Chapter 16: The Rejection

Krissy's Point of View

I stared at the script in my hands. Today was the last day i'd ever have to see Blake and I was more than happy, at least I wished I was. Tyler would be in my mind forever.

Blake and I had to perform our skit in front of the class and then i'd be done with him. Well, i'd still have him in this class but I didn't have to interact with him or be near him. I was so happy for that, especially for the event that occurred just a few days ago.

After Blake asked me that dreaded question, I ran. I was thankful I was still wearing the clothes from last night, even if it was a very open dress. I didn't even bother to fix my hair or my makeup. I wanted to get out of there and fast. I had run down the block and called Morgan.

I had grabbed my phone before Sophie and I were supposed to leave the comfort of Blake's room. We were supposed to enjoy the breakfast that Blake made and not have him hear my confessed feelings. Now, I was at the nearest food place to the Tyler mansion. I stopped running when I reached a McDonald's.

"Hello?" Morgan's voice was groggy. I felt bad for waking her up but I needed her help. I didn't know who else to call considering I left Sophie's house.

"I need you to pick me up M." I said. My voice was shaking. I finally took in what I was feeling. I was scared and embarrassed, mostly naive. I should have never admitted to my feelings out loud. I should have known that Blake could hear me. I was in his house for God's sake. I am so stupid. How could I just have said those words out loud.

"What happened? Where are you?" Morgan asked. Her voice had picked up and I could hear her panting. I bet she could hear my feelings through the phone.

"I'm at the McDonald's a few blocks from the Tyler's. I'll explain everything when you get here. Please hurry." I told her. I took a seat at one of the booths and let my body slouch. This weekend was taking a toll on me. I should have stayed home.

"Okay. I'll be there in five." She said. I could see her running out of her house. When ever I was in a crises, she knew how to speed without getting caught.

A few minutes later, my best friend walked in. Her brown hair was tied up in a bun and she was wearing running shorts and a baggy t-shirt. You could tell she had just woke up.

"Krissy." She said sliding into the other side of the booth. She felt relieved but that stopped once she took me in. I was still dressed in the same short dress with my heels sitting next to me. I was sure my makeup was smeared and my hair a mess. I should probably fix all that.

"On a scale of one to ten, how bad do I look?" I asked her. She glazed over my appearance before shaking her head. I'm going to take that as a 13.

"What happened? Where did you go last night? I was so worried." She said. I sighed. I knew those were the first words she was going to ask.

"I couldn't remember until Sophie told me." I said with a sigh. After I confessed my feelings, I asked her how I got there and what had happened the night before.

"Did you stay over at hers?" Morgan asked I nodded before proceeding to tell her everything from Paul to Blake. I stopped my story when Sophie walked in.

"There you are. I was worried." Sophie said sliding in next to me. I sighed. Morgan must have texted her.

"What happened that made you leave K?" Morgan asked. I looked at Sophie. She looked sad and ashamed. I bet she was blaming herself for causing me to say my emotions.

"I made her admit her feelings for Blake and he heard." Sophie said. Her gaze never looked up. She focused on the small ring she was wearing. I bet Asher gave that to her. I wish I could have a relationship like they had.

"I'm sorry Krissy. But it's not the end of the world. You said you wanted to forget about Blake and now you can. You have your presentation on Monday and then afterwards you can forget he even existed." Morgan said. Sophie nodded. She finally looked up when she heard Morgan. I sighed. They were right. After Monday I never had to talk to him again. He would be erased from my memory. Blake who?

-

"Blake Tyler and Krissy Reagan." Mrs. Castro, our Spanish teacher called out. I took a deep breath before leaving the piece of paper on my desk. I walked up to the front of the class. I waited for Blake to do the same but he never did.

The whole class looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of the blond bad boy. I felt my insides start to twist. Blake wasn't here for our presentation. I would be stuck getting an F. I wasn't going to get into Harvard. He wasn't going to graduate.

"Blake Tyler?" Mrs. Castro called out again. The whole class stayed quiet. "Well it looks like he's not here. Talk to me after class Krissy."

I nodded before taking my seat. I slouched down as two more students walked up. I felt anger boil up inside me. He knew how important this grade was for not only me, but for himself. We would both be failing this class and won't be graduating with everyone else. Whatever feelings I had for him were gone now. All that was left was anger and disgust. Blake Tyler just ruined my life, again.

