The Good Boy Next Door

"The problem, Amanda, is that, I know I'll never be enough for you." He looked down at me with glossy green eyes.

I took a sharp breath, "You are enough, it's just that..." My eyes instantly shot down.

"Just what? I don't understand what's holding you back. Why won't you love me?" His voice broke and the whole world went silent. The rustling sound of leaves above us and the slight shiver from the wind were the only reminders that the world still exists.

"You don't understand."

He placed his arms on either side of my arms and grasped me tight, his gaze locking onto mine like a lifeline, he searched through my dark eyes, possibly looking for what was already there - but he just could not see it.

"Then make me understand, Amanda!"

"I can't. You'll never love me the same when you find out. I want you to look at me with nothing but love, you'll hate me if you ever found out the other part of me that I tried so hard to suppress." My hands touched his face, gently tracing his jaw as I saw anger flash through his eyes. His jaw clenched and he tried to take a deep breath, hence closing those beautiful green eyes.

"That just means you don't know me." He let go of my arms and instantly my heart tugged. His gaze shifted down as he backed away from me. I stood there, frozen, as I watched the boy I loved walking away from me. The boy I grew to love. The boy who loved me more than I will ever know, and I loved more than I'll ever show.

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Amanda, a rebellious young girl's whose used to getting what she want. Her world comes to a halt when she meets someone who she never thought she'd ever look twice at, and he stands up to her. Stunned, their worlds' collide as they start to fall for each other. But how long will their blossoming love last when Amanda's past comes to catch up with her?