Chapter 10
Jack's POV
I am laying on my bed thinking about my recent discovery. I like Kim. I keep say ing it over and over in my head. Why am I just now realizing it? Just then anoth er thought occurred to me. Lori had said that it was obvious she liked me. I hav en't seen it that way but maybe she did, I hope she did. I just continue to lay on my bed for hours until my mom comes i n. Mom: "Are you ok? You have been up he re for hours." Jack: "Yeah I'm fine, I'm just thinking about some stuff right no w." Mom: "Do you want to talk about it?" Jack: "Well you see there is this boy w ho just broke up with his girlfriend bec ause she was making fun of this other gi rl who happened to be his best friend. A nd the girlfriend was saying that this g irl really liked this boy and was being a home wrecker so the boy dumped her and realized that he didn't need her. Then after the break up he was thinking and t hen it hit him that he really liked his best friend." Mom: "Oh wow honey. All I have to say is I knew you liked Kim." Ja ck: "What? I didn't say I was talking ab out me and Kim." Mom: "It was pretty obv ious." Jack: "Fine, yes I like Kim but I don't know what to do. Lori said that K im really liked me but I haven't seen it ." Mom: "I have. She is always smiling a round you and her face lights up every t ime she sees you." Jack: "I've never not iced." Mom: "That's because you never lo oked for it." Jack: "Well thanks for tal king with me. Somehow this wasn't that a wkward." Mom: "I'm glad you opened up to me. It is late so how about you get som e sleep." Jack: "Ok." I laid down in my bed replaying what my mom had said to me .
Kim's POV
I woke up to the sun shinning in my room . There was no sweat on my skin or the s ound of screaming still ringing in my ea rs. I was so happy that I didn't have a night terror last night. I feel like my life is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I climb out of bed an d walk down to the kitchen where my mom was cooking bacon and eggs. She smiled a t me as I sat down. She handed me a plat e of food and sat down beside me. Mom: " Did you sleep well?" Kim: "Better than I have in a while." Mom: "Did you have an y dreams?" Kim: "Nope and that really ma kes me happy." Mom: "Oh ok well honey I am actually going back to work today and since its spring break for you, you wil l have to stay home by yourself. Is that ok?" Kim: "Mom that is great. I'm so ha ppy that you are going back." I give her a great big hug and she looks down at m e. Mom: "I didn't know you wanted me gon e that easy." Kim: "Oh no mom its not th at I'm just happy that you have gotten y our strength back." Mom: "Oh ok well I h ave to leave so don't do anything bad wh ile I'm gone." Kim: "I promise I wont bu t can I have a friend over?" Mom: "Of co urse honey. See you for dinner. Bye" As she walks out the door I pull my phone o ut of my pocket and call Jack. I can't w ait to tell him how everything is great for a change. I ask him if he can come o ver and he said yes so I went to change and waited for him.
Jack's POV
Kim called me and asked me to come over so of course I said yes. I got dressed a nd walked out the door. She sounded so h appy over the phone and that made me hap py. I reached her house and knocked on t he door. As she opened it I just stood t here in amazement. Could this girl get a nymore beautiful? Whoa wait what am I th inking? This is a new feeling to me towa rds Kim so I'm not exactly used to it. S he grabbed my hand and pulled me inside. She was laughing and then I heard her s ay my name. I quickly snap out of my tho ughts and direct my attention to her. Ja ck: "yes?" Kim: "I have so much to tell you and it is all good news." She was sm iling ear to ear and it made her even mo re gorgeous. I then listened as she told me how her mom had gotten out of her de pression and how she is back at work. Sh e also was telling me how she didn't hav e a night terror last night. Kim: "Oh an d thank you so much Jack." Jack: "For wh at?" Kim: "For being there for me. I kno w it wasn't easy for you to always be ar ound someone with such negativity but I promise it won't be like that anymore." Jack: "Kim it might of not been easy but its what I wanted to do. I wanted to be there for you. I could tell you needed someone and I wanted to be that one." Ki m smiled as I said that. Then my body re acted before I my mind could catch on. I leaned in slowly and my lips came in co ntact with hers. She wasn't kissing back , instead she sat there frozen. I began to pull away but then I felt someone clo se the gap again. It was Kim.