Against All Odds - Chapter 6 Part 2
PLEASE GIVE THIS STORY A CHANCE! Based on a true story... About a young interracial couple that faces obstacles they may not be able to overcome. Will they be able to make it just based on their feelings for each other alone?
NOTE! I mention a character named Kayla in this chapter. if you don't remember her (which you probably don't) I'm taking the small description I put in Chapter 3 of her right here so PLEASE READ!
Jessica is one of my best friends, but she is definitely closer to her bestie Kayla than me, but we're still pretty close. She's kinda quirky in that way that can't be put into a label. She's that girl who runs around with her bestie (in this case Kayla) and mismatched knee high socks, writes quotes all over her body in sharpie, gets crazy hyper at times, is easily distracted, and will die without her precious eyeliner. She and Kayla sometimes dress skanky just for the fun of it.
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Against All Odds
Chapter 6 Part 2:
I woke up in the morning and I felt dazed and confused. After my brain full awoke I slowly remembered the night before .
I'm.... dating... David.
My heart rate went up a little. I'm dating David!
I jumped out of my bed and ran into the bathroom. Luckily, I wake up first in the house, so it was free.
I looked at myself in the mirror. I still had a sleepy look to me and a serious case of bedhead.
"That is David Jameson's girlfriend." I thought to myself and took a good look at myself.
I suddenly felt like I had to look especially good today. I mean I might as well look nice since David is dating me. I don't want him to think he's dating someone who isn't well put together.
"Gosh!" I thought. "I just can't get over how good it feels to say that." I paused and then recited it one more time to myself. "David is dating me." A small zap of an excited electricity hit my stomach.
I walked out of the bathroom. I went in my room and searched for something to wear.
Even though I had said to myself that David and I are together it still doesn't feel... real. Like I'm stuck in some sort of weird limbo that won't let me cross over to fully realize that he picked me. I'm trying to believe it fully, but I just can't. Maybe it'll sink in better when I see him. Another zap hit me. I blushed a little at my reaction to the thought of seeing him.
I finally found what I wanted to wear. I had decided to wear dark wash skinny jeans with a rinestone design on the back pockets, a purple and black plaid short sleeve button up that I left open to show a white tank top, and white low top converse. I looked at my outfit in the mirror and decided that I looked good. I went into the bathroom so I could finish my hair.
Before I knew it I was speed walking to the bus stop attempting to get there before the bus did. It rolled up as soon as I got there. I didn't even stop walking I just kept going and got on the bus.
I sat there on the bus and so many different emotions went through me. To everyone else it looked like I was just dazing lazily out the window but on the inside it was a madhouse. I was excited to see David, but also nervous. I was dreading seeing Jessica; she probably, no scratch that DEFINITELY hates me now.
The small high about seeing David I was riding on suddenly dropped. I could physically feel something dim inside of me. I never meant to hurt Jessica.
Just then my phone buzzed. I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone.
David: Hey baby.
Butterflies filled my stomach, and I let myself get off the subject of Jessica... at least for now I would let myself be happy because who knows what waits for me at school.
I willed my bus ride to be a slow one as I began to type out my reply.
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When I got to school I walked into the cafeteria and tried to put a shield on my negative emotions. I have to be strong, or at least try.
I looked around and saw Sam, Jade, and David all sitting at our usual table. When I started to walk over David had looked up and saw me. He smiled and turned his face slightly trying to cover it. He hates his smile.
A zap of nervousness hit my stomach. I looked down trying my best to cover my own smile. But I wasn't succeeding according to the knowing smiles of Sam and Jade I saw when I sat down next to David.
I could feel heat on my cheeks and knew I was blushing. I was trying to keep it under control, but when David took my hand that didn't help anything. He turned so he faced me.
"Hey," he said in a low voice and smiled a small smile.
A heat filled my body. I hate how he has such an effect on me.
I smiled and replied, "Hi."
He scooted closer to me so our legs we're practically intertwined and looked me right in my eyes. I felt like I could've exploded with emotions. It was suddenly very hot. I tried to not look back in his eyes. But I could psychically feel his eyes, which were a beautiful green color today, glued to mine, and like gravity I was pulled back into his gaze.
I could sense Sam and Jade feeling awkward at our sudden, uh, intimacy.
Sam and Jade were sharing a knowing look of amusement and awkwardness. I felt embarrassed and attempted to turn my attention to them by saying hey, but then David started playing with my hands and that was very distracting. I could see Jade and Sam looking at my hand where he was playing with it instead of me while I attempted to make conversation, after a moment it sorta got ridiculous, and I had to turn to him and give him my attention.
