Bound by her love

Prologue

It was a wonder why Quinn agreed to go out with me. We only had a few classes together and spoke rarely outside of group assignments. Quinn was the popular girl at school, rich and pretty. Whereas I was just a plain looking, average girl.

During the graduation talks, I had asked her to come with me to the courtyard, and she agreed to sneak out of the talks with me. I know that confessing before the university graduation ceremony may not be a good move, I didn't want to feel the sting of rejection during what was supposed to be a happy time if she said no. But, everyone else is already planning to confess to their crush after, and I wasn't up for the mortification of rejection in front of everyone, especially since the courtyard with the giant oak tree was an especially popular location.

The walk to the courtyard was awkward to say the least, I tried to make some small talk to disperse the atmosphere. Quinn answered me causally, but also asked what I was planning to tell her at the courtyard. With my face beet red, I "ummed" and shut up until we reached the courtyard.

The giant oak tree swayed in the breeze, rustling its leaves drowsily . The yellow lamps were just bright enough to see each other's face, but dark enough to hide my blushing skin. As we stood there under the tree, with leaves falling all around us, I prepared my confession.

"Quinn, I have liked you since we first met. You always brighten my day every time I see you, and I love that you're always so kind and friendly. Will you go out with me?" I watched for her reaction, first her cute brown eyes widened in surprise, then wrinkled into a smile.

"Ruth, I like you too." Quinn said, smiling warmly at me.

"I didn't know you like girls, or else I would have confessed a lot earlier." She chuckled, "I would love to be your girlfriend."

And that was how I scored myself such a great girlfriend.