REBELS

Episode 6

-What are you taking about? —She told me strangely. I looked at her after leaving three items in her closet.

"You weren't sick," I wanted to ask, but I couldn't help but affirm my comment. I could perfectly remember the text message she sent me, letting me know that she wouldn't be attending class because of a sudden flu. And now that he was looking at her, she looked and sounded great.

"You know that I recover quite quickly," he answered simply. On the other hand..." she stopped folding the clothes to look at me with an expression of: alert gossip on her face. You will never be able to guess who asked me for you yesterday first thing in the morning... Guess! She," she exclaimed when she saw that I had no intention of saying anything. He just looked at her without understanding her sudden emotion and changed the subject from her.

—I just don't know! —I told him the obvious— you were the only person I talked to there and...

-AND? she inquired.

"I don't know, Abby." I gave up without even thinking about her riddle. I went to sit on the edge of the bed with the watchful eye of my friend.

—I wanted to add more intrigue to this, but Miss the world bores me didn't want to.

"The world doesn't bore me, riddles aren't my thing and you know it," I explained seriously.

"Whatever, boring girl." She moved closer to me until she sat next to me. The person who came to ask me about you was Kevin Donovan, the most attractive boy of our classmates! He yelled so loudly that I had to place both hands over my ears in an attempt to shield my ears.

-You finished? I asked, removing both hands from her ears, she nodded with an overjoyed smile, one she was already scared of. Now Kevin went to ask you about me? How is that? —Maybe I showed that the subject didn't interest me, but the reality is that yes, the subject was somewhat curious not to say intriguing.

“He just came home and asked for you.

-Nothing else?

"I thought you should know because he seemed very interested, he even told me to come see him when you were available," he told me, then gave me an amused smile. Poor thing, he was ringing your doorbell while you were already leaving Russia. Because yes, he first went to look for you at your house and when he didn't find anyone he went to mine. Obviously I didn't tell him that you left the country, we simply shared a couple of uncomfortable words and after he left, surely hoping to see you soon just because, I told him that I would send you his communication and that maybe, just maybe you would agree to see him —he determined. I only did it so that he would already leave, you know that we had decided to stay away from any Hall —she named his last name, suddenly serious—. And we are definitely a long way from them now.

I laughed because it was true. Abby had a history with Kevin's older brother, she didn't end up so well and for that reason we were very distanced from them. And I, like every teenager with her awakening feminine instincts, preferred to keep a good distance from my classmate, now ex-partner, because as I mentioned at the beginning, he once interested me and I didn't want that interest to become something else because I wasn't in a position to be with someone.

I wasn't going to pair up with anyone until I figured out my problem and fixed it. Being in a girlfriend was off my list.

"It's strange that he came looking for me." The same… she is already there. I will never see him again. I am here now and with you here I do not need anything else.

"Rosy!" —Abby hugged me from the side— Don't get sentimental, you're going to make me cry.

"You cry?" -I laughed.

—Even if you don't want to believe it, I'm very sensitive.

—Even the coldest and darkest being has feelings, no one can avoid feeling, at least not for long.

—I'll keep avoiding him until I can't anymore, I hate feeling weak.

-You are very strong.

"I only trust my abilities to show myself indestructible," he answered, then winked at me. Then she stood up, looking at me sideways. Do you know what can be done around here? We can go out, right?

—I don't think we'll have any problems, we have to enjoy our day off.

(…)

Two days passed, this day we were leaving the hotel for our new home.

I still didn't feel like leaving, I really liked this place. But unfortunately this mini vacation had just ended. Over the course of the days, I had been visiting places with Abby and those moments we spent in Philadelphia would definitely remain etched in my memory forever.

"At least line your eyes, you look dead," Abby scolded me.

—For your information, I wasn't the one who wanted us to stay watching that program until late at night —I accused her with a bad face.

I finished putting on my slippers and walked over to her, who was standing in front of the dresser with her makeup case open. I grabbed the black eyeliner and proceeded to give my eyes a little life. Oh what a dream.

"It's just that we had to practice our English, girl ," she answered me obviously. And also, the driver was the best.

"Sure, practicing our English, you said." I rolled my eyes trying to outline my eyes well.

Abby had a very good command of English, she didn't even believe the excuse she gave me to watch a show, which was clearly a repeat, just to look at cute boys.

—Admit he was handsome, that curly hair, how can you keep it so well?

"I don't understand how you can be in such a good mood after having slept so little," I told her, looking at her out of the corner of my eye.

The presenter...

"Girls, it's time to go!" —Informed my mother, opening the door and leaning out—Come on, come on!—She hurried us and then she was lost on the side of the hall.

"Let's go!" Abby replied.

I yawned once more, reached into my bag for the sunglasses and put them on my head. It wasn't even six in the morning yet.