Free Deadly to Love by Mia Hoddell Page A

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    I looked down at my screen to see that I had forty-two new comments. I scrolled down to start reading them and was stunned by what I saw. Each message was from a different friend of Kai’s asking me to forgive him and take him back because he really was a good and genuine guy. Of course there were a few haters telling me that if they were in my position this wouldn’t work but I ignored them and despite my reluctance, I was quite impressed by what he had done.
    I sat there rereading the messages, trying to find a reason not to forgive him but I couldn’t. What he had done had erased all my anger.
    Darcie<3: OK fine, I forgive you. How long did it take you to get all those people to message me?
    As I typed the message I had a few more notifications come through telling me that I had received more messages on the game asking me to forgive Kai. To stop them I posted something saying I had before looking at Kai’s reply.
    Kai: Nearly all day. Do you really mean that?
    Darcie<3: Of course, that was pretty impressive and it’s hard to stay mad when someone does something like that. No one has ever done something like that for me before.
    My iPod was bleeping again and pleased messages began to appear on my screen, telling me it was a good decision and that I wouldn’t regret it.
At least I hope I won’t,
I thought.
    Darcie<3: Don’t think that’ll work every time though because it won’t.
    Kai: I know but I didn’t want to lose you and I guessed right, talking to you wouldn’t have had much effect.
    Darcie<3: If you had told me in the first place you wouldn’t have had to do anything. I get that you’re not going to tell me everything but there are some things I need to know and if I don’t hear them this isn’t going to work.
    Kai: OK I’ll try explain some of the things when you’re on tomorrow but I have to go right now. Sorry :(
    Before I had a chance to say bye he had already signed out and I felt a little annoyed I had forgiven him so easily if that was how he was going to react. However I had got him to agree to answer some of my questions which stopped me being too mad.
    Instead I went to bed early to try and catch up on the sleep I lost the night before. I thought about how Kai had made an effort to stay with me. I didn’t even realise I was comparing him to what Ian used to do until I was nearly asleep. I decided then that the messages must have been at least partially true as Kai had made an effort unlike Ian.

CHAPTER SEVEN
     
    “You did what?!” Chloe’s hands flew up above her head as she tried to find some way to express her frustration.
    “I sort of forgave him and I’ve persuaded him to tell me everything when I speak to him next.”
    Okay, so I was bending the truth slightly but it was the only way I was going to convince Chloe, not that I needed her approval, I kept reminding myself.
    It was a warm, sunny Saturday and with only a few weeks left of term we were all finally free to do what we liked, and this meant meeting up in the park. As much as I wanted to hear what Kai had to explain, he hadn’t messaged me when I woke up so I assumed he was either busy or wasn’t back yet. This did irritate me more as I was starting to wonder if he really was what he claimed to be. However when Chloe phoned ordering me to meet up it gave me the perfect distraction, well at least until the interrogation began.
    “I was just about ready to dump him but when I got home I had a load of messages apologising. I didn’t make it easy for him and when he realised he was getting no where he told me to look at the game we met on. Here, take a look.” I switched my screen on to find the list of messages everyone had sent me before passing it to Chloe to scroll through.
    “Seriously how could I break up with him when he does that? He was making an effort and maybe I overreacted.” I sighed, then turned to smile at Lindsay, Mel and Becka who were lowering themselves to sit beside us on the