Skinny Love

Chapter 23: Healing

Avi's P.O.V

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I woke up and the pain was gone. I thought that was weird because I mean I should be at least a little sore. I took a deep breath and I flinched. Okay, maybe I was a little sore. I looked at where the cuts and bruises and gashes were supposed to be.

I only had small bruises. I didn't think it was out-of-this-world weird. I had always healed pretty quickly. A medical mystery, I was.

By the way, remember when I said I had 2 hearts? One disappeared. Odd right?

I'm being released in a few hours, which is great because I don't like hospital beds.

I looked over on the tiny table and there was a tiny gum wrapper swan on the table with a plate of Jammy Dodgers. I smiled at the thought of Matt setting them out and then concentrating on folding the gum wrapper. He was so kind.

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Matt's P.O.V

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"So do you like like her? As in, do you want to date her?" Jon said as we waited in line for our food. We decided to come to Five Guys and get lunch for Avi and ourselves. He was asking about my feelings for the Impossible Girl. I felt connected to her and I really really like her. The problem is she doesn't even look at me twice but hey, I'm not much.

"No." I lied. I was just curious if he could actually date her. She's all over the place. She's freaking insane (in the good way)!

Jon smiled.

"She's so gorgeous I won't care if she has a crappy personality." He said slapping me on the back. I smiled falsely at him. What a dick.

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The day had past and I was in my dorm trying to sleep so I wouldn't be sleepy for the day to come. It seems that when I turned the light off, my thoughts amplified. Honestly, all I wanted was to stop thinking of the Impossible Girl and the Dick.

Jon will never be observant enough to notice how when she's thinking she taps her nose with her pointer finger. He will never notice the way her nose scrunches up when she doesn't like something. He will hear but not listen to the eloquence of her words and the maturity in her voice. He will hear but not listen to the sound of her voice. I have learned to look at her big brown eyes and listen to the sound of her voice because it mimics the sound of her soul.

You know what's not fair? The guy who notices these things will never get to taste her lips. He will never get to play with her hair while watching a movie. He will never get to hold her close. He will never be able to be her safety.

Do you know what it's like to fancy someone you don't allow yourself to fancy? It's like everything from hate to love from love to loss and the truth is it hurts in such a way that the pain gets so bad that it feels good. It really does. It hurts so amazingly good.