It was Thursday, meaning the football championship will start anytime soon. I was heading to the parking lot to meet Daniel because he offered to drive me to the game at Cedarwood High.A while ago, during lunchtime with The Royals, the atmosphere seemed to change. I didn't know if it was just me, but everything went . . . dull. Amanda was always on her phone, talking to a random person and completely ignored everyone's presence, including Miguel. Emma and Caley seemed to be close now, and they would casually talk to me in a random moment. Then Kourtney wouldn't stop babbling about how stressful she was bearing with her sister. Miguel seemed distant, and every time I would approach him, he seemed calculated. Mason and Daniel were having their practice for the championship later, making the whole lounge . . . quiet.Suddenly everything went uncomfortable, I didn't know why. So for the entire school hours, I was silent. I didn't bother to ve

I could feel the rapid beating of his heart when he pressed his body against me. His chest vibrated from the continuous sobs, and my heart sank at the way he tried to silence his weeps.I'd never seen him cry like this because we weren't that close for us to express emotions to each other. But the way I could feel the pain he felt right now was sympathetic. I never thought he could be this emotional.He tightened his embrace, wrapping me around his firm arms as I stood frozen. His disheveled, dirty blonde hair brushed on my cheek as he towered over me."What's going on?" I asked, trying to sound genuine.After a few seconds, he finally pulled away from me, wiping his tears with the back of his hand. His nose was florid, and his cheeks were wet with tears. I looked up at him, studying his face while he avoided my gaze."Sorry to bother you," he apologized, wiping away his tears that were co

I hesitantly sat on the space beside her and heaved a sigh while the wind continued to blow on our faces. She looked ahead at the towering buildings surrounding the area, as I did the same thing."I thought you won't come," she said, wiping off the wetness on her florid cheeks."Let's just say I was expecting someone else," I responded, rubbing my palms on my knees."I thought so too." She nodded. "I just wanted to confront you about something."I had anticipated this. When I first had a glimpse of her sitting here, with tears falling down her cheeks as she looked at the view in front of her, I knew what we would be talking about. Glancing at her, I saw another tear rolled down to her cheek."It's about Daniel, isn't it?" I asked. I averted my gaze in front of us, the wind was blowing its breeze as our hair danced with it.She didn't respond, as silence took in and the onl

Daniel was seated on the barstool of our kitchen area, as I rummaged inside the fridge to search for drinks. I could sense him watching me from behind, probably because he was now wondering about the things I said inside Mom's bedroom.Grabbing the iced tea, I pushed the fridge close and faced Daniel. He watched me as I approached the bar, placing the glass pitcher on the counter. I took two glasses from the stainless holder and put it in front of us. Pouring the beverage in them, I slid the glass forward to Daniel and tugged an appreciative smile."Thank you for staying with me," I said, bringing the glass to my lips."I honestly don't know why you even need me here." He chuckled and wrapped a hand around the glass. "I shouldn't have heard everything you said.""Just don't mind it." I shook my head, looking down at my hands as I stood in front of Daniel. Flitting my eyes to him, I heaved a sigh. "I wanted

The sun had already set down and darkness dominated the entire place. Daniel and I were walking along the sidewalk, a deafening silence consuming us. It was already eight at night and people were starting to diminish in this area we were in. The street lights and cars' headlights lit the place, as we strolled down in utter silence with the breeze blowing to our skin.I wrapped my arms around me, hands rubbed both sides of my shoulders. It was getting cold and I could feel my lips chapping. At the side of my eye, I could sense Daniel casually glancing at me. When he suddenly stopped walking, I did the same thing and gave him a curious gaze.He slid his jacket off his shoulders, down to his masculine arms before it was completely off of him. He moved closer to me and wrapped his black, leather jacket around my arms. I flashed an appreciative smile, tugging the hem of the jacket to cloak my freezing body."Thanks," I mumbled