.

Crimson red color crept up his cheeks then down his neck, he clenched his fists firmly and his jaw shivered as if he was refraining himself from doing something.

"What did you just do?" he snarled.

I wanted to say 'Harley was the one who did it' but that would prove that I was scared of him.

I wasn't.

Just because he had more muscle power, didn't mean I was a coward.

"And you thought..." I cleared my throat "...that you were the only one who could get girls"

I immediately regretted it.

He caught my collar and pressed me to the lockers "I told you to stay away from her!"

"I couldn't handle the temptation" I replied with a smirk, showing him that he wasn't scaring me.

A moment after that, there was a painful impact of his knuckles on my jaw.

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Phew, it's been so damn long since I've updated!

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