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Authors: Sofia Velardi
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City skyline through the glass doors of her terrace as memories of her high school life flashed through her mind.
“I can’t believe you moved to L.A., all by yourself, at the age of 18. I don’t think I could ever do anything like that. You must’ve have been really scared,” Abby remarked, her face beaming with fascination and curiosity.
“I was terrified,” Brianna admitted, turning her gaze back to Abby. “You know, I didn’t run away from home because I wanted to be an actress. The acting thing was just a fluke. I ran away because I needed to get out of my parents’ house and couldn’t wait until after I finished school to do it. I needed to put as much distance as possible between certain people and I, so I took off.”
“Why did you run away? Who were you trying to get away from?”
Brianna chuckled softly and her gaze bounced around the room. From the look in Brianna’s eyes, Abby could tell the conversation had brought back some very painful memories for Brianna.
“It doesn’t matter now. Things have turned out pretty well for me, and the people who hurt me then and made me run away can’t hurt me now. I don’t even think about it anymore.”
Abby searched Brianna’s face. She wondered who hurt her and what they did to her that was so unbearable she had to run far, far away. She felt Brianna was lying to herself when she said she was over what happened to her. It was written all over her face just how much she was still hurting.
Abby’s phone buzzed once. She fished it out of her clutch and stared at the text message notification that popped on the broken phone screen. “It’s Kyle,” she mouthed to Brianna.
“You should get going, Abby. I don’t want you to have problems with Kyle because of me. Let me go get your new phone so you can go home,” Brianna said, before getting off the sofa and disappearing into the suite’s bedroom.
Abby read the text message Kyle had sent her. Kyle wanted to know where she was and when she was getting home. Abby replied that she was still at the bar with her friends but was about to head home.
Brianna returned to the living room with a box containing a brand new, white iPhone 5S. She handed the box to Abby and sat back down.
Abby grabbed the box from Brianna’s hands. “Thank you so much. You have no idea how much I appreciate this. I will pay you back. I promise.”
Brianna sighed and shook her head. Abby’s stubbornness would have been annoying if she wasn’t so darn adorable.
“Well. I have to go now. Thank you again for the concert. I had one of the best times of my life. And thank you again for the phone. We’ll keep in touch, Brianna.”
Chapter VI
Abby smiled sweetly at Brianna and got off the sofa. Brianna could no longer hold back. She stared into Abby’s sparkling hazel eyes and knew she needed to say what was in her heart. She knew she and Abby were not destined to be friends, let alone anything else. She knew they were probably not going to see each other again after that night, so Brianna decided to come clean.
“Wait!” Brianna yelped, grabbing Abby’s hand. “I have to confess something to you.”
Abby sat back down slowly and stared at Brianna with a puzzled look on her face.
Brianna took a deep breath and scooted over to get closer to Abby. “The other day at that café, I apologized to you for kissing you at the party. But the truth is, I’m not sorry.” She paused, realizing she was not explaining herself well. After finding the right words, she continued with her confession. “What I mean is that I’m sorry I made the bet, and I’m sorry I used you to get back at Kyle, but I’m not sorry for kissing you.”
Abby just stared blankly at Brianna and with her mouth hanging open.
Brianna reached out to touch Abby’s cheek with her fingers, but stopped herself midway. “I felt that kiss in every fiber of my being, Abby. That kiss is all I had been able to think about. I replay it over and over
“I can’t believe you moved to L.A., all by yourself, at the age of 18. I don’t think I could ever do anything like that. You must’ve have been really scared,” Abby remarked, her face beaming with fascination and curiosity.
“I was terrified,” Brianna admitted, turning her gaze back to Abby. “You know, I didn’t run away from home because I wanted to be an actress. The acting thing was just a fluke. I ran away because I needed to get out of my parents’ house and couldn’t wait until after I finished school to do it. I needed to put as much distance as possible between certain people and I, so I took off.”
“Why did you run away? Who were you trying to get away from?”
Brianna chuckled softly and her gaze bounced around the room. From the look in Brianna’s eyes, Abby could tell the conversation had brought back some very painful memories for Brianna.
“It doesn’t matter now. Things have turned out pretty well for me, and the people who hurt me then and made me run away can’t hurt me now. I don’t even think about it anymore.”
Abby searched Brianna’s face. She wondered who hurt her and what they did to her that was so unbearable she had to run far, far away. She felt Brianna was lying to herself when she said she was over what happened to her. It was written all over her face just how much she was still hurting.
Abby’s phone buzzed once. She fished it out of her clutch and stared at the text message notification that popped on the broken phone screen. “It’s Kyle,” she mouthed to Brianna.
“You should get going, Abby. I don’t want you to have problems with Kyle because of me. Let me go get your new phone so you can go home,” Brianna said, before getting off the sofa and disappearing into the suite’s bedroom.
Abby read the text message Kyle had sent her. Kyle wanted to know where she was and when she was getting home. Abby replied that she was still at the bar with her friends but was about to head home.
Brianna returned to the living room with a box containing a brand new, white iPhone 5S. She handed the box to Abby and sat back down.
Abby grabbed the box from Brianna’s hands. “Thank you so much. You have no idea how much I appreciate this. I will pay you back. I promise.”
Brianna sighed and shook her head. Abby’s stubbornness would have been annoying if she wasn’t so darn adorable.
“Well. I have to go now. Thank you again for the concert. I had one of the best times of my life. And thank you again for the phone. We’ll keep in touch, Brianna.”
Chapter VI
Abby smiled sweetly at Brianna and got off the sofa. Brianna could no longer hold back. She stared into Abby’s sparkling hazel eyes and knew she needed to say what was in her heart. She knew she and Abby were not destined to be friends, let alone anything else. She knew they were probably not going to see each other again after that night, so Brianna decided to come clean.
“Wait!” Brianna yelped, grabbing Abby’s hand. “I have to confess something to you.”
Abby sat back down slowly and stared at Brianna with a puzzled look on her face.
Brianna took a deep breath and scooted over to get closer to Abby. “The other day at that café, I apologized to you for kissing you at the party. But the truth is, I’m not sorry.” She paused, realizing she was not explaining herself well. After finding the right words, she continued with her confession. “What I mean is that I’m sorry I made the bet, and I’m sorry I used you to get back at Kyle, but I’m not sorry for kissing you.”
Abby just stared blankly at Brianna and with her mouth hanging open.
Brianna reached out to touch Abby’s cheek with her fingers, but stopped herself midway. “I felt that kiss in every fiber of my being, Abby. That kiss is all I had been able to think about. I replay it over and over
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