Complete Failure

Chapter 4

I flipped through the channels anxiously waiting for 8:00 (The time I was allowed to leave.) when I heard knocking on my door.

Come in Annie, I said without looking up. Then the knocking again. I looked up slightly annoyed. But the annoyance faded away as I saw the perfect boy with his knuckles against the door.

"Come in" I struggled

He sat on the edge of my bed and stared at me.

" I called your mom." he stated looking away

"What, you cant do that, she is on a business trip, she can't come home because of me."

"Calm down, she isnt coming home." he said soothingly.

"Your're coming home with me.'' he said obviously afraid of my reaction.

"I-I am?" I choked.

"Yes, my mom said you can stay in the guest bedroom until your mom gets home." he stated " is there a problem?"

"No, Okay, sounds good" I said when I was really screaming internally.

"You hide your emotions really well." he said seeming agitated.

"you don't." I said, "What's with the sudden interest in me anyway?" I said.

"Sudden? WHat is sudden about this?" he asked.

"You've never shown interest in me before."

"Yeah well" he clenched his jaw "I'm sorry guys like me aren't allowed to like girls like you."

"Girls like me? Guys like you, WHat does that even mean?" I questioned

"You literally are the total package, you're smart, funny beautiful, and you are sporty yet girly at the same time. i don't understand how guys can't want that. Where as guys like me are, I can't even say it, it makes me sick. I care too much about my ego, I date who other people think I should date. I cheat, I lie, I am just so horrible to people like you, people who try to be themselves. People like me are the reason that people are fake,the reason that everyone is afraid to be themselves. But you are special, you don't seem to care, you have a high self a steem and you should. You are amazing, and that is why I need you. I want to change, I need to change. You are the only way I can change. I can't do it without you. I-I just can't function properly. You're like a drug and I'm addicted. I used to literally not care about anyone, anything. BUt now one thing is alway on my mind. It's you. ALl I can think about is you. I think about you, I talk to myelf about you, I even dream about you. It's getting out of hand. Please, please tell me, tell me how you feel about me, thell me how you feel about us."

"I never knew you felt this way." I stuttered.

there was a long silence before he spoke again.

"Claire, please just say something, say anything, I just need to hare your voice." he said starting to cry. "I've never cared, I've never loved, I've never cried, it's scary, I don't even know what to do.

I stare at the tear rolling down his perfectly chiseled face and onto his beautiful pink lips

"Please" he pleaded with me once more.

"I really like you, And I love the thought of us."

he started to laugh "really?"

"yes" I said

"Thank you"

"Welcome you big baby." i said slightly punching his arm.

"Let's go."