Beneath You're Beautiful (EDITING)

Chapter 8: Open Book

* Thomas' POV *

I was just about to walk home when I seen Alice wave and jog towards me.

"Hey! I was hoping to catch you before you left."

"Why?"

"Look, I'm sorry about my friends. They can be very nosey and...well...Zack jut isn't himself today. He's not normally so, grumpy I guess. Also, I'm sorry if you felt pressured about coming with us to the beach next week."

"You don't need to apologise. I mean, yeh your friends asked a lot of questions and yeh Zack didn't seem to like me but I would still like to come to the beach I guess."

"I'm sure Zack likes you, he just mustn't like new people in our group. I'm sure he'll get over it. Oh and by the way, there is no way you are gonna back out of tomorrow ok? I don't care if you happen to brake a leg! You are coming and that's that...well...unless you seriously don't want to..."

"No no, I want to, it's just that I'm not used to going out to places with people and, well, socialising in general."

"Yeh I know...I mean, that's why I made sure you said yes, it's time for you to make friends now Thomas."

"...no offence Alice but I don't really think that's something for you to decide."

"Ugh, I'm sick of you blocking yourself out! Let me guess, the reason why you came here is because you were expelled from school for getting into too many fights or not caring enough to listen in class. Your not used to socialising because you haven't done it for so long. You've blocked yourself out from the world and I know exactly what that's like. I know that if you don't start picking up the pieces now then it'll be too late, and you'll have to live a lonely life! I'm not going to let that happen Thomas. We've only known each other for a little while but already, I feel like I know you better than you know yourself so there is no way I am gonna watch you ruin all of your chances of living a better life, ok."

I didn't really have a response to her speech. I was shocked about how passionate she sounded about making me live a better life. This girl had only talked to me a few times and already, she knew so much about me as if I was an open book.

She could see all the things that others couldn't, and she understood all the things that others wouldn't.

Maybe I was destined to meet Alice so that she could help me. Maybe she could make me feel normal again. Or maybe I'm just getting ahead of myself because I'm actually socialising with someone...yeh, probably.

"Right...this is kinda awkward now."

I was still lost in thought about what she had said that I didn't respond.

"Ok I know what I said was deep, and we still don't really know each other but I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want to know you...I want to know who you are Thomas Hall."

I was finally able to speak.

"I...I would like to know you too...Alice Green."

"Well maybe we should get to know each other."

"Maybe we should."

We smirked at one another. It was so easy to calm my anger when I was around Alice. It was as if she was the ice, cooling down the flames that roared inside of me till there weren't any left...

"So, am I like an open book to you because it certainly feels that way."

She looked to the ground, smiling.

"No, your not an open book at all. If anything, your a book with a lock on it. No one can read you, and not many people can understand you."

"How do you read me so easily then? You said yourself that I'm a book with a lock on it so how can you read me?"

"Because, Thomas, we share the same book."

And with that, she turned around and walked away. As she turned the corner, she shouted a "see you later" before she was out of my sight. I wanted to know this girl. For me, she was a puzzle that I couldn't solve, Alice was no open book. But I planned on getting to know her, there was something about Alice that made me want to know every detail about her life. Something that pulled me towards her like gravity.

I needed to know her, to open her book, but if what she said was true, that we share the same book, then that meant there was a possibility it would never be opened. I couldn't open up to her. I couldn't open up to anyone, I just couldn't. But still, maybe I would if it allowed me to read her, to open her book...maybe...

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