Saving Forest

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id like to think that special forces of the universe brought both me and forest together. or maybe just the fact that both of us were in deep need of the same album. either way, i always had the the thought that we were bound to meet at some point. obviously this was not how i thought i would meet her but what could i expect? she was strange like that. you could find her anywhere.

it was the same day my mother and her boyfriend had gotten into a fight. he hit her that day. they had been together for almost 5 years. my father had left us almost 7 years ago. i was 11. i had always wondered why she put had put up with that asshole for so long. or why she bothered fighting with him. shed always either end up with a bruise or the police at our house. but that day was truly a blessing. her boyfriend had broke a record of mine after i refused to turn my music down, just for the solid fact that i will never listen to that assholes commands.

that day was indeed the day i met forest brown. a beautiful girl. she had strange features. her brown hair did not match with the freckles that were lightly scattered upon her face. her eyes didnt match either. she had one blue and one green. you could barely notice but i did. she was gorgeous. but her skin was pale. and she had bags under her eyes. and she smelled like perfume mixed with cigarettes. it was a peaceful smell, yes. but also weird on a girl as pretty as her.

when her and i reached for the record at the same time, our hands touched. now i would go on about how i felt the sparks and how it was love at first sight but that would be bullshit. when we reached at the same time i got scared, snatched my hand away and looked at her. thats when i realized we went to the same school and i wondered how i never noticed her. i recognized her from my math class. she was always sleeping or had her headphones in. but i never gave her a second thought.

"hey, youre in my math class, right?" i asked her. she gave me a nervous glance and nodded her head slowly.

"whats your name?" i continued to questioned her. she hadnt even looked at my that time. she just took the the record and purchased it. i tried to go after her, but by the time i was outside, she was already riding away.

"HEY" i yelled. but she hadnt heard me. i knew that girl was weird. but i wanted to know her. i knew she didnt have many friends. she was always alone from what i could remember. but i wanted to change that.