More Than Friends

Chapter 1 My Best Friend Liam

Julie's P.O.V.

As I lie in my bed, just having woken
up, I sleepily reach out to my bedside table and grab my phone. The bright, shining sun illuminates my room and bright rays of sunlight shoot out from my window through the silk, white curtains.

I press the bottom button on my iPhone and check the time.

7:45

Around this time, my best friend Liam would text me saying "Good morning!" or "What's up, bestie!" He was always the most humorous and entertaining person I knew.

Liam and I have been best friends since 4th grade, and he would always help me on things such as art projects, presentations, and how to deal with my fears. I was always a pretty shy person. I could never talk much to a stranger or someone who's not my friend, but I always knew how to talk to Liam because he made me feel comfortable around him. I never got nervous around him and he helped me get over my fear. He's the best friend I could ever have.

Over the years, though, I developed a crush on him. I used to be able to talk to him about anything, but now it's awkward when we start talking about crushes. I never know what to say when he asks me who I like. I always just shrug and say I like no one. There were a lot of girls at school who wanted to go out with him, and I always felt like if I told him I like him or if he found out, it could ruin our friendship. So it remained a secret.

I wait a few minutes for any texts from Liam to arrive, but none did. It was already 8, and by this time, he would've already texted me. I guess I can't blame him though. We all need our sleep.

I spend the rest of the morning thinking about the times me and Liam shared together. When we were younger, we used to always just go to the park and play while our parents watched us. We'd ride our bikes together, play together, and go to each other's houses after school. As soon as we got phones in middle school, we would spend the rest of the day after school texting each other non-stop. I always felt comfortable around him, and I could talk to him about almost anything. That is until last year, when my huge crush on him started to develop. Whenever we hung out alone, which we mostly did, I always felt a little awkward and nervous inside, which is something I would've never felt before when I was around him. I was always so comfortable around him. Things changed, but I'm so glad that we are still friends now in our high school years. That's never changed.

As my thoughts swarm around my head like bees in a hive, I hear my text tone go off, and I see it's a text from Liam.

I open it up and see the text that he's just sent me, which is very unusual.

Look outside.