Letters

Annie Halden has a habit of writing letters to herself everyday.She likes to jot down her thoughts and feelings. It's her way of letting her emotions out, simply for herself, nobody else to see or read. She was embarrassed by it because she thought the idea was pathetic but it helped her."You're writing, like usual." Jack, her older brother said. He walked into the library to see her sitting by herself—as always.Jack and Annie were opposites but they were close. Jack was a year older than her, in his senior year while she was a junior. Jack was popular, had a lot of friends, loved to party, was on the basketball and football team, got a lot of girls. Annie on the other hand was your stereotypical wallflower who had two best friends and that was all.Annie liked blending in and staying under the radar, living in the shadows. She was shy and a nice girl but didn't like attention and was afraid to get in anyone's way. She swore hardly anyone even knew Jack was her brother.Annie looke

"Hey, you're Jay, right?"Jay looked over, closing his locker and turning to face Leo who had never talked to him.He narrowed his eyes, knowing about Leo but having never spoken to him before. "I am, why?" He didn't even know how Leo knew who he was.Leo glanced around, feeling a little out of place since Jay wasn't the type of kid he talked to. He was a nice kid but he was... a little random, not someone who spoke to many people. They were on two opposite ends of the social ladder.Leo was worried his friends would come over and start bashing.Leo nodded, "You're friends with Annie?"Jay nodded, feeling skeptical. Annie had mentioned Leo coming over to her the other day which only made this interaction more worrisome for Jay because he didn't want Leo to have any bad intention with Annie and his sudden interest in her."I am, why?" He repeated.Leo licked his lips, still glancing around. "What's she like?" Leo wanted to ask if she was okay because judging from the two letters he rea

Dear Annie,I'm honestly a little confused as to why Leo has been talking to me. Maybe it was just because I was there so it would be rude to ignore me.Then again, he didn't have to come sit on the bleachers with me.I'm confused.It's odd because we're from two different worlds.Maybe it's not as big as I'm making it out to be.I don't know.- AnnieLeo sighed as he read the letter. He just wanted her to feel comfortable around him so he could be her shoulder to lean onto but every time he spoke to her, he was starting to realize that she would only get more conflicted.Annie wasn't someone who had a lot of friends. She kept to herself and tried to hide away in the shadows so now that one of the school's popular boys was starting to notice her, she didn't know how to feel.Annie pulled out a piece of paper as she was about to jot down some thoughts - write another letter. Before the pen even hit the paper, the chair beside her was pulled out and someone sat down beside her, joining

"I can't believe you came!" Amari squealed as she looped an arm around Annie's shoulders as the two of them, along with Jay, walked up the crowded bleachers to find some seats."It's not that big a deal," Annie mumbled, staring at her shoes as she walked up the steps. She knew this was very unlike for her. She never came to any after school events - even when Jack wanted her to stay for games.She didn't know how she managed to come tonight. Something about Leo asking her made her feel a sense of importance, a feeling she hadn't felt in awhile. After how kind he had been to her, she felt bad not showing up."It is!" Amari laughed as the three of them took a seat on the bleachers. It was packed, the whole school here to watch the game. "What convinced you to come?"Annie glanced out at the field to see if she could spot Leo. She shrugged softly, "Thought it'd be fun. A change."Jay quirked an eyebrow as he nudged Annie, "I like this side of you. Annie breaking out of her shell."In res

"Fuck," Leo grumbled under his breath as he hesitated to open the folded piece of paper he held in his hands.He went back to Annie's locker, breaking into it to return the last note he had taken before the football game. He decided he wasn't going to take and read anymore.Now that him and Annie had become somewhat friends and since she was starting to warm up to him, he felt even more guilty about the notes and knew he should stop. She would tell him things when she was ready to.But then, when he was returning the last note he took, he couldn't help himself as he saw the new one so he took it, not knowing what to do.He knew it was wrong and it was betraying her trust, nor was it fair to her but he just couldn't help it. He wasn't patient and he wanted to easily just know what she was feeling and thinking. He knew he still had a long way to go to get her to trust him and tell him things but Leo just wanted to make sure she was okay right now and the only way he could do that was by