By the time I leave, it's night time, and I go back to the track. I can't face Izzie right now, and running will help me forget, hopefully. I take off sprinting, using my mixed feelings to push me forward. I run and run, for what feels like hours. I finally stop to catch my breath, and the feelings for Izzie run through my head again. "Strange time to practice." I jump as I hear Izzie's voice. Oh no. What am I going to say to her? "But better late than never?" She asks. I stare at her, unable to speak. "I swear, I'm not a stalker. I just really had to talk to you." She looks away from me. "How'd you find me?" I ask, still out of breath. "Do you even have to ask?" "Elsa tracks my phone." I realize. She looks back at me, right into my eyes. "First off, it sucks you're avoiding me. I put myself out there, I was honest with you, and for that I get the silent treatment?" She asks, as a single tear falls from her eye. I hurt her. "Even if you don't feel the same, you can at least be there for me as a friend." She steps closer to me. "You're making me feel crazy!" She yells, as she looks away. I still can't speak. I shouldn't have done this. I let her spill her feelings towards me, and then I ran away, unable to deal with it. "Honestly, If I knew that you were gonna be all weird and that this was gonna jeopardize our friendship, I never in a million years would have told you how I felt. Because It is becoming incredibly clear that you don't feel the same wa-" I cut her off, but not by talking. I slam my lips into hers, not being able to control the urge anymore. She seems shocked at first, but immediately returns the kiss. Her hands instantly move to the back of my head, and I move my hands to her waist, pulling her closer. The kiss is deep and passionate. I feel her smiling into it. Her hands tangle in my hair. It's like fireworks when I kiss her, and I never want it to end. She cups my face and pulls me in deeper, her hand trailing across my lips. We kiss for a while longer, her soft lips never leaving mine. I kept pushing my feelings for away, like they didn't exist, but I can't hide them anymore.
We finally break apart, even though I wanted it to last forever. I open my eyes, and look at her, not being able to say anything. "Woah." I get out. "Yeah. Woah." She replies, with a huge grin on her face. She looks back at my lips. "Hungry?" I ask, realizing that I'm starving. "Actually I really am." She says. We laugh. I keep thinking about our kiss. It was better than I could have ever imagined. We go to a nearby gas station to grab some snacks. We sit outside after, close enough that we're touching. "You had me so confused." I tell her. "Me?" She asks, shocked. "Yeah. After Slurpee night, you were like, It's good to have friends. We're friends. Friends. Friends!" I say. Izzie rolls her eyes jokingly. She smiles. "What was I supposed to say?" She asks. "I don't know, the truth?" I ask, looking back at her lips. "When I told you the truth, you ran away. "True." I reply. I laugh. "I'm sorry." I say. "You came around." She says, as she bites her lip. I smile, and lean in to kiss her, when I hear someone yelling my name. "Casey!" "Beth, hi, what's up? I ask, as I see her run up to us. I feel Izzie behind me. "Who would have thought that when I ran out to get Dooey's de-wormer that I'd run into my favorite, favorite?" She asks, as she grins widely at me. "Beth, this is Izzie. Izzie, this is Beth. Evan's sister." I see Izzie instantly tense up when I mention Evan's name. "Hey, hey Beth." Izzie says. "Wow. You have pretty everything." Beth says, as she looks at Izzie. Beth is definitely odd, but she's right about that. Izzie is breathtaking. Izzie shifts awkwardly. "Thanks, you too." "I gotta run into the store. Will you be here when I get back?" Beth asks me. I look at Izzie and try to make up an excuse. "No, I Don't think so. We gotta get back." Izzie nods in agreement. "Aww. Disappointing." Beth says, before she says goodbye and leaves. Izzie and I make a beeline out of there.