Chapter 13: XIII
"Wanna play a game or watch youtube?" Darren asked scrolling over different applications before turning his head to look back at me."I'm down to do whatever." I said shrugging, still not looking at Darren.
"Or do you want to talk about your dream?" Darren asked turning around to look at me. I felt his eyes looking all over me and I finally picked my head up to look at him, "That was the whole point of you coming out here, right?"
I nodded and uncurled myself getting more comfortable, "Yea it is. As I said last night I have these dreams and sometimes they act like visions and more and more, they're becoming visions between you and me." He nodded at me to continue and put his controller down to give me his undivided attention.
"And last night you asked me what I saw." Again Darren nodded, but his face was stoic and his eyes had the same shine in them as last night. So it wasn't my imagination. I smiled at the thought, before clearing my throat, "It might have to do with the fact that I kinda, maybe, sorta, may have," I pause and take a deep breath, "Ok that's a straight-up lie. I've had a crush on you since my sophomore year and I've been too stubborn to admit it to myself and my dreams are telling me something and Darren I love you." I had my eyes closed as I curled back into a ball as I confessed.
I waited for one, two, three, going on four minutes, "I should go. I'm sorry." Fucked up a perfectly good friendship. Shouldn't have said anything you fucking dumbass. And saying 'I love you'? Kalina Eden, what the fuck is wrong with you? I angrily thought as I put my shoes on.
"Wait Kal, Kali, Kalina!" Darren jumped up when I reached the door and slightly opened the door. He used his body to pin my body to the now-closed door, he put his mouth next to my ear and started speaking, "I'm so very sorry Kal. I was just surprised that's all, I forgot how blunt you can be when you're ready," Darren pulled away slightly and gave me enough room to turn around.
"Is being blunt such a bad thing?" I asked looking up at him feeling more tears slightly gather in my eyes. What for? I don't know.
"I didn't say that Kalina, it's just that I wasn't expecting you to confess, today or the way you did, but your bluntness and honesty is what made me like you more," Darren paused and rubbed his neck as my eyes widened, "I wasn't expecting you to say I love you, but I'm glad you did."
I used my sleeve to wipe my face. I lightly laugh and grab my upper arm looking away.
Darren pressed his forehead against mine holding me by my waist, pressing his body to mine as he pinned me to the door.
"You know I wanted to tell you first."
"Well, you indirectly did when you said you were flirting with me and I started overthinking about it."
Darren laughed, "Overthinking? What for? I would've told you how I felt if you asked." Darren replied wrapping his arm around my neck and playfully flinging me onto his bed as I laughed, "So now that's out of the way. What do you want to do?"
"I'm down to beat your ass in whatever you have on here."
"Mario Kart is my game." Darren said grabbing his controller and tossing it at me.
"Oh no babes, Mario Kart is my game, come on start it up and we'll see." Darren smirked at me and started up the game.
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"OH YEA IN YOUR FACE! I TOLD YOU!" I shouted jumping up and doing a shuffle as I danced, "50cc, 100cc, Mirror, and 200cc! Let's not forget ALL THE BATTLE MODES! I am the Queen of Mario Kart!" I finished my dance by pouncing on Darren, "Admit I'm the best peasant."
"Yea, yea, now got off of me your Majesty." I smile at Darren as he brushed me off and I sat beside him on the bed, "Let's watch Youtube unless you want to get your ass handed to you one more time?" I blinked up at him.
"Don't blink up at me like you're innocent. You're not, let's race one more time to see who decides what we're watching on Youtube." Darren suggested sitting up.
"I like watching random bullshit." I said, "Are you ready to watch the shit I watch?" I ask smiling as his face turned to one of mortification, before he smiled.
"Shit I watch Basketball highlights, you'll expand my suggestions." Darren chuckled and we began racing on 200cc.
As we were starting his face was scrunched up in concentration as I heard the countdown begin then we started racing once more.
We raced on Rainbow Road and Darren kept falling off. I finished first, as expected.
"How did you never fall off? Help mee."
"You might get eighth."
"I don't care. Teach me your ways."
"Ok look you drift like this," I showed him which button to press, but it wasn't doing anything for him so I put my hand above his and started racing, "You hold it tight, and the longer you hold the faster you become when you let go, see." I keep looking at the screen then looked back at him and he was looking down at me.
��I thought you wanted to learn how to play." I said getting out of his lap to look at him.
"I do. I like watching you instead." He smiled slightly and I smiled back feeling my face warm-up.
"Whatever, lemme play for you, so we can watch my crackhead Youtubers." I take his controller and play for him, and as I promised he got eighth place almost seven, but the computer played me, but Darren and I ended up going on youtube to show him the shit I watch.
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