tidy up my room before Natalie arrives,since my mom won't let me have any friends over if my chores aren't done. I quicky dust off the blinds,mop up the floors and wipe off my desk. Just as I finish up,I hear a knock on the door.
"I'll get it!" I yell as I run down the stairs. I open the door and nearly lose my balance as Natalie embraces me. "I've missed you so much!" she says in a sad voice. "We saw each other yesterday," I jokingly remind her. She makes a snide comment,which I just brush off,and we make our way up to my room.
"So give me all the details!" she says,seating herself on my bed. I look at her with a confused expression. "You know,Mr Perfect?" I then realise she's referring to Andrew. "Oh,him," I say in a nonchalant way, "there's nothing between us." She looks at me,unimpressed by my response. "And my name's Kevin," she says,rolling her eyes.
I try to change the subject and even go to extreme lengths,like saying we should dye my hair,desperate to get her to stop talking about him. However,this doesn't stop her. "Why are you so against the idea of falling in love?" she asks in a serious tone. I stutter,then finally respond,"I don't know,I guess I'm just afraid of getting hurt. What if I open up,and just end up regretting it?".I look down,and whisper underneath my breath,"Or what if I end up loving him so much,and he just ends up leaving me." She looks at me,and puts her hand on my shoulder,"Then I'll be right here to help you pick up the pieces." I give her a gentle smile,and she pulls me in for a hug. This is very unusual for Natalie,since she hates showing her affections towards someone else.
After our "bestie moment",we talked about less serious things. She told me about her plans for summer vacation and I told her about my summer job at the beach. We also tried to work on our science project,but each time we picked up a pen,we ended up chatting about something else. Soon,our time was up and it was time for her to go home.
As she was getting ready to walk out the door,she takes a moment,and then turns to me, "Give him a chance Lace,you'll never know if you don't try." I give her a worried smile,to which she winks at me. She then walks to her car,gets in,and drives away.