Tales For The Hopeless Romantics

Field Trip 3

YOUR POV

I don't know why I had been so flustered when I bumped into him earlier...
I doubt he saw my camera. It'd be awkward explaining I was going through my photos and taking my sweet time looking at the ones with him in it.
I had came out of the dormitory for some fresh air when I saw james sitting down at a bench looking bothered. I begin approaching him,

though James was freshly out of highschool, he got along with all of us just fine. He was supposed to be some of kind tour guide around here or whatever.

"What are you doing out here?" I felt comfortable speaking to him for some reason, maybe because he had been friendly with me if anything
"Y/N!" He gasped, a bit caught off guard.
"Sorry, you startled me." I chuckled slighlty.
"Im just, thinking about stuff." He shrugged, but I can't help but be curious.
"If you dont mind me asking, what stuff?" I sit down beside him. The lampposts around the garden had a dim light, it seemed peaceful.
"I doubt you'd understand." He jokes, he likes to flex the fact hes older than all of us for some reason.
"Believe it or not, i may just understand more than you think." I elbow him, we both laughed slightly.

"Well, it's just that I've liked this girl for so long and lately I feel like giving up on her—Because if I'm being completely real I have no chance with her at all!" Once he's done with his little rant, I find myself staring up into the sky.
"I felt like that once." I blurted out—though that wasn't really much of a help or advice to give.
"Well, what I'm trying to say is..." I trail off slightly.
"I don't know. I mean, listen. If it's really true love and you guys have a possible future together, you'll find your way back to her. No matter how hard you try to suppress your feelings." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
"My advice is... Try to talk to her. It's okay to be scared and nervous. But take your chances. You only live once and it's better regret things you've done rather on regretting not doing it at all." Once I'm done, I look beside me to find him looking at the ground.

"You know, Y/N..." He looks at me, a smile curling on his lips.
"You really suck at giving advice." I give him a playful shove as he begins laughing slightly. I do take offense to that, I know I shouldn't. And maybe I didn't because I found myself laughing along with him.
"But thanks." His smile is slightly genuine, and for the first time in forever I actually feel somewhat... Human? I'm not sure how to describe the feeling I felt.

Being an introvert half of my life meant not really being able to talk to people or know how to help them. But as of recently, I find myself being... Happier.
"You'll never know until you give it a shot." I whisper under my breath.
The only person that really comes to my mind right now, was him.
H/N.
Perhaps I should listen to my own advice, huh?
Try making a move on him, try asking him out and etcetera, etcetera.
I wonder if I'll ever be able to do that.
Maybe somewhere along the lines, my feelings for him that seemed to be just a little crush or attraction—turned into real admiration and love.