“Did you feel it too?” he whispers.
I’m confused. “Feel what?”
“First day of junior year. Did you feel like we were meant to meet each other? That somehow we belonged in each other’s lives?”
I lift my head to find his eyes on mine. “I really hope you’re not about to admit that you’re deeply in love and can’t live without me because I don’t do sloppy seconds. Especially my sisters.”
He barks out a laugh. “Glad to know how you feel, but no. What I’m trying to say is that it felt like we were soulmates in some kind of way, at least for me. I don’t believe that the only soulmates we have are the people we end up marrying, I think there are all different kinds, friends, family, pets even. Just deep connections and it felt like that with you.”
Too stunned at his words to respond, I stare at him. We’ve had deep conversations before, but woah. This is not what I was expecting.
“Never mind. Maybe it was a stupid question, let’s just forget?—”
“I felt it too,” I say quickly because he looks like he was about to book it out of here. It’s the truth, though. I did feel it. “You’re the only friend I’ve ever felt that with before.”
Cam smiles and puts his arm back around my shoulder to tug me into his side. “No matter what happens between Ana and me, you’ll always be my soulmate, Kamila.”
I’m so lucky to have this boy as my best friend. It’s what I’ve been looking for since I was five. “Who knew that Cameron Kahlo could ever be this sappy.”
“I blame you and my mom for making me watch all those rom-coms.” I hear the smile in his voice. Cam and I were meant to be in each other’s lives in whatever form that may be, and I can’t wait to see where this life takes us.
“Cameron Kahlo, get your ass out of that pool.” My body stops floating, and I go underwater before quickly moving my legs and arms to float again.
Once I’m steady, I look around the area to find Will and Zo pacing around. I hide beside the closest ladder, hoping they won’t see me. My eyes scan the pool and spot Cameron as he emerges from the other side, where people are swimming laps. Shit. He was on the swim team in Green Hills, and it completely slipped my mind that he also swam at night when he was stressed.
The last thing I need or want right now is to have a conversation with him because of Zo and Will. They haven’t seen me yet, except now it looks like he’s going to hop out any minute, and unlike when they came in, they have to pass by me in order to leave.
Climbing out of the pool as quickly as possible, my foot misses the top step of the ladder, and I slip back into the water, making a huge splash. I sink and swallow a bunch of water in the process. Quickly, I kick my legs till I’m back at the surface, coughing.
“Shit, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” I’m still wiping my face and can’t tell who the stranger is.
“Kamila?”
Once I’m done coughing, I look up to see Zoey staring down at me in workout clothes.
“Oh hey, girl. Yeah, everything is a-okay over here. Just a small slip. Nothing to worry about.”
A-okay? Hey girl? Who am I?
“Are you sure?” She bends down with concern in her eyes.
“I’m totally fine.” I start climbing the stairs again. “I’ll see you around, okay?”
“Actually.” Just when I thought I was free…“I was wondering if I could talk to you for a second?”
Will and Cameron are still nowhere to be found, so I give her the go-ahead.
“Sure, what’s up?”
“I wanted to say thanks for the other night at King’s Wolf.”
“It’s no big deal, really.”I just need this conversation to end.
“Yes. It was. Will finally fessed up to what he’s been feeling for the past year, and the next morning, he called and asked me out. Our first date is tomorrow night.” A dreamy look falls over her face, and my heart warms at the sight.
“I’m so happy for you, Zo. There’s no need to thank me. The feelings were already there, all you guys needed was a little push.”
