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Chapter Sixteen
It only took a day for the news to spread around the school. I didn't go for a couple days, feigning illness so my mother would let me stay home. I think she knew the truth though, but she didn't mention it and neither did I. Finally on Friday, I went back. I had to talk to Kari. I found her outside the cafeteria during lunch period.
"Kari," I called softly.
She turned around. I noticed that she had been crying a bit.
"Oh TK," she sniffed and ran over to me.
I held her in my arms; both of us overcome with grief. We stood together for a while, then I pulled away.
"Kari, we need to talk," I said gently.
She nodded in agreement and we went outside. We sat at one of the picnic tables near the cafeteria.
"This has something to do with Angel doesn't it?" she asked, already knowing the truth.
"Yes, it does. You see Kari, it was my fault she killed herself," I said, the words tasting bitter in my mouth.
"You don't know that," Kari argued.
"Yes I do. It's because of what happened on Monday," I divulged.
"What happened on Monday?" Kari asked.
"Angel saw you and I hugging after our talk. I didn't think she would get so affected by it. We're only friends," I started.
"Yeah, only friends," Kari repeated, her voice tipped with hurt.
"Anyway, she ran off. So I went to her house in the afternoon. She gave me an ultimatum. I had choose you or her. It was too hard," I continued.
"So, what happened then?" Kari sounded eager to find out whom I'd chosen.
"Well, in the end I chose you Kari," I finished.
Kari looked shocked. She started to cry again. I raised my eyebrows in worry.
"Did I do something wrong?" I asked cautiously.
Kari looked up at me. She was smiling.
"No, you did every right," she said and threw her arms around me.
I felt a bit better, but the guilty feeling was still there. Something was still out of place. I had done what Angel had expected me to. Still there was something left, unfinished.
Kari took me by surprise and kissed me. Our first real kiss. It was different to the one we'd shared before. It was better. Better even than Angel's kisses.
"Kari," I murmured.
She glanced up.
"I love you Kari Kamiya," I said.
Kari looked as shocked as I felt.
"I love you too TK," she smiled and we kissed again.
Kari broke the kiss off first, giggling.
"What am I gonna tell Davis?" she laughed. I laughed too.
"You didn't really love him did you?" I asked, solemnly. Kari stopped laughing.
"No way!" she shrieked in fake horror. "He can't kiss. I felt like I was kissing a fish."
We laughed again.
"Let's go inside," I said.
We got up from the table and walked inside the building. The air felt different and my heart felt lighter. But the truth remained. Angel was gone.
THE END