Just A Kiss

I ran down the stairs as soon as I heard a car horn outside. As I got outside, I saw my boyfriend in his car waiting for me. I went up to the car and got in. “Hi, babe.” Logan Cummings leaned over to the passenger side and kissed me on my cheek. “Hi,” I greeted him as he started the engine and drove to school. We were at school in ten minutes, and we both got out. “I have to see my science teacher about an assignment, so I’ll see you at lunch, okay?” Logan said to me. “Okay,” I said. He has been meeting teachers a lot lately. I also noticed that he had been avoiding me most of the time and cancelling our dates. Logan and I had been dating for a year now, but recently, I’d realized that he had become distant. Shaking my head at Logan’s weird behaviour, I went into the school’s building. “Emily!” I heard my best friend, Victoria Hernandez, shout as I walked down the hall. I turned around and saw her walking up to me. Victoria was Hispanic, originally from Cuba. She had a great personality and would always include Spanish words in her conversations. It was a good thing that I had been around her so much because I got used to it and learnt a few Spanish words. “Hey chica,” she said when she reached me. “Hey, Tori.” I smiled and hugged her. “My mom is inviting you for dinner tonight,” Victoria said in her thick Spanish accent as we walked down the hall together. “Why? What’s the occasion?” I asked.  “There is no occasion. She is cooking her famous croquettes tonight, and you know how she gets when she cooks her favourite Spanish meal,” she said as she rolled her eyes. “She wants to share with everyone. She even invited mi abuela.” I laughed, “Well, your mother is a great cook. How can I say no?” “Good. You don’t want to disappoint her,” she said. I shook my head as I thought about Maria’s love for cooking. She was like my second mother, and I’ll tell you, she loved to spoil me. Victoria and I talked about random things as we headed to our homeroom. After the roll call, we walked to our AP Chemistry class, which we had together. The day passed by in a blur, and it was now the end of the day. I left my last class and went to my locker to get the books that I would need. I looked up to see Victoria walking towards me. “Are you ready?” She asked when she reached me. “Yeah, let’s go,” I said as I closed my locker. I suddenly slapped my hand to my face as I remembered something. “Oh, I almost forgot. I need to go to the library to get some books. Wait here, I’ll be right back/” I walked quietly away from her and went in the direction of the library. I reached the library, got the books that I needed, and was not quickly running through the halls. Due to my quick movements, one of the books that I was carrying fell from my hands. I stopped in my tracks to pick it up. When I bent down to get the book, I heard hushed whispering and heavy breathing in the science lab that I was standing next to. I was about to ignore the conversation when I picked up on a familiar voice. After listening for a short while, I realized that it was Logan. What was he doing here? I thought he told me that he had to leave immediately after school to run some errands for his mother. I stepped closer to the door and peeked in. What I saw in front of my eyes had me in total shock. In the corner of the lab stood Logan with a girl wrapped in his arms, and they were making out intensely. Logan had his back to me and the girl had her eyes closed, so they didn’t see me. Paralyzed with disbelief, I didn’t do anything but stare at them. The girl had both of her arms around his neck, and he had one hand on her waist and the other on her thigh. The girl was familiar. Her name was Trisha and she was a nice girl. At least, I thought she was. She would always greet me in passing. I guess she had me fooled. After a while, I came back to my senses and anger took over. “So, I see that this is your extracurricular activity,” I said, my voice dripping with hostility. As soon as I spoke, both Logan and Trisha pulled quickly away from each other. They both looked at me with startled and guilty expressions. However, Logan was the first to speak. “Emily, I can explain,” he said as he moved away from the girl and walked towards me. “I’m sure you can, Logan. I’m sure you can explain why you and another girl were playing tongue hockey.” I said, crossing my arms. He went silent, and he just looked at me. “That’s right, you can’t. And to be honest, I really don’t care,” I stepped away from the door, storming away. I ran down the hall as quickly as possible before Logan could follow me. Tears blurred my vision as I ran. I couldn’t believe he used me like that. I thought he cared about me, but I guess I was wrong. The tears that I had been trying to hold back finally came, but I didn’t stop. I continued to walk back to my locker, where Tori was still standing. I collapsed into her arms in tears as soon I reached her.