FRIENDSHIP Is Forever

A walk down memory lane

*Elms POV*

When I walked into the classroom I wasn't expecting to see her. She looked cute when we were kids but now as I looked at her, I hardly saw the girl that I once loved and still do. The second I heard her name I looked up and caught her eyes...her beautiful chocolate brown eyes, I missed looking at those eyes. I couldn't help but smirk, that was until Deina flipped me the bird and Louis glared daggers at me. Well I guess 4 years can't wash away all the memories huh?.
I was caught up with her when I noticed her tense as she looked over at the door. I followed her gaze and felt my stomach flip crazy inside me. What in the name of-
I'm cut off when the teacher calls her name again. She stands and walks up. I watch her walk to me and feel my heart pumping so fast I think she can hear it. She walks past me and I take in her sweet fragrance, she smelled like roses and vanilla. Okay I sound like a stalker but she's been my crush since middle school and I blew it when her cousin sister decided to "accidentally" trip and kiss me. She never spoke to me and she always avoided me, to make it worse her friends became her bodyguards and I was absolutely out of her life before I could even try to explain.
I tried to talk to her and realized she still had that barrier up. When I tried to talk to her again she brushed me off and before I knew it the tour was over. She walked into the classroom and I fell back to earth. How can she forgive you dude?, I mean come on she loved you like a brother ( or so I thought) and you blew it. I never knew she liked me until that day. But I wish she was there to see what actually happened.

~ flashback ~

"Hey baby" Tracy said pouting as she walked up to me, flanked by her two 'slaves'. I groan as I turn to her "I told you, I don't like you"
"Are you sure?" She asks batting her eyelashes at me as she pushes up against me. For some reason I feel annoyed than aroused, so I push her off me and as I turned to walk she runs up to me pushing me against the wall and kisses me hard. My eyes still open and looking totally alarmed I see the one person I didn't want to see this, out of the corner of my eye I spot her beautiful chocolate brown eyes as they drop tears.
F#uck! I scream in my head. I push her off and run to Lola who is now sobbing her eyes out on Deina "Lolo, trust me I-"
"DON'T ELMS, DON'T PLEASE JUST GO!" Deina screamed at me
Knowing Lola she's so sensitive when she's crying she doesn't trust herself to speak. I look at Deina and see pain flash across her face. Deina was like Lola's sister, whatever she felt Deina felt the same, whenever she cried, Deina cried too. I try to touch her when Deina slaps my hand away "I think you've done enough already, you dog" she snapped angrily. Walking away from me with the love of my life in her arms, in tears and heart broken.

~ end of flashback ~

So that's what happened, I ended up getting suspended after I punched Tracy in the face. I didn't care. She took away my happiness and the love of my life with just one kiss.

I sigh at the memory and walk over to my closet to look for my soccer shoes for the try outs tomorrow. I pull out my shoes and a photograph falls onto the floor. I pick it up and feel my heart ache and my eyes water. It's a picture of me and Lola at our 5th grade class party. She looked so happy. Arms around my neck as I carried her on my back, we were both smiling. Then looking down I see a more pictures inside the shoe box. I pick them up and go sit by my bed as I go through each of them, crying as I come to the last picture. It's me and her at summer camp. She's wearing shorts and a tank top, hair hanging down her shoulders, I'm in a beach short and I'm hugging her from behind. She's giggling as I hold her. I put the picture down and put my face into my pillow...Oh shit...I'm whipped. Somehow I start smiling to myself. I have an idea, it's stupid but it's worth a try.

She doesn't know I'm her neighbour. I smiled at the thought.