My heart was as fragile as glass. Once she had satisfied her thirst from my pouring vessel, she had dropped it, leaving it to shatter.

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"Dude! Stop staring", Zach said as he took a seat next to me on the short-cut damp grass.
"How can I? She's just so... Beautiful", I said as I turned my face away from the beauty that stood a few meters away, to look at Zach.
"You've been obsessing over her for way too long, it's getting tiresome for everyone to see you look at her like that. You're going to get hurt, bro", he said in a comforting yet warning tone.

I turned my head back to look at the beauty that had captured my heart. I was told that she wasn't perfect, her outer appearance that is. To me, she was the only girl for me. She was almost as perfect as Hayley Williams to me. She wasn't skinny nor was she fat. She was a bit "big build", and it didn't help that the school uniform had covered those glorious thighs of hers. I felt like I was blinded by some spell she may have put on me even if we've never met. I was told that she's not all that, that she had "thunder thighs", that there was more beautiful girls in the school, but I didn't see that. God. I didn't. I had my fixated on her and her only. Her red hair had suited her and how I wanted so badly to run my fingers through her hair. She had won my heart, without even knowing.

"I heard she has a boyfriend", came the voice of Jess. I was broken from thoughts as Jess sat infront of me.
"I'm not looking for a relationship", of course I am, I just want her to love me like I love her, "it'll be fine if we can just be friends", I said as I tried not to get my thoughts mixed with the words I was saying.
I reached out for my bag to take out my lunch box and sighed as I noticed that I didn't take my lunch from the counter in the kitchen. Damn it. Plus I was hungry as hell, double Biology can sometimes kill you. Two hours of learning about "human impact on diversity" with literally a 5 minute break, has some huge impact on me. Not
that I'm complaining about learning it, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the fact that humans are destroying biodiversity by deforestation etc.
Zach threw a packet of chips on my lap and rubbed his knee against mine.
"I knew you would forget", he said as he rolled his eyes. His fringe covered his eyes but I knew my bro. I opened the packet of lightly salted chips and gave Zach a shy nod to show my gratitude.

As I ate the chips in silence, I could feel everyone's stare. It was silly, but their haunting stare made me feel dirty. I knew that there actually weren't any eyes on me, but I could feel it. Maybe it was the trick of my mind, but I was convinced that I had been watched.

I looked up to see Zach and Jess arguing over something, as usual. Zach still sat beside me, but it was Jess who had been hovering about and her voice boomed about as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Quit attacking me! It was only one time and you know it. Just because you're a tiger, doesn't mean you can attack me like this. This is abusive. I say we head down to the Spirit Animal Council and get this sorted out", Jess had said. This was it. Every day, the two of them quarreled over little things and Zach would hit Jess(a gentle hit on her shoulder that is). Anyone who would see them like this would think that they're actually fighting and were enemies. In reality, they're just two friends who get along on their own pace.
"Oh shut up, peacock. Herpes will always be herpes",  Zach smirked and laughed as his head flew back.
I was about to cut in, when Josh stormed into our "area" and dropped his back. I stood up and noticed the slight change him.
"Maths killed. Double Maths!", he angrily said as he dropped his bag onto the ground.
"Loving the strawberry-blonde hair", I smirked and put out my arms to receive a hug. I received a death glare instead.
"Stop being so gay", he said and sat down. I knew he had been joking, but a tiny bit of me couldn't help but feel hurt.

I laid on the grass and looked up at the sky, the sun blinding me.
"I see black spots", I said and took a deep breath in.
"What are you smoking, bro?", Zach asked and I could feel him laying his head on my tummy. I wasn't fat but I wasn't skinny as well. There was fat there, but it was nice fat so I guess it made a good pillow.
"Nothing, I swear", I laughed it off and then began to run my fingers through Zachs hair. It was a nice feeling, since his hair was long for a guy since it reached his shoulders.
"Don't stop", he moaned in approval as he rubbed his face against my tummy.
"That sounded so wrong", I laughed and covered my eyes from the sun with my other hand.
"This looks the start of some bad porno", came the voice of Layla.  "The emo guy and his-", before Layla could finish her sentence, I groaned in disapproval.
"You've been reading and watching way too much anime and manga", I pointed out and rolled my eyes.
"I've been reading other stuff too", she pointed out and I once again rolled my eyes.
"Wattpad doesn't count", I realised that my hands were no longer running through Zachs hair but rather sitting there, idly. He soon sat up and dusted himself off. I stood up too.
"What's up with the confidence? You're so suppose to fear me", Layla said as she stared at me intensely. It was true, I did fear her. Having maths with her is the worst. She always torments me. It's a good thing that we're friends, because I'd possibly get bullied by her. I already am, but eh.
"I'm going to speak to her", I said. I had to. It was the last day and I feel that I can't go on with my life if she doesn't even recognize me. I had to pull on my big-person shoes and be brave.
The bell rang, signaling the end of break. It was pretty quickly that people had run to there classrooms, my friends too. I was slow when it came to going to classes.
It was at that moment that I saw her. The reason for my heart beat, the reason I smile, the reason the world is so beautiful. She was smiling and I just stood there. Everything else felt like a blur. I felt as if it had been only us. As she nearly walked pass me, I decided to voice myself.
"Hey!", I said and clenched my fist. This was it.
She stopped and looked at me. I stared quickly at the ground. God I was pathetic.
"I've seen you around this year and I've been too much of a coward to say this but here goes, I think you're beautiful, Claire", I had basically mumbled all that, but I hoped she had heard even a bit of it.
"Aw thank you", she said and then continued to walk pass me.
I couldn't suppress my excitement but it was only when I reached that I had realized something.

Her name wasn't Claire.