Page 55 - The Life of A Teenage Girl (Stories About Finding Your Way)

THAT WASN’T THE PLAN

But then, unexpectedly, Chris noticed me walking around and
stopped me. He pulled me lightly to one of the lockers and held my

palm.

“Hey, Kandis.”
I hesitated to talk. I just kept looking at Jayson, who was in front

of us. Luckily, he didn’t see us. But I really didn’t have time to do this
with Chris.

“Uh… hey, Chris.” I faked a smile.
It seemed he knew I wasn’t comfortable because he tilted his head

and frowned, rubbing his palms against mine. “Is everything okay with

you?”
“Yeah—actually, no, not really.”

I suddenly remembered Jayson wasn’t the only one I needed to
apologize to or fix things with. Chris also needed an explanation. I

mean, I’d feel really awful once he found out Jayson likes me.
“What is it?” He breathed near my ear, and it made me stop

thinking. “You can always tell me anything.”

I somehow wanted and didn’t want to tell him what was going
on—if that even made sense. But I just couldn’t. I already broke my

first-ever guy friend’s heart. I didn’t want to break another! Even if he

actually needed to know the truth, I didn’t feel like he needed to know.
After all, he’s my maybe crush. But I also couldn’t lie.

“Uh… I need to talk to you about something going on with me and
Jayson.” I slowly took my palm away from his.

“Jayson? Your best friend? What’s up with you and him?”

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