Chapter 2:
Picking up the car keys to our family's car, and after yelling upstairs to Jessica that I
was going out, I left the house.
I headed to the spot I always went to when I needed or wanted to think. The dock by
the lake. I could sit there for hours, just staring at the water, thinking or writing my emotions
down on paper. Well, this time around it was just me and my thoughts. Or no wait, there was
someone already there, sitting down in my exact spot!
I walked by that person to see who it was. It was Miguel!
"Kay!" he said, standing up. "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing," I said.
"Well," Miguel began, putting his hands in his pockets. "I came here to think.
Remember this was the place we both chose to go to as our haven from our problems when we
were kids."
"I remember, Miguel," I said happily as that memory came back to me. "I still come
here, even now, ten years later."
"So do I," Miguel said, giving me a smile.
"So what is it that made you come here?" I asked, sitting down.
He sat down next to me. It took all of my power to prevent myself from grabbing his
face and kissing him hard on the lips.
"Well," he said, a bit uncomfortably. "To think."
"About what?" I asked.
He looked at me, surprised by my question. I could tell he thought I was being just a
little bit nosy. But when we were kids we used to always confide in each other. Our deepest
darkest secrets. But now? Well he couldn't even tell me what he was thinking about! That
brought tears to my eyes and I looked away so he wouldn't notice.
"About everything," he answered eventually. "My life, Charity, my family, you."
I turned to look at him at the mention of me.
"What about me?" I asked putting my hand on his shoulder.
He stared at where I had put my hand. Maybe it was my imagination but I thought I
saw a wave of longing and desire cross through his brown eyes. "You seem distant, Kay," he
said. "Lately, I feel like we aren't as close as we used to be. I'm losing my best friend aren't
I?" He gazed at me, waiting for an answer.
"NO," I said firmly. "I'm still you're best friend, and I forever will be. That is if you
want me to be."
"Of course I do!" he exclaimed. "Why would you think otherwise?"
"Because of Charity." I answered frankly. "You've been spending every free moment
with her. It's like you forgot about me, Reese, Simone and Jessica."
"I'm so sorry!" Miguel said, giving me a hug. I closed my eyes in happiness once his
body touched mine. "Now that I think about it, you ARE right. How about we spend some time
together today, ok? You want to go to the movies like we used to do?"
I nodded. "Yes."
"Great!" he responded. Extending his hand, he helped me up.
We walked back to our cars.
"So why did YOU come here, Kay?" Miguel asked curiously.
"For the same reason as you, Miguel," I said. I couldn't tell him EXACTLY how I felt.
What if it resulted in a loss of our friendship? I would die if that happened. Mother was also
preventing me from telling the truth. She didn't know about how I felt but I can guarantee that
if she did, she would hate me more than she already did and do anything she could to make
sure Miguel stayed with her precious niece (or should I say "daughter") Charity.
"Kay," Miguel said knowingly. He gave me a look like I-don't-believe-you.
"Just forget about it, ok, Miguel," I said. "It's not important."
He gave me an odd look, but decided not to continue prying me about that topic.
Since we came with our own cars, we drove to the movie theatre separately.
We had just gotten there at the exact moment when a movie we each had been looking
forward to seeing for a while now was going to be shown.
Miguel bought two tickets and we went inside.
Two hours later, we were walking out of the theatre, laughing our heads off.
"I loved the part where the guy threw oil on that other guy and then feathers magically
fell from the ceiling," I said, unable to control my laughter. "That was so funny!"
Truth be told, it wasn't THAT funny but it was nice to have a fun (and funny) moment
with my best friend again. I had really missed that.
Miguel held on to me because I was laughing so hard I could have fallen to the ground.
He was laughing too. We sat in our cars, which were parked next to each other.
"Do you want to come over?" I asked. "I'll make some peppermint hot chocolate."
I was hoping he'd say yes. I knew peppermint hot choco was his favorite and I really
did not want these wonderful few hours that I had spent with him to end.
"How can I say no to that?" he asked, making "surrendering" gestures with his hands.
"Alright, I'll see you at home," I said happily.
"Ok," Miguel responded as we sat down and drove off.
About ten minutes later, our two cars pulled up to my family's driveway.
"Why did you take the car without telling me?" was the first few words out of Mother's
mouth when Miguel and I both entered the house.
