Officially Together: Officially Together (ePub)

Rachel couldn't believe what she had just done. Never in her whole entire life - which granted, when Rachel thought about it, wasn't that long - had she ever been brave enough to kiss a boy just out of the blue, no matter how much she liked him. And yet, for some reason, she had found the courage to kiss Lucas on the cheek. Rachel quickly bowed her head, she knew she had turned bright red and hoped that nobody was watching her to take any notice. The pain inside her chest was excruciating. Rachel knew it had to do more with holding her breath and failing to breathe on a regular basis than anything. She didn't care, Rachel just regretted not being brave enough to kiss Lucas on the lips. As it was all she wanted to do was scream but Rachel knew she couldn't, that would be way too embarrassing not to mention obvious. 
  For awhile they walked in silence. Rachel could see that Lucas was thinking about something. She desperately hoped it was about her but that was probably way too much to ask for at this stage in their relationship. Rachel suddenly realised something. What relationship! Lucas hadn't asked her out or anything. She was being way too forward and quickly let go of his arm. 
    Rachel couldn't believe how foolish she had been, how stupid she had been acting. Who was she to think she could ever go out with someone as popular as Lucas Bowan? That someone like Lucas Bowan - one of the most popular boys at school, if not in the whole entire universe - would ever want to go out with her, a nobody. Tears began to well in Rachel's eyes. She quickly picked up her pace to get in front of Lucas so he couldn't see her cry. He would probably just laugh at her, make fun of her. That's what boys like Lucas did. They only cared about ... well, Rachel wasn't too sure what boys like Lucas cared about but she knew it wasn't anything but themselves. 
    Rachel couldn't take it anymore. The emotional torment of losing a boyfriend she never had was taking its toll on her. There was only one thing to do. She ran.