Mine (N.H)

17. All That Matters

All That Matters - Justin Bieber
"Oh-oh, just as sure as the stars in the sky
I need you to shine in the light"

NIALL

Her brown curls fell to the floor. She laid her back partially upright, slogging herself and sipping over the cold wine down her throat.

"Watching these stars give me so much peace" Her beautiful voice finally captured me.

"Yeah, they do" I mumble.

"Can I come here everyday? Please, if you don't mind?"

"You are, so yeah" I laugh.

After a deep breath her lips slightly curves into a satisfying smile.

"These skies, wind and stars give me life. Look at that one sparkling the brightest of all" she points out to a distant yet bright star. Sure it was the brightest one.

"That represents our friendship"

"Mature, eh?"

I'd been losing it. Everyday, bit by bit I'd been getting captured by her. She was a predator and I was an innocent prey!

Annabelle Steward, was capturing me.

But in my perspective the star and it's sparkle represented something different.

For me the star was dull from every way except for one...

...When I faced Annabelle, that angle was perfect for the star to sparkle from every corner of my eye.
Which had only one meaning, she is the sparkle to my dull life.

This was weird.

Her eyes slowly shuts as she breathed heavily. Her captivating, shy smile erupted a trail of butterflies inside me.

By this time I recognized the star and I wanted to see it from every angle. I finally crept slowly, like a snail making sure my actions made absolutely no sound.

The brightest sparkle in the star I've ever seen till today.

This felt right. Sitting besides her felt right. My life felt right after all the wrongs.

A teeny confidence took birth in my heart. It was finally right.

Her smile was still prominent on her face. My body finally rested back against the wall. The butterflies in my stomach reduced little by little.

At a point her head fell over my shoulder.

Her face was beautiful. She was beautiful....
... Just like the full moon on this starry night.

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ANNABELLE

Something felt hard against my back. I wiggled a little bit to find a myself covered by duvet, lying against a hard wall.

I turned around to see the same blonde highlights on brunette roots.

Everything clicked right. I was here with him, only him and the stars which were now replaced with the stinging bright light of the sun.

I noticed him from the closest distance possible. I noticed his chest lift then sink down.

He snored. They were the cutest sort of snores I've ever heard of. The duvet just covered me. He was still in his shirts and pants. He could feel the sun sting, I could bet that. Getting up, I pulled of the duvet spreading them evenly across his body, specially his face.

As to check the time, I pull out my phone from my pocket to notice the familiar blink and a dozens of notifications.

Messages from Michael, Isabelle and Brandon quickly popped in. Michael had almost given me up a 30 missed calls until he was tired, maybe.