BITTERSWEET MEMORIES

CHAPTER NINETEEN

JOSH P.O.V

I woke up to something or rather someone tracing something on my face and arms. My mind was a bit fuzzy since I just woke up but I knew by heart who it was. I at first thought it was Brad but the scent of her body gave it away. I knew Kira was the culprit. I decided to have as much fun as she was having. I pretended to be asleep and smiled a little due to the tickling of whatever she was using to trace my face. I could feel her big green eyes analyzing the features of my face and wondered what she thought about it. Not to be egoistic but I knew I was handsome since girls fell at my toe begging for my attention back from middle school.

As Kira continued to trace my face and arms, I decided to surprise her with a different reaction than what she was expecting. I sighed in satisfaction as if enjoying the tickling and moaned. I felt the tracing stop and slowly opened my blue sleepy eyes. I looked up at Kira's face and was a bit startled with the close proximity. I rubbed my eyes and opened them again expecting to find her moved but it was like she was frozen in place. Her face was as red as a tomato and her mouth hang open. I lifted my hand and placed it on her face which seemed to bring her out of her faze. She moved back and her face only got redder if that was even possible. I released a deep throaty chuckle making my shoulders shake.

She covered her face with her hand from the embarrassment which made me laugh more. I got up from the position I was in and held her hands pulling them away from her face. I then moved closer and placed my hand under her chin and lifted her face up. I looked into her deep big green eyes which always seemed to hypnotize me. I then tackled her to the floor and started tickling her. Her laughter was the only sound that filled the house. Seeing her that happy made my heart have some kind of satisfaction.

I know I was one of the people who caused her the most pain in her life and I was sorry for that. I always liked her back in high school but my ego was too big to let me ask her out. She had been the only girl that would make my heart race whenever I saw her. However my stupid young self, made stupid decisions that ended up hurting the only person I cared about. I was the most popular guy in school and was always hanging out with the popular people at school. I did not want to bring Kira into the group because of the kind of people they were. They would never have accepted her and I would be forced to stop being popular, which did not seem like an option back then. Kira was so naïve and innocent to be introduced to a world like mine. I know it was not my decision to make but I did it anyways.