Her pov:
Sometimes on my darkest days, I found myself staring at the one person who made it better. He sat next to me in Maths. Waved to me in between classes and always no matter what, everytime i cast a peek at him, a warm smile would spread across his face, sending arrows through my chest. Not just any arrows. Cupid's arrows. My heart would never break when the arrows struck. Instead they would burst with happiness from his sweet, sincere smile. Except for that one rainy Friday, when they shattered into a million pieces. It was just another ordinary day. I looked at him and he smiled.
Not at me. At her...
His pov:
The sun today looks like a runny yolk. That was my first thought this morning. My second was why maths was so hard? and my third was...
her.
her face was in deep concentration. a strand lightly fell to one side, covering her eyes. I had a strange urge to flick it away. Instead I turned away. Not today. I had to focus.
I looked down. I looked up. She was staring at me. Her perfect eyes trained on me and only me. So I did what i always did when she looked at me. I smiled. I couldn't help it. I watched as she smiled in return. this was we did and i loved it. loved her.
On that rainy friday. We waited for class to start. I was with my friends and she was with hers. I stared at her, to find she was already staring at me. she blushed and looked away. cute. so cute. I was about to smile but another girl came up to me. It's obvious she likes you. The girl said. I knew exactly who she was talking about. This time i let my smile fill me up. I was grinning from ear to ear. More to myself than the girl for saying that. But when i saw her in the growing crowd, our eyes made contact. She wasn't smiling anymore. Her eyes looked dull. Her expression confused maybe even hurt. She frowned. and all i thought in that moment was...
smile.
Her pov:
Seeing that smile that was only meant for me used up on her. Hurt. More than words could describe. When he saw me frown, i instantly looked away. Trying to hide the pained expression on my face. Ever since then i've avoided eye-contact. Purely out of embarrassment and...
jealousy.
It's now Monday. Maths is first period. As i gathered my books, someone called my name. I wished on a thousand stars it was him. But instead i came face to face with his friend. He gave me a small smile. Not as good as his .
you ok, u seemed kinda down ever since...
He knew. I turned away embarrassed. im fine, i mumbled. ofc he did. does everyone else know? Does he know?
"You should know that he doesn't have feelings for her." said his friend
"ok" i simply replied. I didn't need assurance. What's done was done. That smile i had cherished so much was gone. Taken by someone else. Prettier than me, popular than me, better than me...
i simply wanted to crawl into a hole and die.
"Hey" whispered his friend. "dont cry"
I didnt realise i was.
"You must really like him huh?"
I was speechless. Before i could reply, he hugged me. It was warm and nice. a kind, caring boy hugged me today.
But it wasn't him.
His pov:
sometimes i wonder why im so unlucky. I used to have luck on my side. The prettiest, best, nicest 4-leaf clover i could possibly have. But now that 4-leaf clover was hugging my best friend. Or should we say enemy?
