unrequited ; t. brown + j. bradley

iii. again

I see you everyday
Again and again
I see you across the way
Again and again
Talk to me

[ tobi's pov ]

"Man, whatcha staring at buddy?" Cal asks snapping me out of my trance.

The trance that the girl across the football pitch has got me in. She looks familiar but I can't place my finger on it.

"I uh...nobody Cal."

I probably don't know her at all, maybe she just looks like someone I know. But who do I know who looks like that?

I'm probably spending too much time on this.

"Tobi? man's not focusing today are you?"

I sigh before turning back to start this video, not before noticing Ethan staring in the same direction as myself.

Maybe she reminds him of someone he knows.

I think I'm already way too far into this. I want to go over and talk to her but she makes me nervous for some reason.

I wish she would come talk to me.

I turn back to the camera that everyone is already looking at as Cal starts the video.

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"I dare you to go up to that girl over there and get her number." Cal says to Ethan who had been looking at her when we got here.

The girl i had also noticed from afar.

"No, I can't. She doesn't know me."

"Doesn't matter dude it was a dare, Tobi go over there with him so he's not fucking shit up you know."

I look at Cal with a narrowed eye as he smirks knowing i don't want to go over there either.

But i'm not a wimp.

So i'll do it.

Ethan looks at me nervously as we walk over to the short girl dribbling a football by herself.

"Hi." Ethan says with a small smile.

The girl jumps not knowing we approached her with wide eyes not knowing what to say either.

"I uh...hello." She says looking a little nervous.

"You're quite cute, do you think we could get your number?" Ethan asks.

"My number, um ok. I've never given that out before."

Ethan and I look at each other in disbelief at she puts her number in both of our phones.

"You've never given out your number before?" I ask her.

"No i mean it's not like i'd refuse if someone asked it's just, I don't know anyone and nobody has ever asked."

"You don't know anyone? don't you have friends or family?" Ethan asks

"I uh.....no. But it's ok."

Was it really ok? What happened to where she's all by herself?

"Well we can be your friend." Ethan says as she hands him his phone.

"Does that mean we'll see each other again?"

"I hope so, i'd love to see you again."

She smiles at us before turning around and getting back to her football work.

Ethan and I turn back to walk away as he nudges my arm.

"She's good, can't believe she's got no friends." He says with a few hand movements.

"Good at what?"

"Football dude, just look at her. I mean she's also pretty hot."

I roll my eyes as i give him a friendly shove.

"Always and forever noticing how hot people are."

"Yup."