My Brothers Best Friend

ch. 15: falling in love

"you should've. you're the only girl i call princess. look..let's..just go back to how it used to be. when we didn't know each other."

then brandon grabbed the cones and walks away.

                                        ***

i stood there. tears running down my cheek. he liked me and i blew it. i hated myself for it. i grabbed the cones and follow him back inside. the whole gym period i was thinking about what happened.

the bell rang and i went to the bus. i see brandon with his friends play fighting in the seat. i just kept staring at him. i felt bad.

"MADELINE!"

i turned my head to face natalie

"huh?"

"you've been staring at brandon for 5 minutes."

"oh..sorry"

when we reached my bus stop i get out and walk with caleb back home.

"what happened when you guys went outside?"

"uhh..nothing. it-it was just awkward."

"ahhh. okay."

we arrive home and i went straight to my room to think. i think i'm falling in love. but i can't. i wonder what he's thinking.

                            BRANDONS POV

i can't believe i just told madeline now i truly felt about her. i remember when i first met her. she was hot. then i started getting closer with her and..she just made me wanna have her kids. i know. too far or "wow brandon is saying this? he's a player" she's just..i've never met anyone like her.

all those other girls mean nothing to me. i just use them to make her jealous. i may seem like i'm tough but inside i'm a soft kid. and she triggers it. i'm falling in love with her.

                          MADELINES POV

what should i do. i need to tell him i like him. do i text him? do i call him? i don't know. do i wait till monday? i have to think about this.

                                  MONDAY

i haven't thought about what should do yet. i might just wait till tomorrow. i can't tell him anything yet. i go to my bus stop and as always make eye contact with brandon. caleb always gives brandon a shady look every time he sees him look at me.

when we arrived at school i went to my first period class and i was just thinking of when it could be the perfect time. i thought maybe during the bus. but calebs there. or i could just go to his house. but his moms there. maybe in the halls? while skipping? over text? but nothing worked. there was no hope in anything. so i gave up. i went the rest of the week not saying anything. well halfway. it's only thursday.

i went to gym and brandon was talking to a bunch of girls. i just went into the locker room and changed.

"hey angel!"