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already shut down and was just trying to get me to stop. In the end it was probably my persistence that tipped him over the edge.
    Kai: I said drop it, I never talk about them and that’s not about to change, even with my girlfriend and you shouldn’t try to make me feel guilty about not wishing to tell you something that is that personal. You have your own secrets so don’t go on about mine!
    His anger scared me but his determinedness to turn the argument against me infuriated me, which overrode my fear.
    Darcie <3: No I don’t Kai, you know them all.
    Okay so I lied, but how was he supposed to know that, and in that moment I just wanted him to admit he was wrong and apologize, even though it was unlikely.
    Kai: You’re an idiot then. Only a fool tells someone all their secrets
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    With that parting comment he signed out, infuriating me even more. I felt like throwing my iPod across the room but controlled myself as I knew I’d regret it the next day. Instead I turned it off, promising myself I wouldn’t be the one to start any conversations unless he did, as I got ready for bed and fell asleep.

CHAPTER SIX
     
    It’s safe to say I didn’t get much sleep that night. I kept waiting for Kai to send me a grovelling, apologetic message – sad I know – but I never received one. Also I spent a lot of the night tossing and turning while replaying the argument over and over in my head or rereading his messages about this new girl. Basically I was only adding to my misery but I didn’t know what else to do. It was probably about two in the morning before I finally fell asleep due to boredom but having college the next day robbed me of a lie in and a proper chance to get enough sleep.
    The morning sun made sure I was up early, the light pouring in through my open windows, banishing the darkness and stirring me from my restless dreams. There were also a few birds perched on the tree outside my room, greeting me with their morning song and making me want to bury my head under my pillow. Instead I decided - against my better judgement - to get up and face the day, even though it was the last thing I wanted to do. I still had no messages as I left the house and staying true to my word I wasn’t the one to break the silence, at least not yet anyway.
    The bus ride to college was weirdly silent between Chloe and myself, neither of us knowing whether the other was mad. I was still undecided on that point as technically it was Chloe who started the fight between Kai and me with her texts. I knew she was only trying to help though so it was the main source of my inner conflict on whether to say anything or not.
    I guess the silence finally became unbearable for Chloe as she cornered me after second period – when we both had a free – demanding to know what happened.
    “So what did Kai do? Was he mad at me or you? Did you dump him?”
    Sighing at her usual way of asking questions one after the other without giving me time to answer I tried to silence her with a look but she didn’t see which was convenient for her.
    “Not a lot. A little. No,” I said in answer to all her questions, deliberately giving her the simplest and vaguest answers possible, knowing it would drive her insane due to the lack of detail.
    “That’s not funny Rea. I’m dying here, give me something to go on.”
    We were sat in the cafeteria and I looked over my shoulder briefly to make sure no one could have overheard our conversation.
    “Fine...but you really need to learn how to control your eagerness for new gossip,” I said, sulking slightly from the prospect of having to reiterate the previous night’s events.
    “When I got home I had a load of messages asking where I was, who had my phone and if what you were saying was true. Obviously I couldn’t answer the last one as I had no idea what you had said, thanks for that by the way,” I began, allowing myself to be irritated by her actions. She just shrugged in response, motioning for me to