Strawberry Fields

11

*Grace's Outfit above*
Grace's POV

I woke up to the sound of my alram beeping, signalling that it was already 6 in the morning. I had gotten a few hours of sleep but my mind kept me awake majority of the night as it always did. The thought of William being here with me made me fall asleep last night and as soon as my mind was awake, he was still there.

As I rolled out of my bed, my phone buzzed as a signal that I had gotten a text. I eagerly picked it up knowing it was from William. As I presumed, I read the text wondering what the gentleman had sent me.

From: William
Good morning beautiful. I hope you slept well. I'll come to your house around 6:30 today so we can stop at Starbucks and get some coffee before school. Sound good?

I smile at his cute text before typing back a response.

To: William
That sounds lovely. I can't wait to see you.

I devilishly send the text and begin to make myself look decent for the day.

...

I finish my makeup by applying mascara to my top and bottom lashes. I take one more glance at myself and for once I don't cry at the reflection I see in the gaudy mirror. I felt confident and somewhat pretty after my effort for today. I looked at the time that was displayed on my phone, showing that it was 6:27 and William would be here anytime soon. I looked at my chic outfit once more before grabing my bag and sauntering down the stairs.

The house was eerily quiet just as it always was and yet I wondered if my siblings had all left for college early this morning. I am shot out of my thoughts as I hear the doorbell chime throughout the house. I open the door to find William wearing a black beanie with a grey long sleeve shirt and blue skinny jeans. He wore black boots and I laughed at how our shoes somewhat matched excpet mine were heels. He smiled at my appearance before we embraced in a hug. He wraped his arms around my waist swiftly as I wrapped my arms around his neck. His hug was comforting and it was nice that when we pulled away and lingered for a while by staring at each other, he didn't try and make a move on me.

He lead me over to the car silently, opening up my door for me as always and then rushing to his side. The radio played softly in the background for a change and it was soothing as we made our way to the Starbucks by the school grounds. He spoke up softly over the music once we had left my lavish driveway.

"You look beautiful." He said while staring at me with a smile. I blushed at his comment before speaking up.

"You don't look too bad yourself." I smugly threw at him which made him chuckle deeply. We drove in silence for the rest of the way and I admired how we could do that. We could be silent with each other and it never became awkward, it was always soothing for us. We eventually arrived and made our way into the Starbucks. A few students from the school came in and ordered a coffee then quickly left but it felt nice to sit down and enjoy the nice things in life.

We laughed while talking about certain things and soon enough we had ditched the quiet place and left for the crowded halls. We arrived just as the bell rang and we stood in the main hall just staring at each other, unsure of what to say or do.

"I'll see you later?" He said anxiously, hoping I would still say yes. I nodded while grabbing his hand. intertwining our fingers. I didn't know what we were and yet I just knew that William was the center of my happiness and I never wanted to lose him. He pulled me in for a hug and yet we had to let go of each other as we heard a teacher coming from the adjacent hall that connected into this one.

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It was the last period before I got to see William for the rest of the day and I sat bored in my Theatre class. The teacher was gone with the flu and we had been rewarded a free day since we had been working so hard on the school musical: Mary Poppins. I sat with a couple of people I had grown friendly with before the classroom door opened.

A girl walked in and I couldn't help but stare at her for a little longer than I should have. She was about 5'4 but her height fit her perfectly. She had long, dark brown hair that was wavy and perky cheek bones. She wore light makeup but I bet that if she had none on she would still be beautiful. She handed a pass to the sub before sitting down at an empty desk away from people.

She wore a stitch shirt and dark skinny jeans to make the look. She had on black nikes with white polka dots and before I knew it, I was making my way over to her. I sat down at a desk near her before speaking up.

"Hi, I'm Grace. I've never seen you around. Are you new?" I said while cocking my head to the side.

"I just moved back here from Houston. I'm
Brice." She said while giving me a warm smile.

...

I walked out of the school and saw William in the familiar spot. He greeted me with smile and a warm hug once I reached him. We stood there for a few moments and eventually got into the warmth of his car. He revved the engine before speeding out of the lot. I smiled at his proud self and as we rounded the corner I saw William's phone light up with a notification.

"Can you check that for me?" He said and it made me feel special that he would let me do something so personal. I picked up the phone delicately before seeing what the notification was. It was a text from somebody named Brice. I spoke up after reading the familiar name.

"Somebody named Brice texted you." I said and he smiled a little too bright at that name.

"She's an old friend who just moved back. She used to be my girlfriend before I fell in love with you." He says while smiling towards me. The feeling is nice that he admits how he fell in love with me but a new feeling pangs within me knowing that I had just met a girl who had stole his heart once and could potentially do it again.

"I think I met her. She moved from Houston right?" I respond, hoping he would say no and that I hadn't met her.

"Yeah! She's a great girl." He says while focusing on the road and not on how my heart is slowly breaking from his words.