N. Hanson's Point Of View
"Don't freak, Naomi. You're a genius and I'm sure you'll get A's on all your mid-terms." Bryce spoke, following behind me. I turned to the boy, "Don't jinx it."
Bryce smiled lightly, grabbing my hand in his and pulling me towards him, "Naomi. Listen, everything is gonna be fine. I promise. I know you can do it! You're a genius! You've been studying your ass off! What more can you do?" Bryce wrapped my in his arms, his hand rubbing my back soothingly.
The blankets between us disheveled and the pillows stuffed underneath our heads as he held me close. I let out a sigh, nuzzling my head into his chest, my arms around him now too. I closed my eyes, taking a deep breathe as he pressed a kiss to the top of my head.
"Do you— do you think we'll be okay?" Bryce asked, his voice soft and broken. I pulled away, looking up at the boy, my brows furrowed, "What do you mean?" I asked with a nervous chuckle.
"This." Bryce explained, "Will this last?" He asked. My heart began to race, thinking maybe he had doubts. Bryce took a deep breathe, "High school sucks and it's difficult and I just want us to be okay. Which sounds dumb, because we're so young. And I shouldn't be worrying about stuff like this when we have finals or when we have our whole lives ahead of us. But, I- I love you." Bryce rambled, his eyes finally meeting mine.
I moved my arm from around his waist, my hand now resting gently on his cheek. I smiled up at the boy, "This is going to last. Cause we're going to do everything it takes to make it last. Cause I'm not going to lose you again. And because I love you too." I spoke confidently. Had I ever said it before? I know he knew. And I knew I knew. I admitted it to him, but had those words come out of my mouth?
Whether or not they have, they're true. I love him. I'll do whatever it takes to make this work cause I want to be with him. For as long as physically possible.
The thing about love is it can't be one sided. Two people have to work at it, right? And I'm willing to do that for this. I know, I'm a kid. I know, we have our whole lives ahead of us. I know, life gets in the way. But I love him. And I don't ever want anybody else.
Nobody but him.
