Never Going To Be You (A Sequel To SLY)

Chapter Twenty- One- The Two Of Us

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE- 

There was no simpler way to put it.

I was screwed.

Having a crush on a player… that was reckless, that was dangerous… that was so stupid.

I couldn’t fall for him because he would surely break my heart.

“Sam?” I had just walked away from the most traumatic experience of my life. Well, not the most traumatic experience. This had to be up there though.

“Hey Fred.” I replied.

He sat down beside me on the step. “You seem upset.”

Fred was a genius but when it came to girls I always thought that he was some kind of an idiot but I guess that those tears were a clear indication of my feelings.

They just would not stop.

We sat in a silence for a long period. I don’t know how long it was but I couldn’t help but think that things weren’t meant to be like this. When you have a crush on someone... is there meant to be this much dread?

Things had been simpler with Mason. They were comfortable.

“Whenever bad things I like to imagine what I should have done.” Fred muttered. “The other day Kane purposely knocked my cafeteria tray out of my hand. He laughed and walked away… afterwards I imagined myself saying, ‘Hey Kane!’ then I’d punch him really hard and the girls would all want my attention.”

I laughed. “Well that certainly would have worked.”

Fred was staring at me with a half smile on his small lips. “What would you have done?”

I looked behind him as my mind wandered. My voice sounded distant. “Nothing. I said everything I thought.” I looked back into his eyes; his thick glasses enlarged them. Behind them I could barely make out a blue. “You shouldn’t hold back what you want to say. It only makes you more angry.”

He gave slight nod. Looking down I noticed that he was tightening his hands in his lap. “You didn’t tell me what was wrong.”

I sighed. “I realised that I have a crush on a guy who I hate.”

Fred frowned and flicked his eyes towards me. “That doesn’t make sense.”

“I know.”

“Blake isn’t as bad as the rest. He’s a nice guy a majority of the time.”

“I didn’t tell you it was Blake.” I frowned.

“I know.” He smiled. “You didn’t have to.”

We fell into another silence. Was it really that obvious?

Is it obvious to Blake?

Well… it is now. How do I fix this?

Wait. What was that thing that Caleb told me?

“Then the next day you act like nothing happened. Like you don’t want him anymore. Tell him that you’ve moved on. Tell him that you’ll find someone who’s better than him.”

An idea formed in my mind.

I couldn’t help but smile widely. Fred looked at me with a little bit of alarm from my change in mood. “What are you doing tomorrow night Fred?”

“AH MAH GAWD! SAMANTHA!” I cringed. “YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!”

“No, I don’t. You do Soph.” I smiled and gave her a quick hug. She ate my compliment up pretty quickly.