AN: I am so so so so so so so so (insert 10000 so's here) sorry for the huge mia. I know this is a really short chapter but school and work have consumed pretty much all my time and this is all I could write within the whole absense, horrible I know. I'm not going or planning to abandon this story but my sporadic schedule keeps me from being able to update weekly. I will try and make a long chapter for next times upload (whenever that'll be...hehe just kidding...I hope?).
I immediately froze from gathering my things, and gave out a frustrated sigh, my red locks completely disheveled; to put it simply, I looked like complete and utter shit. But at that moment it didn't even cross my mind to even care because no matter where I was or who I was with, my life always seemed to go back to Richard. The million dollar question right now is how was I going to lie my way out of this?
My silence must have given Wally the answer he'd been looking for; he got up from the bed, muffled his orange hair, and gave out an exasperated sigh,
"You're that ex he just broke up with right?"
Ex? Hung up? What? My emerald eyes looked at the redhead questionably,
"What are you talking about Wally?"
"The day we met was the day you ran away right?"
I bit my lip and twirled my slender tan fingers, but remained mute. He figured out the truth, there's nothing I could do but see him slip through my fingers…just like Xavier did.
"You could at least answer me Kory."
I looked at Wally, looked into those big crystal blue eyes that felt as if they were piercing into me, the agonizing pain in my chest that was building up as he waited for an answer I couldn't even process in my mind. How could someone I met only hours ago give my heart such a heavy burden? I knew it was wrong to keep him in the dark; I had to tell him everything. ..if he couldn't accept whatever I was able to tell him then he isn't the guy I thought he was.
"No and…yes; Richard and I never went out but I did like him a lot when we were younger. I didn't 'run away' I just had to escape the shitty life I had placed myself in. I really liked this guy who screwed me over…or screwed Richard's girlfriend I should say. My friends didn't understand, my family is never there, I was alone…so completely alone. I went from being surrounded by a group of people who I loved to an empty room with no one but me in it. I thought that if I went back to the person I was before that I would be accepted…or I don't know, liked for more than who I had become."
"Kory-"
"Wait, I'm not done." I put my slender tan finger on Wally's lips. "I'll understand if you never want to be more than whatever we are right now but please don't cut me out like everyone else has…I really need a friend."
I gave a slight jump as I felt Wally grab my hand and take it in his,
"Kory, you do know I'm just a really old friend of Richards's right? You're acting as if we're related and it's illegal for us to…be more than whatever we are." He gave a chuckle but in an instant went apathetic, "I don't think it' a good idea for us to move forward, but I would gladly take that spot as a friend…for now."
Even in this situation, Wally was able to bring a smile to my face; though it was only a small one. I sat up and gave him a small but tender kiss on his cheek and grabbed my belongings.
"I would really love that Wally." I said as I headed towards the door but immediately stopped and turned around towards him,
"Um…can you do your friend a favor and drive her home? She's had a pretty rough morning."
Wally shook his head and gave out a chuckle as he got up from his bed,
"Anything for a friend."