Love Always, Theo

Letter two

To my darling Clara,

This is the second letter I have wrote to you, my first and last love. I look back at the memories we have shared over the past five years and smile a genuine smile, something I couldn't do until I met you. Everyday that goes by where we won't be together will hurt, but we will have to learn to adjust to the new reality that keeps us apart. It seems so cruel, me and you not being able to grow old together. Neither of us have ever done anything wrong and have always been kind to others. Yet we can't be beside each other anymore.

The first year I knew you I had a massive crush on you. Massive! You were the most beautiful girl I had ever met. No you were the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. That's why it kills me so much when you compare yourself to other girls, like the girls on the silly magazines you read or on the TV. This is because I know you are so much better then them. You are perfect, and you can't beat perfection!

We were friends first, that's why I think we work so well. Because we know what it is like to be close to each other but not together. And in my opinion that was not a nice feeling. We would take strolls down the beach and go out for meals but there was no kiss at the end of the night, which was very disappointing.

I never told you this, but every time I saw Tommy that year I thanked him. I thanked him because if he hadn't of been such a drunk player who fancied you, then we would never have met. I guess Tommy can do things right sometimes.

I loved being friends with you though, I loved being the one to make you laugh until you can't breath and I loved the fact you weren't trying to impress me. You were just being you, the you I fell for.

You didn't get back together with that boyfriend and I still to this day don't even know his name. Can you even remember? You started to spend less and less time with your friends, the ones that were two faced and bitchy to each other. By the end of the year you spent all of your social life with me and Tommy.

We can't forget Flora though, the only friend of yours that I actually liked. I never saw anything romantic in her off course, she was just nice and I still remember betting with you how long Flora and Tommy would last until they got together.

I won! A year, but that is for another letter. This letter is about the first time we kissed. We didn't get together because it was an innocent kiss between two single friends on New Years Eve. Well for me it meant the world, I never told you that either.

Flashback - New Years Eve 2015

"You came!" Clara squealed as she pulled me into a hug. This hug made my heart beat at a million miles and hour leaving me breathless.

I was stood on Clara's doorstep on the cold night. It was New Years Eve and I could hear the music playing from inside her flat, it reminded me of Tommy's Halloween party.

"Where else would I go?" I laughed as she smiled gratefully at me.

"I was so worried no one I invited would come because I invited all my new friends and don't know whether they like me..." Clara began but I quickly butted in.

"Clara shut up! Everyone loves you, your working yourself up over nothing!" I shouted playfully as she began to laugh.

"You know what Theo, I think you may be right." Clara giggled as I tried my hardest not to get lost in her eyes.

"I'm always right Clara White." I laughed as she shook her head.

"I wouldn't get to cocky, I'm going to win that bet. Look it's almost been six months which was my guess and do you see how close Tommy and Flora are?" Clara explained as she pointed to our dancing friends.

"Trust me on this, I am right and I will win that bet!" I argued just making her laugh more.

"Come on you twat, you must be fucking cold." Clara said as she pulled me into her flat.

"Clara you live in an apartment block, I was already inside you nutter." I laughed as she pulled me on to the dance floor.

"Oh piss off." She slurred as I spun her around.

"I see someone has been on the drink!" I shouted over the loud music.

"Oh lighten up." Clara laughed as we continued dancing.

We danced all night, laughing and talking about things. Things like how I, was going to win the bet!

When it was five minutes to midnight I was completely freaking out, in the excitement of the night I forgot I hadn't got a date. Which means I had no one to kiss when the clock strikes twelve.

I was still panicking and desperately trying to come up with a solution still when there was only ten seconds.

"Ten!" We all shouted loudly as I looked at her smile.

"Nine!" We all shouted loudly as I looked at her eyes.

"Eight!" We all shouted loudly as I looked at her hair.

"Seven!" We all shouted loudly as I looked at her nose.

"Six!" We all shouted loudly as I looked at her outfit that made her look even more perfect if that's possible.

"Five!" We all shouted loudly as I watched her look around excitedly at her friends.

"Four!" We all shouted loudly as I smiled at her happiness.

"Three!" We all shouted loudly as she realised I was looking at her  and faced me.

"Two!" We all shouted loudly as she looked at me like she would never see me again. She was definitely drunk.

"One!" we all shouted loudly before I bent down and pressed my lips against hers. Fireworks erupted inside of me and at that moment I truly was the happiest man alive.

Back to present day/letter

So that was the first time we kissed, when we pulled away you acted as if nothing happened and it was completely normal. But don't think I didn't notice you gossiping about it to Flora. I hope it meant as much to you as it did to me.

I love you Clara.

Love always, Theo

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