You and I

CHAPTER 14

It's been 2 weeks since Mia and I have spoken to each other now. I can't get her out of my head anymore, I think about her every minute of my life, when I meet her in the hallways I feel butterflies in my belly, it's the first time a girl has this effect on me, I would like to talk to her every second of my life and see her beautiful smile that makes me blush, but I know that, her and me, it will never happen , just thinking about her, not being able to have Mia to myself makes me furious, thanks to what she told me, I was able to tell my friends that I am linked to Charles III.

I went to the coronation too and the whole school knows now, at the beginning I didn't feel very comfortable everyone was talking only about me, even if it was already the case, they were talking about me even more. But the rumors circulate and then disappear. I will always feel guilty for the way I treated Mia, she was right about everything, I had no right to treat her badly when I knew nothing about her, She told me she forgave me, but I don't think I could ever forgive myself.

It's lunchtime, since I stopped talking to Mia my grades have dropped even more than they were before, I'm constantly distracted, I think about her all the time, she's like when you start taking drugs you can't help it anymore, her, since I stopped talking to her I couldn't stop thinking about her, she drives me crazy, with her beauty, her intelligence, I want her only for me,but i don't think she would want to talk to me,it's understandable.

I meet Jake, Jeremiah and Mike in the cafeteria and Jake says, "Hey, Jason are you okay man?" He says with a worried tone.

"Yes, it's just that I have a little headache, I'm not too hungry, I'm going for a walk. Bon appetit." I lie, and I leave.

Coming out of the cafeteria, the corridors are empty, there is no noise, I didn't feel too well, my vision is starting to blur, I'm shaking and I'm very hot, I don't understand what's going on, I I can't stand up or talk, when I hear someone coming, I don't recognize that person's voice at first, but then I notice that it's Mia sitting on the ground with me. She hugs me and says, "Jason, you're having a panic attack, take a deep breath, don't worry, I'm here, I'm not going to leave you alone, calm down." She says with a cracking voice.

5 minutes later, I calm down, everything goes back to normal, I look Mia straight in the eye and I kiss her, she returns the kiss, and we stay like that for 1 minute, I miss her soft lips that have the taste of strawberries, two seconds later we step back, and she gives me a hug: "What happened Jason?!", she says worried.

I answer without hesitation: "I feel so bad for the way I treated you, you may have forgiven me, but I could never forgive myself, you are a fantastic and beautiful person, since the last time we talked my life collapsed I can't concentrate on anything anymore, I know that you and I can't work, because I'm afraid of hurting you even more, but would you like to be my friend?" I say relieved to have admitted everything to her.

She looks at me and says, "Of course I'll be your friend, you don't have to feel guilty, I didn't treat you well either, maybe one day me and you will work out, but I'd be happy to to be your friend, even best friend, for now, we don't know what awaits us in the future. I nod my head and we go back to the cafeteria together, as friends, as much as I want to be hers and her to be mine I cannot push it too much, at least now I know that she feels the same way about me, and I'm really happy about it, but she wants to take her time so do I, maybe later when we get to know each other, and spend more time together, something will happen between us, I do hope so but no one know what can happen, right?.

When we enter the cafeteria, all eyes are on us, even my best friends are shocked, they walk towards them and Jeremiah shouts: "What's going on here? You don't hate each other anymore? He says confused.

Then Mia replies, "We became friends we put our differences aside, and honestly Jason isn't that bad." She says with a beautiful smile on her face.

They don't understand what's going on, Mike continues the discussion: "After everything that happened, you became friends? I don't really believe this story, how come?"

"We talked to each other and honestly we were tired of hating each other so we became friends. It's a good thing, right?

They nod, I walk out of the cafeteria for a minute, and when I come back, they're all laughing, they've already become best friends."

Confused I say: "Why are you laughing? I'm shocked you are already best friends?"

Jake said with a laugh: "She told us about the time she slapped you, I remember your reaction, it was so funny, she is really brave your girlfriend."

Mia and I say together: "we're not a couple!", we look at each other and I see her blush.

I decide to tease her: "Someone is blushing." I point my finger at her.

"You're dreaming." She said laughing.

"You know what?" Jeremiah said.

"Tell us". Answers Mike.

"If at the end of the year, Jason and Mia are in a relationship, you all owe me $20, okay?".

Everyone nods.

"We're friends, that's all, we're not going to be a couple." I hear Mia say next to me. I nod my head, to show my agreement.

At the end of the day, I go back to my dorm, when I put my bag on the floor, I turn around and all my friends stare at me with their eyebrows in the air.

"What is it?" I say.

"You and Mia that's what." Jake replies.

"What is it with Mia and me?", I answer when I know what they are talking about.

"Um, hi, you two became friends like that, no one believes your story, what really happened, when you left the cafeteria you weren't feeling well, it looks like you were depressed, then you walk in with Mia and now you have a smile on your face all the time." Jeremiah said.

They look at me intensely for 5 long minutes, so I decide to confess everything to them, after all Mia and I, never said that the way we became friends is a secret, and they are my best friends, it's normal that I tell them.

After 20 minutes of explanation, I told them everything that happened at the beginning of the year when I purposely hit her while passing in the corridor, and at the party how I defended her, then how I took her to the empty room to tell her that I was going to make the year impossible for her, then I started the pranks and she continued them, then in the debate class how we yelled at each other, and when I stopped talking to her because, she cried in my arms after our argument in the debate class, the 2 kisses we had, when I told her about me being related to Charles III ,and 2 weeks later (now) when I left the cafeteria I I had a panic attack we had our second kiss and she comforted me then we became friends.

They took a good ten minutes to understand everything, and then Jake said: "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KISSED IT'S SURE YOU WILL END AS A COUPLE THE LOVEBIRDS." he teases me, and all the others nod to say that they agree with Jake. I'm glad Mia and I have become friends. I'm feeling really good after 2 very long weeks.