Friends. Best Friends. Soulmates. Endgame.
Mia and Elijah were all of these things, but the world saw them as star-crossed lovers. So close yet so far.
Will they end up together? Or will they ignore what's right in front of them?
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After dropping Mia off, I drive back home in silence. I put one hand out of the window to feel the soft afternoon breeze as the other hand directs the steering wheel. When I get home, I see my parents' cars and I smile softly.
Opening the front door, I immediately hear my younger brothers and I walk towards the sound of their laughs. They come into my view and I see them wrestling my dad to the ground. I watch in amusement as he struggles to get up with both of them on his shoulders. I hear a sigh coming from my left and my mother stands there with her hands on her hips and a small smile on her lips.
Walking towards her, I give her a hug before moving into the kitchen and setting the table for dinner. When I'm done, I head back into the living room and sit next to my dad who's watching a Chelsea game.
At halftime, mum calls us to eat and I join everyone at the table. "How was school Eli?", my mum asks. "It was fine. Mia and I did that presentation about the Trojan War.", I reply with in between eating.
We continue to eat with occasional small talk, and when I've finished, I excuse myself from the table and go upstairs to my room. I fall onto my bed and feel something under my head. I reach behind me and I realize Mia left her scrunchie on my bed.
With a small smile, I place it on my bedside table. She's so forgetful sometimes. And completely clueless. How does she not see that Kai has feelings for her? She didn't see the look he gave us when she kissed me on the cheek. Which means she also didn't notice my reaction which is good.
Valentine's Day is coming up and I really hope no one asks her out. I've heard a few people say they wanted to ask her to be their valentine. They had better be joking. And if they aren't, I'm praying she says no to all of them. I've been planning to confess my feelings to her, and valentine's day is the perfect time to do it. I just have to get to her before anyone else does.
I've tried to tell her that I have feelings for her multiple times but it's almost as if the world doesn't want us to be together. I got so desperate that I pushed my ego aside and went to Stella for advice. She told me to do something romantic and sentimental. Now all I have to do is figure out how to do that. Valentine's day is in two weeks and I have no idea what I'm going to do.
I begin pacing around my room, trying to figure out what will impress Mia enough for her to say yes to me. I think back to when I realized I had feelings for her. It was about a year ago. We were at a theme park and she had gotten popcorn in her hair. She looked so beautiful that day. The afternoon sun had shone down on her golden skin as she laughed and tried to get the pieces of popcorn out of her wild, curly locks.
"Well aren't you going to help me?" she asks with a smile on her face. Still in a slight daze, I walk toward her and start brushing the popcorn out of her hair. When her hair is popcorn free, I rest my hands on either side of her head and she looks up at me under her lashes. "Thank you." she says in a small voice. I smile down at her and she blushes before burying her face in my chest. I hold her carefully, like if I were to hold her too tightly she would break.
"ELI!". Suddenly my door is pushed open with force and I am snapped out of my daydream. In comes Vincent with Theo not too far behind. I look at them confused, my mind still in a bit of a blur.
"Can we play on your Xbox?" Theo asks and I finally come to my senses and nod. "Yeah you can. Just don't play for too long." I say. They yell a 'thank you' before running out of my room and downstairs to the TV room.
I walk to my desk, pull out my notebook and a pen and I start writing a letter. A letter to Mia. A letter telling her about how I feel about her. I sign it off as anonymous. I'll leave it in her locker tomorrow. Maybe the mystery will push her to say no to whoever asks her out in hopes that her anonymous admirer will step forward. Absolute genius. She is a hopeless romantic so it should work.
I sound so dumb right now but I'm desperate at this point. I put the letter in an envelope and decorate the front of it by drawing flowers and hearts. I carefully place it into my bag and get ready for bed.
I fall asleep with thoughts of Mia.
<3 <3 <3
Walking into school, I head straight for Mia's locker. I made sure to come 10 minutes early so that she wouldn't notice me slipping the envelope into her locker. When I get to her locker, I breathe out a sigh of relief when I see no one around. I quickly, but carefully, push the letter through the vent. I walk away and to my first class of the day. Physics. I've wanted to study medicine for as long as I can remember. I don't mind missing out on fun activities if it means that one day I'll get to call myself a doctor.
Eventually the bell rings and the last few stragglers rush to get to their seats. I take out my notebook and class begins.
<3 <3 <3
Walking towards English, I notice someone talking to Mia outside. When I get closer, Kai comes into view. His left hand is placed on Mia's waist, the other on the lockers behind her. She laughs at something he says and he smirks down at her.
I can feel the rage build up inside of me but I cover myself with a mask of indifference and walk straight into the class. I hear Mia bid Kai farewell and she calls for me but I ignore her and take a seat at the back of the class. She looks at me with a frown and is about to approach me but she is stopped in her tracks when our teacher announces that class is about to begin.
I see her shoulders slump as she sits down and I immediately feel terrible.
I'm down bad.
I just sigh and take notes for the rest of the class.
