Prologue
Cat and I were always best friends. We had known each other ever since we were in first grade. We supported each other through everything, no matter what the situation was...Most of the time. Everything had been perfectly fine until senior year. I had decided to go off to a nice college in New York...Cat didn't approve and we had gotten in a huge fight over the entire thing.
"Hey Cat." I said to her as she opened the door to her small house. Her parent's were off in Seattle for their anniversary, as usual.
"Hi!" She said waving her hand in my face. As annoying as it was at the time, it was still kind of cute. Cat gave me a big smile. God, I loved her smile. It made my small, ice cold heart melt. It was one of the few things I didn't hate. "You said we needed to talk about something?"
"Yeah..." I stepped inside her house. "I finally figured out where I'm going to college. I'm going to one in New York, where my uncle lives. I'll be far away from you and everyone else for a while, but I'll come and visit a lot" I couldn't wait for her reaction.
Cat's adorable smile faltered. "You're...You're gonna leave me?" She whispered. She looked about ready to cry. "Why...Why would...Why would...you choose to go so far away? What do you want to leave me?" This wasn't the reaction I was hoping for.
"Cat..." I tried to recover the situation. "I'm leaving in August...We still have time to hang out and such. You're my best friend...It kills me to go, but I need to. My whole life is ahead of me and I..."
"Jade...You can't go...I was about...I was about to..." She stuttered to keep talking, but I interrupted.
"About to what?" I said in a rude tone of voice.
"After all these years...I was about to confess...my love for you..." She started but quickly brushed off the subject. "But now it's too late, just go. Leave!" Cat's sweet and innocent face went cold, I have never seen her like this.
"Cat...What? Why are you doing this now?" Tears were welling in both of our eyes. "Why couldn't you have done this a long time ago?" I took a step towards her, but her small hands pushed me away.
"Leave. Now. Goodbye." Cat pointed to the door, turned, then walked away. She was overreacting...And I didn't understand why. I let out a quiet sob hiding my face and walked out the door. I already knew that Cat Valentine would never speak to me again.