// Cheesy POV
Knock knock. I wiped my eyes. "One second!" I got up, and splashed my face with cold water. Normal enough, I guess. I was way too good at pretending like I simply wasn't crying at all. I got up, and opened the door.
"Oh, hey Trophs!" My head pounded worse after every word.
"Hey! What's up?"
"Nothin'." Huge lie. "What about you?"
"Not much." He stepped in, and shut the door. "Just listening to you cry. What's,,, what's wrong?"
"Oh,,, I-" I paused. I couldn't find the words. I couldn't remember. "I,,, I don't know."
He sat down on my bed. He patted the spot next to him, signaling for me to sit down next to him. I did, and leaned my head onto his shoulder.
"That's alright. You don't have to have a reason to be sad. Is there anything that you can think of at all that's been on your mind?"
"I just,, feel empty. You're really the only person who even talks to me."
"That's not true! I know that Mic and Fan talk to you."
"They make small talk with me, Trophy. They don't go out of their way to sit here and ask what's wrong. They don't take their time to hang out with me. They only come to me if their bored. When I ask to hang out, you clear your schedule for a week just to sit and talk with me."
"That's because I care about you. I pick up on things better than people. They don't know you're hurting, but I can tell. I just never found the time to bring it up."
"Th- Thanks." My eyes started to sting again, and I could see the tears forming again. "I just- I don't know what to say."
"You don't need to." He brushed his hands through my hair.
"Anything else?"
"2 things. First off, I just,,, I don't know what to say. Thank you. Thank you a lot. And, well,,, there's this guy that I like. And he doesn't really like me back."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Just,,, 'cause."
"Well, you want some advice from me?"
"What?"
"Just tell him."
"How, though?"
"Be upfront. Just tell him. Compliment him, say a few things beforehand, y'know? Besides, I'm sure he'll say yes. You're a good guy."
"Yeah,, okay." I knew he wouldn't say yes, but,,, I mean, he was right here. And, who knows, maybe the advice would work. "Well, you're a nice guy too. And thanks for helping me out. So, right here, right now,,, Trophy, I like you. I always have."
"Yeah, I knew. I wasn't kidding when I said that I pick up on things better than other people."
"Wh- Wha,,,?"
"I said I like you too, dork."
"I love you."
"Love you too."
