The Lonely Girl Read Free Page B

left the room to shower, and I notice Keegan staring at the screen. I quickly delete it and try to act normal.
    “Becca, are you okay? Who sent you that?” I quickly tell him it’s a wrong number.
    My brother comes back in, and I grab my toothbrush and head out. I go to the bathroom and brush my teeth. I try to compose myself.
    Dillon is pissed. He’s been getting more and more like this. He told me he loved me two weeks ago, and I didn’t say it back. I don’t love Dillon. Half the time I can’t stand to be around him . When I am I make sure it’s mostly group settings or at my house with my parent’s home, so he doesn’t have an opportunity to push me. He’s getting forward. All I have done is kiss him, and it was not something I want to do again. He says he understands, but I don’t think he does. We never talked about it, so we aren’t exclusive, and he can go out with whoever he wants. I tell him it’s too soon for a boyfriend. I think it might be time to end things. I only have been trying to do this so my parents will stop worrying about me, but if I tell them it’s for the best because I am leaving for school in the fall they will understand.
    I head back to the room and just before I open the door, I notice it’s open a bit. I hear Keegan say, “She’s dating this Dillon guy?”
    My brother answers, “No, man . Well, kind of. It’s not serious though. I think she just does it because she thinks it’s expected. I heard horrible things about him in high school. No girl stuck around long. I just want to get Bec here so I know she’s okay.”
    “Listen Alec, I think I just saw a message from him when I came up beside her, he said ‘she was a bitch’.” I hear my brother curse. Great, now they know. I don’t want my brother involved, it will just make Dillon pissed off.
    “We will show her around, she’ll love it here , bro, and she’ll be here in the fall and be safe.”
    I decide at that point to walk in. Keegan smiles at me and it makes me melt. What is happening, I don’t have these sorts of feelings not since Michael. This is wrong, I won’t feel this way about someone else because then it's like Michael meant nothing and I have forgotten him.
    They are both just staring at me now. I know my brother wants to say something, but he just walks up to me and hugs me and says, “Tomorrow will be epic, you’re in the big league now, sis, time to see university teaching.”
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    The next few days go by so fast. I go to classes with Alec and Keegan. Jake even talked my brother into letting me go to his art class with him after he saw me drawing at the table during lunch.
    It’s Friday night, and Alec and Keegan are studying since they have exams starting in a week.  Alec takes off to the library, promising to take me out tomorrow night before I go back home Sunday afternoon.  Keegan stays to study in the dorm.
    I have dodged Dillon all this time. Keeping my phone off and telling my mom it was acting up. It turns out Dillon even called the house telling my mom he couldn’t reach me. She relayed that my phone is acting up so that cooled him down. I got a message this afternoon from him saying: I’m sorry baby I just miss you see you soon
    Keegan goes to take a shower so I take the time to call Dillon. He picks up on the first ring. “Hey baby , your phone is working better?”
    “It’s still not holding a charge so I can’t talk long. Did my mom tell you I get home Sunday?”
    He sighs. “Ya, she did. I’m sorry for freaking out. I just had plans for us and I didn’t realize how much I missed you till I couldn’t see you. Why are you there? I thought we decided you were going to go to Western with me?”
    Just then Keegan walks back in from his shower and he’s only in a towel and his chest is bare. Yup, I was right athletic body, definitely hot. I try not to stare, but I can’t help it. I barely hear Dillon still talking about