Finding love in a game of cat and mouse

Skyla

I didn't even make it inside of my house. It started raining before I even made it home. I mean raining. A whole ass storm. Heavy rain and winds. Heat lightning. The whole nine yards. As soon as I went to make a bee line for my house the rain hit me and I stopped.

I just stopped. Stopped walking. Stopped moving. I just stopped. I just stood there. Standing under the heavy rain and I sat down in the drive way. Letting the rain completely soak me. I've never really cared for the rain. I've always sort of hated it to be honest but this was different.

The rain felt free and refreshing. Now it might have something to do with the fact I hadn't felt rain in so damn long. I don't know. It just felt relaxing in a weird ass way. So I just sat in the driveway. Letting the rain drench me as I took a deep breaths.

"SKYLA WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"SKY?"

I could hear Jade and Toby yelling for me but I ignored them. I just looked up at the sky and let my tears fall. Letting my tears blend in with the heavy ass pounding rain.

"Skyla."

I looked at Jade and Toby and gave them a smile.

"It feels free. Doesn't it?"

They both looked at me as if I had completely lost my mind. Only for a moment though. Jade screamed making Toby and I both jump and look at her.

"Yeah. It is free." She mumbled with a smile.

I stood up and I looked at her. "Get it all out."

I heard Jade and I screamed. Screamed as loudly as I possibly could. One time. Two times. Three times. I screamed with my entire body. Screaming everything out that had been buried inside of me. Then I started crying.

"Skyla."

I kept crying as I looked at Toby. He was worried about me.

"He ruined my fucking life. He destroyed everything. Everything I actually liked about myself. He took it all away!"

They both just looked at me and had tears in their own eyes as they looked at me.

"He moved on. He just moved on with his life like I never even mattered. He forgot about me. He gave up. He gave up on me. On us. He gave up and forgot all about me. He moved on so fast and like it was the easiest thing in the world to do."

Both Toby and Jade was looking at me with tears on their own cheeks as I cried hard under the rain. I didn't say anything else, I just walked inside and went upstairs to my room. Peeling my wet ass clothes off and standing nimbly under the way too hot shower.

The water so hot it was biting my skin and turning it red. Leaving red Welty blotches on me. I didn't care though. I could barely even feel it I was so numb. I didn't even get out of the water until it turned cold. Sighing heavily as I climbed out and got dressed. Only to climb back into my safe heaven.

My bed.

I laid in bed for hours. Listening to the movements of the house. Doors closing. Footsteps. Pans. The television. When my phone lire up and vibrated I looked over at it. Not really wanting to even look at it. However I did.

Logan: I miss you.

I read the text and I ignored it. Sure I love him. Sure I care about him. However he has a girlfriend. He's the one that chose to move on. Not me. I kinda wish my dream did happen. If it actually happened this wouldn't hurt and suck so bad. However that's all it was. A dream. My life couldn't be that convenient.

I put my phone down and I rolled over in bed. Trying my hardest to sleep. However it was no use. None at all. So at 5:30am I decided to get up and shower. I spent hours watching tv and playing games on my phone. Avoiding my life.