Kayla. Kayla!

She felt a burning sensation on her cheek. When she opened her eyes, she found her dad standing over her on the couch. It was already daylight outside.

"What happened?" She rested her hand on her cheek, feeling the heat. "Are you serious? You don't have any idea that I've been slapping you for 5 minutes? It's 3pm. Is everything alright?" Her dad had a very concerned tone.

Apparently, her parents had just gotten home and she was still asleep. She looked around and wondered how everything was so clean. Jayden must have cleaned up before he left. She decided to ask him.

Kayla: Hey, about last night...

Jayden: You feeling any better?

Kayla: Perfect:)

Jayden: Great. See you at school tomorrow;)

She put down her phone and packed a small bag. She hadn't eaten all day so she brought a sandwich, some potato chips and left for the park.

There was a certain tree at Pearson Park that she loved. Whether she sat under it or on its thick, brown branches, it gave off a certain vibe that helped her think.

She watched the kids running around on the playground. The sun was high in the sky but it wasn't too hot nor too chilly. It was just the perfect Sunday afternoon. The perfect Sunday afternoon to do some deep thinking.

What was that sensation she got last night when she kissed Jayden? Was it even a real sensation or was she just cold? She was so confused. Why did she feel this way? Why did her stomach get lighter than her head at the thought of last night? Last night. Last night was... something.

After about an hour of sitting in the tree, she decided to text her mom to make sure she wasn't filing a missing report at the police station by now.

Kayla: Hi ma. Sorry I didn't tell you but I've been at Pearson for the past hour. Be home by 7

Her mom was that crazy Hispanic mom who needed a complete report of where Kayla was going, what she was doing, for how long, and with whom she was going before she allowed her to go out. But as long as Kayla was alone or with someone responsible and within a 5 minute walk of their house, she allowed her freedom to go anywhere.

Another 2 hours passed.

Kayla looked up from her notepad where she was scribbling her thoughts about last night. It was nearly sunset which meant it was about 6p.m. She smirked as she finally reached a conclusion. But it was a smirk of unease. She didn't know what to do about it, but she knew she was in love with Jayden. There was no other explanation.

She climbed down the tree and started home.