Rooftops

"You've got an attitude princess," he said with that annoying smirk on his face, our eyes locked in an intense stare.

I took a step closer to him until we were breathing the same air, my fists clenches and my teeth grinding. He was getting on my last nerve, I didn't care who he was.

He started another remark but I didn't hear or care to listen. All I remember is my fist making contact with jaw.

Best decision I've made in my life.

•••

She was the girl in the back of class. He was the star quarterback.

No one payed any mind of her. Attention always followed him.

She didn't believe in love. He toyed with others love.

Her past was a mystery. His past was an open book.

She loved being on rooftops. So did he.

She knew who he was. He was given a lie.

She was Dahlia Knight. He was Alex Torres.