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Karma's POV
I rush out the cafe, not bothering to say goodbye to Liam. I couldn't stay in there any longer, I felt like I was going to faint if I did. I make my way outside, and I get the sudden relief of being able to breathe again. I lean against the wall near the front doors to help regain my balance and thoughts. I keep wiping the tears, but after every wipe, more surfaced. Why the hell am I even crying? It's not like Amy is actually my girlfriend, and she was actually cheating on me. Not being able to know why I'm crying only frustrates me even more. Was it because she was kissing a girl? I didn't know she was gay, and this is the way I have to find out, I guess that's a reason to cry? I don't even know. By the time Amy comes outside, my tears have turned into slow sniffles.
"Karma, I'm sorry," she says, softly. I look up at her, and I can see that she means it, her eyes are telling me that she's really sorry.
"What was that?" is all I can say.
"If I tell you the complete truth, will you promise not to freak out?" she says, as she moves closer to me. I nod. "Ever since that kiss in the gym, I've been having these feelings for you, I've been having crazy urges to kiss you, I've been having dreams about you, and thinking things I shouldn't be thinking." I keep my face still, trying to not let my shock take over. How do you react to your best friend saying she sees you in a romantic way? But regardless of my shock, I can't help but feel flattered that a girl as pretty and as amazing as Amy sees me, the way I desperately wish Liam would. I don't let Amy know any of this, I just nod, and remain silent. She continues, "But you don't have to worry about it, I've been talking to Shane, and I've pushed my feelings for you far, far away, and I think Alex, the girl I was kissing, could help with all of this. I mean, you've got Liam, I can have Alex. I know this whole popularity thing is important to you, so we can still keep it up at school, if you want." I like kissing Amy, I like holding her hand in public, I like doing couple things with her at school, like feeding her food in the cafeteria and uploading pictures of us on Instagram for our fans to see. That being said, I didn't want to end it, but at the same time, this whole faking it thing has caused too much trouble, for Amy at least. I don't completely see Amy the way she seems to see me, and kissing her, holding her hand, and all, will only complicate things further between us, and maybe if we end the fake relationship, we can both be happy with real relationships and go back to being just best friends.
I sigh before responding, "This whole things has caused you a lot of trouble, I want you to be happy without me getting in the way. I think we should just end this whole faking it thing, I got what I wanted, you seem to have what you want. I think it's best."
"Are you breaking up with me?" she says, jokingly.
I nod. "I'm sorry, but it's been fun," I say, with a slight smile.
"I hope we can still be friends."
"I wouldn't want anything more," I respond, really meaning what I say. I like Amy the girlfriend, but Amy the best friend is who I really want. She moves closer to me, and pulls me into a tight hug, I can feel the weight drifting off her shoulders as she sighs. It makes me happy, knowing that she's genuinely okay now, this whole time I've been oblivious to how not okay she was with everything.
Amy pulls away from the hug, and I wish it had lasted a little longer, I missed really hugging her. "Hey, I've gotta go back inside," she says, "But I'll stop by your house in a little while, okay?" I nod, she smiles, and goes back inside. After what just happened, I didn't even feel like going back in and talking to Liam, so I just turn the other way and head back home.
Amy walks back into the cafe, and makes her way to the back, where she sees Alex gathering her things. "Hey, before you go, can we talk?"
Alex looks up at her with an aching look on her face, "I thought you said she wasn't your girlfriend."
Amy feels a rush of guilt. "She's not."
"Then tell me why she practically ran out of here with tears in her eyes when she saw us kissing." Amy didn't know how to respond, she had an explanation for her and Karma's relationship, but no explanation for why she was crying.
"This will all make sense if you just let me explain, I promise," Alex looks reluctantly at Amy. "Please," she says, Alex then agrees, and they have a seat across each other. It takes Amy a few minutes to carefully explain to Alex everything that has happened between her and Karma recently, hoping that will shed some light on the situation Alex has caught Amy in. "That's what's happened, I know it's overwhelming," she says, finishing up saying what she has to.
"So Karma is not a lesbian?" Amy shakes her head. "But you are?" Amy hesitates, but finally nods. "And you guys were never really dating?" Amy nods again. "So what now?"
"Karma and I have decided to just stop faking being together, so we can go back to how it was. And if you're willing, I'd like to actually take you out, without rushed kisses and interruptions," Amy says, she sees Alex raise her gaze to meet Amy's.
"I don't know, I kinda liked the rushed kisses," she says, giving Amy a shy smile.
Amy smiles back, "I promise you they're better when they're slow."
