𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐜𝐞

Olive

Olive

I look at the stars from my balcony in my bedroom, I look down at the concrete and wonder what would happen if I just—

BDD: Body Dysmorphic Disorder— my worst nightmare come true. BDD is the mental state which involves the obsession of focusing on flaws that may be minor or imagined on yourself.

Now, imagine being a sixteen year old girl living in a society where curves are a desire and you being the exact opposite of that. Being the exact opposite of what is wanted. But you're only sixteen, right? Why does it matter? Exactly. It shouldn't matter this young. But to me...it does.

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"You're going to the hockey celebration tonight with me," Kane says already dragging me out the door. I groan dramatically.

"I'd rather die!" I say and that was twenty minutes ago, we are now at the stupid celebration. I groan again when I see it's all dudes. It's only for the hockey team so it's all these idiots!

"I'm making you socialize whether you like it or not." He says smirking as he drags me inside. He finally lets go of my arm when Asher, Alex, and...Chase come up to us.

Asher and Alex are already trying to hug me, "Don't you dare," I warn and they sigh dramatically and shake their heads. "Oh get over it you'll survive."

"Are you always this blatant?" Chase asks looking down at his feet. And of course his cheeks are red. How can someone be so...red?

"Are you always blushing?" I ask and he glances up at me, his cheeks even redder— if that's even possible for a person.

"Okay, Olive, don't be mean to sunshine." Kane says. I roll my eyes, grumbling a "sorry" and cross my arms over my chest.

"She wasn't being mean." Chase says looking up at Kane. He glances up at Kane and for a split second he looks at me and I swear his entire face is almost red.

"Whatever you say, blushy." The words are out of my mouth before I can even stop them. Chase's eyes widen slightly and Kane glares at me.

"D-did you just call me...blushy?" Chase asks with a raised eyebrow. He's fighting a smile. Why is he fighting a smile?

"No crap man. Do your ears not work?" I ask and Kane pinches my arm. I grit my teeth and glare up at him.

"Your hair looks stupid." I say to Kane looking at his messy, brown curls. It's really nice hair actually. The curls are set perfectly, short little pieces, falling over his forehead. Why can't my curls do that? How are his so perfect and mine look like a birds nest? Ew, am I fan-girling over my brothers hair?

"If my curls are like that of a Greek god, then yes they are stupid." I look at him blankly. Did he just say his curls are like a Greek god's?

"You need mental help." I say and he smirks. He ruffles my hair that's straightened tonight because as I said...birds nest.

"Is this hair color real?" Alex says grabbing the bottom of my hair. How dare he ask about my hair color? I mean of course it isn't, who has real cherry red hair without dying it, but come on man.

"No, it's not real and I suggest if you want to keep that hand you'd move it off my hair." I say causing him to giggle. They're never threatened by me. I hate them so much.

"Someone's grumpy tonight." Asher says in a sing-songy voice. I can hear Alex stifle a laugh from behind me.

"I will slap you." I say and they both giggle. I don't think they get it but I will slap them. I hate men, I really don't care.

"I think you wanna hug us." Asher and Alex say circling me. I'll punch them in the face so hard. I roll my eyes and inhale deeply.

"I would rather die than even think of touching you." I say and look at them nonchalantly.

"Alright team! Everyone outside for a mock hockey game!" The guys coach yells out. Coach Holloway, I think his name is, is literally dragging Alex and Asher by the ears.

"We didn't mean to! Ow coach!" Alex says and almost trips on his own two feet as Coach Holloway holds his ear. I was so consumed with looking at Alex, my eyes widen when I see Asher.

Asher is covered head to toe in cake. Yes, literal cake, he has whip cream all over his face, along with small pieces of cake in his blond hair.

Alex and Asher don't even look like twins at this point, Asher looks like a blue mess of cake and Alex just looks like a scared little dog.

The whole team is dying of laughter at this point. Kane is literally on the grass, some other dudes are recording because for some twisted reason they all like to blackmail each other, and Chase has his hand over his mouth laughing in the most adorable way I have ever seen—

Woah. Where did that come from? I will not think of blushy of all people like that. Well speak of the devil, here he comes.

"Why aren't you laughing?" Chase—blushy asks me. At first I don't look up at him, but when I do...he's looking at me like a kid in a candy store.

"Stop looking at me like that, blushy." I say in a low voice. He smiles a nervous smile, his hand rubbing the back of his neck.

"Staring at you like what?" He asks and sits next to me. Did I invite him to sit here? No. So why is he? No one ever sits next to me.

"Like a kid in a candy store." I say and he lets out a small little laugh. He turns to face me and inhales to speak.

"I like candy. What's your favorite candy?" He asks me and I squint my eyes at him. Who cares about my favorite candy?

"Milky Way. What's yours?" He smirks but it just looks like lopsided grin. And freaking adorable. Absolutely not, I did not just think that.

"I think my favorite candy...would be you." He says and I honestly would be blushing if I wasn't well...me. That was the cutest little pick up line I've ever heard.

"Don't flirt with me." I say instead. He's trying to be smooth and it's working and I hate it with every ounce of my entire being.

"I'm not flirting with you." He says defensively and drops his head in clear embarrassment. This guy is adorable.

"Sure you're not, blushy." I say and he groans quietly. Yeah this dude is going to be the death of me and I don't if I'm okay with that.

Authors note:

NOT EDITED KEEP RUDE COMMENTS TO YOURSELF, please.

Im a weak person for shy people flirting 🤌🏻 got my weak in the knees more alike it. Like you minus well be proposing right now