If Only To Be Loved

The truth about people:

They act like they care,
And then they leave.

They say they'll be by your side no matter what storm comes your way. But when the tiniest raindrop lands in front of your feet, they act as if they're scared of thunder.

This is why Lilian Michaels didn't have any friends.

She believed that if she were to get close and open up to people, they'd take off with the information leaving her in the dust.

That's why people weren't to be trusted.

That's why she kept to herself.

That's why she couldn't be loved.

Jude Oakley was the exact opposite.

He had the girls in Woodsworth High worshiping the very ground he walked.

But it's not them he wanted, something about Lilian captivated him.

She was like dusty book that someone had forgotten about and left on the shelf.

So quiet, so fragile, so shy.

Oh how he wanted to pull her off the shelf and read what was inside.

But will she let him?