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Chapter Six - Feelings Explained

A week had gone by and Kim's thoughts had become a complete swirl of confusion. She wished that everything would just stop for a moment so she could catch her breath, but seeing as it was Prom week - it was completely impossible to do.

She threw her head back in pain as her mother tightened her dress a little too much for her liking.

"MOM!" She winced as her hand pressed against her stomach.

"Sorry Kim," Her mother apologized as she began un-tucking some of the strings. "I'm just so excited! My little girl is all grown up and going to prom!"

Kim playfully rolled her eyes at her mom's antics, "Last time I checked, I was the one going to Prom not you. You're more excited than me!"

"Oh hush, I can see the excitement in your eyes," She pointed out as she clasped something together on Kim's dress. "Aren't you so glad you're going with Ricky?"

Kim paused for a moment, sucking in a breath.

That was the topic that had everyone talking constantly.

It was getting rather old.

"I don't get why you guys are all getting hyped up about me going with Ricky. He's just an ordinary guy!"

"Ordinary guy, my butt." Her mom joked which elicited a smile from the blonde.

"Okay, maybe not that ordinary .. but still." Kim countered, her Southern drawl came out as she finished her sentence.

Her mom smiled brightly as she clasped one final thing on Kim's dress, "I get what you mean. You know .. it came as a shocker to me that you were going with Ricky."

"What do you mean?" This had grabbed her attention quickly.

Her mom cleared her throat as she picked up her dress from the back - allowing it to flow, "Well .. I personally thought you were going with that Anderson kid. You know, the one you always talk about at the dinner table?"

"Jack." She offered quietly.

"Yes, him!" Her mom snapped her fingers. "Whatever happened to that kid? Oh .. turn around sweetie!"

The tanned teenager swiftly turned, "He and I are sort of not talking anymore."

Her mother, however, had ignored this as her hands covered her mouth.

"My, my .. look at you!" She put her hands back down to her sides as a teary smile appeared on her face. "You're beautiful!"

Kim Crawford hated wearing gowns, dresses even, but Prom called for it so she was willing to make an exception.

She was wearing a light pink almost purple gown. Its' bust line was completely covered with sparkling sequins, all a different colour. The gown was accented with an empire waist with a bow that had the same colour as the gown itself. The skirt was layered with a darker pink tulle which caused it to poof out in a sophisticated manner. The gown also had a strapless sweetheart neckline, that showed off the blonde's long neck.

She was impressed at how good she actually looked in the dress.

"I like it." She gleamed at her reflection.

Her golden locks were combed to one side and pinned into place. It was tousled in soft curls that were practically soft to the touch. Her make-up was light, so it could match with her dress.

She had taken one last look at herself, when a flash quickly blinded her.

"DAD!" She exclaimed as she used her hands to block the flashes.

"Oh c'mon, it's just a picture!" Her father retorted with a smirk.

She had gotten her attitude from her dad, so they usually clashed heads together.

It was in a playful manner, of course.

"Look at you," He commented as he looked through his camera. "I remember when you were five and you only played with dolls that looked like that. Now, you're actually one of them! I can't believe that in a month, you'll be graduating! Then, you'll be off to university and then you'll get married and -"

Kim shook her head, "-Dad, please stop with the melodramatic speech. I'll always be your baby."

He chuckled, "I know, I know. Oh, I almost forgot! You got something in the mail."

He grabbed something from the back of his pocket and offered it in her direction.

Her eyes flickered from the mirror to the envelope in her fathers' hand.

It had a familiar logo on it.

She squinted her eyes as she tried to read it from afar.

As she took it in her hands, she quickly realized where it was from.

The Art Institute of New York City

"Oh my gosh!" Her breath hitched in her throat for a second. "It's a letter from the Art Institute I applied to. Oh my gosh .. what if I didn't get in? What if I did .. oh my gosh, I can't look. Mom, you do it!"

Her mom laughed at her as she took it in her hands.

She breathed in deeply as she began to open the envelope.

Kim watched intently as her mothers' eyes were scanning the piece of paper.

"Oh, honey .." Kim's face fell.

She didn't get accepted.

"YOU GOT IN!" Her mother yelled out as she threw the paper out of her hands.