"Hi to you, too." I sneered, taking off my jacket. "You didn't seem to need it and I told
Jessica that I was going to take it!" I responded, trying not to let her spoil my fun. I walked
away from her and entered the kitchen. Miguel followed me.
Jessica and Charity were sitting down in the kitchen table, both giving me dirty looks.
I shrugged it off as I went to make some hot chocolate for Miguel and me. They
weren't going to ruin MY happy mood.
"Hi, Char," Miguel said, kissing his girlfriend on the cheek. "Hi, Jess," he added.
"Where were you, Miguel?" Charity asked coldly, hardly acknowledging his greeting.
"Kay and I went to watch a movie," he said.
Charity raised one eyebrow and glared at me. She narrowed her eyes at Miguel.
"What's the matter?" he asked, concerned.
She didn't respond. Instead, she turned to me and gave me a death stare.
Oh please! Like that was going to intimidate me! Who did she think she was?!
"Why don't you TELL me what's wrong instead of looking at me like that!" I snapped
at her.
"Fine," she responded in the same tone as mine. "Jess?" she said, turning to her
cousin.
I gave the two of them suspicious stares. Those two looked like they had done
something against me.
"I went to our room a few hours ago, Kay," my sister began. "And remember how both
of our diaries have the same cover? Well I thought yours was mine. By the time I noticed the
mistake... well let's just say that I had read part of your last entry!"
Oh no! I thought to myself. Which part DID she read?
"And?" I asked, playing it calm, cool and collected on the outside when inside I was
worried out of my mind.
"Well," she said, picking up my diary which was in her lap, "the last sentence you
wrote was 'I wish Charity never came to Harmony!!'"
Jessica and Charity gave me Looks {A/N: the kind of Looks that Ivy and Rebbecca
always give Theresa on the show. lol}.
Miguel stared at me in confusion. "Why would you say that, Kay?" he asked gently.
He always thought the best of me and I loved him for it. I could tell he was giving me the
benefit of the doubt.
"Yeah," Charity continued, crossing her arms. "Why don't you tell us?"
I stared back at the three of them. Charity and Jessica had me cornered. I HAD to tell
them the truth now. It was time to FINALLY tell Miguel how I felt. And I would.
{A/N: oooh Kay's gonna tell them that she is in love with Miguel!!!}
Picking up the car keys to our family's car, and after yelling upstairs to Jessica that I
was going out, I left the house.
I headed to the spot I always went to when I needed or wanted to think. The dock by
the lake. I could sit there for hours, just staring at the water, thinking or writing my emotions
down on paper. Well, this time around it was just me and my thoughts. Or no wait, there was
someone already there, sitting down in my exact spot!
I walked by that person to see who it was. It was Miguel!
"Kay!" he said, standing up. "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing," I said.
"Well," Miguel began, putting his hands in his pockets. "I came here to think.
Remember this was the place we both chose to go to as our haven from our problems when we
were kids."
"I remember, Miguel," I said happily as that memory came back to me. "I still come
here, even now, ten years later."
"So do I," Miguel said, giving me a smile.
"So what is it that made you come here?" I asked, sitting down.
He sat down next to me. It took all of my power to prevent myself from grabbing his
face and kissing him hard on the lips.
"Well," he said, a bit uncomfortably. "To think."
"About what?" I asked.
He looked at me, surprised by my question. I could tell he thought I was being just a
little bit nosy. But when we were kids we used to always confide in each other. Our deepest
darkest secrets. But now? Well he couldn't even tell me what he was thinking about! That
brought tears to my eyes and I looked away so he wouldn't notice.
"About everything," he answered eventually. "My life, Charity, my family, you."
I turned to look at him at the mention of me.
"What about me?" I asked putting my hand on his shoulder.
He stared at where I had put my hand. Maybe it was my imagination but I thought I
saw a wave of longing and desire cross through his brown eyes. "You seem distant, Kay," he
said. "Lately, I feel like we aren't as close as we used to be. I'm losing my best friend aren't
I?" He gazed at me, waiting for an answer.
"NO," I said firmly. "I'm still you're best friend, and I forever will be. That is if you
want me to be."
"Of course I do!" he exclaimed. "Why would you think otherwise?"
"Because of Charity." I answered frankly. "You've been spending every free moment
with her. It's like you forgot about me, Reese, Simone and Jessica."
"I'm so sorry!" Miguel said, giving me a hug. I closed my eyes in happiness once his
body touched mine. "Now that I think about it, you ARE right. How about we spend some time
together today, ok? You want to go to the movies like we used to do?"
