I've been thinking about doing little snippets or sneak peeksfor the next chapter at the ending of each chapter. What do you guys think?
Winter break was right after finals. I wanted to keep studying for the Psych class but after Kylo's last visit, I didn't want to let him go alone.
"Shouldn't you be packing?"
His voice made me jump.
"Shouldn't you be studying?"
"Over studying is not good for you."
"Yeah? Then what is?"
He was surprised by my answer, not knowing what to say.
Kylo opened his mouth when a knock on the door interrupted him.
"Who's that?"
I shrugged.
I walked past Kylo to answer the door and to my surprise and his, Finn stood before me.
"Finn? What're you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk before the end of the semester."
We were going to be taking different classes with completely off schedules.
"Can't you just call me later?"
"No I wanted to talk to face to face."
He was so difficult.
"Give me a minute."
I ran into my room and grabbed a coat.
A hand grabbed my wrist tightly, making me gasp very loudly.
"Kylo, what-"
"Don't go."
I looked over my shoulder into his hurt eyes and felt regret for leaving.
"I'll be fine."
I took a step forward but he grabbed my other wrist, spinning me around.
"Wait, Rey."
"What?" I was at the point of irritation.
"I love you."
Why tell me that now?!
"Now you can go."
"Rey," Finn called from the door.
He told me he loved me out of nowhere. Why?
I was so flustered that my head began hurting.
Once I was out the door, I aggressively shut the door and walked ahead of Finn without explanation.
The air was thin and cold yet there was no snow. There was never snow.
My breath was thick and I'm sure at this point my nose was red.
I didn't think about the weather at all. Finn never needed more than a jacket and gloves.
"What do you want since you've been avoiding me?"
"Didn't Poe tell you?"
"Well... Some, I suppose."
Fog blew out of Finn's mouth as he sighed.
"I hate your roommate for so many reasons. Granted, he helped me get here but he never let it go. He and his lackeys harassed me up until I got into a place with Poe. Because Poe knew a few them, they slacked off but not those top three. Now that I think
/of it, your roommate stopped around the time of the Halloween party."
My heart stopped when I remembered he just recently declared his love for me.
"What I'm trying to say is, he's not a good person. I don't know what he's been doing to manipulate you but he's not innocent."
My fingers were in my coat pocket but we're still numb.
"You know what I think is sad? When people think mistakes are critical and can never be forgiven. Those people make me sick."
I made sure to spit out extra venom in those last few words.
"Rey, I didn't mean-"
"Then what did you mean?" Our voices got louder with every sentence.
"I meant that you could have someone better."
My throat tightened. "Someone better? Someone like who? Like you?"
He was silent after that. My eyes were wide as I took a step back.
"Finn," I whispered.
"I was going to say something to you before Thanksgiving but after I saw you with him, I realized there was no point."
I swallowed but there was hardly any air.
"Rey, I-"
"Don't."
Thoughts of Kylo's smile and laughter filled my mind as well as Finn's clumsiness in the halls in senior year. My head was clustered with both of them all at once and time was racing right in front of me. Poe was right, it was them or Kylo. This was too
/hard on me.
"No I can't do this. I'm sorry."
I could only imagine how Finn was going to finish his sentence. My head was pounding in so many places. For some odd reason, tears fell down my face as I walking away.
I didn't go back to Kylo that night and I didn't got to Finn's place.
Instead I went all the way to the campus and ran to Professor Skywalker's room. The door was locked. I slumped against the door before falling to the ground.
Kylo had a class at noon when I didn't so I took that time to go to the apartment.
In early hours of the morning, Skywalker finally came by and woke me up since I was sleeping on the floor in front of his door.
Once I realized it was him, I got on my feet and poured my heart out to him. He didn't seem to mind it.
He told me to relax and that the stress of finals may be overwhelming me so I should just take a break from studying.
When I got back to the apartment I almost had a heart attack.
Kylo was outstretched on the couch with his arms crossed over his chest. It looked like he just came from outside. He had on his boots and black leather gloves and a scarf.
I took a step closer and his breathing was low but heavy. He was definitely asleep.
I gave a sigh of relief as I went into my room.
Tomorrow wasn't first final but I was strictly told not to study. Even Kylo told me that.
I fell onto my bed. My body was stiff from the floor and my eyes burned from no sleep.
I had two hours before my next class.
Unlike last night, I was warm, almost hot, when I woke up.
My blankets weren't this heavy.
I rolled over into a wall.
My eyes shot open and a man in all black was laying next to me.
He loves me.
I smiled, climbing on top of him.
"Kylo."
"Hmm.."
"Kylo."
"Hm?"
"I love you too."
I saw his eyes barely open.
"I know."
I leaned down to kiss him but he covered my mouth with his hand.
"I spent my entire night, wide awake, looking for you. That guy you left with even came by to ask where you were."
I rested my head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry."
"Please don't leave me again."
I placed a hand on his neck. "I won't, I promise."
His parents lived a couple states away, nothing too crazy.
I was hurting at the airport. Neither Poe or Finn saw me off. I saw them when we took finals but that was about it. That said nothing about me going so I also kept my mouth shut.
Kylo slept through most of the plane ride while I looked out the window at the dark night sky we were flying into.
I was excited when Kylo got a rental car so we could drive through the state together. What was nice to was that it just recently snowed. I've never been used to snow and there was fluffy whiteness everywhere.
I watched out the window as we drove to the inevitable.
"You did tell them I was coming right?"
"Uh sure. If that makes you happy."
"Kylo!"
"They're not even going to be here everyday. They like going up and visiting friends. Don't worry about it."
There was a wave of relief and doubt that hit me all at once.
"I hope they don't hate me when they do come."
"Trust me, they won't."
He grabbed my hand that was in my lap and brought it to his lips.
"They might appreciate you more than you think," he laughed.
I didn't get why he was laughing but I had feeling I would soon.
He parked in front of a little wooden house in the middle of nowhere in the woods. Snow piled around the house like a scene in a movie. Except the driveway was clean from any sign of pureness. And there was a car.
"Oh shit," Kylo breathed.
I looked over at him in desperation.
"Well, there's no turning back. Come on."
We got our bags out of the trunk and walked up the porch steps to the door together.
Kylo rang the doorbell. For once, I felt something I never thought I'd feel in Kylo's presence: fear.
