Chapter 20: My First Kiss, His Last

The anger was pulsing through my veins as I stood there; my arms folded and shoulders hunched. They weren’t going to get away with this.

Pushing myself through the ferocious crowd; I stood there and skimmed through each individual person one by one. Soon their expressions were changing from mad to confuse. Here I was, and I didn’t seem understand that they could kill me right that second. If they wanted to I would be on that very ground; my sight completely destroyed; no longer would I be able to enjoy the pleasures of life.

Turning towards Adam I scowled and exclaimed, “You’re not taking his life today, not now, not ever!”

Immediately a few chuckles and snickers came from the crowd. Apparently they thought this was a joke; little did they know I was serious. This carried on for a couple minutes, as they laughed, and I waited for the laughing to end. Adam and his friends had quite haunting eyes, and the more I saw them the more nervous I grew.

Suddenly it stopped; almost as if the exact timing had been planned. Everybody but Adam had his eyes fixed on me; only Adam’s eyes lie on the dying friend beside me. Few minutes were left until the police arrived, armed and ready. Then Aaron would be sent to the hospital; his blood on Adam’s hands’. What would be in store for Adam and his friends wasn’t quite clear, but for sure they would be fined. Maybe they would be sent to the prison for juveniles.

How brilliant my plan seemed, but it had many risks if not done correctly. My job right now was to keep them distracted until the police arrived, but the longer they stared at me the more I felt my plan wasn’t going to succeed.

The sky remained dark, and my surroundings mysterious. Even the gazing of the teenage boys around me hadn’t distracted me from Aaron, who lay on the ground.

Then there it was. The most beautiful sound that I’d ever heard: police sirens. Each of the boys turned to one another, frightened, then hastily went away; leaving only their leader, Adam, Aaron, and I alone.

“They’re coming Adam!” I yelled, “And you will be caught for once and for all.”

“Listen, I never wanted this to happen. You’re the one girl I eventually began to like, and that’s why we brought this conflict to such drastic measures. I love you!” he responded leaning in to kiss me.

“Don’t you dare!” I slapped him.

His cold eyes looked at me for a moment, and then his frown turned into a mischievous grin. Those eyes no longer tempted me, and I felt no longing to kiss him. At this point I felt like this whole thing had been a lie. All this time he had been living a lie and I was only his guinea pig to test out his theories. Even if he was telling the truth and he really did love me all the lies he told and violence that had come from it were too much of a risk. In the entire two years we’d known each other I would’ve never expected this was the way we would part.

Sighing, I put my hand on the gun in his hand, and pushed it aside. This seemed like too much at one time, and this was even worse then the time I saw him kissing that girl in the Water park.

“Why did I see you kissing a girl then?” I asked the question I longed to ask.

“It was all a plan. We wanted you to have your heart broken, and that it was really you that was rejected not me. That maybe I’d moved on before you, and then I saw you with him,” as he pointed towards Aaron, “and I knew the joke was on me. You had moved on, and you knew I was lying.”

“This would’ve all worked out so much better if you’d just been honest…”

“I know, but it was hard. As I said before; I never felt like this about another girl before. You’re the first.”

“I’m sorry it had to be this way, but all along there were signs. Even dreams showed the lies that you were telling me and that Aaron was indeed the one to trust.”

“Not quite…”

“What do you mean?”

“He was in on this since the very beginning. The very day that we started tricking girls into thinking I liked them in grade 7 he joined our team. He was never seen with us by any of them. His job was to befriend them and spy. Up until recently he was still our spy, that is, until he started Drama with you. Then he told us he quit, so we sought revenge on both of you.”

“So since Drama began he’s liked me?”

“I’m afraid so. Now for the last time may I say good-bye?”

Adam leaned in slowly, and smiled softly. The gun he had was still to the side so it wasn’t near me. This time I pushed him away, the flare in his eyes began once again.

Pulling out his gun, he threatened, “kiss me now, or say good-bye to living.”

Once again he learned in for the first and final kiss. Soon I could feel his breath on my face as it was months ago. I began to cry, my tears tasted salty, as he kissed me. Then I felt his gun pressed over my heart, and I knew he was planning on killing me right there. This was my chance.

Moving my hand up towards the gun, I could hear him start to pull the trigger. His lips still on mine; I was still pressed up tightly to him. This was only to help me, not bring me farther into the pit of despair. Slowly I turned the gun towards his heart, and being as dim-witted as he was he didn’t notice.

“Good-bye,” I whispered as I pulled away

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“Hey beautiful,” Aaron said, as he opened his eyes to see me.

“Hi,” I responded, tears whelming up in my eyes.

We were in the hospital wing. The white walls bored me.

“What ever happened to Adam?”

“He’s….” my tears could not be held back any longer, “…dead.”