Anthony thought he was the one with all the secrets, when actually, the two best friends were both hiding things from each other. Ian was walking down the street when a girl with too many shopping bags bumped into his back.
"I'm really sorry, I can't see with all these bags!"
"No, that's okay, I can tell..."
All of a sudden, Ian's blue eyes met Kalel's brown ones.
"Oh! Hey!" Kalel said in recognition.
"Hi. Sorry about that..." Ian muttered.
"Oh, no, my fault... Where are you going?" Kalel asked nonchalantly.
"Just down the street to get some Taco Bell, you?"
"Nowhere in particular... Can I come?'
"Sure!"
Ian and Kalel walked to Taco Bell, sat down, and ate together.
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Ian and Kalel talked for hours, which was surprising considering their contrasting personalities. Anthony called twice wondering where Ian was, but Ian was too preoccupied with Kalel to notice. After this, they started seeing each other more often. One day, they were in the park eating sandwiches.
"We've been hanging out a lot lately..." Kalel started.
"Yeah..."
"You're gonna hate me for asking this."
"What?"
"Um..." Kalel started out shyly. "Has Anthony talked about me at all?"
"Well... Not really."
The look of sadness that flushed over Kalel's face let Ian know that he should've worded that more conservatively.
"When you first dumped him he was really broken hearted though..." Ian continued.
"Oh. Well we haven't spoken since then."
"Well... He told me that he found another girl."
Kalel let out a small scream.
"No, it's okay... Just... Well..."
Kalel looked up at Ian expectantly.
"You could find a new guy, too."
"Like who?" Kalel said on the verge of tears.
Ian, not being the romantic type, hesitantly took her hand and looked up into the sky.