My Angel

Feral feelings.

I awoke early, placing my hands on my head a little disoriented.

'Six hours of sleep...' I looked around my room before catching a glimpse at the time, I wasn't late but I sure as heck wasn't getting to class on time. Deciding I was going to be late, I got out of bed passing the box the lay in the table slightly opened from now I left it last night. I looked around my room almost to check of this was real, or some sort of dream.

I picked up the box looking over its contents and it only had one thing in it, a pair or earrings. I gasped at the sight of them. Gold plated earrings with a gorgeous red gem in the middle, I closed the box putting it back within the bag as I contemplated why Christie would get me such an elaborate gift.

I placed my hand on my chest as a warm feeling flooded me. Maybe... Just maybe this was her way of showing interest?!

I've always had a secret crush on my best friend Christie. I mean who wouldn't, if I could describe based off her looks I would have to say that she is the definition of beauty, Aphrodite took her time sculpting her as she was nothing but angelic light, with the personality to match. He blue eyes and tanned skin that shone with in the suns rays made her look ethereal.

An angel sent from heaven. One look and anyone could tell that she didn't belong here. She stuck out like a dog among cats, a lily among sunflowers. She had no right to look the way she did, and yet with all the beauty she had she was ever so kind. I had been in love with her since she first showed up at school, and out of everyone she chose to befriend, she chose me, the complete opposite of her. Now I am not ugly, ugly isn't what people would describe me.

I am that girl that people should call strange as I couldn't really socialise, it was hard for me. Sometimes I felt great stress looking people directly in their eyes and so I would often get called 'rude' or 'stand off-ish.' Sometimes it would often get me in trouble as I didn't get social queues when I was young, and like I stated before, it was if god had sent Christie to save me. She got me out of trouble and even helped me make friends the last few years of high school all the way till now that we are in college. I couldn't help but love her for everything she is and what she's done for me.

I got ready for the day with a skip in my step walking into class late but I didn't care, my day has been made by that present I had received from Christie.

"Emilie!~"

"Christie!~"

I smiled wide as I heard her call my voice in a sing song like tone, with me also reciprocating, mimicking her as I called out her name.

We hugged by the exit gate of the college building me holding her hands as she led me to her car

"Sooooo, how was class?"

"So so..." I stated "I don't think I was paying attention I was too shocked at a little gift I received..."

"A gift?!" Christie smiled, opening the passenger door waiting for me to get in "From who?"

I chuckled "from you, dummy"

A small frown graced her pretty face as her eyebrows knit together. "Oh..I thought you for more gifts seeing as your birthday is coming up.."

"Yeah next week?"

"And?" Christie smiled getting in the car.

"Well I just wanted you to know that I love the gift, the earrings must've been really expensive!"

Christie squinted her eyes before looking towards me "earrings?"

"Yeah they are beautiful."

"Yeah but lili, I didn't get you earrings for your birthday it was a box of make up..." she stated confidently showing me the receipt for the box.