"Y-you, you what?"

I'm baffled.

Perplexed.

Bewildered.

What's another word for confused...

D-did he just say he likes me?

I look at Colby again, inching closer to face him, but he doesn't face me back. His silence was deafening. I want to let him know, that I feel the same way, but at the same time, I don't want to tell him that.

My crush, also known as my rival, just said he liked me. Could I be taking this the wrong way? Maybe he just likes me as, what, a friend? Right? He likes Ellie more than me. If he really liked me, why would he treat me like shit?

But then again, why would he kiss me?

Three events of kisses have happened between us, and that isn't normal.

We haven't told Ellie, and we agreed to never speak of it again.

The thing is... HE'S THE ONE WHO CAN'T STOP KISSING ME UNEXPECTEDLY.

Not me.

Oh god, how many times am I going to have to say this?

I'm living in a movie!

My life is as cliche as it comes!

The first kiss we shared was... unexpected. And he ran away after. It was terrible, I remember being so heartbroken. No girl should experience an event like that, but at the same time, that was a kiss that was so magical I'll always remember it. It was our first kiss which is a moment every girl will remember.

The second kiss we shared was... something else. But then he reminded me of the dreadful title we affiliated with each other and was associated with, with the whole world. "But we are rivals." Do you like slaps to the face? If you want one, just find yourself an event like that and you'll feel just dandy. What sucks though is the fact that he saved me from getting harassed, and I can thank him for that, because he stood up for me. Though he, again, cheated on his girlfriend.

The third kiss we shared was... wasn't even a kiss! It was multiple. Multiple reminders of who I can touch for an instance but then can never call mine. Colby, you screwed me. We took this, this feeling, this rivalry and passion to another level,

that fucked me up.

What even sucks more is that, I am not sure if I regret it. All three came with the good and bad. Positive and negative attributions were served into all events that made me like and hate you even more. The possibilities of us getting together is slim. I would like to believe we could have a chance but I don't think you believe so.

Because you keep running away from me.

You constantly just disappear from every situation so I can't tell if you like me or loathe me. You even have a girl that is wonderful and beautiful but you keep running to me. We were thought to despise each other but you, Colby, just dropped a bomb.

What can I say?

You just gave me the biggest set back of my life.

I try to approach him, but with each step, it made him back away even more.

Muttering out my words while trying to process the whole situation, I stammer.

"Did you just say you li-"

He looks at me for a split second before turning away and running out the apartment door.

And I didn't even get to say,

I like you too.