Musings.

Musings - 3

February 24th, 2014

Remember that guy I told you about in the previous chapter? Let's just call him Tony.

So you already know that Tony is like as good as it gets for guys. Well, the more I talk to him, the more I want to talk to him. And I know I sound like I really like him, but I don't. Not in that way anyway.

But he's not the only nice guy out there. There's this other guy in my class who I'm pretty close to. Let's call him Ethan. Ethan is one of those popular guys who knows how to turn his swag on, who's always charming with the ladies, who's intelligent yet funny, attractive and cocky as hell.

He can be a bit of a douchebag.

Every girl knows he's a charmer and always jokes about how narcissistic he is, but secretly every girl wants to date him. Because he would be like the best boyfriend in the world, if he ever tied himself down to a girl. (Not that he's a player - pick up lines are more of his thing.)

My best friend always questions why I'm such good friends with Ethan. She absolutely hates him. She thinks he's manipulative, overly cocky, and just an overall jerk in every way. Which is true sometimes.

But he's also really sweet underneath his cool guy demeanor. I wouldn't call him a softie, but he's definitely not as careless as he always seems to be.

Let's take today for example. Today was such a suckish day. Everything was going wrong. Every little thing. So at the end of the day, I'm standing by my locker trying not to cry. More and more people leave, but I just stand by my locker - I don't even know why!

So I'm one of the only people left in the hallway now, besides Ethan. Ethan tries to make small talk with me, but I hastily respond and then try to leave as fast as I can, because I don't want him to see me cry, right?

So he asks me if I'm okay, to which I obviously answer with a quick "oh yeah, I'm fine." And I turn to leave when he reminds me that I've forgotten something. Of course I turn around to see what I'm missing when I see him approaching me with open arms.

"You forgot my hug."

And I don't know why, but those four words really warmed my heart. He gave me a hug, and I felt so much better. It's strange how one kind act can just make someone's day instantly better. And as I'm leaving, feeling a little better, he reminds me that I can talk to him about anything.

That's what I call a true friend.

People can really just surprise you sometimes if you give them a chance. Tony was already known to be a sweetie pie, but Ethan? Not so much. Ethan has really surprised me in the past, acting in kind ways that always seem to show themselves in secret. So yeah, to many people he might seem like the douchiest jerkface, but to me, he's a pretty nice guy - even if he doesn't act like it most of the time.