They Almost Were
Chapter 2
The Need To Explain
Kim walked down the hallway of Angel Grove High; her jeans slung low on her hips, make-up looking flawless. The redness that was in her eyes before was gone now. You couldn't even tell that she had been crying only hours before.
"Kim!" She turned to look behind her at the sound of her name. She met Tommy Oliver's eyes.
Flashback:
She couldn't believe that the two of them would do this to her, but yet here they were together. Her boyfriend and the new girl. In the janitor's closet. His pants down around his ankles, and her with her skirt jacked up past her hips.
The only coherent thought that came to mind was that she'd needed to get out of here. She shouldn't be seeing this. Because this was Tommy, and he would never ever do something this awful to her. He would never betray her in this way. He would never hurt her.
"Kim I can explain," Tommy said, pulling his pants up.
"No." She held up her hand. "There's no need to."
She ran off after that. Her mind raced in a million different directions. She had never believed that something like this would happen to her. This happened other people. This shit just did not happen to Kimberly. The warm air caressed her tired eyes and she sighed deeply as the tears slipped out. Finally not being able to take it any longer she broke down crying. For the next few minutes she sat alone on the park bench, until a hand touched her shoulder.
"Kim? Is that you?" It was Jason Scott. He was one of her best friends as well as Tommy's.
"Yeah." She tried to dry her face so that he wouldn't see her runny mascara that had left trails down her face as he sat next to her.
"What happened?"
"Tommy."
"What'd he do to make you cry?" Jason asked.
"Katherine, the new girl, and he, they slept together. I walked in on the both of them in the janitor's shed. I could believe it, Jason. After all the time I invested in that relationship, only for it to be destroyed in a matter of hours……………..God, I just don't know anymore." She shook her head and looked away.
"It'll be okay. I promise." Jason pulled her towards him and she leaned on his shoulder. It was just like the first grade all over again, only this time she hadn't fell off the monkey bars trying to do a flip, this time her heart had gotten broken.
End Flashback.
Kim waited for him to catch up, and then noticed that they were at her locker. She twisted it open and began to search for things. Mainly things that belonged to Tommy.
"Look I am so glad that you're not mad anymore. I tried to call you twenty times last night." Tommy flashed a smile.
"Who says I'm not mad?" she glanced at him, her brows furrowed into a frown.
"Oh." Tommy said as he adjusted his white Jansport backpack. "Well like I said. It tried to call you and I left messages."
"I got them." Her voice was void of emotion.
"Look Kim, you gotta know it wasn't my fault. I didn't do anything wrong."
"Well then you shouldn't have to explain yourself. I'll be dropping off some things by your house later. What time are you getting home from football practice, because cheerleading is only an hour today."
"Football ends at five. Why?"
"So I can avoid having another one of these conversations. Bye, Tommy."
She walked into her first period chemistry class taught by Mr. Alder, and sat down at her desk. That's when she saw Kat come in, looking as if nothing had happened. Oh yeah bitch, I'm bustin your shit up next, she thought.