Broken String Of Fate

The Jock, The Nerd And The Girl

*Tim's POV*

I never imagined myself liking her. In my mind, she's the last person on my list that I would fall for but that didn't mean that I hate her or anything. Or she's ugly or not. That sounds bad but honestly, she's actually kinda cute. You see, we're friends. Very close friends. We have platonic friendship. Who says girls and boys can't be just friends right? Until, it just so happens that when the more I talk to her, the more stupidest things will come out of my mouth. I guess that's what happens when you get an unexpected crush. It's like, she's someone that you can never imagine being together with and yet, you still feel so connected. Especially when the both of us are starting to get closer over the past few months. And I had to admit, I've dated many girls in school before her. There's a reason why people would nickname me a jock cause of my love for sports and girls. But with her, I really want to change. Well not for the sports part. It's in my blood.

Anyway, I tried to retrace my steps or sometimes you would call it memories on how and why I started liking her. And then it hit me.

It was when I broke up with my girlfriend. I got dumped because she found someone else who's better looking and smarter. I flipped of course. So much for loyalty but afterwards, I couldn't care anymore. I'm usually the type to move on faster than anyone else. Why waste your time on someone who doesn't have feelings for you anymore? Loving yourself and your happiness should be your number one priority. That's what I always tell myself. That's another reason for people calling me heartless because I moved on quickly. Like really though.

Back to the point, so when I got dumped, she appeared. Chelsea. The one who comforted me, who would make me feel grounded and take me back to reality by giving me her harsh words. Oh they were really bad but because of her, I wasn't blinded anymore. I learnt how to accept reality and at the same time, I learnt how to care for others. Yeah, you read correctly. And when many people were against me before, she was always by my side.

And we even had our own inside jokes. Nobody knew them but us. And I guess you could say people noticed that we both always go to school and out of school together but we couldn't care of what they think. It has always been about us.  And I can finally confirmed that I fell hard for her.

So one day, I've decided to confess. Typical of me, I invited her to go for a walk with me at a nearby park. Of course she said yes. I've waited for this moment to come. But obviously, I was very nervous too. I would overthink to myself with those 'what if's' questions.

What if she rejects me? What if she doesn't want to be my friend anymore? What if she ignores me? What if she gets a new close guy friend?

I tried to push that away from my mind. I'm a confident guy. If she accepts me, I should be grateful and if she doesn't, I'll respect her decision like a man and move on. You know me, I move on quickly. 

Then, at the park, we walked blissfully side by side talking basically about everything. It makes me feel more confident in myself to just say it to her. But not now. I want to find a place that creates a beautiful memory for her. Cliche isn't it. That' when I saw that end of the park, there was an empty bench. We both eventually sat on it and this is where I know, my life will completely change.

"Chelsea, I have something to tell you," and before I knew it, my right arm wrapped around her automatically. She looked at me.

"Erm Tim, what are you doing?" She asked. My heart starts to pound faster than normal. I don't even know what to say first. Do I push it immediately or wait even longer? But weirdly enough, she didn't push my arm away. Instead, she asked me the most unexpected question with her most innocent smile when she noticed I was speechless.

"You want us to be official, don't you?" She asked sweetly. My heart stopped. In a good way. Did I hear her correctly or my ears were trying to trick me? Why did she asked such an odd thing?