Mending The Broken Heart

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"You don't talk much now do you?"

Those words snap me out of my muse, it took me a few seconds to recognize the voice and when I do, I can't help but smile. I knew whose voice it was. I know it all too well.

"Well I'm guessing you're not that sharp now are you?" I replied but my eyes are still fixated to the one of the skyscraper that seems to stand tall among hundreds and hundreds of other tall buildings.

"What?"

"It's been one month since the semester started and you just noticed that? We have 2 classes together Andrew, and I've seen you numerous times around campus. So I'm guessing this is not the first time you see me either. So you should consider going to Guinness book world of record and try to see if there is a title for the most observant person in the world. I'm pretty sure you'll win it" I retorted as I turn my head to face him.

"Well someone is definitely on their period." He paused for a couple of seconds with a grin on his face and continued "but well it's nice to know that even after all these time you're still the same sarcastic asshole you were back then."

I let out a small chuckle as I return to my original position. Contemplating life while looking out the window.

"How are you Ethan?" he asked in a genuine tone, he sounded like he actually care and worries about me. I don't have to turn around but I can feel the smile is still on his face. Not a smirk or anything that will probably make me feel worse about myself - if that is actually possible. It was just him and his heart-stopping smile. The smile that can make anyone go crazy over it.

"I guess you can say that I'm fine now. Well, not as fine as I used to be, but I'm okay." I replied as I turn my head around to see his face and the smile was still there. It's just as comforting as I remembered it. There is just something about his smile, it's almost as if it's contagious. Before I knew it, a smile was drawn on my face, it wasn't a heart stopping smile like his, it was just a simple subtle smile, but it was a smile nonetheless. I honestly don't know whether it was because of that he asked me about how I was or it was just that contagious smile of his, or maybe, it was the combination of both, but what I do know is that a genuine - not fake - smile is rarely drawn on my face these days.

"So I'm guessing this seat is not taken?" I nod with the smile still plastered on my face. Our brief conversation didn't last long, because the lecturer came in just a few moments after he took the seat next to me and the class started.

While the class is busy with taking notes and listening to the lecturer my mind was somewhere else. I find it kind of funny how our conversation - which was short and supposedly meaningless - doesn't feel like nothing to me, it was probably the first time I've said something sarcastic to someone other than Emily or Bryan since the thing happened. And that's saying something.

"So like 5 minutes ago were on your man period and now you're drowning in ecstasy? God you're so much weirder than I remembered." he scoff-whispered to me. I didn't realize that I was actually smiling, the subtle smile that was on my face few moments ago is now gone. It is now replaced by a normal smile, you know, the ones where people show when people are actually happy.

"You should probably pay attention or you'll fail. Not that it's a new thing for you but not failing actually feels good." he continued but now his whisper is followed with a smirk on his face.

I rolled my eyes and scoffed at him "Look who's talking. Oh and as far as I remember, you're the one who made us fail in chemistry back in freshmen year, and you still owe me a new pair of glasses."