HER:
When a girl's heart gets broken, it's hard to fix it. But the worst thing is, she might never love again. The pain I've had with my first boyfriend was unbearable. And since then, I've sworn to myself never to fall in love again. But I really thank Josh for always being there for me. Him and Archie (my other friend) always tried to cheer me up when I was hurt. They never left me unhappy and they always made sure that I was okay. In our group, I'm the little girl. Well, not literally like that cus we're all in the same age span, but they always overprotect me. It's maybe because I'm the shortest girl in the pack, and considering also that Jan and I are the only girls. Because of what happened, I never wanted my heart to get broken again. Never again.
HIM:
Since the rumor, I've always became a spy to Connor. I made excuses to come to their dates and sometimes, Shay almost didn't let me. I've heard Shay ask Connor about the rumor, but Connor denied it. Sometimes I wanted to jump in...but I couldn't. I didn't want Shay to get hurt this much. But I know sooner or later she'll know the truth. Connor's the only guy she's ever had a crush on. One day, I tried talking to Connor after school. I asked him if all of what they said was true. He said it was and he told me not to tell Shay. Does he even know who he's talking to? I was raging mad at him for what he's doing to my best friend. I couldn't bear the anger building inside me that I punched Connor right on the jaw. He didn't fight back and I'm glad he didn't. Cus if he did, that's not all of what he's gonna get.
HER:
Friends are the ones who make you happy all the time. Sometimes though, I get scared when a girl gets attracted to one of my guy friends. When they flirt with them, I just feel...uneasy. I don't want them to get hurt like I did. One time, Chelsea Olson started talking to Josh. Chelsea is one of the popular girls at school, and in fact one of the prettiest. She has the looks, the body, and a bit of the brains. She never really had a real boyfriend. By the way, she talked to Josh before but she wasn't that smiley. I guess she actually liked him. Days passed and she and Josh got closer. I could see a different smile on Josh's face whenever they're together. My heart was hurt -- I was hurt. I don't even know why I'm hurt. In fact I should be happy for him. But, I just couldn't take the fact that whenever I see them together, my heart sinks.
We were grade 9's back then. Josh and Chelsea spent more time together. I can see in Chelsea's eyes that she's really happy when Josh's around.
''I really like you,'' she said.
That was the very first time I've heard her say that. In the cafeteria door, lucky for me (maybe not) that I arrived at the right, exact time for the juicy confessions.
''Josh, I love you.''
Silence fell all around the room. I can hear my own heart beating. The wall I'm leaning seemed to be electrical. Cus when I heard the next words they uttered, my body trembled.
''I don't know what to say,'' he said.
''Say you love me back then,'' she said.
''I uhm,'' he stuttered.
''Josh, come on,''
''Chelsea, I,''
''What?! Tell me!''
I can already tell the she was panicking. Even I was panicking. I know that Chelsea really likes Josh. The next moments were the ones the three of us will always remember.
''Somebody already owns my heart.''
Those words are the words I never knew about him. I thought he was happy already. I ran to the next room and hid behind the doors. Not a second passed and I heard Chelsea bawling out the caf through the doors and out. I saw Josh's eyes. He was hurt. Was he lying? Does he really love somebody else? Or was he just not ready yet? But since what happened, Chelsea never talked to us anymore.
HIM:
There was this girl once. She said she liked me. Her name was Chelsea. I tried giving her a chance. That I might fall in love with her too. We spent time together. She was nice, pretty, and cool. Times passed and I couldn't help but pretend to be happy as well. We got closer to each other, but I couldn't do it. I just couldn't. One night, at school, she told me she loved me. I didn't know what to say. How can I tell her I love her back when I really don't? I can't...
...because there's only one person I want to say those three little words to...and that is...to my bestfriend, Shay.
