Soulmates - Hannie

four

❝ broken crayons still color❞

- shelley hitz

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annie leblanc

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"i hate you all" i scoff as johnny, jayden, and lilia continue to laugh at me for my height. i sigh as i turn to the front of the classroom. all of a sudden, a tired looking hayden rushes into the room.

he looked... broken.

"mr. summerall! glad you could join us." mr. frank said raising one eyebrow.

hayden sighed. he spotted me and just looked at me for a second. i didn't know why.

he went over to mr. frank and started talking to him in a low, quiet voice, as the rest of the class chatted away. he looked around the room, probably looking for an open desk, and the only one available was the one next to mine.

he slowly made his way over and sat down. 

i looked over to my friends only to see them hurrying and studying to audition for the play later on. seeing this, i turn my attention to hayden.

"hey." i smiled softly looking at him. "hi." he said fake smiling.

"your hair..." i trailed off giggling.

"yeah, i know." he chuckled, not faking his smile this time.

"i didn't have time to straighten it, or fix it." 

"i mean, i can help?" i questioned looking at him.

"please?" he said laughing.

he turned body to me and i did the best i could with his hair. i mean, it doesn't matter, he looks attractive either way. he has nothing to worry about.

"so, is everything okay?" i ask as he falls back into his chair. "yeah, why wouldn't it be?"

"we both know you're lying." i say to him seriously.

"i don't wanna bother you with my problems ann-"

"you won't, hayden! i'm your friend, and i'm here for you." i sighed.

"i'll explain at lunch. we only have 5 minutes left for homeroom." he answered back.

his eyes were building tears, you could tell he wanted to cry so bad.

the bell rang.

my heart shattered at seeing hayden sad. 

he slowly got up and left.

what's going on in that head of his?

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hayden summerall

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i was usually the type of kid that never shows anybody i'm hurt. my fake smiles on point, i never look a mess, i'm always trying my best to make others laugh, but today i slipped.

at least nobody really noticed and annie helped me out a little. but that scared me.

i showed her i was sad.

i'm not supposed to show anybody my true feelings. if you do, you get hurt. but being there, in front of her, made me feel vulnerable. i don't know why. and i knew she could tell i was going to break down. i can't let that happen again.

i was on my way to lunch with zach and jacob. they were planning on going out again. but i had told annie i would tell her whats wrong.

was i actually going to tell her?

 i don't know.

i don't want to open up to her. 

i don't want to annoy her with my problems.

this decision was going to be hard to make. 

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annie leblanc

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i sat down in the regular table hayden sits at. i waited all lunch and i guess he forgot. not going to lie, i was very disappointed, i had basically wasted my time for no reason. i sighed, got up, picked my coffee up, and walked over to kenzie.

"hey sped," she greeted me. i chuckled. "hayden stood me up." i sighed.

"wait. you asked him out?!" she said surprised and loudly. i covered her mouth with my hand. some people looked at me and johnny asked, "who's the lucky man little sis?" chuckliing.

"nobody." i said rolling my eyes. i took kenzie's hand and ran for the restroom. 

"no! i didn't ask him out! he seemed... broken during homeroom. so i asked him what's wrong and he told me he'll talk to me about it at lunch. but he never showed." i finished.

"oh annie," kenzie moaned throwing her head back.

"let me tell you the type of guy hayden is. he pretends like he's so strong and that he isn't weak and you know, he just has this whole strong not weak at all image. he's the type of person that never opens up. sometimes, it's like he has no feelings."

after she finished i just stared at my feet for a while.

"oh."

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[735 words]

yeah, i hate all my chapters but whats new? lmaoo. i'm starting to develop insomnia again, woops, but it's quarantine's fault. anyways, i hope you all had a good day, and i forgot to do chapter of the question, AH! i am so sorry lmaoo.

qotc:

how's quarantine going for you? good or bad? if  you need someone to vent to during this time period, i am here for you!:)

aotc:

horrible. i'm sooo bored, i feel so lazy, i feel like i'm just disappearing into my own world. i hope this all ends soon and i get to graduate. i miss school, my classes, classmates, friends, boyfriend, class clowns, everything about it. i hope i get to make some more memories before i have to leave.

well, i hope you all enjoyed this chapter!

also, i'm thinking about making my author notes shorter, they are getting a little too long and i don't wanna annoy you guys lmao.

until next time,

- a <3