I care about you (Riarkle) [Wattys 2017]

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Farkle's POV:

Father saw my frown yesterday, so I explained everything to him and he just chuckled.

He said, "I would never reccommend for you to change yourself just to make someone like you, but, do you want to change your hair style? Just for fun?"

So then, I cut my hair, styled it and now people are noticing me except for one person - Riley Matthews.

"Farkle, what is the word equation for resperation again? I forgot!" She says with a giggle at the end, and I give her smile back before looking at her book and writing:

Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water (Energy)

She smiles at me then says, "Thanks Farkle," and carries on with our science work. I already finished since I already studied this with my tutor.

My breath wanted to quicken as she focuses on her work, her hair over her face. She looked so beautiful.

I suddenly out of nowhere push the hair out of her face and she just smiles at me, "Thank you Farkle, again."

My heartbeat was going fast when she said my name, it was only her who could just say my name and make it seem like it was the most beautiful name.

"Hey, Farkle?" She says and I hum a yes, "Do you think that Charlie is the one?"

"What? I mean, huh?" I say confusingly, she loves him?

"Well, we went out yesterday since he asked me on that day I told you about it. And well..." She says, I wanted to hear the rest.

"And well what?" I reply and she just smiles at nothing before looking at me and saying, "He asked me to be his."

There, that moment you could hear my heart breaking into pieces.

He asked her to be his.

His.

His girl.

Then there's me.

I couldn't.

I'm just a friend.

"I haven't replied yet," She says and I wanted to tell her to say no. But I couldn't, I will not let her be upset. I will not dissapoint her. I want her to be happy when I can't make her.

"Do you feel a certain feeling around him?" I say, she thinks before nodding her head. I felt something to around her.

"Does your breath quicken when he smiles?" I say and she chuckles before saying yes. Me too, around you, yet my breath stops from being taken away from your beauty.

"When he says your name, what do you feel?" I ask and I wait for her response.

"It's, it's like the most beautiful accent I've heard yet all he's doing is just saying my name." And there I knew, she liked him. Not me, him.

"Hearing all of that, you should—"

Farkle say no, say no.

Do it for her, make her happy.

You must have her, she's yours.

Riley needs to be happy, and Charlie does that.

Don't let her leave y—

"You should say yes." I say quickly and Riley's eyes widen, "Really?"

"Give him a chance." I say slowly and she hugs me, "Thank you Farkle, you're the bestest friend anyone could ever have."

And you could be the bestest girlfriend that I never had.