Only Her [#Wattys2015]

Chapter 1

"Come on! Jayne." Samantha pushed me.

"No! I can't!" I shook my head as my face turned red.

"Hey it's been two years. If you don't tell Jake Allen you love him, I'm afraid someone else will." Clare added.

"Yeah yeah so true. Clare's right." Samantha agreed.

I stood between the two of them. Lost in thought when he walked pass me.

My heart pounded harder. My eyes never left him as he walked.

How long have I been looking at him? Ever since college started, ever since I saw him, I've felt this way.

His blond hair fell perfectly into place. With eyes that matched every part of his perfection.

His laugh. His style. It's all perfect.

Yet he never talked to me. Not once.

And maybe never.

"Guys..I can't. What if he doesn't like me? What if he hates me?" I turned to both of them.

Samantha and Clare looked at each other before looking at me.

"What if he likes you?" Samantha asked.

"He won't." I replied.

"How do you know?" Clare asked this time.

"Well..I don't know but-"

"That's it! You don't. So just give it a try." Samantha placed her hands on my shoulders."He doesn't have a reason not to like you anyway."

Clare nodded in agreement.

That moment I felt all kinds of feelings at once. But the main thing was I was afraid.

Afraid of mostly two things.

First, I was afraid of rejection. I wouldn't know how to cope with it.

But second, I was afraid I might never be able to convey my feelings to Jake.

The words that Samantha and Clare said to me. It seem to have empowered me.

"I'll go. I'll tell him. Thank you. You guys are the best." I hugged them both.

"You go girl." Clare laughed.

Turning away and walking towards Jake, I felt the tension around me rising.

Well I guess it's just me.

And before I knew it, I stood before him.

"Hey Jayne." Were the words that came out of his mouth when he saw me.

I was shocked. He actually knew my name. "He knows..my..name.." I mumbled.

"What?"

"Erm...nothing.." I faked a smile.

"Alright. I'll go then." Jake waved.

I watched as he got further and further away from me.

No..I can't let him go. Not when I finally found my courage.

I ran after him. I didn't care if people were watching me. I didn't care that I was still in school.

I had to tell him.

"I like you Jake Allen!" I shouted. There I said it. The words that were kept to myself for the last two years.

Jake stopped when he heard those words.

I didn't know what the reason was. He could be embarrassed. He could be angry.

I was bewildered. I didn't know what's gonna happen.