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“No, his name is Tyler Young, but everyone calls him Young.” Mr. Gorgeous says.
“Oh, thank shit. I thought you meant you were too young to be here.” I say and everyone laughs again. “So what’s your name?” I ask Mr. Gorgeous.
“Campbell. What’s your name?” he asks.
“Kenz.” I say and we smile at each other. Everyone at the table exchanges names and then the other hot friend comes over with the guys’ beers.
“Hey.” He says as he sits down.
“Thanks, Dickhead.” Young says to the guy.
“Is Dickhead your last name?” I ask and everyone laughs including me.
“No, I’m Keith Dickson, but these two assholes call me Dick.” He says before he takes a sip of his beer. Everyone is talking and having a great time.
I keep looking at Campbell. I know that name. It’s not a common name. I went to high school with a kid named Campbell. I don’t want to believe this gorgeous, sweet guy could be one of the assholes from high school.
He interrupts my thoughts when he says, “So, Kenz, how old are you?” I look up at him and smile. He can’t be the same guy, that guy was an asshole.
“I’m twenty-one, you?”
“Same. Do you go to school?” he asks.
“Yes, I’m in my last year. Majoring in journalism, how about you?” I ask. I love this part of getting to know someone. It’s all still a mystery. You don’t know anything about each other and it’s such easy conversation.
“I’m also in my last year. I want to do sports rehab. My goal is to do it for football. I used to play in high school, so I think that would be where I want to end up. But for a professional team, if I can.” He says. I am looking at him and it is all of a sudden coming back to me.
“Kennedy, why don’t you try out for the football team? You’re big enough.”
“She really should try to do something with herself if she ever wants to get laid”
“Nice hair Kennedy. You are such a loser with no friends. Nice outfit, tubby. What a waste of space she is.”
The laughing the teasing, it’s all coming back to me. I’m starting to feel like the same weak girl that I was back in high school. I look up at Campbell and realize this is the same guy from high school. He looks older and more built, but this is definitely him. Fuck! I can’t believe this is happening. I need to get out of here. I do not want to turn back into that weak girl, and I absolutely do not want him to realize it’s me. I don’t want him to knock down everything I have changed about myself. Fuck, I can’t believe I was eye fucking someone from high school. If he knew who I was, he would run out of here, but not before making me feel like shit. I need to leave now.
Campbell brings me back to the present when he says, “Hey is everything ok. You look pale? Do you feel alright?” Fucking perfect. Now I look like shit.
“Yep. Fine. I need to go now. Nice meeting you.” I start to get up and he grabs my hand.
“Hey, what happened?”
I yank my hand away from him and say, “Nothing, shit. I just need to go now. Girls, I’ll see you at home.”
With that, I hurry out the door and rush home. I will not let him change me back into that person.
I just watched her run out of here like the place was on fire. What the fuck was that? I turn and look at everyone and say, “What the hell just happened? Why did she leave like that?”
Becca says, “I have no idea. I’ve never seen her like that. I should go and check on her.”
She starts to get up to leave and I say, “Becca, could you do me a favor please? Would you please give her my cell number? I would really like to see her again.” I have never felt the way this girl made me feel and I’d like to see if it could go anywhere.
“Sure Campbell, I can do that for you.” Becca says.
I grab a napkin and Becca gives me a pen. I write down my number and hand it to her.
“Thank you. Tell her I’m glad I met her tonight.” I say as I hand it to her. She agrees to tell her that and leaves. Her friend Maddie is practically sitting in Young’s lap and I know he loves every minute of it.
I think back over the last couple of hours while I sit and finish my beer. Kenz is by far
