The Girl I Love

𝕿𝖜𝖔

ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀʀʟɪɴɢ,
ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴʏ.
ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sʟɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɴʏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋs ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғɪɴɢᴇʀs

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I saw her standing in a corner, crying, silently. Her face was hidden by her hair looking like fire around her. The sun casted an orange hue inside the room. Everything was so peaceful except her. She looked like she was already broken, a long time ago.

I realized she was dripping wet. Everything from her head to toe was soaked in water. I remember her from class. But I was usually so busy to leave a second glance. All I remember was her flaming red hair.

I felt sorry for the guys who did this to her. They are surely gonna come to class tomorrow bruised. Pretty or not, boy or girl, I didn't like to see anyone being bullied. I had an idea of who must have done this. I saw some boys filling water in a bucket downstairs. They are definitely gonna feel the power of my hands.

It was Cade who ran towards her seeing her in that state. Noticing our presence, she just went numb. Cade tried talking to her, saying that it's gonna be okay.

But all I saw was her perfect angelic face. Her chubby cheeks and her sky blue eyes. Her rosy lips was down in a frown. Her eyes were filled with unshed tears. She looked tall for her age. Even in that state, she was one of the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

I felt like I shouldn't be looking at her beauty but calming her down. But I was too afraid. I didn't know how to talk to such a beautiful girl. I felt embarrassed of myself.

That day, Cade took her home. He made sure she was safe. And by the time she got home, she was beaming. Cade was a charmer. Unlike me, he knew how to talk to girls. I went with them. But I felt like a third wheel dragging behind them. It would be an understatement if I said that hurts me.

I made sure that the pain she felt was also felt by the guys who did this to her. That was the last time she was bullied. And that was the day I fell in love for the first time.

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There were no one except us in the cafe. The mouthwatering smell of bakeries hit our nostrils the moment we entered. Different types of pastries were displayed by the aisle. Cade was already by her side. I saw his hands snaking behind her back, pulling her closer to him. He was smiling at her.

I felt like drowning. Like there was water under me trying to drag me into an abyss. I felt my throat tighten and I was gasping for air. There were veins dragging me down. But all of this was happening inside me. Outside I was calm and collected.

"Guys, this is Paige. Paige these are my friends. Brent, Jason and Marcus." Caden introduced pointing towards each of us.

After saying our hi's and hello's the three of us felt awkward just standing there. So we decided to take a seat by the window, the same place I saw her sitting when we got here.

There were only four chairs on each tables so I sat by the window opposite Paige and Jason was beside me while Cade sat beside her. Brent took a chair from the other table and sat on the other side.

"So should we order something? Or are we gonna stare at each other." Cade said after a while.

"We should order something before we get dirty looks. Wait she is already giving us the dirty look." Brent said and gave the women a charming smile. The women wavered slightly before frowning at our empty table.