"He's doing it again."
"It's not my concern Reese."
"Kay you are the only one that can make him see reason!"
Reese had cornered Kay it was a pretty hard thing to do because lately she had been avoiding anyplace Miguel might go like the plague. He had finally gotten her to agree to go to the burger hut.
"Reese Miguel doesn't want anything to do with me."
"Last I heard you were the one running away from him!"
"Look. It's awkward to pass him in the hall. I avoid it if I can. It's not my fault he spends every waking moment with his girlfriend." Kay wouldn't admit it but it hurt that Miguel was back to his old ways. She had hoped that their time of being friends together again had reminded him that it was important to have a life outside of Charity. And that kiss that Miguel had given her... She still stayed up nights thinking about it. Obviously Miguel hadn't given it a second thought.
"Kay just talk to him."
"Reese why don't you talk to him. You're his friend."
"Every time I suggest we do something, he says he'll ask Charity. He can't do anything without her. Kay talk to him."
"Why should I?"
"Because you used to be his friend." Reese said, "And because you love him."
"WHAT!?" Kay said staring at Reese. "I do not!"
"Kay remember when we broke up?"
"Yes."
"You said you liked another boy but he didn't like you. He liked someone else."
"Reese there are a lot of boys at our school."
"Yes but you were talking about Miguel."
"I was not!" Kay said defensively. "I don't know where you got that idea from."
"Kay I know it now, I knew it then, I knew it when we were supposedly dating."
Kay looked questioningly at Reese.
"Look Kay I have known that you and Miguel were meant to be since the fourth grade."
"Reese!" Kay interrupted.
"Look just hear me out okay. When Charity came to town Miguel still had not realized that you were his one true love. He was infatuated with her. I knew that you were head over heels for the guy but I figured if he was taken maybe you would look my way."
"Reese I'm sorry."
"It's okay, You were my infatuation not my true love. She is out there somewhere and one day I will find her."
"She'll be one lucky girl when that happens." Kay said.
"Thanks, so will you talk to Miguel?"
"Reese it's not that easy. Something happened between Miguel and me."
Reese knew that Kay was talking about the kiss but he wanted to hear it from her view point.
"What?"
"I can't tell you. It was just weird and things are different now. I can't talk to him. I am sorry but I just can't."
"Kay talk to me then. What happened?"
"We kissed okay. Miguel and I kissed!"
"Isn't that what you always wanted?"
"sorta."
"I don't understand."
"Look all I wanted from the time I was 14 was for Miguel to notice that I was a girl. I was all set to tell him about my feelings, when my blonde bombshell of a cousin came out of nowhere. She took my room, she took my car money, she took my clothes, but most importantly she took Miguel! And there was nothing I could do about it! Nothing! Not that I didn't try. Reese some of the things I did... I never knew I could be that horrible." Kay paused a minute and caught her breath. "Have you ever seen Les Miz Reese?"
"Yes several times."
"I am Eponine. In love with a man who will never love me even though I would die for him. I didn't want to be that person. I mean as much as Charity has taken from me, it's not her fault that she was orphaned, and Miguel does not deserve to be manipulated. So I gave him up Reese. I set him free. I started that morning when I came and set things straight with you. And since then I have not looked back. Miguel and Charity belong together end of story."
Reese sighed as he tried to think of a way to get through to her.
"Okay even if that is true. Why can't you and Miguel be friends? What happened to your outing every week?"
"We haven't spoken since the kiss."
"Well don't you think you need to?"
"Reese..."
"Look Kay you can not avoid Miguel your whole life. Are you willing to throw away a life long friendship over this?"
"Miguel knows where I am if he wants to find me!"
"Kay don't you realize you're not the one that's lost."
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After that Reese changed the subject and soon after they left to go home, but that one line kept echoing through Kay's head "you're not the one that's lost." Reese was right. Miguel was lost in the land of Charity. Miguel was her friend. They had made a pact to always be friends. This past year they had both broken their promise. Well not anymore! Kay thought. I have to find Miguel.