"Then I accept, I'd like for you to take me out properly." Amy feels her heart rushing, and lets her face turn into a smile. They sit a while longer, still talking, reaching for each other's hands over the table, making eye contact frequently without breaking it. They set a time and day for their new date, and exchange numbers, before going their own way.
Karma's POV
I was sitting on the middle of my bed, still thinking about everything that happened earlier. I can't believe I didn't notice that Amy was into me, I mean, she's my best friend, I should be able to detect stuff like this. The good thing is that she's over me, or working on getting over me. I love Amy, but not like that, and I don't know what I would've done if she had said she wanted to be with me. I'm glad she's got this Alex girl, she can have somebody to turn to. My thoughts are interrupted when I hear a knock on the door, and soon after, Amy's voice.
"Can I come in?" After years, and years of being best friends, Amy still knocks before coming into my room, it's kinda cute how polite she is.
"You can," I say loudly. The door opens slowly, and Amy comes into my room. I pat the side of my bed, signaling for Amy to have a seat. She does, with a smile on her face. "How did it go?" I ask. I can already see the smile on Amy's face turn wider.
"Good, actually. After I explained everything to her, she still wanted to see me again, so yeah, it was good." I smile back at Amy, I've never seen her smile that way. It was nice.
"So, fill me in, what's she like?" I really was curious, I didn't get the best look at her back in the cafe, and I wanted to know what she had to offer that made Amy smile so big, and made her feelings for me slowly start to diminish. I guess you could say, I wanted to compare myself to her.
"She has the prettiest eyes." I have pretty eyes. "And a really nice, full smile." Amy's told me I have a nice smile before, no big deal. "Her voice is so lovely, and soft." Okay, I sing, if that doesn't say you have a lovely voice, then I don't know what does. "And her eyebrows, they're so, I don't know, bold, and when she looks at you, it's like this intense look. I don't know, they're hot." My eyebrows are pretty hot. I've never seen Amy so wound up about somebody. She's had crushes before, but when I ask her about them, she doesn't give me this much detail. I don't know what's so different now, this girl sounds kinda plain if you ask me.
"Well, I'm glad you found somebody, Amy," I say, and I think I mean it. I mean, I'm sure I mean it. Why wouldn't I? She's my best friend, and somebody's making her happy. She's found her Liam. Amy's phone starts to ring, and she walks out of my room to answer it. She comes back in with that same, dumb grin on her face. It must've been her.
"It was her," she says as she takes her seat again. I knew it.
"Already? I swear you guys just saw each other," I say, trying not to sound agitated. Not that I'm agitated, because I'm not, but this girl is kinda already doing too much.
Amy laughs lightly before answering, "She just wanted to make sure I didn't give her a wrong number or something." Oh, sure. What a stupid excuse.
"That could get annoying, don't you think?" I was trying to send a warning signal to Amy, this girl could get clingy, which can get annoying, and I want Amy to be happy, not annoyed.
She shrugs. "I don't mind. Hey, let's watch something."
I couldn't have been happier at hearing those words. I move to my DVD player and press play on whatever movie was already in. Not even 5 fucking minutes into the movie, Amy starts receiving texts from, what I'm assuming, is her. Sure enough my suspicions are confirmed when I see Amy smiling like a dummy at her phone. This goes on for at least half of the movie, and I am irked, to say the least. I mean, they just met each other but they're already blowing up each other's phones? It's just ridiculous. It's not even that I'm jealous of the attention Amy is giving this girl, it's just that Amy and I can't go back to being how we were if this girl is going to constantly be behind Amy. Amy and I need our Amy and Karma time.
Amy gets up off the bed, and starts to head for the door. "Are you leaving already?"
"Yeah, I have to go home and do some things." She's lying, but I don't fight her.
"Oh, okay, sure." Amy waves goodbye, tells me she'll text me later, and heads out the door. I've just been ditched for new girl, and I can't lie and say it doesn't bother me, because it does. I guess I have to get used to sharing Amy's attention, because it's always been me and her, but I don't know, I'm already starting to feel different towards Amy. I feel weird, I can't put my finger on it, but I know it has nothing to do with her being into girls.
Thank you all for reading. Please do me the favor of leaving suggestions, and ideas, I would very much appreciate it. Also, do you guys prefer long, or short chapters? Sometimes I feel like I need to make them a lot shorter, because I feel like longer chapters might bore some of you guys, but please let me know what you prefer. Also, I know Karma seems to contradict herself, but that's part of the character; she's a little confused, but it will all be sorted out. Thank you again. :)