It was warm that summer, warmer than he'd ever remembered. The sun had been shining brightly all day with light breezes here and there. While normally Alex and Kelly would be enjoying this weather outside in his tree house, at the mall, or beach. Today they both were in Kelly's room, shrouded in complete darkness, Except for a tiny beam of light that squeezed around the edges of the blinds. Kelly had spent the better half of the afternoon sobbing while clutching her pillow, the night before her boyfriend had unceremoniously dumped her for Natalya a foreign exchange student.
"Come on Kels he's not worth it, Randy is a total jerk" Alex attempted consoling again.
"I Know, Alex, I Know but it still hurts" Her reply muffled between sobs and the pillow she still had her face buried into. "I really liked him and I thought he liked me too" Kelly sniffled as she turned her head on its side to lie atop the pillow.
"He didn't deserve you Kelly, him breaking up with you like this. Is honestly his loss" Alex admitted pausing to no response he continued
"You're funny, smart….Pretty. He was lucky to be with you" Feeling the heat creep into his cheeks.
He was suddenly thankful for the darkness that shielded his face, now that his brain had caught up with his words. Hastily he cleared his throat, "Just you could do better is all" He stated as evenly as he could manage. He heard a rush of movement before the flick noise as Kelly turned on her bedside lamp.
"Do you really think that" Kelly asked her eyes fixated on his. The question hung in the air floating between them, he felt something exchange between them in that quiet. Soon he realized his mouth had become cotton dry. Taking a moment to swallow before responding. A soft knock came from the door.
"Is everything alright" Mrs. Blank asked gently through the wooden door, breaking the moment as the both glanced at the door.
"Everything is ok, Mrs. Blank. She's starting to feel a little better" Alex replied back.
"OK well I made some sandwiches for you two in case you're hungry, they're in the kitchen" Mrs. Blank informed
"Oh, and Alex I've told you. You can call me Jen" She added. It wasn't until the resound of her footsteps on the floor grew faint did he return his attention from the door back to Kelly. Though he could tell that whatever they were on the verge of exposing before was gone.
"Do you want to go eat?" She asked weakly. Holding his stare briefly he could see the mutual lingering of their precious uninterrupted moment.
"Yeah" he replied in a way he felt answered both questions.