I wake up, to the piercing light of day. I rub my eyes, trying to see my surroundings clearly. I get out of my bed and put my shorts on. I turn around to see my best friend, Grayson. I've known him ever since I was four years old. We meet in 2003, and we've been inseparable ever since. He's the only person I can talk to, if I'm sad. We tell each other everything, but he doesn't know that I've liked him for all these years. I've literally liked him, since we meet. I had to watch him have girlfriends, and just sit back and wait for my time to come. I love him, but I'm tired of waiting.
I walk to my closet and pick out my outfit for the day. I walk to my bathroom,close the door and undress myself.
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I walk downstairs and see Grayson sitting at the kitchen table. His face is practically shoved into the bowl of cereal, that he's eating. He doesn't have on a shirt, just shorts and socks. I swear if my mom wasn't there I actually think about pouncing on him, but I'm a good girl. He looks up at me and motions for me to come and sit next to him. I pull out the chair and sit down. He smiles and I smile back. Grayson is a genuinely beautiful person. Not just because he has the face of a god, but is personality is what I like about him the most. He's funny,sweet,caring, and I just love everything about him.
"Hey, Toby." He says.
"Hi, Grayson." I say.
"Why do you look so sad?" He asks.
"I'm tired." I say.
"You just woke up." My mom says.
"I know." I say.
"So why are you tired?" My mom asks.
"I don't know." I say.
Just as my mom speaks, my sister Reagan comes downstairs. Reagan has always been "the pretty sister". I've had to compete with her my whole life. I'm more of a girly tomboy and she's just an all around girly girl. I mean just look at our names. I take pride in my name though. She's always been the one to have multiple boys chasing after her, meanwhile I can't get a guy to look my way. It does hurt sometimes, always being put last just because I'm not pretty.
"H-hey Reagan." Grayson stutters.
"Hi,Grayson." She says.
I turn my attention to Grayson. He's as red as a tomato. He has an awkwardly cute smile on his face. I never know why he gets like this around her. I mean she might be older, but we look exactly alike. I just wish that he would at least take second look at me for once.
"Hey,Toby." Reagan says.
"Hi." I say.
"What are you guys doing today, Wally is busy and I don't have any plans." She says.
Wally is her boyfriend. They're a really good couple, if you ask me.
"Nothing much we we're just gonna head to the arcade later." I say.
"Cool, I'll come with you guys." She says.
I nod my head,but I really don't want her to come. I know it seems selfish, but I want Grayson all to myself, and her coming just means that I'll be third wheeling the entire day.
"Toby, do you want to do the so gone challenge?" Reagan asks.
"Uh...sure." I say.
I go up to my room and find some old lyrics that I wrote to match with the beat. I race back down stairs and Reagan, Grayson, and I go outside. We all stand in the driveway and Reagan points her phone at me. I hear the music start to flow and I start to sing.
Nights I couldn't sleep
Boy, you was on my mind
I asked my self over again,why are you so blind?
Why can't you see that I'm the one,the one that you need?
What do I have to do to make you really see me?
Your loving makes me feel so complete.
I want you in my arms, so you can see me clearly.
You make me feel like I'm so gone.(I wrote all of this btw)
The video stops and Reagan and Grayson look at me.
"Damn,who hurt you?" Reagan says.
I smile awkwardly and walk towards them, to watch what I had just done. Reagan replays the video and I upload it to my snapchat. I add it to my story and turn my phone off.
"You guys ready to go?" I say.
"Yeah, just let me go get a shirt and some shoes." Grayson says.
He runs back into the house,leaving me and Reagan outside.
"I know you like him." She says.
"Like who?" I ask.
"Oh, come on little sister. I know you like Grayson." She says.
"No I don't." I lie.
"Please, you guys sleep in the same bed every night, you're always extremely close to him, and I see the way you get all gaga over him." She says.
She's right. I'm head over heels in love with him,but he doesn't seem to know that. I just wish that a hint would fall out of the sky, like chicken little or something.
"Okay, fine. You caught me, but don't tell him." I whisper.
" I won't,but I'm giving you a deadline." She says.
"A what?" I ask.
"If you don't tell him you like him by next Saturday, I will." She says.
Today is Saturday, so I have a whole week to tell him.
"Fine." I say.
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We sit at the booth, at the arcade. I sit across from Reagan and Grayson sits beside me. My legs is tapping against the floor, from nervousness. Grayson places his hand on my thigh, and I stop. I look at him, and his focus is on the menu. His jaw clenches,while trying to figure out what to order.
"I'll be right back. I have to use the restroom." Reagan says.
We both nod, and she scoot out of the booth. Grayson looks up from the menu and turns to me.
"Can I ask you something?" He asks.
"You just did." I smile.
"Seriously." He says.
"Okay." I say.
"What would you do if you liked someone, but they had no idea that you like them?" He asks.
