Kay sighed as she gathered her courage. Miguel seemed to like ambushing her before class so she decided to do the same thing to him. Instead of going straight to lunch Kay waited outside of Miguel's Bio class. As soon as he came out she called his name.
"MIGUEL!"
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Miguel had just emerged from class when he was shocked by a familiar voice calling his name. He couldn't believe it after weeks of not talking to him there she was outside of his class. As if nothing had happened.
"Yeah Kay." He said
"I just wanted to walk you to your next class and see
what was up." Kay said. The two started walking. Kay was nervously clutching
her books and looking straight ahead. She remembered Reese's words:
"You're not the one that's lost."
"So what happened to you Miguel? I thought that you were going to spend time with your family, and the guys from the softball league, and Reese. Word has it you've fallen back to your old ways."
" I don't know what you mean." Miguel stated defensively.
"I mean there are people in your life besides your girlfriend. Yes, you should spend some time with her but not all of it. You promised to change and for a while you had."
"Well Kay surely you can understand getting all involved with a boyfriend." Miguel said tightly, wondering who it was Kay was dating.
They arrived in front of Miguel's class.
"Look Miguel all I know is that you are better than what you have become." With that Kay turned and went to lunch.
Miguel was stuck in class and all he could think about was the walk to class. "Why now? What did it mean for Kay to come out of nowhere to talk to him? He knew that he had gone back to his old ways. He didn't even like it. Sometimes Charity could be so boring, but that was what he knew! And who was Kay to talk. She hadn't spoken to him for weeks due to some boyfriend. Miguel grew angry as he thought of some guy kissing Kay.
"How dare she accuse me! I have a few words for Miss Kay Bennett."
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Kay had walked out of her class and who was there but Miguel.
"Miguel?"
"Kay you can't just drop into my life after three weeks, give me a lecture on ignoring people and then storm off."
"Miguel I was just saying..."
"Wait a minute." Miguel cut her off. "It's my turn! You haven't talked to me in three weeks Kay. Not one word! So who are you to talk?"
"At least I talk to other people like Reese and Simone. When was the last one on one conversation you had with someone other than Charity?" Kay challenged.
Miguel stopped in the middle of the hall and grabbed Kay's shoulder.
"So Reese and Simone mean more to you than me?" He questioned. Hurt shinning in his eyes.
Kay paused for a minute she didn't know how to answer that.
"I didn't say that"
"Well you talk to them and you don't talk to me. What am I supposed to think?"
"Miguel I'm sorry that thing at the field it weirded me out. I realize now that avoidance was not the best way to address it, but at the time it was all I could think of it. But that is no reason for you to ignore Reese."
"Reese? Kay did he put you up to this?"
Kay sighed.
"Kay?"
"He mentioned it..."
"Oh that's just great Kay! You don't talk to me for weeks and when you do it's because Reese asks you!"
"It's not like that. He was concerned and he reminded me that I was being a jerk. That's what friends do. He reminded me and now I am reminding you. Okay it's what friends do!"
Miguel was so mad the only reason she had taken time away from her boyfriend was because Reese asked her to. Great he was a charity case. Miguel was hurt and angry and he wanted Kay to be to. He looked straight at her and said.
"YOU are not my friend."
"What?" Kay asked shock and hurt crossing her face.
"I don't see you anymore, I don't know you anymore, You are no friend of mine!"
Kay felt her face crumpling and the tears starting to form. But she wasn't going to cry! Not for Miguel. She had sworn she would never shed tears for him again.
Miguel started at her his face unmoving.
Kay knew she was going to cry but she would die before she would cry in front of him.
"Fine. have a nice life." Kay turned and ran away, down the hall.