-

Blake's Point of View

I felt off. For the first time in months, I didn't want to go to school. It was bizarre for me to even be thinking about it. I wanted to go but I knew better. I couldn't see Krissy. Hearing her say those words sparked something in me. I wasn't sure what it was and I especially wasn't sure how to feel about it. I was crazy about Kate yet I felt like I needed to give Krissy a chance.

It's crazy to even think like that. I need to get back to how my life was before I met both of them. I needed to go back to my one night stands and my rebelling. Kate just caused trouble, considering I still haven't heard from her in over a month and Krissy was beginning to give me problems. I had to stop talking to girls with the letter K. I just had to stop.

I heard a knock outside my door, breaking up my thoughts. I slid off the covers and made the small trip to the door. I opened it up, revealing my father. His dark circles were more than evident than before. He must have stayed up all night.

"Blake." He stated. He took in my appearance and frowned. I was wearing a pair of plaid blue pajama pants with no shirt.

"Hey dad. What's up?" I asked him. He stared at me before shaking his head.

"We'll talk about you skipping school later. I have some news that we both aren't going to like." He said running his hand through his hair. I nodded. I watched my dad struggle to speak, causing me to become alarmed.

"What's wrong dad?" I asked. He let out a small groan before sighing.

"Your mother is coming to stay with us during Christmas break." My father said. My mouth dropped open. My mom was coming back to Connecticut for two weeks? This cannot be happening. With all the girl drama i'm in, it was only fate that this happens too. Life seems to hate me.

"She arrives this weekend. I expect you to be on your best behavior Blake. She still is your mother." My dad said before quickly leaving my room. I closed the door and laid back in bed. I stared at the ceiling, feeling my life begin to jumble.

I had to sort this all out, and soon. God knows what curve ball is going to be thrown at me next. For all I know, i'll have to pick between the two girls. Like that will ever happen.

-

I dialed the number once more. I waited for her to pick up. My anticipation was rising. I could just feel it. Kate was going to pick up today.

"Come on Kate. Please pick up." I mumbled to myself. I could hear the ringing in the ear. My heart was thumping fast as I awaited for her voice.

"Hello?" I heard through the speaker. I stopped everything. Was this for real? Did she actually pick up? I widened my eyes at the realization that Kate actually picked up. I was actually hearing her sweet melodic voice.

"Kate? It's me Blake." I replied. I could feel my nerves start to build. I had missed this girl. I had actually missed a girl, and not any girl. This girl was going to be special to me.

"Oh, hey." Kate replied in a bored tone. My excitement all stopped. Was she not happy to hear from me? I thought she was crazy for me.

"How have you been Kate? I missed you." I told her honestly. I waited for her response. All I could hear was her shuffling before hearing a thump. "Kate?"

"Huh? Oh hey. Yeah. Who is this again?" She asked. I frowned. Was she not listening? Did she not care?

"It's me Blake." I repeated. I ran my hand through my blond locks, debating if this call was a bad idea. It's evident she doesn't care about me anymore. Why am I wasting my time on her? I never bothered to make the first move because girls just came to me. But here I was calling Kate and she didn't even care. What happened that caused her to forget about me? I thought we had something.

"Oh hey. How are you?" She asked. Her voice still seemed distracted, but I ignored it. She seemed to be paying attention to me now.

"Could be better. I miss you Kate." I told her again. I felt myself start to become vulnerable. I needed to talk to somewhat about my mom. I couldn't talk to Asher because he'd tell Sophie. She would just become angry at my thoughts of her mom.

"I'm sorry to hear that. I miss you too. I've been super busy. College and work." Kate told me. I nodded. She did say she had big plans for the future. Did she have any room for me?

"How about I distract you this weekend?" I asked. I wanted to see her again and what better time then now. I needed the distraction too.

"Maybe. I'm still jammed pack." Kate said. I could hear the uncertainty in her voice.

"I'm sorry for how things went last time." I told her. The ending was rough and I wish I could go back and change it. I should have kissed her when I had the chance. Maybe things would be different now.

"Huh? Oh. It's okay Blake." She said. I sighed. There goes her focusing on me.

"Kate." I said calling for attention. I waited for her reply. A few seconds passed before I repeated it once again. "Kate."

