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The Way We Are

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"What do you think about before you go to bed every night?" Jay asked, looking at Madeline as she watched the sun-setting sky turn into a display of stars.

Madeline shrugged. "I really don't know. Maybe what will happen tomorrow?"

"You don't think about your future? What you want in life?"

"Jay quit going all deep on me!" Madeline giggled, giving him a bit of a shove on the arm. "But to be honest, when I think about the future, it scares me. I don't want to live in a quiet house. I don't want to be buried alone in a grave. I don't want to feel pain. I want to live in the moment, enjoy the times we have now. Don't you ever just think, 'Man, I'm just gonna have fun with this, see where this goes, and I will have another story to tell for tomorrow'?"

"Nope. And I thought you told me not to go all deep on you," Jay laughed. He ran his hand through his hair as some of it fell in front of his face.

"What do you think about every night?" Madeline redirected the question.

"I think about who I will spend the rest of my life with." 

"You are really cliché, you know that? Like I said, just don't think for once." Madeline sighed.

"Hey Mads?" Jay nudged her side. Madeline looked over to Jay.

When he didn't say anything, she spoke up, "What do ya need?"

Jay shook his head. "Nothing. Never mind."

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Madeline is a girl who is outgoing, smart, and has a great personality in which everyone wants to know. 

Jay is extremely shy, but only brings out the self he is inside to Madeline. 

Madeline and Jay are the best of friends, despite their differences. They are neighbors and have known each other for years. Jay has watched Madeline go through it all. She has cried, laughed, smiled, frowned, and so much more. He always has been the one to look after her, letting her always rest her head on his shoulder. 

Now what if fate throws in a bit of a 'more-than-just-friends' feeling?

Cover credits to BeYourself101xx (Check her out, she is amazing)All Rights Reserved

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[⚠ UNDER MAJOR EDITING ⚠] "W-why did you leave me?" I asked tears streaming down my face. "I'm sorry! I had to! I had no choice!" "Do you have any idea on what I went through?! At least he was there to help me!" "Please, just give me another chance!" He pleaded. Hurt, pain, guilt. I could see it all in his eyes. "Aren't we friends?" We both asked What happened to us? What happened to the joy and love I felt when he was there?! I wish I could just go back to the past, though I can't do that. "I don't know" I finally said as I turned away from him. Finally leaving him. ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Meet Chloe! She's a happy, enthusiastic and funny girl. She always wore a smile! Though that was her before. She is now an introvert. A shy, quiet and stuttering girl. Her trust only relied on her closest friends. She doesn't believe on the saying 'true love'. Do you think it will change? Meet Kyle! A child of two hardworking individuals. His parents are rich and successful. They live in another country. A best friend of a girl he is inspired with. He is destined to have his parent's riches and company. He dreamed of this since he was little. Though is it is real desire? Or is it the desire to find love? Meet Nathan! A kindhearted, lovable and ambitious boy. He is always dedicated in the things he does. A love given to him from the girl he desires the most. Though it's all in the past. He is very serious about his dreams or ambitions. He's moto is "don't give up!". But will he give up in the face of love? Three different worlds. What will happen if they all collide? Will love blossom? Will they be happy on what people they become when they experienced love?