Polaroid Dreams

"You've changed. It's weird seeing you like this since I used to be the taller one." I giggle, looking up at him for the first time in my life.

"I don't think it's weird at all. I can finally fit the whole world in my arms." He mumbles softly, his head cast down and his voice not loud enough for me to hear the last sentence.

I cock my head to the side, a teasing smile on my face as my mind suddenly becomes eager to know more, "What was that?"

His head snaps up back to meet my curious gaze, a cute pink blush on his cheeks, "Nothing!"

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Have a crush on your childhood best friend is cute.

If you were only six at the time, it's a whole other story.

Elliana Coreen Nevárez always seemed to be so smitten with her best friend, Lucius Tiscareno. They were always together, always playing and always there for each other. Maybe that's why her small toddler brain liked him, because he was always there for her.

But then he moved away and that was end of that.

Thirteen years later and Elliana is doing pretty well.

(Well, as well as an eighteen year old with no idea on what she'll do with her life can be.)

She's attempted to break her shy personality with strangers and even managed to make a few new friends. But none replace the feeling she's always felt when Lucius was around.

(Even if she couldn't understand that feeling herself.)

But when he suddenly returns, for just one summer, what will happen then?

Old feelings from your six year old self can't possibly return, can they?

{ copyright: bubbIytae2018 }
{ written + edited with my little sister }