"Sorry Blake. I'm in the middle of homework. Was there a reason you called?" She asked. I sighed. She wanted to get rid of me already. Did I not mean anything to her?

"Yes Kate. Could you please listen to me for a second?" I pleaded. I heard some noise before it stopped. I sat up and felt my heart start to beat faster. It was now or never. "Kate, please give me a second chance. Will you go on another date with me?" I asked.

-

Krissy's Point of View

I stared at my ringing phone. The name that popped up was urging for me to answer. I knew that if I did, everything that i've done to stay away from him would disappear.

He has been pestering me all month and it was slightly getting annoying. I thought he would get the hint that I didn't want to talk to him. That I didn't want anything to do with him. I didn't have room for Blake Tyler in my life.

I was immensely embarrassed still and I wasn't going to change. He knew I liked him and yet I had the chance to be his girlfriend, but that required for me to lie. I couldn't do that to him anymore. He deserved the truth, even if he doesn't like it.

The phone continued to vibrate next to my textbook on my desk. I was in the middle of homework, distracting myself from thinking of Blake and here he was. I couldn't get rid of him. I picked up the phone and braced myself for what was about to happen. I just wish I knew what he was going to say because it surprised me.

"Hello?" I answered. I could feel my heart beating really quickly in my chest. I still wasn't over the fact that Blake had my number and continued to call me. If I wasn't Krissy the nerd, i'm sure i'd be crazy over him. But, I knew better than to fall for him. As soon as he knew I was the school's nerd, i'm sure he'd drop me like all his other girls. He only cares about what's on the outside and sadly I didn't have anything.

"Kate? It's me Blake." Blake finally said into the phone. I grabbed my highlighter again and focused on the words in front of me. I had a huge final tomorrow and I was cramming in some last minute studying.

"Oh, hey." I said. I was sure my tone was bored, but I needed to focus on my test and not this attractive boy on the other line.

"How have you been Kate? I missed you." Blake said. My heart skipped a beat. I shook my head quickly and turned the page of my textbook. I needed to focus on science and not on him.

The chemical reaction for chlorine sulfate was definitely going to be on the test. I just hoped that the chemical equations that we'd have to balance were somewhat easy and didn't require as much math as the one we did in class. Don't get me wrong, I loved figuring them out, but this test needs to be easy. I need an A as my final grade in this class.

"Kate?" Someone said into my ear. I focused on the phone in my hand and went back to reading.

"Huh? Oh hey. Yeah. Who is this again?" I asked. For a split second, I forgot I was on the phone.

"It's me Blake." He repeated. I blinked a few times before closing my eyes. I guess I needed to focus on him now.

"Oh hey. How are you?" I asked. I stared at the flash cards on the edge of my desk, wanting to groan. I forgot I had to review those too.

"Could be better. I miss you Kate." Blake said. I wanted to sigh of contentment. I missed him too, but after confessing my feelings to him as Krissy, I didn't want to face him. As much as I didn't want to admit it, I wanted to tell him I liked him, as Kate.

"I'm sorry to hear that. I miss you too." I told him. It was too bad that he only missed Kate. He didn't even seem to notice that Krissy had been ignoring him all week. "I've been super busy. College and work."

I was sending in applications for scholarships and trying to figure out how expensive Harvard was going to be. Luckily, I had worked enough to pay for two semesters worth. I just needed to figure out how to pay for everything else. I would have to quit the diner if I wanted to attend school.

"How about I distract you this weekend?" Blake asked. I grabbed the large deck of flash cards and shuffled them. I repeated the words he just said in my mind and sighed.

"Maybe. I'm still jammed pack." I said to him. I wish I could leave my life as Krissy and be Kate for a day, but I knew better. My life was much too hectic to let my silly crush get in the way.

"I'm sorry for how things went last time." Blake said. I focused on his words, remembering our first date. It went great until I ran away from him. I wished he kissed me. Maybe everything would be different if he had. Who knows, i'd be Blake Tyler's first official girlfriend. A girl can only dream.

I chose a flash card from the deck and read it. 'Glucose' The card was telling me to state the formula for it. It was C6H12O6. At least I know that.

"Huh? Oh. It's okay Blake." I said. I put it down and picked up another card. I was about to read it when I heard my name again.

