Girl had big beautiful brown eyes that Boy could have stared at for hours on end Each time that he blinked, he felt that he was missing out on something.
Girl always found it weird that he ogled at her, but hey, which girl didn’t want a bit of attention.
He loved the attention that she gave him, the motherly tenderness that she offered. He had never had this from his mother.
They loved each other’s company and did many things together.
He knew that she was one of one in a million. But deep down he had one fear and one fear only, that he might one day lose her. This made him insecure, and at times ask himself, “What’s the point if I will one day lose her; what’s the point to dig in this garden, only for someone else to bear the fruit.”
But he did his best to put a smile on her face whenever he saw her, coz her joy was his reward.
He knew that telling her that he loved her might ruin their friendship, but couldn’t bear concealing his feelings.
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The rain fell hard and Girl heard someone call her name from the crowd of students just off the bus. She turned back and saw Boy making his way through the crowd, following her into the rain.
"Hey, listen ok. Look I know that I made the wrong choice about telling you that I...love you....but I had to know if you felt the same way?" Boy stammered. Girl stopped walking, "Look!" she turned around and faced him, "All I ask of u is that we stay friends-if that’s even still possible-given the way u have made a mess of it! I don’t want no drama. You and I can't be more than what we are." She yelled, tears came falling from her eyes. Boy made his way to Girl and tried to hold her arm,
"I just love you!...And deep down u also know that you have feelings for me. You are just afraid to love me back".
Her eyes for the first time betrayed the deep emotions that she had for him all along. Eyes filled with love imprisoned in the dark abyss of fear. She was motionless for second as she choked on what to say next.
"LET GO!" Girl pushed him, and Boy felt pain on his right cheek, she had slapped him - in public. "Respect the fact I don't like u in that way. Besides am not that special to u since u have many gals who like u." She had just betrayed herself again.Her voice was beginning to break up, she was crying real hard, but the rain muted her sobs and washed away her tears. Girl turned her back on Boy and ran away.
Boy wanted to go after her but all he could do was watch her as she went further and further away. As Girl reached the sidewalk near her house, she felt pain on her left chest, her heart was aching. She couldn't breath. She placed her hand just at the place of her heart and tried to massage her chest, "It's ok, you can do it...just a few steps and...Ughr" She took a deep breath and started walking again, slowly, but her knees felt weak, she can't move anymore and that caused her to fall on the ground. Her sister got out the house eventually and helped her to stand up.
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Boy stood at the entrance of the door to Girl’s hospital room for a long time.He saw that there was an empty vase next to her bed and dashed to the hospital shop to try and get her flowers that to fill the vase. Sadly they had run out of flowers, but he didn’t want to go back empty handed. He bought a big card with flowers on it. He saw a perfume that was on display at the entrance and got an idea. He waited for the shop keeper to turn his back on him sprayed the card with the perfume before briskly running out.
If she cant have scented flowers, then il create them. He thought to himself.
He raced back to Girl’s room and she was still fast asleep like a baby. She looked so peaceful like the world was waiting for her to wake up – and if the world was him, then yes, it was waiting for her to wake up. He carefully placed the scented card right on top of the vase.
“Hey Boy”, Girl whispered. He was shocked and nearly knocked the vase down. “Thought u were asleep”, he replied.
“I have been awake. I saw u when u stood at the door. I figured u were staring at me as u always did” she give a sly smile that made him blush. “But when u went away, my heart sank and I thought that would never come back.” Her voice started to crack as she sniffed and tried to hold back the tears.
“Many people have come to visit me, but I kept looking beyond there shoulders in the hope of seeing u behind them.” She now started to cry and held her hand and told him amidst the sobs, “Please don’t leave me coz I love u too”
He knelt besides the bed, clasped both her hands in his; kissed them and said, “I will never leave u”
