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To all the pastas ive loved before chap 2

I woke up, groaning as I forced my body to get off my bed. I made my way to the computer & turned it on. The time read 1:32am, a little later than I wanted to wake up but it would do. I rubbed my eyes, trying to wake myself up. I grabbed my nintendo switch & began to play pokemon.

Before I knew it, it was bright outside. I glared at the sunlight beaming through the small cracks in my blinds. My attention turned back to the game. I was about to face the seventh gym battle. I shrugged & saved the game, deciding to get back to it later. I got off my seat & stretched out my arms & legs. I ran a hand through my messy blonde hair, not caring how I looked. I wondered if I should go out & buy some coffee, it had been a while since I'd been outside.

I began to look for my sunglasses to cover my black eyes & red pupils, that would probably freak people out. I grabbed my sunglasses & put them on, changing into something other than my regular clothes to look more normal. I grabbed a handful of change & shoved it into my pocket, then something caught my eye. I noticed the lock had been taken off my drawer. I stared at it for a moment before locking it back up. I decided I must have opened it last night & forgot to lock it again.

I left my room & closed the door behind me. I was about to make my way downstairs when I heard someone call me. "Hey, Benny!"

I looked over to who was calling me, it happened to be Jeff. "Hey Jeff, what's up" I asked him.

He leaned against the wall once he got a close enough distance to me. "Look, I'm sorry but I don't think we can you know" he trailed off, gesturing toward me & then himself. "Be a thing".

I shot him a confused look & tilted my head. "Sorry, what?" I asked.

Jeff continued. "I think it's cool you think I have pretty blue eyes & my hair looks soft, I really appreciate it. I do.." He continued to ramble while I just gave him a blank look. Then I noticed something in his hand. A piece of paper? No, a letter. The love letter I wrote him a year or so ago.

I felt my face go pale. My heart stopped when I saw Toby walking down the hall, letter in hand. The letter I had written about him only recently. "Oh my fucking god" I breathed out, I felt as if I was about to faint. I glanced to Jeff & put my hands either side of his face. Before he could question me. I pulled our faces together & began to kiss him.

We kissed for a good few seconds before we were pulled apart. Pulled apart by none other than Nina with widened eyes. "Jeff?" She asked slowly.

Jeff was surprised as her, he just smiled & shrugged. I looked over to Toby, he had stopped in his tracks, another face of surprise. I puffed out my cheeks & darted downstairs. "Ben, wait!" I could hear Toby call out. I was sure I could hear multiple sets of footsteps behind me. I found myself in a cupboard, hiding amongst the brooms & forgotten items.

I exhaled, holding a hand over my mouth to remain silent. I could hear footsteps, but I had no way of knowing who they were. There was then a knock on the cupboard door & I froze. "Ben, are you in there?" Someone asked.

"No.." I replied without thinking. He then slid a piece of paper through the crack in the door. I squinted my eyes, trying to see what it was through the darkness. My face turned pale again, the letter I wrote for Helen. I took it from him & stared at it.

"I saw you run in here so I thought you might want this back, it looks personal" He told me, I could now recognise his voice as Helen's.

"Thanks" I replied with a pause. "Is Jeff or Toby out there?"

Helen let out a small chuckle. "Nah, they ran out to the woods to find you".

I let out a sigh of relief & opened the door, stepping out. "I wrote this months ago, by the way" I told him.