Ever since the other day I have been avoiding Chris. I don't wanna see him suck face with another girl. It's just to much for me to handle right now. Abby has been helping me by picking me up for school and dropping me back off at home. Chris tries to talk to me in the hallways but its easy to avoid him with the crowd.

The only time I can't get away is when he comes to my house a week after he dropped the bomb.

"Rebecca, you can't avoid me forever." He knocks against my bedroom door. I don't know how but he found the spare key and came inside. How would he have found it if it was under my frog statue?

"Come on, Becca." He says when I don't answer.

"I said I don't wanna talk to anyone right now, Chris. Go away." I stuff a piece of chocolate in my mouth. My comfort food for when I'm either sick or sad.

"Bec, we both know that you're upset and eating your comfort food in there. And don't forget, I know how to get into your room." He says as I hear him walk away. What is he going to do? Climb through my window?

I look out the window to see Clarissa pull into the driveway way, Chris's car is gone.

I lay back down and eat my chocolate as I hear Clarissa go through the mail and start making dinner.

"Rebecca! Dinners ready!" I hear her call an hour later.

"Coming!" I put my chocolate away, unlock the door, and go down stairs.

"What are we-" I stop as I behold who is sitting in front of Clarissa. It is none other than my principal Mr. Gray.

"Rebecca, honey, I want you to meet Derrek Gray. Derrek this is-" she gets cut off by him.

"Rebecca Summer's. I'm glad to see you're doing well." He gets up and holds out his hand. We shake.

"Um.. good to see you too, Mr. Gray." I say awkwardly as I see Clarissa give me the how the hell do you know each other look. I just shake my head in a clear I'll tell you later.

"So ,Rebecca, how's school going for you?" Mr. Gray asks about fifteen minutes into dinner. Yes, my principal is having dinner with me. And I'm not even sure why.

"Um.. pretty good. I'm managing." I don't look up from my food.

"Well if you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask." He says with a big smile. I look up at Clarissa and see her looking at him in a way I've never seen before.

She catches me looking and blushes, looking down at her food.

We carry on through dinner with little conversation.

***

"Bye Mr. Gray." I wave from the kitchen sink, my hands soaking wet from washing dishes.

"Bye Rebecca. I hope to see you at school tomorrow." He walks out, Clarissa following him.

I finish the dishes before heading up to my room. I stop by the bathroom on the way and change into my minion PJs and brush my teeth. Even though I have a bathroom connected to my room I still prefer to use the hall bath after dinner.

I walk into my room and see Chris sitting on my bed, the window wide open beside him.

I turn to leave but Chris comes up and grabs my wrist.

"What?!" I snare, turning to face him, my wrist still in his grasp.

"What's your problem? Why have you been avoiding me lately?" He slurs, drunk.

"Chris are you drunk?" I look him in the eye. Chris NEVER drinks.

"Maybe alittle." He hiccups.

"Or maybe alot." I close the door so Clarissa won't hear us talk and grab his hand, pulling him to sit on the bed. I turn on the lamp beside my bed and look back at Chris. He hasn't shaven in a week and he can barley sit up straight.

"Why are you drunk? You never drink." I say softly.

"I miss you. You're avoiding me and-" he hiccups. "All the girls I date are assholes and I feel like there's not the right girl out there for me." He grabs both my hands in his. "I'm sorry for being an asshole." He yawns and his eyes start to close. I gently lay him back on the pillows and pull the covers over him. I go to get off the bed but his hand grabs mine.

"When will I find the right one for me?" He asks as I lay his head back down and watch him until his breath slows.

"You are always looking, Chris,.but you never see." I whisper. I pull the blankets up to his chin before taking an extra pillow and blanket and crashing on my small sofa in my room. I start to think, would I go back and change everything that happened in the past? All the deatwhs, everything? It was an honest and simple answer.

Yes.

***

I wake up early the next morning and find Chris gone, and my bed made, as neat as I normally make it.

I get sit up and see that he must be down stairs. He would never leave without his phone.

Since Clarissa leave around four in yhe morning I'm not worried she saw him. It's only seven-thirty-three.

I walk downstairs to find Chris in the kitchen, a mug of coffee in front of him.

I walk in and grab a mug from the cabinet and pour me some coffee as well. I stare at my hands, sitting down opposite him.

"Hey." He looks at me.

"Hi." I keep my eyes on my coffee, feeling his eyes on me.

"I'm sorry." He whispers.

"For what?" I look up and see that he's shaved. And he has new clothes on. I raise my eyebrows.

"I went home an hour or so ago and changed." He explains.

"Then why did you come back?" I look him dead in the eye.

"Because I realize I'm stupid. And I should never leave you." He looks at me, his soft blue eyes begging me for forgiveness.

"Never stopped you before." I say coldly.

"This times different." He frowns.

"How so?" I push my mug aside and place my hands on the table.

"Because I know how much it broke you before. And I don't want you to go through that again. I miss my little Sunshine. And I know I've screwed up, ok?" He frowns at his hands. "I miss my best friend, Rebecca, I want her back."

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