perfection of hope | ✔️

II

' the best and most beautiful things
in the world,
cannot be seen or even touched-
they must be felt with the heart.
~helen keller'
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okay well i'm sure you're lost by now but i'll quickly over run this for you. my name is Gracie Jeffery, i'm 17 years old and I go to Ravens State High. i have a four year old brother named Cole and a husky puppy named Everest. enough about me let's go onto the good stuff. high school isn't high school without it's Queen bee, popular Jock and bad boy. or in this case boys.

Queen bee, Stacey Williams. god this girl. she's honestly the rudest god damn person on this planet. and when she says she'll ruin your life if you mess with her. yeah hun i'd like to see you try. and her boyfriend, mr perfect quarterback man, Aidan Tiller. asshole. that's all. Aidan has brown hair with blonde ends and tattoos on his arms cause it's 'cool'. stacey has brown hair as well. i'd be lying if i said she wasn't gorgeous. they are quite the couple except for the bit where she cheats all the time and Aidan is clueless. enough of that let's talk about bad boys.

Ace Kole. as i've said. gorgeous. brown hair and big brown eyes that compliment his tanned skin. he's got a few freckles which are cute and he's got a couple tattoos. he's got two best friends, Ethan and Sebastian. Ethan Skater, blonde hair and blue eyes. he's more on the pale side but he's still beautiful. Sebastian Fray. Sebastian also has blonde hair and blue eyes but his eyes are like looking into the ocean it's insane. they all are spanish as well which is ugh yum.

the loud ring of the bell brings me back to the real world. quickly grabbing the minimal things i brought to class i rush out of the room as fast as i can. as soon as i step out of the door i am bombarded by bodies trying to get to lunch. not bothering to go to my locker i go straight to the cafeteria and grab a tray, hopping in line. once i've picked my food and payed i go to my usual table and sit down digging in. not long after i hear a thump followed by the smack of a tray hitting the table. i look up to see the one and only Amelia Evans, my best friend. Amelia is stunning, with her long brown hair and almost black eyes. i've known her since freshman year and we are seniors now.

"hey bub," she mumbles.

"hey, what's up your ass?" i question. this is weird she's always happy.

"nothing im just-" she stops mid sentence. i look up from my food to see her mouth wide open and eyes wide. i raise my eyebrows.

"why is a certain hotties eyes trained to the back of your head?" she asks.

"huh?" i whip my head around and sure enough there Ace is starring straight at me.

"i don't know maybe he's spaced out?" i question because honestly i don't know why he's looking here either.

"what are we looking at?" a new voice asks. ahh there he is. the not so famous Jaymes Carter. he transferred here from Australia in sophomore year.

"Ace has his eyes in Gray," Amelia tells him which he answers to with a dramatic gasp.

"oh my god! girl go get him!" he says in a high pitched voice rolling his eyes.

"ha ha very funny," i tell him. i look at Ace, who's still staring, one more time before turning around and finishing my pasta which is starting to get cold.

"whatever," Jaymes starts, "any way i started talking to this chick right and we met up and out of no where she takes her shirt off and my god you should have seen how big her-"

yep tuning out of that conversation. the rest of lunch flew by pretty quick not to any help from Jaymes. i stood up staying goodbye to Amelia and Jaymes and heading to class.

i switch on my phone checking what i have. health. i inwardly groan. health has to be the worst class apart from gym. reaching the room, i walk straight to the back not really wanting to sit at the front. i pull out the chair sitting down and swinging my legs up on the table. i pull out my phone and start playing a game. can't this day be over already.

Ace
i noticed her from across the cafeteria. i'll admit she's pretty. really pretty. like gorgeous pretty. okay that's enough. i feel myself skip into a trance staring at her until Seb grabs my shoulder.

"hey dude you okay?" he asks concerned.

"uh yeah fine," i reply kinda unsure.
"i'm gonna go somewhere ill see you later," i tell them standing up and walking out of the crowded space. i pull out my phone and text Stacey. i need to get this chick out of my head now.
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her lips move from my neck to my lips and i kiss back instantly. the bell rings loudly and we break apart. i step back only for my head to hit a shelf. okay not my best idea to cram my 6 foot self into the storage closet.

"do we have to go to class?" Stacey whines. god her voice is annoying. the only reason i do this with her is because she's the only chick that's not scared of me. except from that nerd earlier.

"yes we do. i've got health and my teacher hates me and i don't want an after school detention. i'm going bye," i say leaving the closet. i don't know why her stupid boyfriend thinks she's so perfect. i wonder if that nerd has a boyfriend. the fuck why do i care.

i walk into class right as the warning bell rings. Mr Martinez give me a quick glare before looking back at his computer. i find myself smirking knowing he can't give me a detention. suck shit old man. i look around the class only to see her. at the back of the room with her legs propped on the desk and her face in her phone. well i guess the nerd isn't such a nerd after all.
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