CHAPTER 5

Kimberly Pov 

So I walked into the kitchen to see Kenneth in the kitchen and my mom was nowhere to be found. " Hi Kim, you're just in time for lunch am making pasta with mozzarella cheese he said"

Ohhhh, that's nice I guess. Where's my mom I asked "she's supposed to be in her room" okay I replied 

I watched him move around the kitchen with an expertise that marvelled me as if he was in his kitchen. It was weird seeing another man in this space I once shared with my mom alone. I couldn't do or say much about it because I wanted my mom to be happy, not that she wasn't happy but I reasoned that maybe she was feeling lonely without my dad and stuff like that. I tried to think but all I could hear was Lilah's voice echoing in my head that I shouldn't be selfish. I decided to be a supportive daughter and stand by my mom although a part of me hoped it would fail and crumble.

"Kim, u seem lost"

"Huhhhh" 

" I've been calling your attention for a while now it seems u were lost in thought, care to share"

I could see how hard it was for him trying to maintain a conversation with me so I thought I should reward his efforts and not leave him hanging 

" ohhh nothing just some school work" Surprisingly he offered to help if it was too hard for me or anything 

I looked up to see my mom standing by the door gazing lovingly at the both of us like we were the most important things she had in the world. When she noticed that I had seen her, she smiled at me and walked into the kitchen.

" Hey babe, need help "

" No baby, just sit with Kim I'm almost done".

My mom smiled at me and muttered thanks 

I guess it was because I wasn't being rude to Josh anymore.

Within the next few minutes of waiting for the food to get done, I got to know that Kenneth had a son who was a year older than me and in the same school with me and funny enough I knew who he was. He was a class ahead of me and he was in the basketball team and trust me he was one of the best and second most important players on the team. I wondered how he would react judging from my own reaction. I knew what it meant to be the second most important and finest boy in school. She had girls gushing over him.

But the good thing about it was that Kye wasn't proud or rude, he was just nice and kind.

So I felt it might be easy to get along with him.

Very soon lunch was ready and we proceeded to the dining table. I tried not to notice the way my mom and Kenneth were exchanging glances and smiling like two teenagers in love. During lunch I got to know that he was 42 years old meaning he was two years older than my mom and he was a partner at one of the biggest law firms in town. Mom seemed really proud of him and couldn't stop blushing. At one point I got embarrassed and had to excuse myself. Oh gosh could my life get any worse. I went straight to my room to text Kate.

Lilah's pov

I couldn't explain what was wrong with me. I couldn't get Kimberly out of my head. All my thoughts managed to still lead to her. I could recall the shock on her face earlier when I had kissed her. Just the thought of her made me feel nervous. Arhhhhhh get a grip Lilah.

Could it be that I was in love with her? I know for sure that I was attracted to her but I just couldn't wrap my head on what I was feeling. I was feeling so many emotions and words couldn't even explain how I felt. I wondered what would have happened if I didn't break our kiss earlier. Just the thought of it had me blushing and turning crimson red. Who would have believed that the most popular girl in school would fall in love and of all people the one girl I've always been jealous of and couldn't stop bullying. Thinking back to how my friends and I have managed to frustrate her life many times in school, I felt very bad and regretted my actions. I made up my mind to apologise to her and find a way to make it up to her. It was at this point I remembered that she had a best friend and I was very sure Kate would not let me off easily. 

Hmmmmm, I had to find a way around it all and make it work somehow. I laid in bed feeling restless, too tired to think and too excited to sleep. Oh God I was such a hopeless romantic. I wondered if I should ask her out on a date or maybe take her out for a picnic or maybe take her shopping or to the park. After all, the girls liked that right and I was convinced that Kimberly couldn't say no to me. I smiled, feeling happy with myself. Gosh I was smiling like a fool. I was missing her all of a sudden and I wished I could just drive to her house and meet her but I couldn't do that because it sounded impulsively stupid. What would I even say my reason for going to her house was. All the excuses that kept popping up in my head sounded extremely lame and if there was one thing I didn't want then it was looking lame in front of her. I wondered if she was thinking about me too. I wondered if I was occupying her mind as much as she was occupying mind. Arrhhhh all these could be really annoying and frustrating. I made up mind to call but it sounded a bit sudden so i went ahead to text her

Oh shit, I didn't even have her number, omg could my life get any worse.