Page 8 of Saving Micah

{‘She Talks to Angels’ – Black Crowes}

“Mother fu…” I stop myself as I stomp around and pull at my hair. It’s longer on top than it is on the sides and it’s the perfect length to grab right now. I pull until it feels like I’m going to pull every piece out by the root.

Levi - the back stabbing best friend.

That’s his new name and I don’t want to see his face or hear his voice. I would probably punch him in the jaw if he came close to me right now.

The nerve of that shithead!

I quickly go back to the conversation we had before we picked everyone up to come to the movies. I was over at his house so I rode with him to everyone’s house.

“Man, what are you doing about Micah?”

Ugh. Here we go again.

“I don’t know what you mean dude. We are just friends. Nothing more. I don’t want to be anything more. She is my best friend and I’m not going to risk that.”

“You know she’s going to find someone else. Some jerk off is going to swoop in and carry her off away from us. You’re just going to let that happen.” He looks at me with a serious look on his face. “How can you let that happen to us bro?”

I chuckle at his seriousness. He really thinks that another guy is going to come in and just take Micah away from us and she isn’t going to want to be our friend anymore. He doesn’t really know Micah then.

“Micah isn’t going anywhere Levi. No guy is going to swoop in and take her away like she’s property. Stop freaking out. Be a sophomore. Stop being so serious.”

He just keeps driving and shakes his head. Neither he nor I are getting through to the other obviously.

He perks up after just a couple minutes. “I got an idea.”

Famous last words with Levi.

“What man?”

“Just hear me out. We both want to know how Micah really feels for you so let’s put her to the test. Let’s make a bet.” I don’t like where this is going but, I’m also curious as to how Micah feels so I keep my mouth shut.

“We will find a girl to sit next to you while the movie is playing. You can kiss her a little and see what Micah does. The bet is … what will she do?”

“I bet she does nothing.” I reply quickly. Too quickly because Levi chuckles.

“Ok. I bet she marches to you and ask you what the hell you are doing.” Levi doesn’t know Micah at all.

“What’s the reward?” If I’m doing this bet with him. I want to know that I’m getting something out of it.

“Twenty bucks.” Levi says. Levi always bets twenty bucks and I need twenty bucks. Win. Win.

“Ok. Who picks the girl and what kind of kissing?” I want to know the rules. Levi is a tricky sucker.

“I pick the girl and you kiss her however you want. It just has to be convincing.”

It appears I made a deal with the devil. He just wanted Micah for himself.

When I walked back into the movie theater and saw him wrapped around her, I thought I was seeing things. The love of my life in the arms of my best friend. I froze. When Levi saw me, I saw the guilt in his face. I felt bad for kissing that girl and when Micah walked out of the theater, I quickly pushed the girl back and told her to move. I wasn’t interested. I thought I had won the bet.

I was just screwed over.

I hear soft footsteps behind me and my body tingles. I know it’s Micah. Any time she gets close to me, I feel it. It’s a current that has developed over the years. My body is connected to hers in an electric way.

She stops and I hear her breathing. I’m not.

“Z-Zant?” Micah whispers.

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