Love Me Not
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Everybody loves Jericho. Everybody. Though why shouldn't they? Jericho is a kind, sweet, caring, star athlete with perfect grades who constantly goes out of his way to help others, doing all he can to make the world a better place. Jericho volunteers for fundraisers and other events. Jericho donates to charities. Jericho helps pets at the shelter find new homes, and has even taken in three cats and two dogs of his own. Jericho is wonderful, and is adored by everyone he meets.
But it's not because of the things he does.
Jericho is loved by all, because he's cursed.
Maybe that doesn't sound like so bad of a curse to you, but to Jericho, it's the most painful feeling in the world. He's adored by everyone he meets, purely for the fact he exists. No one knows who he really is. Even his parents shower him with empty love, and it gets to be too much.
All Jericho wants is for someone to see him for him, and not for something to be worshiped.
All Jericho wants is for someone to look at him with anything but blind love.
All Jericho wants...
Is Kayleigh.
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