Aria's Story

~ Chapter 8 ~

Pain.

All I feel is pain and it's like no matter how hard I try, the pain won't go away. It's like the pain in my chest wants to kill me slowly and the demons inside my head only make it worse. Nobody really understands what I'm going through right now, and it's kinda hard because I just wish someone would see my pain and give me a hug and tell me that everything's going to be okay. That would definitely help me with my depression and eating disorder.

"Hey, baby," I hear Hunter say as he walks into my bedroom with a huge smile on his face. It's a Saturday afternoon and we decided to hang out for the rest of the day. I invited him over since I didn't really feel like going anywhere right now. He walks up to me and gives me a tight hug before sitting down on my bed. "Come on, sit with me," before I even have a chance to move, he grabs me by my waist and pulls me on his lap and then kisses my cheek.

I feel my cheeks blush as I smile at him. Hunter always seems to make a different way to make me smile and laugh every time I'm with him. He never makes me feel bad about myself and he really seems to care about me. I'm not used to people caring about me the way he does and it just makes me feel uncomfortable sometimes.

"You know, I feel like I can tell you anything and you would never leave me," He says, pushing the strand of hair that was hiding part of my face, to the side while cupping my face in his hands. "Have I ever told you that I love how you do your makeup? It really brings out your eyes. You're beautiful."

All of the sudden, he gets up and walks toward my radio, which is across the room from us, and turns it on. Invisible by Taylor Swifts comes on and he walks back over to me. He held his hand out for me and I smile down at his hand before letting him take my hand. He walks me to the center of my bedroom and I rest my arms around his neck while he wraps his arms around my waist.  As the song plays, Hunter and I dance along to his. "God, I love you," He whispers in my ear, making me smile even more. I rest my head on his chest while the song continues. As the song ends, I look up at Hunter and I give him a peck on the lips before saying, "I love you too," He picks me up and hugs me with the most passionate hug anyone has ever gave me.

Hunter has been a huge impact on me, a great and happy impact on me. He's the only one who can make me laugh and smile nonstop and he literally means everything to me. I feel like I wouldn't be who I am today without him. When I'm with him, he makes all of the pain that I've been feeling disappear and I just love that about him. He makes me feel special, and it's like I have a place in the world because of him and only him.

He wraps my legs around his waist and kisses me with so much love and compassion that I couldn't  pull away from. I kiss him back, and for a second I feel like nothing else mattered and all that I cared about is this moment and how close we are. He sits down on my bed without breaking the kiss and smiles. He pulls away and looks me in the eyes before saying, "I'm really glad you invited me over, I'm having so much fun. I love spending time with you, no matter where we are or what time it is."

"I feel the same way," I say

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After deciding that we had nothing better to do, we decided to go outside and walk around. I look around the Texas State Fair and notice that it's crowded here. I spot a girl who's probably about seven, ordering some cotton candy and looking around like it was the best day of her life. I look around some more and spot an older guy, probably around my dad's age. He's looking at another boy, probably his son, with pride and joy written all over his face. There are so many happy faces here and that makes everything seem so real and exciting. I must have been looking at him because he turns around and looks at me. He smiles at me and goes back to what he's doing.

Hunter takes me to the not-so-crowded area in the State Fair and finds us a seat to sit at. "Are you hungry? I'm going to order me something to eat, and I was wondering if you wanted anything?"