He Chose her

chapter 2: A mistake or something more

The morning is slow and calm. Light filters through the small opening of the curtains.

I had dreamt all night about the incident. The kiss, the stares. The way his hand lingered. But then I remember he was just drunk and probably wouldn’t remember anything that happened.

A knock on the door interrupts my thoughts, i instinctively cover myself with my blanket.

“Are you awake”, my step brother says, as he mumbles through the door.

“ yeah, why “ I say back half sleepy half awake.

“ okay good, ive made breakfast, and we’re heading out soon so I can drop you off at school.” My step brother says as his voice trails off.

We, that means he’s still here. How am I going to face him after what happened. I mean what if he doesn’t even remember anything that happened.

I lift myself out of my bed, reminding myself that he was drunk and probably wouldn’t remember anything from last night so I should just act normal.

After cleaning my bed, I step into the bathroom to freshen up. I pick out of my closet a short and I pair it with cherry tank top and my adidas.

I head over to my dressing table and do my mascara, lipgloss, and brush my eyebrows. I decided to put on some foundation and blush today, and I let down my hair.

I take a look in the mirror and I look cute and ready for school. I pick my bag from the rack and I immediately head downstairs .

I step into the kitchen, and his gaze lands on me. Im about to melt from how hot and breathtaking he looks without his shirt, but my brother immediately drags my attention away.

“ breakfast is ready, hurry up and eat” my step brother says casually.

I lower my gaze from his hot body and immediately move towards the dining and pull my chair over and start eating my breakfast.

The table was really quiet and calm. I caught him staring at me multiple times I looked up, but I decided not to pay attention to it.

My stepbrother’s phone buzzed and that disrupted the silence. He immediately stood up and left the kitchen to the living room to pick the call.

The air thickened immediately and fell silent again.

“ hmm, so you’re not going to to say any about what happened yesterday “ his voice was slow and quiet.

I froze, i wanted to say something but the words stay stuck in my throat. I didn’t want to ignore, but I couldn’t say anything.

“ right, it was a mistake, and should have never happened. So let’s pretend like it didn’t and continue our um usual conversations.” He said very low and rough.

He stood up from his side of the table where he was sitting and went upstairs.

My heart dropped.

I paused mid-bite my breakfast, The kitchen suddenly became too quiet. Everything around me seemed to have paused as he uttered those words.

Did he just… end it? I said to myself.

I mean, it wasn’t even anthing. It was one just kiss. One reckless kiss, stupid kiss that i didnt need to fret about, he was drunk and it happened that was it.

I stared at my food, I had only eaten half of it, but my appetite was gone, the memory of his lips still fresh and raw. My chest ached, it meant more than that to me.

So that was it? Just a mistake? And I should forget about it, just like that.

I get up from the table, and empty my plate. If he let go off it so easily, then I should learn to do the same as well.

Later that day

“ spill it, i know something’s wrong, you have that look on your face”. Quinn’s childhood best friend Camila said, sliding a steaming cup of coffee towards her.

School hours were over, and as usual they decided to spend the rest of their day at their favorite cafe, cafe 1.

“ It’s him cammy, urghh we kissed yesterday night and this morning he just shrugged it off that it was a mistake” Quinn said lifting her head from the table. She had been in such a bad mood today, because of what happened.

Camila who had coffee in her mouth, immediately spits it out in Quinn’s face.

“ wait, wait, wait, you mean Kyle. Him!!!! Girl howw”.

Quinn picks up a napkin from the table and cleans her face. Well she took that news more seriously than I expected, she said in her mind.

“ yes him cammy, it was a mistake , he was drunk and it happened”.

“ well finally, I mean you’ve had a crush on him for the longest time. Finally something exciting is actually happening between you two”. Said Camilla very excited.

“ no cammy, he just walked away this morning after saying it was a mistake. He obviously doesn’t want anything, it was just a mistake”. I said sounding not convincing but I mean I have to keep telling myself so I don’t fall for him.

“Well, then you should forget about it as well then, no use thinking about him again.” Camilla says sadly. She knew how long she has liked him, and how it must have hurt her.

Quinn continues to sip her coffee, and looks out the window. She was thinking about it once again, but this time how it could actually all have been a mistake. With that thought in her head, she decides to change the subject and start talking about something else.

While they are talking, she gets a message from her step brother “ I’m outside, hurry up”.

Quinn glanced at Camilla with a sly smile. “ My brothers outside waiting, let’s head out “.

Camilla pays the bills,She then escorts her over to her stepbrothers car.

“ dont think too much about it, okay!! It was a mistake and Thats it.” Said Camilla tapping Quinn’s back.

“ yeah, thank you for listening, said a said disappointed looking Quinn.

“ Byee” they both say waving and hugging each other.

Pulling the back door open, she froze. Her stepbrother’s best friend was tangled up with a girl, kissing her aggressively in the back seat. For a split second, He stops to look over at her, they stare at each other for a faint moment. The silence and look they shared was unspoken tension.

After a moment of stares, he smirks faintly and continues kissing the girl. This time more passionately and hungrily.

Quinn’s heart sank and her chest tightened. She immediately slams the door subtly but sharp. Anger burning inside her. She opens the front door with shaky hands,and slides inside. She hated that his actions had hurt her so much. Hated that the image of him with someone else made her feel so sad and hurt.

Her stepbrother’s voice shot from the driver’s seat. “What the hell, Quinn!!, Why’d you slam the door like that?”

Angry and hurt, she blinked quickly, fighting the tears in her eyes. “Sorry,” she answered under her breath.

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He glanced at her. “What’s wrong with you?”

Quinn took a deep breath, all the emotions rushing through her at once. She pushed them back and replied softly.

“It’s nothing”

She turned her face toward the window, and tears she’d been holding back poured freely down her face.