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ethan's pov
she's quiet in class and when she's surrounded by people she doesn't know. but when she's with her friends, she's like a totally different person. she's loud and happy and laughing so hard that tears fall out of her eyes. the smile never leaves her face when she's with people that she feels comfortable around.
but god, is she quiet.
when she finishes her work in class, she will grab her banged up book, that she's probably read a hundred times, and puts it on her desk. she opens the book and continues where she last left off, her eyes scanning every inch of every page. and occasionally, i catch her smiling when she hits a good part in the story. she does all of this and never makes a sound. when the bell rings, she calmly gets up and slings her bag over her shoulder before continuing to read as she walks out the door and through the crowded hallways.
in those moments, she's carefree and confident. i walk behind her just to see that beautiful smile spread upon her lips as she bumps into people here and there. but her eyes never leaving those pages and her lips never moving with an apology for her careless actions.
i walk to lunch, distancing myself behind her. i watch as she sits with he friends, her book gets put down instantly and her face lights up with excitement, even though she just saw them a few periods ago.
i sit at my table in the corner where a few friends and my brother sit with me.
"hey bro" aaron says
"hey" i mumble
i keep my head down and eat my lunch, occasionally glancing in her direction.
"dude just ask her out already" gray says
i shake my head
"yeah come on. it's easy" cameron says
i roll my eyes at him. it's easy for him, the most popular guy at this school, and the biggest fuckboy.
they shrug and continue talking to grayson.
i feel like they are only being nice to me because they're friends with grayson and i hate that because it's so fake. but at the same time, at least i'm not sitting alone at lunch.
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"hey e, y/n is coming over with her friend jasmine" gray says
i wiggle my eyebrows at him because i know that he has the biggest crush on jasmine. he blushes and swats at me "stop"
i'm fine that she's coming over cause she's my friend too, but i never really became close friends with y/n and that brings anxiety to their upcoming presence.
gray claps a hand on my shoulder "you'll be fine"
i nod and hope that i will actually be fine and not make a fool out of myself
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g and jasmine are talking on the far end of the couch as y/n and i are talking on the other. she's really sweet and nice and i have no clue why i was so nervous.
i decide to be confident for a moment "why are you so quiet in class?" and as soon as i say it, i regret it
she smiles "i don't have a reason to talk or be loud when i have no one to talk to"
i stare at my hands. of course. why did i even ask such a stupid question?
"is there something wrong with that?" she asks
"no, no. i-i guess it's true"
"what's true?"
"it's true that nothing beautiful asks for attention"
she blushes and smiles "that was smooth"
i laugh "i wasn't trying to be. just being honest"
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"i guess we should get going" jasmine says, hugging me and then hugging g longer
"i guess so" y/n says, hugging g and then walking over to me. i hug her and when she pulls away, she just looks at me
i smile "is there something on my face?"
she shakes her head with a smile on her face "what about a goodbye kiss?"
i blush and lean in to kiss her cheek. she turns her head, last minute, and my lips land on hers.
when she pulls away, i feel my cheeks grow crimson red.
she giggles and kisses me on the cheek before walking out the door.
g closes the door and high five's me "i knew she liked you. i knew-"
i half listen to him as i re-live the kiss in my mind.
i can't believe she likes me.
the quiet and beautiful girl likes me.
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