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the one thay got away || nick

prompt: you lost your chance with nick
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you watch nick from table in the dining hall. you two we're somewhat friends. he had been getting you out of trouble all summer, and though you would never admit it, you were thankful. your feelings for him had also developed over the summer, you were too afraid to confess them though.

you knew he'd probably never like you, you were a shadysider. he was a sunnyvaler, there was no way it could work.

you had finally built up the courage to tell nick how you felt. you had tried to get a moment to talk to him all day.

"hey nick, you got a minute?" you ask.

"actually i don't, i've gotta help out with arts and crafts today." he told you, holding up construction paper and glue.

"oh okay, i'll see you later." you walk off and head back to your cabin.

the rest of the day went the same. you trying to talk to him but him always getting sidetracked by something or someone else. you had decided you would just tell him later tonight, when you knew he was free.

you laid on your bunk, staring up at the ceiling. you were thinking of all the different ways you could ask him. your thoughts were interrupted by the cabin door opening.

"hey y/n" ziggy says walking in.

"hey"

"you okay?" she asks as she goes to get something from her bag.

"yeah, just thinking." you say not looking away from the ceiling.

"okay, well i'll see you later." she leaves the cabin shutting the door behind her.

the day went on and you finally were ready to talk to nick. not gonna lie, you were nervous. scared of rejection, then things being awkward between the two of you because of it.

"hey nick." you say as you walk up to him.

"hey y/n" he smiles that goode smile, the one that gave you butterflies.

"i have something i wanna tell you."

"oh i have something i wanna tell you too." he says.

"you first." you smile.

"okay, umm, i like ziggy, i think i'm gonna ask her out." he smiles at you.

"oh." you say quietly, your heart dropping to your stomach. "that's great."

"okay so what did you wanna tell me." he asks crossing his arms.

"oh, it's nothing. i was just gonna tell you i finished that book you gave me." you say, trying your hardest to hold back your tears.

"oh, nice."

"well i gotta go." you run back to your cabin, wiping the tears as they fell from your face. how could you have been so stupid, to even think about asking him.

of course he would like ziggy. she was pretty and cool, she was everything you felt you weren't. you felt stupid. you felt hurt. it wasn't nicks fault you felt this way, he couldn't have known, that didn't make it hurt any less though.

nick eventually asked ziggy out and she said yes. you spent the rest of the summer watching them, as they held hands, as they smiled at each other. you listened as ziggy told you all the details of the things she and nick would do together.

you had to keep on a smile through it all. don't get me wrong, you were happy for ziggy, you just weren't happy about the situation. if only you had talked to nick earlier, maybe it would be you telling ziggy about him. you would be the one going on dates with him, holding his hand, looking into his eyes as you two shared a kiss. if only you said it first.

maybe then he wouldn't have been the one that got away.

hey guys! idk if i like this one that much so y'all need to lmk what y'all think. sorry updates have been slow, school and everything is time consuming. please feel free to send requests on anything you want written and i'll try my best to write it and give it justice. anyways i hope you all are well.