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"I like you."

Enzo

Every day I see her she becomes more beautiful. It's killing me keeping this secret from everyone but I'm scared If I make a move it will fuck up the whole friend group. I refuse to be the reason this group breaks up.

"Dude, what the hell is this homework? I swear we didn't learn this."

This is me being underdramatic. If I went deaf forever and I had a choice to pick the only thing ill ever be able to hear again, I would choose that voice.

"Like everything I'm looking at right now is just going through my brain." Fuck it.

"Daph I understand what we're doing in calc right now. I could help you if you want?" At this moment I really hope the math class we're in is calc? I don't pay attention. At all

"No, it's fine enzo. I'll probably just use photo math or something" Why is she waving me off?

"Oh yeah. Of course" I know I laughed. But I couldn't mean it less.

"Hey Carter, can I talk to you for a second"

"Yeah what's up"

"No Carter. Like in private" I can hear how nervous I sound.

"Oh shit my bad. C'mere"

I realize now after locking the door to her bedroom how this looks, but only if she knew at this moment it was her best friend, not her.

"Haha, Enzo. You're kinda scaring me, boy"

"I'm sorry I just really can't have anyone hearing this." I automatically start pacing. I've never been good with shit like this

"Okay so I don't want to fuck anything up, but I've felt like this for like a year now and you're my best friend you know how hard it is for me to shut my mouth. So I just really need to tell you because I feel like you could help me, and I know you would be the last to judge me. Actually please don't judge me because right now I'm already second guessing telling you but I-"

"Enzo stop it. Calm down, just tell me what's up, I would never ever judge you. Actually no I would judge you if you told me you dipped your fingers into shit water like Blaise, but y'know what I mean. Like who the fuck would even admit to that because you could not pay me en-"

I cut her off, "I think I'm in love with Daphne" Her face drops. Fuck Carter you promised you wouldn't judge me. That's exactly what she's doing I knew I should've done this

"Hey hey hey! You do not get to drop something like that and leave? Sit." kinda hot when she's demanding. No no Enzo. Daphne.

"Why are you telling me this? Like there must be a reason."

"I don't know I'm sorry."

"No Enzo stop, I'm not swatting you off. I mean like do you want me to help you."

She answers her own question

"Okay Enzo, you genuinely like her. Like actually."

"No, Carter. Like I think I love her." she went silent. "For like a year I've felt like this. I thought it was just one of those random crushes and it would eventually go away, but that shit is still there C."

Please say something.

"She likes you too." I know I wanted her to say something but I take it back now

"How do you know?"

"Enzo we know everything about each other. I thought it was just a crush you had so I wasn't gonna tell you but fuck it. Go talk to her"

Am I really gonna do this, no I can't. I don't think my feet understand that by the way, I'm walking straight to Carter's living room.

"Daphne" everyones looks at me but I don't give a shit

"Why are you looking at me like that" she laughs out

"I like you. Like, like like you. A lot" I spit out

Everyone's staring at me. And I'm hoping it's just because I interrupted their Monopoly game. Please be because I interrupted their Monopoly game.

I hear someone smack their forehead behind me. "Oh my god Enzo. I meant in private dude."

I whip around, "You tell me that now." I say with the straightest face I've probably ever had.

There are fourteen people staring at me yet I can only feel her gaze. Why do I let her have such power over me?

I hear people talking but I'm so in my head that I can't focus on anything. Not until I feel Daphne's touch on me. Pulling me into the bedroom. The bedroom? Oh?

"Say that again Enzo."

"What again?"

"That you like me." I just stare. "I want to hear you say it again. Please."

"I like you, Daphne. A lot." before I can even realize what's happening her lips are crashing on mine.