Cherry Blossoms

Chapter 22 - Somebody

Third POV

It was after the party and the gang went back to the Felix and Hugo's hotel room and Sofia was going to have another sleepover. Emma and Felix were arguing about what movie to watch, Mulan or Tangled. While Sofia and Hugo were making homemade popcorn.

Sofia squealed cutely as she stared down at the popcorn popping on the pan, "Hugo, look it's adorable!" She smiled as she glanced over to Hugo, "I love seeing it pop."

Hugo giggled as he shook his head, "Do you realise you sound like a child right?" Sofia glared at him playfully before giggling.

Hugo asked curiously as he smiled shyly glancing at her when she wasn't looking, "So do you always have homemade popcorn or food back at home?" "Or travelling?"

Sofia smiled softly as she replied, "Yeah especially with my family but travelling I don't get to have time to make the popcorn because I'm always busy."

Hugo was about to ask another question when they both heard Emma shouting, "Felix sunshine I want Mulan!"

Felix laughed as they could hear the smirk in his voice, "Haha not gonna happen!"

Sofia and Hugo started laughing as they continued to their bickering.

Hugo asked confused as he laughed, "What are we going to with those two idiots?"

Sofia smiled as she shook her head, "Oh I have no idea."

Sofia's POV

Once we got the popcorn in a bowl. We started watching Tangled because Felix is such a fanboy over it. At least that's what I've been told by Hugo anyways.

Emma was pouting at Felix for most of the night. Of course angry at her sunshine for something. Hehe. God those two idiots.

Once it got to the 'At Last I see the light.' Hugo got up and offered me his hand. And I swear I saw a smirk almost tug on his lips.

I grinned as we got up and danced for the second time tonight. Of course Emma and Felix had smirks on their goddamn faces and took it as their cue to leave.

When we finished dancing together. We collapsed onto the couch, laughing how we acted just then.

I laughed almost crying laughing as I smiled cheerfully, "That was so much fun."

Hugo smiled gently as he looked at me laying his head on the couch, "Yeah it was."

I don't know what happened to us the next minute, but we found ourselves staring at each other's eyes.

But then I shook my head as I looked away. Hugo would never like someone like me. A hopeless romantic and a famous romance author. It would be overwhelming for him and my friends.

Hugo's POV

We stared into each other's eyes as we continued to smile. I mentally thought to myself as I continued to stare into Sofia's blue eyes, "Were her eyes always this captivating?"

But then I saw Sofia looking away from me. I scolded myself as I thought to myself, "No." "I can't feel this way to her." "I don't want to get rejected or hurt again." "The last thing I want to do is to make feel uncomfortable." "She's just a friend." "Nothing more, nothing less."

I stared at her eyes but this time they looked different. Her eyes looked downcast from some reason.

I asked genuinely concerned about her as I scooted closer, "Sofia you alright?"

She smiled as she nodded in a reassuring way, "Yes I'm fine you?"

I frowned slightly. Her lips were moving but her eyes and her smile was saying a different story altogether.

I asked sternly as I put my arm around her shoulder in a friendly manner, "Sofia what's wrong?"

She gave me a nervous look before sighing while curling up into a ball, "Just having doubts I guess."

I blurted out without thinking, "Doubts about what?"

She whispered sadly looking away, "Love."

I pursed my lips together regretting what I asked. She smiled sadly looking down to at her clenched fists on her lap as her voice cracked once she started talking, "I always wondered what love felt like and whether it was a good feeling to have in my life." "But I'm not sure whether I want to find love anymore."

What? I always thought to myself that Sofia had the perfect family and have the perfect everything really. I asked out of the blue as I stared into her glassy eyes, "Well um everyone has standards or expectations for the perfect boy do you?"

She shook her head still looking at her hands on her lap, "No as long as someone cares about me and loves me, then shouldn't that be enough?" She had a tear roll down her cheek onto her lap as she sighed, "I always think I'm going to be enough for someone who will love me." "What if I'm not enough?" "What if they just wanted me for fame?" "What if they never really loved me?"

She rambled on as she sobbed softly in her hands, "And I wouldn't be surprised if that happened,people always want something from me." "Without this status of a celebrity author, I'm nobody." "I'm just Sofia the famous author to everyone." "I'm a klutz, a no for good nobody." "Behind all this fame." "I just have my doubts about it."

I gently hugged her staying silent letting her cry as I murmured gently to her pulling away to stare into her tear-stained eyes as I smiled softly putting my hands on her shoulders , "Hey you're amazing." "Any guy would be lucky to have you as their girlfriend even if they don't realise it yet." "You're loyal, friendly, caring, bright, the list could go and go Sofia." "I know we've only known each other for a week or something like that for all I know but this is what I know is that there is a guy out there for you." "Even if you or him don't realise it." "You're not a nobody, you're somebody to me, to your friends."

She smiled nodding quietly as I finished. I could tell it was genuine. Which made me smile.

All crying must have tired her out. I let her rest on my shoulder and I put a blanket around her and tucked her in.

I thought to myself as I tossed and turned in my bed, "I would like to hold onto these feelings a little bit longer."

I looked at the ceiling and sighed.

I thought to myself as I thought of Sofia, "Huh is this what it feels like to a first love?"

I quickly shook my head off that thought. And I went to sleep.

Author's note heyy y'all how you doing? Did you like this chp? Also this is my gift to you bc my birthday is this weekend. So I decided to give you gift to you wonderful readers. Emma fix your boy will ya? 😹🧐