When I did he looked up at me through his lashes and gave me one of his holding back smiles. Butterflies filled me and I gave the answering smile. It was like someone pushed pause on everything, but at the same time it was still in play. On the outside everything was in some sort of slow motion, but on the inside I was going haywire.
I felt a deep shaking feeling coming from the inside of me, like something was shifting, almost like in the beginning when I first met David, but something completely different. Almost like someone had taken that and set it on fire.
I could feel an even deeper awkwardness coming from the other side of the table, but I didn't let it affect me this time. But just then I sensed the awkwardness switch into tension. I cautiously turned towards Sam and Jade to see them looking behind them. I searched for what they were looking for and I soon found it. Jessica.
She was looking down, her face was completely blank. A face I knew she used when she was hurting. She looked so... broken.
Everything sweet and good thing I was feeling turned sour and rotten. I turned slightly away from David and pulled my elbows up to the table and rested my head in my palms. I felt so guilty and ashamed. She probably saw me and David; I am such a bitch! She was my best friend and I betrayed her!
I tried to keep my face from showing any emotion, but I knew I looked sad. David looked at me worriedly. He leaned in close to me to make me look at him since I was trying my best to look off into space, even though it's nearly impossible when I'm with David.
"You okay?" he asked truly concerned. I looked into his beautiful eyes, and almost forgot to answer.
"Yeah," I said in almost a whisper. "I'm fine. I just-"
And right then Jessica walked right by me. She didn't cuss me out. She didn't throw a nasty look my way. She didn't cry. She just walked by, but for some reason that just tore me open and suddenly I felt so horrid. I didn't know I was crying until I felt the tear roll down my cheek.
"Aw, Kiara," Sam said in a sympathetic voice. "Don't cry."
"I didn't mean to hurt her," I said in a small voice. "I feel so bad."
David just looked worriedly at me and I just looked away, ashamed. Lately, that's been all I've been feeling; shame.
"No, Kiara. You're not going to cry over her," Sam stated firmly. David is YOUR boyfriend now. Be happy. It's gonna be okay."
"Yeah," Jade said in dramatic voice "don't let her bring you down. She had her chance okay?! Now it's your turn!"
That made everyone smile; I giggled a little. Jade could turn any situation into something lighthearted.
"I'm okay," I said in a more firm voice. Soon Tiffany and Kiona joined us at the table. Some of David's friends we're at a nearby table, so he was turned and talking to them. I just looked off into space.
I was deep into nothingness as I just stared into space, when I saw David in the corner of my eye. He was trying to peer at my face.
"Are you crying?" he asked.
"No," I said and smiled sincerely. He looked relieved as he smiled back.
The bell rang and I was startled a little when I stood and I felt David's hand slide into mine. Hand in hand we walked to class. We, unfortunately, don't have any classes together, so we had to say goodbye when we got to my classroom.
When I got into the classroom, I could still feel his hand on mine. It felt weird, and I kept opening and closing my hand to see if I could get rid of it. But no matter how I moved my hand I could still feel a slight reminder of his touch. It slowly faded away, and strangely when it did, I sorta missed it.
It felt like forever until the bell finally rang for us to go to second period. I was dreading second period for two reasons. One, it was PE. Two, I have it with Jessica. And as if one class isn't good enough right after that I have third period science with Jessica, too. It just gets better and better.
I took a deep breath and headed down the hallway towards the gym. I started walking with Sam because her Spanish class is on the way to the gym.
"Hey," Sam said.
"H-" I started, but next thing I knew I could feel hand around my waist and I was face to face with David.
Some think of David as, well, touchy. Sam said it bothered her how much he would be on her while they were dating, but I enjoy it. I like all the psychical contact. He likes to touch and I like to be touched.
David smiled down at me. I smiled back and slowly turned out of his grasp and took my place next to Sam like before. David settled on taking my hand.
Unfortunately, David's classroom wasn't to far away and after that Sam left for Spanish. The gym was only a short way once Sam left.
I felt very exposed as I walked into the gym. I willed myself to become invisible. I stayed low and hoped no one would look at me. I felt like everyone could see what I had to Jessica as if it had been painted across my forehead.
I nearly jumped when someone had said hi to me. I replied with a forced smile that turned out pretty believable.
I felt relieved as I sat down on my spot on the gym floor, and no one had said anything and I hadn't attracted the attention of Jessica. I didn't even know if Jessica was here. I didn't dare look in the direction of where she was supposed to be. Just as I was about to let myself calm down a little I hear Krista yelling at me.
