Love Or Lies

Chapter Three: I'd Rather Not Know You

Kiara sat at her desk. She had come straight here after leaving Bob. She instant messaged Mike

learnmylingo: Hey, Mike, are you there?

Mikey: i'm here, princess.

learnmylingo: Okay.

Mikey: is something wrong? how are you?

learnmylingo: I'm ok. I just hate people who say that we can't be in love. Who say we're wrong. Who say... oh, you know what I mean.

Mikey: yeah, i know.

learnmylingo: It's just so disgouraging.

Mikey: it does hurt sometimes, but, you know what?

learnmylingo: What?

Mikey: i'd rather not know you and be lonely, than know you and have to live without you.

learnmylingo: )

Mikey: i love you

learnmylingo: I love you, too

Mikey: i love you more...

learnmylingo: That's what you think...

Mikey: lol

learnmylingo: You're the only person I've ever been able to imagine marrying.

Mikey: i feel the same way

learnmylingo: I'm glad.

Mikey: i'll like you forever, i'll love you for always, as long as i'm living my princess you'll be.

learnmylingo: You're so sweet... I don't deserve you.

Mikey: why not? you're everything I've ever wanted and more.

Mikey: i can't live without you

learnmylingo: I feel the same way. But you could have any girl you wanted. You're perfect. I've done so much wrong. I jsut don't deserve someone as good as you.

learnmylingo: just

Mikey: but I don't want any other girl. i want you.

learnmylingo: But you're the last person I deserve!

Mikey: dont say that. your'e perfect. you'll just end up tearing yourself down and hurting us if you talk like that.

learnmylingo: Okay. I won't.

Mikey: thank you.

Mikey: guess what?

learnmylingo: what?

Mikey: I

Mikey: L

Mikey: O

Mikey: V

Mikey: E

Mikey: Y

Mikey: O

Mikey: U

Mikey: !

learnmylingo: )

learnmylingo: I love you, too.

Mikey: kiss

learnmylingo: kiss

Mikey: cant wait until i really can kiss you.

learnmylingo: Me neither.

Mikey: feel better

Mikey: ?

learnmylingo: Yes. A little. Thanks. A lot.

Mikey: do you have any plans today?

learnmylingo: None.

learnmylingo: 'cept sit around. Be bored.

Mikey: meet me under the bridge in 15 minutes

Mikey signed off before she could ask why, and Kiara hurredly did so, too.