I nodded. "Yes."
"Great!" he responded. Extending his hand, he helped me up.
We walked back to our cars.
"So why did YOU come here, Kay?" Miguel asked curiously.
"For the same reason as you, Miguel," I said. I couldn't tell him EXACTLY how I felt.
What if it resulted in a loss of our friendship? I would die if that happened. Mother was also
preventing me from telling the truth. She didn't know about how I felt but I can guarantee that
if she did, she would hate me more than she already did and do anything she could to make
sure Miguel stayed with her precious niece (or should I say "daughter") Charity.
"Kay," Miguel said knowingly. He gave me a look like I-don't-believe-you.
"Just forget about it, ok, Miguel," I said. "It's not important."
He gave me an odd look, but decided not to continue prying me about that topic.
Since we came with our own cars, we drove to the movie theatre separately.
We had just gotten there at the exact moment when a movie we each had been looking
forward to seeing for a while now was going to be shown.
Miguel bought two tickets and we went inside.
Two hours later, we were walking out of the theatre, laughing our heads off.
"I loved the part where the guy threw oil on that other guy and then feathers magically
fell from the ceiling," I said, unable to control my laughter. "That was so funny!"
Truth be told, it wasn't THAT funny but it was nice to have a fun (and funny) moment
with my best friend again. I had really missed that.
Miguel held on to me because I was laughing so hard I could have fallen to the ground.
He was laughing too. We sat in our cars, which were parked next to each other.
"Do you want to come over?" I asked. "I'll make some peppermint hot chocolate."
I was hoping he'd say yes. I knew peppermint hot choco was his favorite and I really
did not want these wonderful few hours that I had spent with him to end.
"How can I say no to that?" he asked, making "surrendering" gestures with his hands.
"Alright, I'll see you at home," I said happily.
"Ok," Miguel responded as we sat down and drove off.
About ten minutes later, our two cars pulled up to my family's driveway.
"Why did you take the car without telling me?" was the first few words out of Mother's
mouth when Miguel and I both entered the house.
"Hi to you, too." I sneered, taking off my jacket. "You didn't seem to need it and I told
Jessica that I was going to take it!" I responded, trying not to let her spoil my fun. I walked
away from her and entered the kitchen. Miguel followed me.
Jessica and Charity were sitting down in the kitchen table, both giving me dirty looks.
I shrugged it off as I went to make some hot chocolate for Miguel and me. They
weren't going to ruin MY happy mood.
"Hi, Char," Miguel said, kissing his girlfriend on the cheek. "Hi, Jess," he added.
"Where were you, Miguel?" Charity asked coldly, hardly acknowledging his greeting.
"Kay and I went to watch a movie," he said.
Charity raised one eyebrow and glared at me. She narrowed her eyes at Miguel.
"What's the matter?" he asked, concerned.
She didn't respond. Instead, she turned to me and gave me a death stare.
Oh please! Like that was going to intimidate me! Who did she think she was?!
"Why don't you TELL me what's wrong instead of looking at me like that!" I snapped
at her.
"Fine," she responded in the same tone as mine. "Jess?" she said, turning to her
cousin.
I gave the two of them suspicious stares. Those two looked like they had done
something against me.
"I went to our room a few hours ago, Kay," my sister began. "And remember how both
of our diaries have the same cover? Well I thought yours was mine. By the time I noticed the
mistake... well let's just say that I had read part of your last entry!"
Oh no! I thought to myself. Which part DID she read?
"And?" I asked, playing it calm, cool and collected on the outside when inside I was
worried out of my mind.
"Well," she said, picking up my diary which was in her lap, "the last sentence you
wrote was 'I wish Charity never came to Harmony!!'"
Jessica and Charity gave me Looks {A/N: the kind of Looks that Ivy and Rebbecca
always give Theresa on the show. lol}.
Miguel stared at me in confusion. "Why would you say that, Kay?" he asked gently.
He always thought the best of me and I loved him for it. I could tell he was giving me the
benefit of the doubt.
"Yeah," Charity continued, crossing her arms. "Why don't you tell us?"
I stared back at the three of them. Charity and Jessica had me cornered. I HAD to tell
them the truth now. It was time to FINALLY tell Miguel how I felt. And I would.
{A/N: oooh Kay's gonna tell them that she is in love with Miguel!!!}