Okara flew to the mall. And once she got into the mall she walked over to the food court. She sat at a table by herself waiting for Trey to show up.
"Okara!" she turned her head around and saw Trey with his friends by the arcade.
He told his friends to hold on and he ran to Okara's table.
He sat across from Okara, "Hi Okara".
"Hello Trey".
Trey was looking at Okara and held his hand out on the table. Not wanting to hurt his feelings, Okara brought her hand up to his and he held her hand in his.
"Okara I wanted you to meet me here because I wanted to say I'm sorry, I was just upset when I ended it between us. It's just that your friend Ion was getting me real pissed off and... well I'm sorry".
Okara's thoughts drifted away when he mentioned Ion. She started thinking of how she must have made him feel when he found out where she was going.
She really didn't think Ion would care, but she now knew she was wrong.
"It's alright Trey it was probably for the best that you did what you did".
"No Okara that's why I called you here, I don't want it to be like this I promise I won't fight any of your friends anymore, but I need you to say that you want to be with me again".
Okara was at a loss for words, no guy had ever said what Trey just said. Most girls would kill to be in her place; Tony was very popular and good looking.
Okara didn't know what to do, "What?!" was all she could get out.
She slipped her hand out of his and put the on her lap.
"Trey you don't know what you're saying. A lot of girls would want to be me right now but…" she stopped and began to think of Ion, how he always had a way to make her smile and how different he was from all other guys she knew.
"But what?" Trey asked.
"But I can't be with you" she said as she avoided looking at him.
He lowered his head.
"I'm sorry Trey but it just that-".
"Is it all those rumors that people say about me?" he said as his head shot up.
"Well Trey the rumors are part of it but there not the reason".
"Okara, for whatever reason you don't like me is there anyway you could see past it?"
"Trey I don't dislike you" she said as she got up.
"I just don't see us the way I used to."
Trey got up, "So you're turning me down."
She gave Trey a hug, "I'll see you in class Monday."
He wrapped his arms around her waist, "But Okara."
"You'll find someone else before you know it, then you'll be thanking me. I'm sorry Trey that's just the way it is."
She walked away and was holding in the tears of guilt.