Three Boys, One Love

When I used to look at young couples, I would feel happy for them that they are in love or experiencing it. Now I just get that horrible feeling of jealousy. My name is Grace, I am 15 years old and I've never had a boyfriend.

I wouldn't consider myself amazingly good looking but I'm not completely ugly. I have long faded blonde hair, green eyes and I'm tall but quite athletic. My only flaw would be my skin which isn't smooth and suffers with teenage spots. Which affects my personality making me shy and quiet.

Anyway all I am hoping is that before I turn 16 I get a boyfriend, because if I don't get a boyfriend soon I might kill the next cute, cuddly couple coming my way.

Chapter 1 - Zackary

I challenge this thought as I wake up one morning. My mum calls me down for breakfast and tells me to hurry up before I miss school. I follow the normal routine of washing my face doing my make up and making my way to school.

I meet up with my closest friends Rachel and Karen. Oh and Karens clingy boyfriend Fred. As they make out me and Rachel walk in front and talk.

"There is this big meet up tonight at the park everyone's coming. I was just wandering if you want to come, I know your not into these things but Karens going to be with Fred. So I thought maybe you could come keep me company?"

I think about the proposal, I have piles of homework to do but this is the opportunity I need to get out there and meet some guys. "Um yeah... Ok, sure sounds like fun. I'll meet you at yours". She seems surprised but glad I said yes. We make our way to school talking about tv shows and homework.

We get to school and I break away from Rachel. I find my locker and look to my right. Three lockers away is Zachary Coleman, I've crushed on him since primary. We are quite good friends I sit with him for English (my favourite lesson). But I know he will never notice me in that way. He could have any girl he wants with those brooding brown eyes and wavy dark brown hair which falls over his eyes.

I was probably staring to long because he looking at me now so I turn my head quickly but my locker door was open. I bang my head painfully and fall to the floor.

As I open my eyes my vision is blurred but I hear a smoothing voice asking if I'm alright, I try to nod but a searing pain shoots through my head. I wince and as my version clears up I see him. Zachary. Oh shit! He smiles "That looks painful, do you want me to take you to the school nurse" he gestures his hands to help me up and I take them and follow him.

We're waiting in the office, "I'm ok now if you want to go?" I say hoping he will say no.

"It's ok, it's only French. Also I want to make sure your going to be ok, you took quite a beating there" he nods towards my head.

I consciously feel my head, it's getting bigger by the second. I must look vey unattractive right now. But he cares about me that must mean something or maybe he's just here to miss French.

The nurse calls me in, I get up and follow her I turn back to see him staring at me. I wave and he waves back. Maybe just maybe he might have mutual feelings for me, I hid away those thoughts before I even believe in it.

I re-enter back into the waiting room from the school nurse and to my surprise I see Zackary still there. He stands up and opens the door for me. "You really didn't have to wait you know" but secretly I was glad he did.

"Yeah I know it's just we have English next anyway, so we might as well walk together." He looks at me and smiles.

"Thanks" I return his smile and bite my lip looking up at him.

He scratches the back of his neck as he says "So, I know this might be quite personal but do you have a boyfriend at the moment?"

I laugh nervously and check if he's being serious. He looks down at me blushing and looking quite embarrassed now. "Um no, I've never had a boyfriend."

Omg, what did I just say. What's he going to think? Will I ever live this down. Why did I say that! Ugh, I hate myself right now. I look at him from underneath my eyelashes.

"Really?" He seems taken aback.

"Um yeah, why are you surprised?"

Now it's his turn to be embarrassed. He looks down at his shoes and avoids my eye contact. "Well your really pretty, nice and well any guy would kill to have you."

I'm shocked to the point I can't speak. We've arrived at our English room. We're standing outside both as red as each other the awkward silence continuos for ages. Then he breaks it by walking in the classroom, leaving me outside.

We normally don't talk that much in English anyway but today was different. He didn't look me in the eye. It was like I wasn't there. I wanted to thank him for what he said because it meant so much to me. But I couldn't pluck up the courage. No one had ever said anything like that ever to me before, does this mean he might like me?

The bell rings and he packs up his stuff quickly and gets out of the classroom, I wait for Rachel whose flirting with the new guy across the classroom.

She would have a boyfriend now if it wasn't for the facts she already been out with everybody already. But if you saw her you wouldn't be surprised. She has long brown hair and sparkling blue eyes her make up always looks so professional and she is the most out going person I know.

She gets the guys number and rushes over to me. "Ryder the new guy is meeting us tonight as well if that's ok?".

I look over at him, he smiles and waves. He's quite hot actually. His loop sided smile is the first thing I noticed, what girl cannot fall for that! He has emerald eyes and wavy blond hair that has the cute flick to the left.

But no matter how good looking he was. It could not hide the fact I was disappointed not to have Rachel to talk to alone tonight. I really need to talk about what happened with Zachary today.