home-tutored friends.
It rocked.
Everyone had a great time and it was after two before everyone had gone.
Tay was staying overnight, so he helped me clean up a little before we went to bed.
'So….' He grinned.
'So what?' I picked up an interesting looking thing from the carpet and examined it.
'Well, I was just wondering….'
'Tay, get on with it!' I threw the unidentifiable object in the trash bag I was holding.
'Well, see I saw you and Hunter getting pretty cozy on the sofa and, you know, being a best friend and all…..' he stopped.
I turned to face him,
'You are so nosy! Jeez! You just have to know everything! But for your information nothing happened and even though I am going to the movies with him on Saturday, nothing probably will.'
'You're going to the movies?' he asked, a look of total surprise on his face.
'No, I just wanted to see your reaction!' I laughed and threw a used napkin at him.
He shook his head and we continued cleaning for a few more minutes.
That night in my room, neither of us was tired, so we sat up and talked.
Sitting on my bed, firing m&m's into Tay's mouth, I asked him,
'Do you, you know, like anyone at the moment?'
Catching an m&m in his mouth, he shrugged.
'Actually no. Not really. I mean I always kinda had a thing for Kate, but….'
I interrupted him,
'Kate? Really? Wow! I would never have picked it!'
'Yeah well…..but nothing was ever gonna come from that. I mean her and Justin are like this.' He entwined his fingers to give an indication.
'Oh I dunno…..Justin and Sarah have been getting on famously lately.'
'Nah! Sar's in love with Ike! Anyone can see that!'
'Pity Ike's so infatuated with Jessica!'
'But Jessica likes Matt!' we both cried at the same time.
After we stopped laughing, I said,
'What a tangled web we weave. But you know what's weird?'
'What?' Tay scrambled into his sleeping bag.
'Well, all these couples, or kind of couples and no one for us two! I mean, neither of us like anyone at the mo'……' I turned out the light so he wouldn't be able to see my face as I told this lie.
'Yeah…..weird huh.' He mused.
We were quiet for awhile.
This is where he is supposed to tell me he likes me. I thought sadly.
'Goodnight Tay.' I whispered, unsure if he was asleep or not.
''Night Peta. You're the best friend a guy could ever have.'
Suddenly it all came into perspective.
A solitary tear slipped down my cheek as I listened to him turn over.
'You don't know how much you just hurt me Tay.' I whispered into the night.
I leant over and programmed my CD player.
There were three CD's in there, but I only programmed two songs.
'I will come to you' and 'Surely as the sun.'
I cried myself softly to sleep.
song credit Hanson, "I will come to you" and "Surely as the sun"
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