"Kate." Blake said. I closed my eyes and reopened them, looking at the card. I needed to focus on school. The next question was to balance out the glucose formula. I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and wrote down the formula. I was positive this was going to be on the exam.

"Kate." I heard again. I put down the pen and turned away from my desk. I got up and walked over to my bed, laying down. I needed a break from chemistry. I already knew everything. I couldn't cram anymore into my head.

"Sorry Blake. I'm in the middle of homework. Was there a reason you called?" I asked. I heard him sigh. I felt bad for being so forward with him, but I didn't want him increasing my crush on him. I was finally forgetting him, well I hoped.

"Yes Kate. Could you please listen to me for a second?" He pleaded. I fixed the pillow I was laying down on and looked up to the ceiling, giving him my full attention. His sense of urgency took over my mind. I needed to listen. This seemed important and all I was doing was ignoring him. How could I wish to be his girlfriend when I couldn't even listen to him for a minute.

"Kate, please give me a second chance. Will you go on another date with me?" He asked. I stopped breathing. Blake was asking me out again. I wanted to so badly say yes but I knew better than to agree.

All this would do was ruin what had been going on the last few days. I was fine having a Blake free life. I didn't see him at school anymore and my Spanish teacher let me give my presentation to her.

She had me recite my lines and she would say Blake's. She complemented me on my accent and said she wished I took Spanish earlier. I got a hundred percent on the project, increasing my GPA.

"Kate?" I heard him say again. I shut my eyes tight. One more date couldn't hurt. I'd be going to stay with my grandparents for a few days during the winter break. That could be the perfect time to forget him.

"Alright Blake. I'll see you Saturday." I said before hanging up. I didn't let him reply. I'd definitely back out then. Now I just had to wait a few days before never having to see him again.

-

I laid on my bed as Morgan paced my floor. This was starting to be a habit neither of us could break. I had told her about my call with Blake yesterday and she flipped out.

"What the fuck Kris. I thought you were done with Kate?" She asked. I looked up from my book and shrugged. This boy could ask me for a million bucks and I would give it to him.

"Stop pacing." I mumbled. She stopped and turned to look at me.

"Sorry. When is this date?" She asked. She grabbed her phone from her purse and unlocked it.

"Saturday. Morgan, I think-" I stopped talking. It was a horrible idea. I couldn't.

"What K?" She asked. I shook my head. I don't even know why I allowed that thought to pass my mind.

"Never mind. The date is Saturday. That's all I know. I hung up really quickly. He was distracting me from my studies." I said to her. And it was true. The rest of the night I couldn't focus on chemistry. It was a good thing I had been studying prior to the call or I would not have aced the test.

"So, let me get this straight. Krissy never wants to see Blake Tyler again. But Kate wants to see him this weekend." Morgan restated our whole conversation. I nodded. I got up from my bed and walked into my closet.

"Should I just show up as Krissy and tell him the truth?" I asked. I looked at all the possible outfits I could wear and none screamed Kate. I was too much of a nerd.

"You are actually thinking about telling Blake that you're Kate? He's going to hate you. If there's one thing Blake hates, it's liars. Are you sure about this?" Morgan asked. I sighed. I turned around and went back to my bed. I dove face first.

"I don't know Morgan." I said mumbling into my pillow. It was quickly taking up my oxygen, causing me to flip over. I stared at the popcorn texture of my ceiling. "I just don't want my life to be this complicated."

"And I just want you to be happy K. If you want to tell Blake you're Kate, then do it. I'll back you up 101%. I'm sure Soph will too." Morgan said. She looked down at her phone before widening her eyes.

"Morgan?" I asked her.

"We have a problem." She squeaked. I opened my eyes and ran over to her. She was staring at her phone. Blake's name was popped up on the caller ID.

"Morgan?" I asked her. She better not have done what I think she did.

"I accidentally called Blake." She whispered. I stopped moving. All of my secrets have been told to the one guy that could ruin my life.

"We have to get Blake's phone. Right. Now!" I said beginning to panic. I'm sure Blake would hate me now. I wouldn't even get a chance to explain.

"I'm calling Sophie." Morgan said plastering the phone to her ear. She grabbed her purse and her coat. I pulled on thick sweats and a large hoodie as well as a beanie. Connecticut was full of snow. Christmas was right around the corner and the holiday spirit was in the air. Based on these events, this winter break was going to be hectic.