Perfectly Unseen

40: collided into your world

C o l l i d e d
                    into your world
                      ~+~+~+~

"Is she okay?" My voice was quiet as I mumbled ashamedly into the phone.

Dr Grey exhaled loudly, "She's shook-up." He started, "But I gave her something to make sure she's not stressing out so much. She'll be fine, Ailie." His voice was calm as he tried to convince me.

I pulled my knees tightly to my chin as I leaned against the purple and silver lockers. "It's all my fault." I muttered, squeezing my eyes shut to stop the pounding in my head.

"I know whatever it is that she found out about, I don't want to know." He said knowingly, "But Ailie, Aurora loves you. She'll forgive you, you'll see, Darlin'."

I shook my head, disagreeing with him before taking a breath. "Thanks, Dr Aaron. Don't tell her I called --I don't want to upset her anymore than I already have."

"Hey, Ailie?" Dr Grey said before I could hang up. "Off the record: you were a child. No one in their right mind would hold something like this over your head. That should include yourself, Darlin'. You were young and scared and an accident happened. Aurora will understand that once she's calmed down and had some time to think it over."

Once more I shook my head 'no'. Because after all, it was her mother I had killed too.

As I brought my phone down to end the call, a notification popped up on my screen showing me I had one unread message.

"To be human is to be broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful." I've never read something so right, Ailie. With each crack decorating your skin and heart, you've become a masterpiece. And yet, I wish I could take each shattered piece and with one touch, fix them so you no longer have to feel the pain of being brokenly beautiful.

"Are you alright?" A voice pulled me out of my speechlessness as I looked up.

My eyebrows furrowed as I took in the brown eyes watching me carefully. Why would he text me if he was just going to come talk to me? My lips twitched up as I shook my head; he was one odd football player with magical words that never failed to tug at my heartstrings.

"Mind if I sit with you?" He tilted his head, causing the fading silver strands to fall into his face.

I nodded, putting my phone into my bag as he sat down, close enough that his arm brushed against mine.

"Can I tell you something?" He spoke quietly, his breath soft as his chest rose up and down steadily. I nodded again, keeping my eyes forward on the empty hallway. "When you transferred here in grade nine, I remember everything about you that first time I saw you."

I swallowed loudly, the months after my mothers death were all a blur. I couldn't remember anything. Not even this beautiful boy beside me.

He continued on, his voice just as soft as if afraid to step on my toes. "You were so sad. I saw you and I couldn't look away. You wore a long grey sweater that hid you away from the world and to everyone else, you just faded away into the background." He paused, peaking over at me, "But not to me. I was mesmerized. You lived in a completely untouchable world from everyone --from me." His cheeks flushed with a pink as I watched him with wide eyes. "I don't know what has caused you to be so sad since that first day I saw you, but it doesn't matter." With a head shake, his golden eyes hardened determinedly, "You've tried to disappear the second you stepped into this school, but I won't let you. I will see you no matter how big your sweater is because I have finally somehow collided into your world and you can finally see me back."

My breath was shaky as my heart pounded desperately in my chest. Once again, he had left me speechless and begging for my words back.

His warm brown eyes were gentle once more as he looked at me and through me and into my soul like there was nothing more than thin glass surrounding it. "You might have been able to fool everyone around you that you were nothing special before, but not now, and never to me. You're a storm in the middle of a hot summer day, Ailie Dawn. Each time you walk into a room, the air is sparked in electricity and suddenly everything comes to life around you." He smiled crookedly as he readjusted his bag over his shoulder, "I'm going to show you that someday. You will finally understand why the entire school is suddenly abuzz with your name -- and it has nothing to do with Ash."

Leaving me tongue tied and breathless, Liam stood up and walked away. How was I supposed to react after that? I wished I could go back and meet Liam then. I wished I could have so much more time and memories with him than I did now. I wished I could have known him the moment I stepped into the school like how he had known me. Maybe then my world wouldn't have crumbled into dust because of a single word from Ashton.

Liam! <3 he's so absolutely adorable.
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Are you enjoying the book? Speak up! I want to know your opinions so it can help me figure out where to go with it in the romance aspect 😆 I mean I have a few ideas where it's going, but I'd still like to know which guy you think Ailie should be with. Personally I love them both <3