Kim's eyes widened, "Are you serious?"

Her mother nodded her head a bunch of times and began to jump up and down with Kim.

"I am so glad I'm getting this all on tape!" Her father teased as the two continued to jump up and down.

They stopped once they heard the doorbell ring.

"Oh, gosh. That's probably Ricky!" Kim commented as she looked at herself in the mirror again.

Her dad shut his camera, "I'll go get it."

Kim then stepped in front of her dad, "Please don't scare him, okay?"

"I won't!" He answered as she continued his journey to the front door.

Kim let out a giggle as she watched her father's retreating back. Her mother was still fixing up her dress and she looked at her reflection.

It's her Prom night and she wasn't going to let Jack Anderson ruin that for her.

Jerry, Eddie and Milton were all currently waiting for their dates; Kelsey, Stacy and Julie respectively.

"Dude, do you know if Jack's still coming?" Jerry asked as he adjusted the feathered hat on his head.

Milton shrugged his shoulders, "I really doubt it. He didn't even help pool his money together with us to purchase this limo. Plus, it's not like he had a date. Poor guy would probably feel awkward."

Eddie pondered at the thought, "Don't you think it's weird how Jack has been acting ever since Ricky came back to town?"

Jerry snorted, "I think we all noticed that. He's super jelly of Ricky .. I can see why. He's totally in love with Kim!"

"He should've asked Kim to the Prom." Milton offered as he leaned more into the leather seats.

"I tried to warn him that he should've asked her earlier." Jerry interjected as he began to press random buttons on the side.

Eddie watched in amusement as various windows on the limo began to slide down.

Milton was about to open his mouth to ask something when his phone beeped.

"Oh, looks like our dates are finally ready." He stated as he slid his phone back into his pocket.

Eddie was the first to step out of the limo, "You ready boys?"

"I was born ready." Jerry playfully responded.

Milton slapped his hands together, "Let's go get our dates and we can finally get our PROM ON!"

Jerry and Eddie paused and gave Milton an awkward look.

"What?"

They shook their heads and started to walk.

Typical Milton.

Kim's hands flew into the air as she fist-pumped to match the beat of the song.

Ricky and her had been there for only twenty minutes and it was fairly fun.

However, her thoughts drifted to Jack constantly.

She had tried to stop herself from thinking about him, but she could not stop thinking about the kiss.

The stupid kiss.

She smiled brightly at Ricky who had no idea what was running through the blondes' thoughts.

Her eyes wandered around the hall, and she saw her friends - Milton, Eddie and Jerry walk in with their dates.

Her smile faltered as she realized Jack hadn't shown up with them.

He's not coming.

The song ended and the DJ's voice began to boom through the speakers.

"You want something to drink?" Ricky asked as he huffed a breath.

Kim nodded as she used her hands to fan herself, "I'll just go find our seats."

Ricky nodded in her direction and went on his way to the bar.

Kim watched as the people around her took some pictures. She awkwardly walked around, while scanning the whole room. That's when her eyes landed on a familiar brunet.

Jack.

He was staring right at her.

He had an unreadable expression and Kim could feel herself being drawn to him.

He nodded once and turned around, walking into the hall.

The teenager looked left and right before following Jack.

"Jack." She whispered as they walked into the quietest place of the hallway.

Jack turned around with his hands stuffed in his pockets, "You look beautiful."

She felt the heat reach her cheeks as he complimented her.

"Thanks." Her eyes moved up and down as she looked at Jack.

He wore a black dress shirt with a shiny silver bow tie. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and he matched it with a pair of dark black dress pants. A smile appeared on her lips as she realized he was wearing his signature grey high-tops.

"You look pretty good yourself." She smiled brightly at him.

He offered her a smile, "So .."

"-What are you doing here?" She asked hurriedly.

He crossed his arms over his chest, "I didn't know I wasn't allowed."

"No .. I didn't mean it like that," She sighed. "I just thought you wouldn't show up, you know, after you and I -"

"-kissed?" He finished with a smirk on his lips.

She threw her hands up, obviously frustrated, "Why did you do that, Jack? You could've just left me .. it would've made more sense. But, no, you kissed me! So, here, I'm asking for the last time, do you like-"

"-Kim!" Her head snapped to face where the voice came from.

