I sat in the sun, wishing I was a vampire so I could just dissolve. I didn't have classes with her today and I couldn't be happier about that. Why did she make me feel so incompetent? It wasn't like I'd never talked to a girl before.
If I was honest with myself, I'd never really talked to a girl before. Not like her. I felt comfortable around easy, pretty girls with no substance. It was easier that way. Girls like that couldn't hurt me.
Like Amanda had. And Taylor. And Tess. Especially Tess.
Not one of those girls compared to my one and only—my mother. She'd been the worst of them all. I didn't even have to try before she left me. So, it made sense I would only attract damaged girls.
Jade didn't stand a chance.
I didn't stand a chance. Not with her.
She was light and beauty and everything good, and the best part was she didn't even know it.
I hadn't felt it before but now it made perfect sense.
Jade scared me.
She had the power over me I'd been so afraid to give anyone else. And yet. She had it. Without knowing it, she had it.
She was sincere even when she was unsure, kind still when I was rude, beautiful though I was ugly. She was good and kindness and light and I was just the contrary.
And I loved her.
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Two Years
RomanceLawrence and Jade met two years ago, four-hundred miles away. Their love was quiet, it was secret - even from each other. Now, two years and four-hundred miles later they have a chance encounter that brings them together again. They're both in coll...
