𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 / 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐌𝐄 - 𝐅.𝐁

I run across the street, throwing myself into Gwen's arms. She is my best friend, after all. "It's been so long!" She exclaims. "Less than 24 hours." I say, looking down at the watch on my wrist. "Exactly!" We walk toward school. Her brother Finney walks ahead of us, Robin Arellano at his side. They're laughing, apparently they're almost as close as me and Gwen.

I've always had a thing for Finney. The only person who knows that is Gwen, who read my diary last summer when we were having a sleepover and I fell asleep. As we get closer to school, a familiar face approaches the boys. It doesn't take me long to recognise the perfect hair, perfect features, perfect smile. Donna.

"Hey Donna." Robin says, a small smile on his lips. "Hey Robin." She replies, but her attention is clearly on someone else. Finney. I always noticed it. The way her eyes lacked their sparkle when he wasn't around, how she looked for him everywhere she went. It was obvious. To everyone except him.

I stare at the back of his head, his curls bouncing slightly with every step. The worst part of all was that Finney returned her affection. When she was around his smile would be wider than ever before. He'd look at her the way I've always wanted to be looked at. With longing, love and admiration. He was doing it right now. He couldn't pull his eyes away from her.

It made my heart ache. I wanted to call him mine. Be able to admire him as the sun reflects of his cheekbones and adore him, without him looking back at me in confusion. He puts his arm around her shoulder in a playful way.

"Hello?? Y/n??" Gwen snaps me out of my trance. Finney briefly turns around to look at us. We make eye contact, but it's broken instantly, as he turns his gaze back to her. "Hey Y/n?" I hadn't even realised Robin is no longer walking with Finney, and his beside me. "Huh? Oh, hi Robin." I say. He follows my eye line back to him. He looks at me pitifully, and apologetically smiles. He links his hand in mine. "Fuck him." He whispers in my ear.

(Finney is my fave boy but this is for the Robin lovers out there 😜)