I stared at Casey waiting for a response. "Casey, say something?" I said a little nervously. And then she laughed, at me.
"Good one Derek, you seemed really sincere." I tried to smile but it just didn't happen. Derek you could walk away now and let the secret die with you and the rest of our high school class, or you can man up and make her realize that I meant it. Of course she may not like me back.
"Casey, why did you and Michael break up?" I asked remembering Emily's advice. Casey began fidgeting.
"It just wasn't working out." She mumbled.
"What happened?"
"We just fought a lot." She said shrugging. I stepped into her room shutting the adjoining door. She wasn't going to tell me, but I knew her I could make her tell me.
"About."
"It's Derek, just let it go. How do you even know?" I shrugged.
"Casey, I was king of the school. Did you really think I wouldn't find out? And dad let it slip when we were leaving." She shook her head. "Why did you and Michael break up." I said stepping closer to her. She took a step back.
"Let it go Derek. I don't want to talk about it." I took another step closer.
"Were you too clumsy for him?" I asked. Hurt flashed in her eyes, but there was a big reason she didn't want to tell me and now I have to know.
"No." she said, her eyes narrowing she took a step closer to me. The distance between us slowly disappearing.
"Then what was it?" Another step forward.
"Drop it." Another step.
"Talk too much? Too spacey? Too…" Casey took the next step
"We fought about you!" she yelled exploding. I took the final step between us I reached up and pulled her hair out of the pony tail slowly, Casey didn't move. I reached up with my other hand and cupped her face in my hands not wasting another secret I kissed her with everything I had.