"Backstabber!" she screamed.
I look over at her and her face is pulled into a nasty look that was aimed directly at me.
"I thought you were a good friend," she continues to yell at me from seven yards away. "but I guess I was wrong! How could you do that to Jessica?!"
I felt a lump rise in my throat. I couldn't take it. I was breaking. It was one thing to think those things about myself, but to hear someone else say it is mortifying.
The gym teacher dismissed us and I walked into the locker room choking back the tears. I quickly got changed, but after I just broke down. I started to cry for the second time that day. I wasn't sobbing, but the silent tears were rushing down my cheeks fast as if they were held by a dam that had built up all this time and was finally broken.
I could hear Krista, Kayla, and Jessica . Well, not really Jessica; she wasn't exactly saying much.
"I know right!," Krista exclaimed. She was talking to Kayla, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear. "I had no idea Kiara was like that. Backstabbing bitch!"
I just stared at my locker my back facing the part of the room they were in I could feel some eyes on me and I tried my best to ignore them.
Krista was friends with both me and Jessica, but I guess she's chosen which side she's on. Wait what? Sides? There are sides now? Oh God, I never wanted all of this. I just wanted to date the guy.
The tears were starting to stop when Kiona came into the locker room; everyone was leaving when she came in. Kayla and Krista made sure to give me a dirty look before they left.
Kiona quickly noticed I was upset and rushed to me.
"Oh my God! What's wrong? Kiara? You okay?" she looked concerned.
"I'm so sorry. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm sorry." I just kept repeating that until I was sobbing so badly that you could hardly understand what I was saying.
"What?" Kiona looked surprised, "Don't you dare say that, Kiara. You are not a horrible person. You know that. What happened?"
I struggled to control my breath for a second and after a couple of pathetic hiccups I managed to say "K-K-Krista." I took a deep breath and told her what happened.
"Oh hell no. She can't just come in here and-" she took a shaky breath. She was pissed. "No. She can't make you think these things about yourself." she said firmly.
Kiona quickly got dressed, and soon we were out the door and she was steaming and angrily telling some of our other friends what had happened. I didn't say much. I just nodded my head, and sneaked looks at Jessica and her group of friends.
Jessica still had that blank look on her face. Kayla and Krista looked like they were deep in a heated conversation; they didn't look like they were in the best mood. They were probably talking about me.
When Kayla, Krista and Jessica walked by us Kiona got mad all over again.
"Kiona, don't," I said but she was already walking over to them. They saw her and turned around.
I could tell they were bracing themselves for whatever Kiona had to say.
"What's your problem?!" Kiona said looking dead at Krista.
Krista just made a face.
"Why are you guys all over here yelling at Kiara? She didn't do anything wrong."
"Oh, yes she did. David was Jessica's." Kayla said looked at me coldly.
"No she didn't." Kiona looked at Jessica, "HE asked HER out. It's not her fault that he didn't want to be with Jessica anymore. And I'm not just gonna stand here while you guys try to make her feel bad about it. That's my BEST friend I'm not gonna let you call her a 'backstabbing bitch'. Don't even try to deny that you said it either, Krista." Kiona looked dead at Krista.
"I called her that, I'll admit it," Krista says.
"You better apologize for that 'cause y'all no that's not true. Y'all got her in the locker room crying her eyes out talking about how she's a horrible person over this shit. NO that's not cool. She's one of the best people I know. Y'all need to watch what you say and start thinking about how it makes people feel."
Krista could tell that the odds were against her. Most of the people there were on Kiona's side so it was no use, and she had no idea that I had cried and amazingly she looked slightly guilty for that.
"Sorry I called you a backstabbing bitch," She said to me with no feeling at all. She said like she was saying it just to get it over with.
Kayla was a different story, "We're supposed to think about feelings of other people? Well, Kiara didn't think of Jessica." Kayla gestures to Jessica.
"Yes she did! Who do you think she was in there crying for?! Not herself."
I look at Jessica for the first time since this whole argument started and she looks like she can't decide if she wants to say something or just leave altogether.
"Whatever you guys," Jessica says in a weak, but firm voice. She was talking to Krista and Kayla. "Let's just go." She starts to walk away. They follow after a second.
"Yeah, just go." Kiona hisses at them as they leave. She turns back to me, "Ugh, they get on my nerves!"
"Yeah," I say.
I don't even know how to feel about all of that. This only the beginning. We haven't even been dating for a day. The drama can only get worse.
I look at the clock. Class isn't anywhere near over. Great.
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