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Chapter 17: A Confession

“Wait, so let me get this straight; you dyed your hair red, and the reason you are throwing up is because of your hangover?” Sal asked in disbelief.

“Yes.” I muttered through my pillow, regretting I ever told her. I was trying to think of everything but vomit, but that was the only thing my mind kept coming back to.

Thinking about the ten harshest ways to kill Ethan when I saw him today kind of helped, but it was still 75% vomit. Hangover sucked chicken butt. Why do people even drink? The aftermath sucked.

I looked up to see Sal with a shocked face while Raj was gaping at me like a goldfish, as if he couldn’t believe what he seeing. Only Aman stood in front of me smiling like a crazed lunatic. The silence dreaded on for what felt like a decade. I think they were trying to process the information that their “innocent, naive, good” friend was acting rebellious. Aman was the first one to speak.

“So you’re not pregnant?” My eyes widened at his accusation. This was the thing that was bothering him at this moment? Sal stared at him in shock while Raj snapped out of his daze to slap the back of Aman’s head. Aman rubbed the back of his head with a frown on his face.

“What the hell was that for?”

“Why would Naina be pregnant?” Sal screeched while I turned bright red.

“Don’t girls throw up when they are pregnant?” Aman questioned while raising his hands defensively.

Raj cupped his mouth while trying to retain his anger. “Aman people also throw up when they are sick or when they have food poisoning; not only when they are carrying a baby.” I refused to look at any of them, and instead let my gaze wonder around the room.

I noticed a small bottle of Advil sitting on the counter with a water bottle and granola bar off to the side on my night stand. I didn’t bring any medication on to this trip. I noticed a yellow post-it note attached to the bottle. I picked it up and let my eyes wander.

Hangovers suck! You probably feel like crap. Take two capsules of Advil, but before you do eat the granola bar.

-Your sexy friend Ethan

I couldn’t hide the grin that was forcing itself onto my face. I shook my head. Sometimes he just surprised me. You always read in the books or seen it in the movies about the hot jock being uncaring or using girls for their own advantages, but Ethan was a different form of a jock.

Sure, he could be a pain in the ass, and sure he checked out plenty of girls, but there was something different about him and I couldn’t put my finger on it. He just cared. He didn’t judge me, ever.

He didn’t care what people said about me. I am pretty sure his friends would ask why he was hanging out with me, but that never stopped him. He was my friend. I hate to admit it, but he was. Never in a million years would I have thought Ethan Meyers would be my friend.

I shook my head at the irony and gobbled up the granola bar. As my friends began to bicker and scream at Aman for being an idiot, I took the liberty of popping the pills down my throat.

“God Aman you are so immature. That’s why the only friend you have is Raj because no one wants to deal with an idiot like you! That’s why no girl even took the time to talk to you because you act like a kid and not a legal adult.” Sal yelled. Raj probably just called Aman an idiot, but Sal on the other hand was screaming the most ridiculous things at him. And her shouting wasn’t making my head feeling any better.

I could see the pain flicker across Aman’s face for a brief second and my heart went out to him. I decided to cut in. “Seriously Sal just shut up!” Everyone stared at my outburst.

I took a deep breath before continuing my rant. “Aman is not being immature! He was just trying to lighten up the mood and make me laugh because I feel like shit!” It was true, every time I would be sick Aman would always try to make me feel better and help me not think of the pain.

“He’s is just trying to distract me from the pain. Unlike you, who has been screaming at me and ranting on and on for so long! I have a headache and you can’t even give me any peace and quiet time right now! That’s what a real friend is supposed to do instead of bicker and banter about all the things I had done. And a real friend isn’t supposed to judge, just listen, comfort, and console, unlike you who yelled at me for thirty minutes for getting my hair dyed the color red and telling me how it was a stupid color to pick! So get off Aman’s back, because right now he is being a better friend than you.”

That was a low blow. Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything, but sometimes Sal just knew how to push my buttons. I was about to apologize for what I said, but before I could something spread across Sal’s face.

“I am not being a good friend!” She cried. “Are you kidding me Naina? Have you totally lost it? I think that hangover made you lose some brain cells. You know what Naina I have been nothing, but a good friend. Have you realize that no girl talks to you and avoids you like the plague? You want to know why Naina, because they think you are a loser. Its true! You never go to parties, you always act like a bookworm, and for god sakes look at how you dress! I don’t even know why I hang out with you. I have other friends, but yet I wasted my time with you. I don’t need you because I am YOUR only friend that is a girl! On top of all that, you are trying to steal the guy I like! And I’m a bad friend. You are such a slu…”

Before she could continue for the first time I spoke up for myself. “GET OUT! GET OUT BEFORE I BEAT LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU! NOW! GET OUT!” I could feel tears starting to form in my eyes. I always thought Sal was one of my closest friends.

All the girls at my school always thought I was weird so they always avoided me. Sal was the only one that talked to me. I always thought she was different. I was so stupid though. Sal always said some pretty harsh things to me in high school, but I thought it was because we were friends. She was embarrassed of me though, was never really my friend. The truth was she was friends with me because I was a push over and I guess the one time she liked a guy and I was closer to him than her she flipped out. She wanted me to stop talking to Raj that’s why she even told me in the first place she like him, but she knew I wouldn’t and it was because I didn’t listen to her she freaked out.

