"My head hurts terribly." I say opening my eyes to a bright room and a throbbing headache.
"You up?" I hear Alex ask slowly opening the door. I groan in response which he took it as a yes. "What happened?" You ask as he hands you a cup of coffee. "I don't drink coffee. You know that." I say. "Yeah and you don't drink either so drink that coffee now." He says. "You want me to run you a bath?" He asks. "No. I feel dizzy now so, later." I say holding onto the mug tightly. "You alright?" He asks worried. "I think I confessed to Tom last night." I say a little unsure if it really happened or was just a dream.
"You what? That's great!" Alex says excited but I sit quietly feeling down. "Hey, what's wrong?" He asks noticing the sudden change. "I feel like I can't do it. I got a lot of doubts. I got a lot of issues. What if I mess it up?" I ask. "You will do fine. You didn't mess anything up. It was always them. Tom is different." He says giving me a comforting hug.
-Tom's P.O.V-
"Um, Y/n kissed me last night." I say as Alex sits down next to me at the cafe. "What did you do then?" He asks curiously. "I kissed her back but I don't know if she likes me for real. She was really drunk. Maybe she won't even remember about it." I say feeling down.
She's different from others. Really loves what she does. She's kind and it hurts how she always put up a fake smile for everyone else while she hides her pain away. It hurts to know how people have treated her so badly. "What are you thinking about so much?" Alex asks snapping his fingers in front of my face. "Nothing." I lie.
I wanted to go to see her. Check up on her. Take care of her bit would she let me? Does she remember what even happened?
"Tom?" I snap out of my thoughts as Alex snaps his fingers in front of my face. "Huh?" I ask. "You are spaced out again. Thinking about her?" He asks. "I really want to take care of her. Protect her. I get so mad when I know what people have done to her." I say. "She's worried." Alex says worried himself. "How do I prove it to her that I'm different?" I ask. " I don't know. She went through a lot. She's scared of things." He says unsure. Feeling hopeless.
-Y/n's P.O.V-
"You okay?" I ask as Alex shows up at the door with a sad look. "Worried about you." He says softly making his way to the sofa. "I'm fine. Don't worry." I say sitting across him. "Do me one thing." He says. "Sure." I say. "Could you please give Tom a chance?" He says giving me puppy dog eyes. "Wh- what? Why?" I ask. "You exactly know why. You like him too. You are just afraid but you just have to fight that fear. I know you will say you did and it left you in pain but give it another go. He's not like them." He says.
"What if we just hangout for sometimes?" I suggest. "Look, I'm not telling you to go and get in a relationship with him right away but that would also do. I hate to see you sad. Tom hates it too." He says a little relaxed. "Fine. I'll give him a chance." I say. The words in my head slipping out without thinking.
"That's great! Now let's go watch a movie. Yeah?" He says. "Fine." I say getting up to go get ready.
"Bohemian Rhapsody!" I say excited as I see it on the board. Alex looks at me weirdly. "What?" I ask. "Nothing. Haven't seen you excited like this for a while." He says giving a smile at the end.
"Here. I'll meet you inside in about 15 minutes." He says passing me my ticket. "Where are you going?" I ask. "I'll just be 15 minutes." He says walking away.
I started to feel weird sitting alone at the cinema. Most of the people were with their friends or loved ones. "Excited for the movie?" I hear a familiar voice ask next to me making me jump. "Tom?" I ask as I tilt my head down to see his face. "Sssh." He says putting his hand over my mouth. "Don't say it out loud." He says.
"So what are you doing here?" He asks with a smile. I raise an eyebrow at him. "That's kind of a stupid question to ask. Don't you think?" I ask. "So?" He asks. "Same reason you are here for." I say assuming that he is here to watch the movie as well. "Why do you keep looking around so much?" He asks. "It's Alex. He said he would be 15 minutes." I say.
Alex never showed up and that made me angry. He pulled out one of his tricks again. As the credits began I take my chances and get up to leave quickly. "Y/n wait!" I hear Tom say rushing behind me. "What?" I ask rather moody. "Want to go for a walk?" He asks.
"Here." He says putting his jacket over my shoulders as it started to get cold. "Don't want you getting sick." He says with a chuckle. Our hands brushed against each others and he locks his fingers in mine. A soft smile appearing on my face. Feeling something different. Happy from all the sorrow but fear building up at the same time.
"Hey you alright?" He asks coming to a stop. "Huh? Yeah. I'm okay." I say. He didn't seem so convinced with the answer but nodded his head.
"Oh and um, this was all my idea. It's not a trick Alex pulled off. Just saying cause I know you thought that." He says standing in front of my doorstep. I smile. "Yeah I did." I say.
He starts to play with the back if his head. Trying to say something but failing. "I um, uh, had a good time." He says. "Me too." I say finding his nervous behaviour cute.
Catching me off guard from daydreaming he puts his lips on mine closing the gap between us.
"How about I take you on a proper date next time?" He asks breaking himself away. "Sounds alright." I say. He smiles before leaving a kiss on the cheek.
"Goodnight." He says. "Nights." I reply back.
