Saturday nights had always been some of the best times for Kenny, ever since he was a kid he'd always spend them with his best friend, Taylor. Though over the last several months every Saturday was devoted to spending time with his girlfriend, Rachel. This Saturday was different; it was the first Saturday since Rachel broke up with Kenny. It was five days ago that Rachel decided that she and Kenny were over, they had their ride, and it was time for it to end. Rachel was so sure of this that she didn't even give Kenny a chance to try and salvage the relationship, she told him it was over and walked away.
Kenny, obviously heartbroken, turned to the only person that had always been there in his life, Taylor. Taylor wasn't technically Kenny's neighbor, but she had lived just five house down the street from him since they were born. The redheaded girl became Kenny's shadow almost instantly, never straying too far from him as children, this stayed the same as they entered schooling and continued all the way until they graduated high school. Even then the two stuck to each other like glue; both decided to take one year off before going to college, that way they could live it up in the real world for awhile.
Kenny knew his friend was more than likely not going to return to school; she never had much interest in college which he understood, considering she never had much interest in high school either. He accepted this and never attempted to push her; instead, he did what the two had always talked about, live it up for a year. They both got part-time jobs and on their days off did whatever they wanted, whether that be going to a concert or staying inside watching movies.
It wasn't until the third month of that year that things abruptly changed. Kenny met Rachel, they hit it off quickly enough, and by the end of the second week, they were dating. Taylor was obviously overjoyed for her friend, but she couldn't lie, it started to hurt when he began to cancel their plans to spend time with Rachel. Soon her friend began to fade away, every day being devoted to Rachel, even then Taylor couldn't bring herself to tell Kenny to set aside time for her, he was in a relationship, and she just had to accept that.
So that's what Taylor did, for nearly four months she got used to the new routine of seeing her friend maybe only once or twice a week. Sometimes she lucked out and got invited out with Kenny and Rachel to a concert or party, but she never got any one on one with her old friend. That was until Kenny called her one day nearly in tears, telling her how Rachel had broken up with him. Her heart ached as she heard the pain in his voice while trying to explain what happened.
Not knowing what else to do, Taylor quickly ran to Kenny's house and talked with him, trying her best to support him through his first break up. A few days after that she called him and said that they should try and get his mind off things by doing what they used to on Saturdays, which Kenny reluctantly agreed to do. And so Saturday night came around and just like many times before Taylor headed over to Kenny's house, to spend some time watching movies together.
Kenny heard a knock on the door just around nine at night, "It's open, Taylor!" Kenny called out from his room. A few moments later his door creaked open, and Taylor poked her head around it, smiling at him, "Hey." Kenny said with a little smile,
"Hi," Taylor sang back as she dropped her pack on the floor, "So I got us the usual, drinks, snacks, candy. I wasn't exactly sure how long I was staying tonight, so I may have gotten a little too much."
Kenny let out a little chuckle and sat up in his bed, "No worries, my folks are spending the night at my aunts, it's her birthday so...you know."
"Ah, this is the aunt who loves a party right?" Taylor asked with a little smirk,
"Oh yeah, honestly I think my parents like her birthday more than she does. They get to drink however much they want and then can crash right in the guest room." Kenny replied as he got off his bed, "So what were you thinking of watching first?"
"I don't know, maybe something a little light, or something scary." Taylor answered with a shrug before quickly holding up a finger, "But nothing too scary, I mean like cheesy scary."
Kenny couldn't help but laugh at her response, "You know Taylor one day you are going to have to face your fears of horror movies."
"Yeah, one day but not today." Taylor retorted,
Kenny playfully rolled his eyes, "Okay, okay, so let's go with...a classic." Kenny hummed as he searched through his movie stacks for an old eighties horror that they loved. They had watched it a thousand times, but it never got old, "Ah, here we go, good?" He asked as he flashed the case to her,
"Perfect choice Ken, pop it in." Taylor agreed as she picked up her bag, tossing it on Kenny's bed before hopping on it as well. She slid back and let her back lean against the wall as Kenny got his remote and joined her. Taylor hit the lights and reached into her bag handing Kenny a soda. "Your favorite." She said with a short glance,
Kenny let out a warm smile and took the soda, "Thanks," He said in a low voice that instantly made Taylor uneasy,
"You okay?" She asked looking over at him fully,
"Yeah," Kenny nodded, "I just...don't worry about it, I'm good." Kenny dismissed while shaking his head,
"Ken," Taylor said with a sigh, "Telling me not to worry is just gonna make me worry."
"Right," Kenny acknowledged as he shook his head slowly, "I was just thinking about everything that's been happening the last few months,"
"With you and Rachel?" Taylor guessed,
"No, with you and me." Kenny replied, "Things have been different."
Taylor expression turned from worry to sympathy, "Kenny, it's-you don't have to worry about us. We're good."
"Are we?" Kenny asked not believing her words, "I turned into a shitty friend when I was with Rachel. In almost four months this is the first time we've hung out like this." Kenny replied sounding truly ashamed,