The Wright One

ALEX

I have no idea what the hell I am doing here. Kyle called me and told me that he had something that he needed to talk to me about. I thought maybe it was girl problems. But there she is. She is crying a little, but it doesn’t look like they are fighting. Especially since his arm is wrapped around her. Then there is Nathon and James too. I have no idea what is going on. Plus they won’t explain they say we are waiting for someone. Won’t tell me who that person is either. I am just supposed to sit here on this bench and wait.

That is until she shows up. She comes rushing into the park like the world is on fire and she needs to save someone. I have no idea who she is trying to save but she is here to save them. She sees me and confusion mirrors her face. “Um, what is going on?”

“I’ve been asking that for five minutes.” I agree.

Kyle steps forward. “We messed up. Look, it was my idea. Luna said that we should just wait it out, but I was like, no let’s do this.”

Luna is still crying.

James speaks next. “When Kyle told me about it, I thought it would be a cool idea. I thought it would be really cool. But now I see things backfired, really bad. This isn’t cool.”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

Nathon nods his head. “I agree, this is not cool.”

Isabelle folds her arms over her chest. “Care to explain what it is that isn’t cool?”

Kyle gulps. “You two.”

I have to blink a few times. What the hell is he talking about? Did he ask us to come here to insult us? Is that what this is? “Care to explain.” I am actually really close to losing my temper.

Luna looks up at us with watery eyes. “We agreed that we would give you a little nudge. We saw that you two liked each other, so we thought that if we gave you a little help that you two would connect. But now it looks like you two hate each other and that is all our fault.”

I have to try to remember this. I don’t really remember them doing anything like this. But Isabelle must. “So, that is why you said those things. That he thought I was pretty and a good teacher. Did he even say those things?”

I didn’t. Ok, at one point I kind of said that she was hot. But I never said the rest. Now I remember what they said she said. “So, she never told her brother that I was attractive?”

They all shake their heads. But Luna is the one to continue. “We thought we were doing something good. Now you two don’t even talk at all. At least before you would banter back and forth. Now nothing. It’s like you are both actively trying to avoid each other. Instead of pushing you two together, we pushed you further apart.”

Isabelle sighs. “We aren’t like this because of what you guys said. But it isn’t a good idea to try to manipulate people. If they have feelings they will manifest in their own time. Don’t do this again. What if we really didn’t like each other then you would have been pushing two people who weren’t meant to be together into a situation that neither wants to be in. You understand right?”

Kyle holds Luna closer. “Wait, if it isn’t what we did, then why are you guys acting like that?”

Isabelle and I are both silent. But apparently James doesn’t need us to answer. “Holy shit they hooked up. Now it’s all awkward.”

Isabelle scolds him. “James, you shouldn’t talk about your teachers like that.”

He just grins. “But I’m right. That’s why you two can’t talk to each other anymore. It was sucky and now you don’t know what to do.”

Now it is my time to talk. “That is none of your business. That is our personal business.”

Kyle stares at us open mouthed. Luna looks like she is going to pass out. Nathon laughs. “Oh, wow. That is wow.”

James nods towards us. “Was it really that bad?”

Isabelle groans. “It wasn’t bad. Shit, I did not just say that. I think I am going to go.” She turns on her heels. Headed towards her car away from us.

Only the words she just said are ringing in my head. I ran after her. “Issy. Wait.”

She pauses and turns to me. “What?” She looks like she is trying to control herself.

“You didn’t think it was bad? I thought when you left that morning that you regretted it.”

She takes a deep breath. “I didn’t say that. It was just awkward, we said one night and that was what it was. I am not one of those desperate women that is going to follow you around and beg you for more.”

I laugh a little. “I don’t think you are desperate. I will let you in on a secret though.”

She looks up at me. “What?”

I lean forward, putting my arms around her. Whispering in her ear I say, “I regret that it was only one night.”

She shakes her head. “We don’t get along. We are like oil and water.”

“Issy, we are more like yin and yang. I’m pessimistic to your optimistic.”

Her hands reach my chest. “Are you saying we compliment each other?”

I nod. “Maybe these messed up kids make a lot of sense. They might have gone about it the wrong way, but I want to have more than one night with you. I want more. It has been torture. Every day I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to take you home. Hell, I struggle to be home because you are everywhere in there. I am sure you remember.” She blushes at that. “Issy, I want to give us a chance.”

She bites her lip. “Well, who can say no to that?”

Pulling her close, I tangle my fingers in her hair, dominating her lips again. I bite her lip. “I am the only one that gets to bite this lip.” We have been whispering to each other the whole time. But we have an audience.

As soon as our lips touched our audience whooped and hollered. I guess in a way they were right. We are meant to be together. At least I aim to find out. I’m pretty sure I can’t live without this woman. If the last few weeks have been any indication, it just isn’t possible anymore. I need her to breathe, I’m not going back to that.