“Good, we’ll go to the mall after college then!”

She gave me a decent hug. As she walked away, I stared at her retreating determine, questioning if I had simply made a mistake…

I assume solely time might inform that.

“God, isn’t this so nice?” Kathy stated to me as we sat in a espresso store after an extended day on the mall. “Feels identical to outdated occasions.”

I nodded, smiling. In actuality, it felt even higher than outdated occasions. It was like Kathy had performed a complete 180, and all of the issues that used to hassle me about her have been not there. We had spent all day hanging out collectively, and he or she even praised me after I confirmed her what costume I used to be going to put on.

Kathy had modified, and issues have been really completely different now.

“I’m glad that we did this,” I stated earnestly. “I can actually inform that you just listened to the issues that I complained about. I didn’t wish to admit it, however I did miss you.”

Kathy’s mouth twisted right into a happy smile. “Oh, I missed you, too, Romai. We must always have by no means let a boy get in between us. I hope Bryan is treating you proper.”

I bit down on my tongue, “Properly, he’s a great man.”

“You must inform me all the pieces,” Kathy smiled. “How did you two even find yourself getting collectively?”

My coronary heart tightened at her phrases. Now that we have been associates once more, I felt dangerous about mendacity to her concerning the relationship. She had been the larger particular person and apologized. The least I owed her was the reality.

“Properly….” I took a deep breath, my fingers now intertwined in my lap, “I feel you must know one thing.”

“Oh, what?”

“Bryan isn’t actually my boyfriend. We’re simply doing it to maintain up appearances.”

“No approach,” Kathy’s face lit up with shock, and he or she leaned over. “You’re joking, proper?”

“Now that we’re associates once more, I don’t suppose there must be any secrets and techniques between us. Promise me you’re not going to inform anybody about this as a result of it’ll be embarrassing if different folks discover out.”

Kathy shook her head. “Are you kidding me? I’d by no means do this. You recognize you’ll be able to belief me.”

“Properly, our entire relationship is pretend,” I admitted. “We struck a take care of one another, and he was solely serving to me out.”

Kathy was quiet, as if she couldn’t imagine what I had simply instructed her. However I felt as if an enormous weight had simply been lifted off my shoulders.

“You don’t decide me for that, do you?”

“In fact not,” Kathy replied sweetly. “It’s best to have instructed me earlier than. I’d have understood. I’m your greatest pal, bear in mind?”

We hugged, and I felt a surge of heat. Perhaps second possibilities weren’t dangerous in spite of everything.

***

“You prepared for our research session?” Bryan instructed me as I arrived at his home for our research session. “You’re later than your ordinary time. Had been you busy?”

I nodded, smiling. “I had plans.”

“Plans?” he raised his eyebrow at me. “With who?”

“Kathy. We went to the mall collectively,” I shrugged.

Bryan’s eyes widened, and he checked out me in disbelief. “Why on earth are you hanging out together with her? I assumed the 2 of you have been sworn enemies now.”

“She reached out and needed to be associates once more,” I defined, “I assumed it was solely honest that I give her yet another probability. We truly ended up reconciling and had a extremely pretty time collectively.”

“Romai….” The frustration on his face was palpable.

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