Someone Like You

Chapter Nine

I closed my eyes, but before I could kiss him back, the kiss was over.  
Matt pulled away, and gripped the wheel.
I blushed, and pulled back, too.
"Sorry," Matt grunted.
"S'okay," I said quietly back.
I faced the window until we got to my house.  Then I jumped out, running toward the door, tears pricking my eyes.
I slammed the door behind me, and ran up into my room.
I flopped down on the covers, sobbing.  Why was I crying? He just kissed me.
I heard the door creaking open, and Jack slipped in.
"What's wrong?" he asked, stroking my hair.
"Nothing," I muttered into the pillow.
"It's not nothing," he flipped me over, and when he saw my red eyes, and tear stained cheeks, he hugged me, squeezing me so tightly, it forced another round of sobs out of me.
"Shh... It'll be okay," he said, stroking my hair. "It's alright."
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When I woke up the next morning, my eyes were puffy, and my hair a rat's nest.
I took a shower, and let the hot water burn off the pain.
Then I got dressed in a fox sweatshirt and a cute skirt.  Then I put on some eyeliner, and pulled my hair into a messy bun.
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I drove to school, the top down on my vintage convertable.
When I got inside school, I automatically found Matt.
He was leaning against a locker, talking to the tall blonde from the bar. She was stepping closer to him, and he didn't seem to mind.
I walked past him quickly, but I noticed him looking up and pushing the girl out of the way to follow me.