"Oh, hi Ricky .." She awkwardly rubbed the back of her neck.

"Jack." He greeted. "Uh, sorry if I interrupted something. They are about to announce the King and Queen of the night."

"You should probably go." Jack interjected.

Kim turned to face him with a knowing look but he simply shrugged his shoulders.

"Uh, yeah .. sure." She gulped.

She grabbed Ricky's hand as they began to walk back into the party.

She took one last look at Jack who only had looked down.

Kim couldn't even pay attention to the emcee of the evening as she tapped her foot impatiently.

She was shocked to find out that Ricky and her were even nominated to be King and Queen.

She didn't think much of it as she saw Jack enter the hall once again, although he was standing at the very back.

"And the King and the Queen of the evening is.." The DJ played a drum roll sound effect. "Ricky Weaver and Kim Crawford."

She faked a smile as the person placed the tiara on her head.

The duo posed for a picture but her eyes once again drifted to her ex-best friend.

He was clapping along with the rest of the people.

"Ah, let's play a slow song as our Prom King and Queen dance!" The emcee egged on.

Ricky led the tanned blonde to the middle of the dance floor.

'Can I Have This Dance' from High School Musical began to play.

Soon, couples began to gather around them and Kim tried to look for Jack once more.

Ricky twirled her around and she saw him standing in the same spot with his hands stuffed in his pockets.

The popstar twirled her once more, and they were face-to-face.

She looked down not knowing what to say.

Things were pretty awkward between the two.

They spun around and she saw Jack walking around over Ricky's shoulder.

Ricky followed her gaze and saw where she was looking.

"You like him, don't you?" He asked as he turned back to the girl he was dancing with.

Her forehead crinkled, "Who .. Jack? No!"

"I never said Jack." He teased with a laugh.

She looked down in embarrassment.

"Why'd you say yes to me then?" He asked as the continued to dance.

She shrugged her shoulders, "Because you asked me to accompany you. He never did."

"He probably wanted to .. I might've beaten him to the punch." He explained which earned him a weird look.

She shook her head, "Jack doesn't like me like that."

"But you do." He stated.

"No .. no I don't."

He propped an eyebrow, "Right .. well, I feel slightly bad for ruining your night."

"You didn't ruin my night, Ricky. I'm having fun." She offered him a sweet smile.

"But, you'd have more fun if you had gone with Jack."

She frowned, "But I didn't. I came here with you."

"But, you wish you would have gone with him. Just admit it, Kim. You are in love with Jack."

She stared deep into his eyes as realization started to flood in.

She opened her mouth to respond, but Ricky shook his head.

"I'm not going to ruin this for you. I've known what it's like to regret something and if you stay here with me, you'll regret it later. Go after him, Kim."

His hands dropped from her waist.

"Ricky .. I can't just leave you here. It wouldn't be fair-"

"You're not leaving me, Kim. I'm letting you go."

She looked at him one more time as a smile stretched onto her lips.

"Thank you, Ricky."

She leaned into his awaiting arms for a hug.

"No, thank you for changing me." He whispered into her ear.

She smiled once more at the pop-star as she slipped through the crowd.

Kim looked at the place Jack had been previously standing at, but he was no longer there.

Her smile dropped.

Eddie happened to walk right beside her.

"Eddie!" She called out. "You know where Jack went?"

He paused for a moment as he swallowed the brownie he had just eaten, "I'm pretty sure he just left.."

"What?" Her brown eyes widened.

"Uh .. he just left?" Eddie repeated, obviously not catching on.

"No!" She exclaimed as she began to run.

She ran until she reached the parking lot.

"JACK!" She screamed multiple times.

She spun in a circle as she tried to look everywhere.

She let out a shaky breath.

Too late.

I bet no one would think that Ricky would do that, eh? ;)

Next chapter, the long awaited finale! Yes .. I think I'll just make it into one chapter because if I split it into two, the chapters will be most likely short! So, yeah .. PLEASE REVIEW! I really want to know what everyone thinks, so please LONG REVIEWS. If you leave me a long review, I will love you forever! :)