Writing Challenges

Challenge #5

I have something to confess; something I've been dying to get off my chest for the longest time. 
I subsist on the satisfaction I get from slipping into the softest sleep, a daydream; imagining the inside of someone's mind, seeing their soul smile. I take comfort in knowing that true love is not just a tale whipped up by movies and TV shows; that it is 'true love' because the truth and love go hand in hand, just like water and rainbows.
I fall fast, hard, and too often, and most of the time, nobody knows, because I always fall for the unattainable guys. The ones with the perfect smile and the perfect talent and the perfect girlfriend. And if they ever find out, I'm not taken seriously. "Bro," they say, "We're friends. It's cool, right?"
I nod and smile every single time, even though it is not cool, even though I have experienced far more heartbreak than a seventeen year old should; because as much as it hurts me to hear something like that over and over, I cannot bear the thought of losing them. But this bad habit that I have, this Achilles' heel, is part of who I am, and I wouldn't change it, not for the world. Because it shows me that even if I am mediocre, I will always strive for the best, not caring about whether or not I deserve it. I will work towards achieving it to the best of my ability, and if I fail, well, at least I tried. This weakness has taught me strength, and it has taught me to never take people for granted, because I know first hand how it feels to be brushed off and pushed aside. That's why I run towards people in my daydreams. I run, with open arms and an open smile; with eyes that shine, and with hands that are too small to catch all the leaves that are falling, hands that strive to be fast enough to give each leaf a safe landing. It makes me feel free. I try to do this in reality, but I don't always manage to. The few times I do, though, it is the best feeling in the world.
Nobody can take away the thrill I feel when I manage to light up a corner of a crevice in the darkest minds, the most beautiful souls, the most tired smiles. I am wild, and running for one reason, and all my failures and inhibitions have one shortcoming -- they cannot take away my freedom.