Under the Stars

15. Never be able to win your heart

Chapter 15: Never be able to win your heart

Mia's POV

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The rest of my chat with Layla went by more light-heartedly, even if deep down I couldn't stop thinking about everything she said. Waltzing in a supermarket with her sounded amazing, and even if in that moment I had said it as a joke, I realised that I truly did want for us to eventually live together and spend all of our time with one another. In that moment, she was like the source of my happiness, and I knew that I could never get enough from being around her. I loved her more than I had ever imagined possible, and the fact that I couldn't hug her every time I longed to, never ceased to hurt me. 

I wished for us to be able to have sleepovers whenever we felt like, or simply go out for ice cream and talk about anything and everything. We could blast music in my room and have random dance parties, and we could just be there for one another whenever we needed. I had always thought that a friendship like the one I had with Layla was one which could only ever be invented in a work of fiction, but what we had was real, and more perfect than what you see on television or in literature. Ever since I met her, she became like the other half of me, and I ached to have her close to me. The relationship we would have had if we actually lived in the same area would have been one to be envied, and tears formed in my eyes as I thought about how far she actually was from me, and how the chances of us seeing each other again were very low. 

I was never one of the happiest people to walk on earth, and most of the time, my life felt as if it were constantly going downhill. My cousin and my sister were my only friends, and even they were often distanced from me. My sister was an hour away at her boarding school, while my cousin and I were simply distanced because of our social status. I often found myself feeling lonely, and at some point, I had even given up on ever finding a true friend. 

Layla showed up out of the blue, as if by some sort of magic. If my mother hadn't forced me to go to that beach bash, and if I hadn't decided to go and find a quiet space to read, Layla and I would have never met. It seemed to me as if the universe wanted us to meet each other, and for once in my life, I felt as if things were going fine. No matter how many negative things could happen to me, they didn't matter as long as I knew that she was going to be there to talk to whenever they did. 

I wished that she and I could have more time to spend with one another, but all I could do was cherish the little bit of time in the week we did have. Thursdays had suddenly become my favourite days of the week, and surprisingly, Sundays were added to my least favourite. It had always been upsetting for me when the weekend ended, and after meeting Layla, that upsetting feeling was justified even more. The arrival of Sunday meant that I was going to have to wait four more days until I could actually talk to her properly, and I hated to admit it, but I found myself feeling lonely without her. 

That was why, when Sunday rolled around, I was confused to see a skype notification as soon as I unlocked my phone. Despite knowing that Layla was supposed to be at school at around that time, I still excitedly opened the message, hoping that it was from her. A smile took over my face as soon as I saw who the message was actually from, and I could feel my heart starting to beat faster as I read through the message over and over. 

'Hey Sparkle. Layla told me about your chicken pox, so I'm going to be your knight in shining armor and keep you company through these difficult times :)'

I shook my head as I let out a chuckle at Theo's cheesy message, despite how happy it actually made me. I was so busy being upset over the fact that Layla and I weren't going to get the chance to talk properly until the next Thursday, that I had completely forgotten about the fact that even Theo was stuck at home, with a broken arm.