Kim walked upstairs to get changed. Of course Jimmy had to be up there changing at the same time as her. She walked over to her locker and ignored Jimmy when he said hi to her. She didn't want to talk to him.
"Come one Kimmy. You can't ignore me forever. Please talk to me," Jimmy pleaded. He walked over to her and pushed her hair out of her face. He used to do that all the time when they were together.
"I have nothing to say to you and if you were smart you'd leave me alone because I'm not in the mood to put up with your bull," Kim replied without looking at him.
"I know that I shouldn't have come over last night or I should've at least called to see if it was okay with you. I'm sorry for the way I acted," Jimmy said. Kim finally looked at him. At least that was something.
"I appreciate you apologizing to me. Just don't surprise me like that. I had some place I needed to go last night and you were holding me up," Kim said. She saw a look of realization come over Jimmy's face.
"You went out with Bosco," Jimmy said. He saw the look of shock in her eyes. Did she really think that he wouldn't figure it out? He got it out of Joey. All you had to do was bribe the kid with extra time to play video games.
"No. I didn't," Kim replied. She finished getting changed and moved to leave but Jimmy grabbed her arm. She sighed. She really didn't feel like explaining anything to Jimmy. He always twisted things around to how he wanted them to be.
"Kim, you don't have to lie to me. Joey told me. I know I acted like a jerk when I saw you two hanging out. I was just jealous. I wanted us to be together again and there you were sitting there with Bosco laughing and smiling. I know that's no excuse. I'm sorry," Jimmy said. He let go of Kim's arm. He saw a red mark on her arm. He didn't know he was holding on to it that hard.
"I didn't want to tell you because I didn't feel like listening to you tell me that he would never love me and that I was making a mistake. I've heard it from you before and I don't need to hear it again," Kim replied. She looked at Jimmy. He didn't seem mad. She was happy that he wasn't mad.
"I probably would've. But I had some time to think. I'm the one that screwed us up. I just wish that I hadn't. Cause I lost the best thing in my life. You're the best thing in my life Kim. I just hope that we can at least be friends," Jimmy said. Kim felt a few tears roll down her face. She never knew that. She was glad she did now.
"Thanks for being so honest with me. And yes we can be friends. I like being able to talk to you," Kim said. She hugged Jimmy and went back downstairs. Now she knew why Jimmy had been acting so weird. She felt so bad for yelling at him and not seeing it sooner. She sat down at the table. She wondered what Bosco was doing right now.
Bosco was waiting for Faith outside. She called and said she needed to talk to him. He wondered what that could be about and why she was late for work. He looked up to see Faith standing in front of him. She looked nervous.
"Thanks for waiting. I know you're probably wondering what this is about," Faith said. She looked into Bosco's eyes. She could tell that he was confused. This was hard for her. She didn't know how to tell him what she needed to tell him.
"Well, what'd you want to tell me?" Bosco asked. Faith sighed and looked down at the ground.
"I'm thinking about quitting," Faith said. She looked up at Bosco. She couldn't read his expression.
"I don't even know what to say Faith. Why didn't you tell me sooner? Why didn't you give me any warning? How can you stand here and tell me this now? You should've told me sooner," Bosco said. He was angry. He didn't know why Faith was doing this to him.
"I'm sorry Bosco. I didn't mean to keep this from you for so long. I wanted to tell you, but I was scared that you wouldn't want to talk to me," Faith explained. She saw only anger on Bosco's face. This isn't how she wanted things to be. She wanted him to understand. Fred didn't want her working anymore. He already threatened to take the kids away. She couldn't live without her kids. She loved them more than anything.
"Why, Faith? Why would you do this to me?" Bosco asked. He felt tears starting to sting the corners of his eyes. He wouldn't let himself cry. He wouldn't give her that pleasure.
"Fred and I talked about it. We agreed that my job was too dangerous. I have to think about my kids. I'm sorry Bosco. The boss already re-assigned you," Faith said. She hugged Bosco and walked away. She wanted to look back but couldn't. She didn't want to see what she was doing to Bosco.
Bosco sat down on the steps. How could this be happening? Faith was his best friend. He needed Kim so bad right now. She was the only person that would understand. She was the only person that could make him feel better.
TBC...