Who cares if Martin isn't the nicest person in the world? At least the rest of my group seems alright. My world was kind of like a fifteen page colouring book and five pages were left black and white. Now it felt like a page had been coloured. We trudged along a dirt path littered with tire-marks and puddles while I trailed behind the group. I guess I've gotten used to not fitting in. I was so absorbed in my mind, I didn't realise a presence walking beside me. It was the blonde girl from before. "Hey." She smiled. I looked up quickly and turned my head to look at her. "Oh, um, h-hello." I smiled back. "Thank you for saving me from getting shot before." I followed my sentence up with an awkward laugh. "It's fine, really." She replied. "I'm Simone." "Nora, but I think you already know that." I said, glancing up at the white sky. She nodded her head and smiled at me again. I liked her smile. I probably liked it just because I hadn't seen a smile since I was nine. But why would anyone smile when the world is ending? I wasn't really sure what to say next. My voice still sounded strange to me. Like I was hearing myself say everything. Like I wasn't actually there. The feeling was hard to explain. Simone had drifted near the front of the group. I didn't realise though until I felt another presence beside me. This one felt different though. It was the boy I locked eyes with before. I took a quick glance at him while he wasn't looking. Strawberry-blond hair. Tall. That's all I remember seeing. I didn't even know who he was, yet, I felt a connection. Something electric. Before I knew it, he turned to me. "Hi." "H-hi." I said, my voice almost a whisper. The boy turned his head back out towards the track in front of us. "Your name's Nora, isn't it?" "Yeah, what's your's?" I asked, looking out towards the same direction as him. "Rasmus." He replied. "I like your name. It's pretty." My face dissolved into a deeper shade of red. "Thanks." I could hear my heart beating in my ears. "I want to get to know you." Rasmus said. "You seem... Mysterious. Like you have a story that's worth telling." My mind blanked and I nearly forgot how to speak. "I want to get to know you t-too." Then he gave me a smile that melted my entire body. Then, I started to fall deeper and deeper, until I realised: I was in love.
