It Had to be You

I: Not As Bad As He Seems

*play the song when Paige is out of the party*

It had to be you. You were just there, sitting in a couch at the party, talking to your friends. It was as if they were destined to click in that moment, your eyes met mine. My eyes were sealed in yours and everything came out of my head, leaving me paralyzed, but making my legs take a life of their own and trembled at their rhythm. You laughed when you saw me, showing an evil smile that warmed my stomach, and caused a cold tremor in my back. It was that expression, that fucking smile, that caught me in his warm darkness, that smile caught me in your mess. I was haunted by your cold gaze. I had never felt like this before, like you casted a spell on me, or magnetizing my entire body into yours.

A boy with a radiant smile, messy semi-long hair, black in color, that covered part of your forehead. He has dark brown eyes, like a void in which the fall was relaxing, and where its darkness was warm and welcoming. Your eye bags, those "I haven't slept in days" dark circles that made me so shy and at the same time daring. Everything, left me hungry for your pettings. Your dry lips, those lips attacked by the wind and dried by the sun, which made me imagine how it felt to kiss you, and how they felt to touch my body.

    You were wearing a white t-shirt, covered by a black jacket,  black jeans and some converse. That was such a basic look, but it made me want to go through every corner of your wardrobe and put every outfit possible on you. It gave me the urge to steal every hoodie you own. It made me want to be yours.

    You kept looking at me quickly and then going back to talking with your friends. Every look at me was like a stab of feelings in my stomach; I felt dizzy every time you looked at me and I wanted to just walk up to you and kiss you.

    The people behind me who were dancing at the beat of the music, felt like they were in slow motion, and the music was turned down. The neon lights flashing all over the room tinted your hair with every flash, and giving you an even more beautiful look. The only thing that my ears could capture was my breathe, and the racing beating of my heart in my chest.

    I felt how a hand rested in my shoulder and everything went back to reality. I was ripped away from my thoughts and my fantasies, and the people around me dancing went back to normal.

    "His name is Jessie Sanders, by the way;and yes, he's single" Someone says behind me. I looked back my shoulder and I see my best friend, Kelly Mathews. She's wearing a black dress and black vans. Her perfect black hair goes all the way down to her waist, and her makeup is beautifully done. She smiles at me and looked at the boy sitted all across the party.

    "How do you know his name?" I asked, not looking away from him. I wanted to talk to him so bad, but my legs won't even responde. "He was with a friend of mine from school. You know her, Grace Miller" She said, followed by a long sigh that made me curious, but at the same time it was giving me a bad feeling.That feeling when you know a big 'but' is about to come. "What do you mean? Are they no longer together?" I asked looking a her. "He is not good news, Paige." She said, putting her arm around me. "Grace told me to be careful with him." She whispered to me, giving me a light pad on the back. I didnt even listened, I only wanted to go talk to him. "Yeah yeah sure, I'll be careful with him"I said, not pulling my eyes away from him. "Im serious Paige, Grace got really hurt because of him" She insisted, grabbing my shoulder. I was about to pull her away from me and start walking towards him;but a sigh greeted me and someone else pushed me gently.

"Come on babe, if Paige wants to know a boy, just help her like the friend you are." Someone said behind me. I looked at my left and I see Kelly's Boyfriend, David Cotter smiling at me. "Come on, let's go!" He says, gently grabbing my arm. "Babe, I dont think thats a good idea. He is known for being the school's 'bad boy'." She says, grabbing Davids shoulder. "Every girl wants to sleep with him, and a lot of them actually did, but he never does serious relationships. The only time he did was with Grace, and she said some serious shit about him."She said, I looked into her eyes and I only saw real concern. "Do you want to talk to him, Paige?" Asked David, still grabbing my arm. "No, David, it's alright, i didn't wanted to-" I was interrupted by the look he gave me. "Me and Kelly will talk with his friends and you talk to him, deal?" He continues, smiling. I let out a long sigh as I gave him a smile. "Deal" I replied.