Clare and Avery: A love story

Exchanging Numbers

January 10th 2018:
I asked for her number, I wasn't sure what I was doing but I think I played it cool...I had only been in one serious relationship before, and this was very new to me, there was something different about her, but I didn't know what.

January 14th 2018:
Today, Clare texted me for the first time, when I receive the notification I felt my heart pound against my chest, I was so nervous yet excited...when I opened the message it said "Hi Avery, I know we haven't talked a lot but your the type of person I need, I need to talk to you, today, can you meet me at mine in five?". I was confused at the message, but excited, I was going to Clare's house!
I got dressed up in my nicest clothes, but not too nice in case she wasn't into me, I just had to be sure. I dressed in a satin, opal coloured dress-she'd told me that was her favourite colour-with thigh high black boots. I applied my make-up James Charles style, I was so proud of how I looked, I had never felt so pretty.
However, when I arrived at Clare's with a box of cookies, she opened the door sobbing, streaks of mascara lined her face and I could see that her lip and nails were bleeding. Immediately I hugged her and hurried her to wash her nails. "What's wrong?" I asked. I found out that her boyfriend Ali had just broken up with her, I did everything I could to comfort her. We binged watched the office together under a fuzzy blanket on the sofa, scoffing cookies. We played silly games like truth or dare and smash or pass, I felt like a teenager at a sleepover again, but this time I had constant butterflies in my tummy. When the cookies were nearly done, Clare paused the TV and turned to me and said "Thank you so much Avery, you really helped me today, I fell into a pit of sadness and hopelessness-", she started to sob again and she wiped her nose on her sleeve. I dabbed at her eyes with mine. Suddenly, we were so close, are faces almost touching, the butterflies in my stomach trebbled, I'm sure that Clare could've probably heard my heart beating. For what seemed a lifetime, Clare stared into my eyes, I couldn't tell how she felt, but I knew that I liked it and if I could I would stare into her ocean eyes forever. And then it happened...Clare pulled me into a kiss, at first she was tense, but I felt her fear slip away as she slipped her tongue into my mouth, I didn't know what to do and i panicked and bit down on her tongue, this startled Clare and she realised what she'd done. Her face flushed an instant scarlet and her lipstick was smudged around her face, " I'm so sorry, I'll just-, I'm-". I could tell she didn't feel right with what she'd done, I could tell by her expression that she shocked herself, she must be straight I thought to myself, she'll never be into you...
"I guess I'll head off then..." I said, breaking the awkward silence. I shuffled off the sofa awaking Eevee as I did, I was making such a hastle, I just had to get out of there...I had to leave. I practically ran out of the house and into my car. I burst into tears in the car and had a panic attack, I couldn't go home in this state, I couldn't bare to be around people, I felt broken.