I knew she wasn’t mad of what I said to her about Aman. She was mad because she thought I was trying to steal Raj away from her. Was she crazy? She honestly thought I would choose a guy over our friendship. She was the one who chose the guy over our friendship; I didn’t. Sal didn’t move instead she stared at me.

“You know what Naina..” this time it wasn’t me that stopped her.

“Sal leave now.” Raj said firmly. She gasped in surprise, but then she sneered at me and walked away slamming our hotel door shut.

“She is just mad at the fact that Raj doesn’t like her Naina, she probably didn’t even mean any of those things.” Aman spoke.

“You knew she liked Raj?” I asked. Raj shifted uncomfortably.

“Everyone knew Naina. You are too naïve. I only figured it out for sure yesterday at the park.” Aman said.

“The Park?” I asked Raj.

“You know when you were tired and Sal basically invited herself to the park with me. She tried making a move on me, but I didn’t really respond back, and then she confessed her feelings and I told her I didn’t like her like that.” Raj answered while awkwardly scratching the back of his neck.

“Aman I am so sorry.” I said sympathetically. He shrugged it off like it was no big deal.

“Naw its okay Naina after what she said to you I wouldn’t want to be with someone like that anyways. Sure it sucks, but I guess it was for the best.”

“But I still don’t get why she took her anger out on me.” It’s not like Sal knew I had some feelings towards Raj. I never really told her. She was acting like Raj asked me out instead of her.

Aman smirked while shifting his gaze from me to Raj. “You really are blind Naina, and dense.”

“I am not! Sal is just crazy!” I said defensively. Aman for some out reason found this situation amusing.

“Hey Raj tell Naina the other reason why you didn’t ask Sal out.” He said to him as if it was someone inside joke. I just stared at them in confusion. Raj on the other hand look at Aman as if he was about to kill him.

“I have no clue what you are talking about Aman.” He said through his teeth.

“Really? It had nothing to do with another girl.” Aman said while his smile widened.

“You like someone!” I asked in shock. Raj never, and I mean never liked girls. I am not even sure he had a long term girlfriend.

Any time he dated a girl it would last for a week, so for Raj to like someone it was a huge deal. Raj coughed and shifted his feet trying to find the right words to say. Aman started laughing like a hyena.

“I am just going to leave you two alone.” Aman said while winking at us. He walked towards the door and before he left he screamed at me.

“Naina you are so blind! You are so dense!” I just gawked at him trying to figure out what he meant.

“Who do you like?” I asked once again.

Maybe I wanted to know because I was somewhat jealous, but it was also because Raj never liked anyone.

“No one.” He said embarrassed. His neck slowly turned pink while spreading across his cheeks.

“Then why are you blushing?” I smirked.

“It doesn’t even matter she doesn’t even like me.” He said frowning.

“What, that’s impossible! You are Raj! All the girls like you!” I said while stating the obvious.

“She is different.” He said shrugging.

“No she is an idiot.” Raj laughed.

“I guess she kind of is.”

“Kind of? That girl is stupid! Seriously Raj you are like the sweetest guy and one of the hottest.”

“You think I am hot?” He said smirking and blushing even more. I rolled my eyes.

“Please, like you didn’t know that before.” I had to control the blush that was threatening to form because I didn’t want Raj to get the wrong idea. I sat up and moved towards the edge of my bed.

“Tell me about her?” I questioned. Raj smiled and he started to pace back and forth across the room.

“She is perfect. It’s actually scary how perfect she is. My heart races uncontrollably whenever she smiles or laughs. Words can’t even describe the way I feel for her. Every time I am with her, it’s as if time freezes letting, me savor the precious moments I have with her. When she cries my heart aches for her. I want to hold her in my arms and never let go. I want to touch her. I want to kiss her soft lips. I want her to be mine.” He stops moving and just stares at me with an emotion in his eyes I never seen before.

“How long have you liked her?” I manage to choke out even though my insides burn with jealously.

“Since the summer of eight grade.” He smiles.

“That long!! You should ask her out Raj. If you tell her what you told me there is no way she can refuse. She would have to be heartless.”

“You think she would say yes?”

“Absolutely.” He would have to be crazy to think otherwise. Raj continues to keep his eyes on me and debates for a couple of seconds before walking towards me.

He crouches down to my level and spreads my legs so he sitting right in front of me. The lack of space between us causes my heart to pop out of my chest.

“The summer of eight grade. It was just a week before school started. I went to her house because she had just come back from a trip. I remember being excited and all I wanted to do was hug her. I knocked on the door, and when she opened it I just stared at her in complete shock. She wasn’t wearing her glasses, and it was as if time itself just stop. Her eyes were beautiful. Those soulful chocolate brown eyes. There was something about them that made my heart skip a beat. I thought I might have been going crazy, but as time went on, I couldn’t help but get lost in her eyes. I started to slowly notice that I was falling for her. Everything about her. Even her flaws made me like her more. Whenever she wasn’t with me, my day would suck. I just needed her. She was the only one that could make me smile and laugh. She didn’t even need to try. She was perfect.”

My heart stopped completely. I knew what was going to happen next. I knew the next words that were going to come out of his mouth and for some reason I wasn’t prepared.

“Naina Kapoor, will you go out with me?”

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AHHHH IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! WHOSE FREAKING OUT BECAUSE I AM!! ISNT RAJ CONFESSION ADORABLE!!!

I LOVE AMAN HE SO FUNNY!!!

SHOULD NAINA SAY YES OR NO!! YOU GUYS CHOOSE!!