Only You

Chapter 8: Problem

LIAM'S POV.

"Dude can I tell you something?" Jason tells me when we sit down at the cafeteria.

"Yeah, what's up?" I respond.

"I think I like someone." He says, "It's your friend, Allie." He confesses. Oh, shit. "I think she's hot but not only that, she's a fun girl, nice and kind, you know?" Did I hear right? Well, that escalated quickly.

"She's nice." I say. I feel uncomfortable. How can he like her?

"I know right? But I don't think she likes me back." Jason sincerely says.

"Why not?" I ask, giving a bite to my sandwich.

"I don't know, she doesn't even notice me when I walk pass her in the hallway." He tells me with a concern look on his face. Good. She's mine.

"You should ask her out." I tell him. What have I just said? I know I like Allie but nobody knows it, not even her.

"You're right man. I'll call her later." He agrees, "Thanks for the advice." Jason says smiling.

"No problem." I say and wonder what the hell I have just said. I'm so stupid.

How can he be so calm? He doesn't care about what our friends think about her, she's not from our group and he doesn't even care? I've been faking for several months that I have a crush on some friend of ours, and I know she doesn't like me, I practically disgust her, but pretending I like her makes me look good with our guy friends. But Jason makes it look so easy, he likes a random girl and asks her out without preoccupying on what everyone will say, especially our friends.

I finish talking with Jason and get out of the cafeteria before the bell rings.

I can't stop thinking of Jason and Allie together, they don't even know each other that much. Jason is smarter and kinder than me, I know that, but that doesn't mean he can go and take her away from me.

And why am I worrying so much? She's just a girl, there are plenty of girls here in school and I can't believe I'm getting jealous. I mustn't allow that.

I drive back home. I get down my car and somehow when I get out of my thoughts I realize my car is parked in front of Allie's house. How the fuck did I get here? I think I'm on drugs.

Maybe I should go and talk to her before Jason does. Yes that's exactly what I'm going to do and I hope I don't mess up this time.

I ring the doorbell and wait for her to open the door. I hope her parents aren't home, the last thing I want is running into them and introducing me. I get nervous in front of adults.

A few seconds later someone opens it.

"Who are you?" A short blonde girl asks me. I assume is her sister or some family member, I don't really care.

"I'm Liam." I answer.

"So you're the famous Liam." She says and scans me from head to toe, "Well, what do you want, Liam?" This girl has extremely pink cheeks, pretty funny.

"I'm looking for Allie, is she here?" I ask.

"Yeah she is, wait a minute." She says and leaves the door opened before going inside. I hear her telling Allie that 'there's a douche at the door'. She's right on the douche part, I am.

I see Allie coming and when she finds me she tries to close the door but I stop her. That's not a good start. "Please let me talk, it won't be long." I say.

"I don't want to hear anything from you, you're just going to lie and lie." She tells me with an angry voice but there's a sadness tone in it.

"Please Allie, it will be just a minute." I say with my hand pressing against the door, "I just want to leave everything crystal clear." Why am I trying so hard?