Chapter 9

Kendra has been avoiding Kieran for 2 days so far, Ever since he basically told her he likes her she doesn't know how to be around him or talk to him.

Kendra is in her room watching some TV when there's A knock on her door "Who is it?"

"Girl it's me Monica"

Kendra stands opening the door and Monica walks in "Hey girl, how you been?"

"I've been fine" Kendra closes the door behind Monica. "Girl I feel like I haven't seen you in forever when I just saw you" Monica walks over to Kendra's bed sitting on the end.

"I have something to tell you, I wanted to tell you in person and not over text"

"What happened?"

"So me and Kieran were chilling in the living room watching A movie, he bought food and snacks and I didn't have anything else to do so in the middle of the movie he pauses the movie telling me he has something to tell me so" Kendra stops taking A deep breath "He told me he likes me and both of us would be perfect together and some other shit"

Monica gasps "Are you serious?"

"I'm deadass."

"Girl what did you say to him?"

"I couldn't talk to him, I've basically been avoiding him in my own house"

"Really? How do you feel about him, do you feel that way towards him?"

"I don't know really, it's weird because I never thought I would be put in this type of position with him and I don't know what to do" Kendra groans resting her face in her hands.

"I don't even know what to tell you because I don't know how you truly feel"

"I don't want anything to ruin our friendship but it seems like it already has"

There's A knock on the door then Kieran walks inside "Hey Monica"

"Hey"

"Can you leave the room real quick so me and Kendra can talk?"

"Okay" Monica stands giving Kendra A look before she leaves. "What's up?" Kendra walks over to her bed sitting down. "I wanted to talk about the other night, do you feel some type of way about what I said?"

"Well obviously I do, Who wouldn't have A problem with their best friend saying something like that to them, now it's weird between us."

"I can tell, you've been only leaving your room when you need to eat or go to the bathroom" He laughs.

"I'm glad you find this funny."

"You're my best friend so you know I don't like you avoiding me like you been doing"

"Well it's for A pretty good reason."

Kieran walks over to the bed sitting down "So how do you feel? tell me."

"I don't know, it's just out of the blue and I can't even be the same around you no more, i can't pretend things are the same between us."

"Hey" he grabs her hand "you don't have to pretend things are good between us both and I never told you to, I just want you to stop acting different when you around me, or you can just tell he how you really feel."

Kendra looks down at his hand pulling away from him "I want us to just be friends." "Okay good, that's all you had to tell me." the expression on his face changes and he looked A little bit disappointed.

"Well that lets me know everything" He stands "So you just made it clear you want us both to stay friends so i'm gonna respect that, I hope you can move on and forget I ever said anything to you." He leaves the room.

Monica walks back into the room "So what happened and what'd you say to him?" She walks over to the bed sitting down. "I told him the truth, I don't think of him like that and I want us to stay friends."

"But is that really the truth? is that hoe you truly feel about him?"

"Yes, me and him will never be anything more than best friends"

"hmmm." Monica replies.

"Enough about me and him though, what has been going on with you?"

"Girl don't try to change the subject, right now you'll be saying you don't wanna be more than friends but give it a few days and you'll feel differently."

"No, I know how I feel."

"Do you really? you probably don't wanna mess up a good friendship but you really won't be messing anything up, you both have been friends for A long time and I'm your friend so I know when you start falling for someone"

"Well i'm not falling for him, why do you care if me and him go out?"

"I care because you're my friend and I want you to be happy and i think you can find happiness with Kieran, he's A nice dude, well to you, and he's fun to be around, he's cute, he's all you've been looking for in a man."

"and I still don't feel that way towards him."

"Okay, whatever you say."