Only, this time, it wasn't as pleasant a surprise.
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I stepped back, and, of course, it was her. Marissa Robinson - my brother's evil girlfriend.
I cursed at myself for not looking where I was going - now look!
"Oh, hey Jayda! Just wondering, do your eyes work okay?" She said, looking me up and down in disgust.
I groaned internally at her level of immaturity.
"Yep, I'm pretty sure they do! Thanks so much for your concern, though. It's nice to see that you care so much!" I knew that I'd get under her skin with a reply that implied that she actually cared about me.
"Hah! Me- care about you? Please!" She spluttered. I knew that she was angered by my reply, so I decided to stop there. I had better things that I could waste my time on.
"Hey- where do you think you're going? We're not done yet."
She said this every time I tried to walk away. It was so frustrating that I could pull all of my hair out. I looked back to see Paris had been pulled back by a teacher to have a conversation. I was on my own.
"Look, Marissa, I really don't want to do this with you. Can you please just leave me alone?"
She scoffed. "Oh, but I'm kinda bored right now. How about a little game!" She paused, seemingly thinking. I didn't even know that she could do that. "I'll tell you what, I'll give you 3 months to get a guy to be your boyfriend. I know that you're really sad and heartbroken because you got dumped." My blood boiled at hearing this. Just who did she think she was?
"First of all, that's so random. And second of all, why exactly would I do that? To entertain you?" I scoffed at her nonsensical words.
"Alright then. If you can do it, I'll leave you alone and never bother you again." My eyebrows went sky-high.
"I don't believe you. What's in it for you?"
"If you can't do it, then you have to do whatever I say. Forever."
"You seriously think that I'd agree to that? Keep dreaming." I rolled my eyes at her dumb bet. I wasn't about to fall for her trap.
"I think that you'll do it because if you don't, I'll tell my sweet boyfriend Jayden that you decided to spend all of the money on his card."
"What? I didn't do that!"
"But I'll tell him that you did." She looked at her pink acrylics, as if she hadn't a care in the world.
"He'll never believe you." I lied. I knew that he would. My brother, Jayden, gave her his absolute trust.
"Wanna bet?"
I really didn't. I shuddered at what would have happened to me if she really did tell him that. I knew that he'd fall for her lies, so I did the only thing that I could.
"Fine, I'll do it."
"Perfect!" She smiled, and my skin crawled. "Let's see, the first guy who comes out of those doors is going to be your target."
I just rolled my eyes and said, "Whatever."
I watched the door and hoped that the person would be someone who wasn't hard to get.
The doors swung open, and my eyes grew wide.
It was Dimitri.
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"What?!"
I had just told Paris about the dumb bet I had made with Marissa.
"Why on earth would you agree to that?!" She was horrified at my poor decision making.
"If I didn't, she was going to tell my brother that I spent all the money on his card, even though she did it.." I muttered bitterly.
When I saw Dimitri walk through those doors, all the memories came flooding back. All of the memories that I had tried to forget but never could. Our ups and downs, our dates, and our arguments that we always resolved.
I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't slightly glad that I had a chance to potentially win him back, but how? I could barely get him to talk to me, let alone be my boyfriend again. I sighed in defeat... maybe I really would have to do whatever Marissa said, as miserable as it would be.
Or, maybe I really would win him back.
~Dimitri~
Earlier, when she had bumped into me, I felt my heart do a little summer-sault. Even though I made sure that no one knew it, I still missed her bright smile - a smile that could make even the most miserable of people have a glimmer of hope. I missed that laugh that could light up any room. I missed those eyes that I couldn't help getting lost it.
I missed her.
Even though I said that I was doing fine, without her, I was anything but.
But even though I wanted to be with her with every fibre of my being, I couldn't. Because I couldn't ever be good enough for her.
Sure, I was handsome and well-liked, but that's what everyone else saw. No one saw how selfish I was, how badly I wanted to keep her for myself. Especially her.
So, I broke up with her. Although I miss her more than I can describe, I don't regret it. She deserved way better than me - she deserved everything she wanted. She deserved to follow her dreams of being a fashion designer and travel the world. And as selfish as I was, I didn't want her to. I didn't want her to leave me. But I also wanted her to be happy. And as long as I was around, I would only hold her back. So, I let her go.
As I sat on the bench, lost in thought, someone suddenly came up to me. I looked up, and what do ya know, it was Jayda.
"Hey," She said with a shy smile on her face, "I saw you were sat by yourself."
"Yeah." I replied, moving up so that she could sit down. She smiled sweetly and sat next to me.
It was kinda awkward. We just sat in silence, smiling at each other, not knowing what to say.
"So, I wanted to ask you something earlier before we were interrupted." One thing I loved about her was that she was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush like others.
"Really? What is it?"
"I wanted to ask if you wanted to hang out sometime soon." My brows furrowed. Apart from this morning, we hadn't really spoken much at all - this was sudden... but not in a bad way. "It doesn't have to be a date, just, yknow, a little hangout between friends."
Friends.
That word rang annoyingly in my head. I didn't want to be just friends with her, but I also didn't want to let her down. We were on good enough terms, and I wanted to be around her.
"Yeah, why not. Where do you want to go?"
"How about we go to the theme park? Next saturday, maybe?"
"Yeah, that's cool." I tried to hide it, but I was undeniably excited about our "hang out. "
"OK then, I'll see you there!" She said, beaming.
Another thing I loved about her was that smile.
She left soon after, but my heart still swelled.
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Touch Your Heart
Romance"It all started with a bet." I would say that, but it didn't all start with a bet. It started way before that. Jayda Sinclair is very popular in her school for her kind personality, good looks, and good grades. You'd think that her life was perfect...
