Chapter 44: Desire

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"Stop Karma, I mean it, I-"


"Alex," she put her finger on his lips. "Stop fighting it. I know your thoughts, and your heart, your deepest desires." Her hands lingered at his belt.


Stop it Alex, you're stronger than that, you can get away from her, his mind yelled. He pushed her away.


In her mind's eye she saw Cody coming, she had to at least make him look bad. She grabbed him by his collar and kissed him.


Cody turned the corner. What she saw nearly knocked her over. She felt as if someone had punched her in the stomach. Cody couldn't breath. Someone, she didn't know for sure who, held Alex in lip lock. She shut her eyes, turned, and ran. How could he do that to me? She thought.


Alex pushed her away again and walked towards the parking lot. But then he turned and stopped.

"You're right, I do want it," he paused rubbing his chest. "But not from you."


Karma's jaw dropped. "Oh, and you think Cody will give it too you?" She asked. "She saw what just happened, and I don't think she was very happy."


The sound of tires screeching caught his attention. He whirled around to see Cody's mustang flooring it down the street towards the highway.

Alex ran to his car.


"Alex, it's too late, give it up," Karma said, appearing beside his car.


He ignored her and jumped in, then sped off after Cody.

"Alex," A voice inside his head sang. "She all ready suspicious of you, don't bother."


"Get out of my mind," Alex yelled at the voice.

He put up his shield, the headache from earlier returned. He caught up with Cody. Pulling around to the left side of her car he honked at her and rolled down his window.

She glanced at him, then sped up.

Alex matched her speed.

She refused to look at him.

Fine, you have to stop sometime, he thought. I'll just follow you until you do. He slowed down and got behind her.

Cody slowed at the light and turned right.

What do you want Alex? She thought wiping the tears from her eyes. You can't have the cake and eat it too. She turned into her neighborhood, up her driveway and into her garage.

Alex pulled in front of her house as her garage door shut. He waited for a moment, then got out of his car, walked up to her door and knocked.


It opened and Cody appeared.

Alex silently watched her tear stained face for a moment, at a loss for words. He waited too long, she slammed the door.

He knocked again.


"Go away Alex!" She yelled.


"Cody, you don't understand, open the door please!" He fought his own tears. Rain poured harder and thunder echoed through the sky. Alex waited.

Silence.

He pounded on the door again. "Cody, please, don't..."


'Stop Alex, you can't do anything, you're a worthless piece of garbage, you've broken her heart and ruined your life,' the voice broke through. 'Give it up."


"Don't jump to conclusions Cody...please," Alex slumped down by the door, and leaned his head against the window. The pain in his chest intensified.


Cody could see him through the window at the top of the stairs in her house. He looked miserable, honest even. What if I'm just being paranoid, she thought. But then why was he kissing that girl?