Single - The Neighbourhood
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After school
I get on the bus to go home, but I don't see Miles.
He might be at his locker still..
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A couple of minutes pass and he's still not here.
The bus starts to go and I get worried.
I look out the window.
"Miles.." I whisper softly, for I know he definitely can't hear me.
The bus leaves, and I'm still staring at the window, wondering.
Wondering where he is.
I don't think I've ever been this worried in my life.
He's always been on the bus before me.
What happened..?
Then I remember his black eye.
He probably went home early.. or he's probably talking to the principal..
I have no idea.
I just hope he's not hurt.
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A couple of hours later
After I finished my homework, I decide to take a walk for a little bit.
It was almost sunset, and I loved being out at these times. It's so peaceful.
I walk for a while and see an open field of grass with a perfect view of the sunset.
I stare and contemplate wether I should sit or not, and I do.
I stare at the horizon for about 20 minutes and think about life, and my future.
"Boo!" someone grabs my shoulders.
I scream, tense up, and my eyes go wide.
"Did I scare you?" Miles asks smiling.
I just stare at him as he sits next to me.
"I'm sorry about earlier.." he starts.
I notice that he doesn't have a black eye anymore.
It's looks like it never happened.
"Miles.. your eye.." I said.
"What about my eye?" He acts oblivious.
"Earlier at school.. your eye looked like it had been hit.." I squint.
"What do you mean? My eye was always like this. Nothing happened." He starts.
"Don't lie. You just had a black eye. I argue.
"Y/n. Listen to me. Nothing happened." He tenses up as if I caught him in a lie.
And I'm pretty sure I did.
"I'm not buying it." I say.
He sighs.
"Fine.. I'll tell you." He starts.
"I was hit, and things got bad really fast.. before I knew it, I was strangling him.. I tried to stop, but I couldn't. It all happened so fast.. luckily, I stopped before I killed him.. and I just got so mad and confused.. I didn't know what was happening.. Then when I saw you.. I swear I was about to cry. I knew something was wrong with me, and the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you. So I left before I did." He says.
I look at him in shock.
I'm lost for words.
He notices and slides closer to me.
"Y/n.. I'm sorry.. I really am.. I didn't want to hurt you physically, but I still hurt you mentally, and I hate myself for it.." he looks down.
"Wait.. you still didn't tell me how your eye got better so fast." I say.
"Oh uhm.. I had some help.. but that's besides the point-" he gets cut off by me hugging him.
"You had me worried." I say, burying my face in his chest.
He soon hugs back and closes his eyes.
"Don't worry about me.. please." He says.
"Well dont do things that worry me." I say.
"I think I can pull that off." He smiles.
"I don't." I tease, smiling.
We stay like this for about a minute in a very comfortable silence until the sun starts to set.
I softly pull away and look at the horizon.
The sun starts to go down, slowly but surely, and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.. well.. I take that back.
Miles' pov
I don't even look at the sun, I just stare at y/n.
The sun is really favoring her eyes..
I can't get over her eyes-
I really should look at the sunset before she notices me staring..
She already thinks I'm a liar.. I should at least try not to let her think I'm a creep.
I turn my head, but she already saw me.
Crap.
I turn back to her, and she smiles at me.
I smile back as she slides closer to me.
This would've been the perfect time to confess to her, but I'm way too nervous.
I can't do it.
I won't do it.
Not only because I'm nervous, but also because i know I can't be in a relationship. Especially with her.. I have problems. Major problems. And I can't let her see that. It'd break both of our hearts, and she'll hate me forever.
I can't have that.
She's my everything.
