I strolled into the school, sighing as I trudged through the metal doors. I needed to make new friends, fast. My combat boots clicked against the floor as I stared down at them, wanting to impale myself so badly. I went up to my locker and swung it open, only to realize I accidentally hit someone.
"Ow!" a yelp startled me.
I hastily swung the locker door back to its original spot and checked on the injured individual. She had brunette hair and her face was like a porcelain doll's, so pale yet her cheeks were rosy.
"So sorry, I'll bring you to the nurse's office. Wait, do I know you?" I apologized, then gaped at the familiar face.
"Oh yeah! We met at the outdoor movie screening! I'm Teresa Valdes, Klaus' girlfriend?" she promptly introduced herself.
I leaned against my locker and chatted with the gracious soul in front of me. I smiled for once, and then finally accepted that I did not need to be popular to have friends. Wearing a huge grin on my face, I was proud to deem Teresa Valdes, a friend.
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"Ava!" Beck shouted.
Darn it, he found me in the crowd again. I bolted and turned the corner, hoping he wouldn't catch me. I peeked around the corner to see that he was gone. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding.
"Ava, please talk to me again. I really want to be friends, " he pleaded with me.
I jumped back in shock. He ambushed me. I had been nothing but petty, while he had been nothing but kind and mature. Maybe I should stop acting like a child.
"I give you one more chance Beck. No wasting my time, no using me to get over your girlfriend. No more, " I conditioned. If he wanted my friendship then he was going to stuck by the rules.
"Sure, sure, " he laughed, pushing his hair back.
"You better be, " I glared.
However, somewhere deep in my soft heart, I was relieved. I had some form of tenderness for him, but I didn't want to lose the friendship we had.
Maybe I was normal, maybe I was boring, maybe he didn't like me. But I cared for him, and nothing could change that, and I didn't want to lose whatever we had left.
Hey, I was growing a heart. I was going soft. What I didn't know was that he would not only break my promise but my heart as well. The soft heart and tenderness I had would soon turn me into a stone-cold person.
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Fanfictionғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ Cover credits: @Malefecently "Beck, choose. You can't keep playing with our feelings." I said, hurt. "I'm sorry, I can't choose," he said solemnly, shaking his head. "Well, you made your choice then," I said, my voice void of all emotion. ...