The Second Male Lead

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CHAPTER 1

I don't know when I started liking her but I did. I could always see myself staring at her and the way her hair would flow, the dimples that would appear when she smiled, the way she would take a step back and silently stare with her mouth wide open whenever she was surprised.

Even the slightest detail of her face when she grimaced was memorised by me, I've been looking at her for a long time but only now have I found out that I knew even the tiny look in her eyes when she was genuinely annoyed. The girl I always looked at but never could never reach.

One day my best friend Louis started talking about this girl that he liked, the way he talked about her was so shallow yet he could convey his deep feelings, I could probably write a whole book series about her and never get tired.

I was always with him and he started hanging around her and her group of friends more frequently which gave me the chance to look at her closely, I want to sound less like a creep but I really do like her, she gave off the vibe of 'I want to be friends with everyone' and that just lured me in.

Louis started getting closer to one of her friends and she started talking to me as well, "Can you please tell your best friend to back off from Hayley? She's oblivious but I know Louis is only there to play with her feelings." She was frowning at me, obviously upset about the matter, it wasn't the way I expected our first conversation to go, but I was talking to her and that was enough.

"Sure I'll tell him," I answer back, I was confident this time, probably because even though I wasn't as popular as my best friend, I've been told by numerous people that I am very charming, "And while we're at it, do you want to be friends?"

She chuckled, "Sure, just keep Louis away from my friend and we might be." I don't know what happened with me but I was sure I could've done better than that if I wasn't so nervous.

I just smiled at her and walked away, regretting the words that came out of my mouth, but at least I got talk to her and have possibly opened up more reasons for me to be able to continuously do so.

Louis came out from a corner and jumped on me, "Hey Mason, I saw you talking to the cheerful cliché good girl over there, you two should be friends." He said referring to Jean as cheerful cliché good girl while winking at me, she was more than that in my opinion but I chose to keep quiet in order to not accidentally expose my feelings for her.

"Hey, get off of me, and keep away from Hayley, apparently she can't sense your intentions with her but Jean can," we walked to the cafeteria as lunch time had just started. "And also, I actually do plan to be friends with her.

"That's great for you, more friends. And don't worry, I'm only with her to make someone jealous," he chuckled while checking his pockets for money. "After that I'll apologise and say what I really wanted to do, or just tell her before the relationship starts so she doesn't fall in too deep,"

"All the more reason to not be with her you dumbass, would you appreciate it if the person you like just uses you?" I ask him as we both sit down on the table where we usually sit.

"You do have a point, but I just really like this girl and I don't know how I can get closer to her," he whined hopelessly, making me sympathize with me because that was how I felt about Jean as well.

"How about try something that doesn't hurt other people's feelings?" I asked, I always questioned his methods of making things more complicated than they already were, "And tell me the name of the girl you like would you? I won't tell."

His ears got red and he turned away from me "I can't, I feel like she's more precious than I make her to be and- I just, really am whipped and even saying her name makes me want to fly y'know?"

"Yeah fine," I stared at my best friend who looked like a lost puppy while he contemplated the things he was going to do to make her notice him. I could relate to a degree because I have been there, and when I first talked to Jean it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to be. We both looked like we were facing big problems but it was just another part of being young and feeling hopeless about the people we like. And maybe I should get started on that essay.