“I know someday I'm gonna weave my own love story”

“What the--”, my voice echoed in the four corners of the classroom. I heard their loud laughters. Oh well. They're bullying me again. Shoot. How nice. :disgust:

By the way, my name's Violet. You can call me Purple for short. =D Just kidding. Anyways, I consider myself ordinary. A senior high student at Our Lady of Grace Academy. I don't stand out in crowds. I stand four feet and nine point twenty eight inches, to be exact. That's why I told you I don't stand out. I'm a hopeless romantic person. Yeah, I know, something to be ashamed of. I spend my spare time reading love stories everyday wishing I was the lady protagonist in them. And I'm not that smart. I just study whenever I felt like. And what really pisses me off is the stigma they had put above my head. Just like a crown saying “Hey, look at me, I'm Ms. Genius”. Yeah, right. :retard: Just like when everybody was shocked when I had to retake the exams for Geometry. Hey I also have the right to feel dumb once in a while. Haha. Kidding again.

Back to the story, someone, I'd rather say a monster dressed in human clothes, threw a crumpled paper at me.

“Hey piggy piggy, how are you?”, says Nathan, the monster I'd mentioned earlier. He was actually my godmother's son. We were childhood acquaintances. But not your typical friends-turn-to-lovers situation, we actually hated each other. We are each other's worst nemesis. We're of different poles. He was the cool and boyfriend material guy you'd probably drool for while I am the laughingstock of the 21st century. That's the irony of life, even though you smell as putrid as a garbage can, the whole world will still love you if you are an Orlando Bloom look-a-like.

“--------”, I stayed silent for like 5 seconds. I just shot a deadly stare at him. Arrgghh. I need to keep my sanity. This guy really has the guts to piss me off. As always. It just started when we were on 5th grade. We played soccer and his team won. What can you expect from a team with a sickly chick like me, a girl with a ten inch waistline, a clumsy guy and a nerdy gal who only knows how to kick the grass and not the ball. Those were my friends back then. We don't know how to play soccer. We're just convinced because of the bet that whoever losses becomes the slave of the winning team.

“Great. Behaving in front of your master, right? ”, he said while tapping my head. He seem to have developed that kind of mannerism on me. He even proclaimed that I am the best pet in the whole universe. How lucky can I get?

“My love, don't get near an ugly girl, you might get infected”. Someone pushed me. Oh great, here's another mentally-ill person that needs medication. Her name is Sherry. She's the leader of the MEAN girls at school and the Nathan love love fans club.

Sigh. That hurts. I hate it but I can't fight back. I'm a scholar and I don't want to engage in any violent act. I just rolled my eyeballs, packed my things and rise from my seat when Nathan suddenly caught my right arm.

“Sherry, don't you ever lay your hands on her.” My face flushed as red as cherries. :redface:I felt a cold hand touched my heart. Everybody was shocked. Their eyes seem to fall out of their sockets. Haha. Just kidding. Exaggeration is in trend nowadays.

“I'm the only one who is allowed to do that, right piggy?”. Nathan put his mocking face a few inches away from mine. I gulped at the thought of kissing him. Now where did I get that idea? I shook my head at the thought. I can't possibly feel this way. I can almost feel my heart in my throat as it thumps like crazy. I saw a soft expression on his face but it suddenly went away.

“I wonder how you could manage to have such an ugly face”. He grabbed my hair and my ponytail snapped. My hair fell on my shoulders. Oh my. I hate it when my hair is not fixed. So I run out of the classroom like there was H1N1 virus in there.

The next days turned out just like my daily normal routine. It included Nathan's favorite hobby of bullying me and making my life miserable. He even ate the cake my buddy Kyle gave me. He said chocolate cakes are not suitable for fat creatures like me. How annoying. I may look chubby because I'm petite but I only have a twenty five waistline. I'd bet my life on it. There were even cases whenever I play wars on the internet, he'd crushed my character and tell the whole world of how weak I am. He then exhibits his not-so-good-to-the-ears evil laugh. As years passed, I've already developed ill feelings towards him. Based on my psychological studies, Nathan is a bad omen. His ways of tagging along with me and calling me names developed another stigma that I'm just a walking brain, no romantic ingredients included. That's why I hate him.

Sometimes I think of when can I finally get out of these series of unfortunate events. Like a prince would came and save a damsel in distress like me. I am already at the legal age but all I ever had were crushes. Not even once did I experience being courted. Waiting like forever seems to be a burden. I should be acting my age, when everyone seems to be having their first kisses. I never knew it'll come too soon.

The prom night came. As expected, I didn't get a date, no one actually asked me out, so I became a wallflower. My dress wasn't even at the brink of how beautiful as those other girls'. I looked like a kid and I just felt like pitying myself for the night. I even saw Nathan talking sweetly with Phoebe, the prom queen. I felt a needle pricked my heart at the sight. How can he be so rude to me and sweet to others at the same time? Why do I feel like I've been eaten by the evil green monster called jealousy?

Because of the lump in my chest, I drank the martini shots they got at the bar that were supposed to be for the faculty members. I felt dizzy at first but after a few minutes I felt how good it is to be careless so managed to get a few shots more. When I saw the dance floor getting wild with the upbeat music, I danced like mad at the core of the crowd. That was when I saw Nathan coming through the crowd and getting his way to me.

“Hey, Nathan, come and dance with me.” I said in a hoarse voice while leading him to an alluring music.

“What do you think are you doing huh?! You don't even know how to drink!”. His forehead is knotted and his voice boomed like thunder inside the function hall. Everyone stopped and looked at us as if were in some kind of a shoot for a movie. Nathan gripped my arm tightly that I could almost see how red those fingers would cause me. He dragged me towards the doors of the hall. I couldn't gather myself together so I just go with the flow as he was walking fast with fierce. I stumbled but he caught me. I felt the loud thumping of my heart again.

“You're such a brainless creature. Why did you do that for?”, Nathan grunted while we are walking along the deserted parking lot.

“What do you care? Haha. Oh well. What am I thinking? Why would a monster like you care for a stupid girl like me? An ugly person whom anybody wouldn't even dare to have a date with? You wanna know what in the world my problem is? Its you! I don't need you in my life. Why do you keep on pestering me? You know what's gonna make me happy? It's if you are already thousand miles away from me. Then, by that time, I could get myself a boyfr---”.

The next scenes were like whirlwind as I felt his lips met mine. That was my first kiss. I was shocked and tried to pull away from him when the kiss suddenly softened. I never expected how intoxicating and sweet that kiss would be. I just closed my eyes and let all the sensations flow. I didn't even get the chance to know if the tears that drenched my cheek was his or mine. For a minute, all I know was I felt good and for once in my life I felt loved. Love from a man I never thought I'd developed such feelings with. We kissed for what seemed like an eternity when I felt his lips moved away from mine. I opened my eyes and saw him smile a half-smile. There was tint of sadness in those brown eyes of his.

“I'll take you home”, he said as I watched his back while he was opening the door at the passenger side of the car.

I suddenly felt mixed emotions at what happened. I'm such a bad drinker. I don't know what had gotten into me. That was unforgivable! To kiss a man I curse. We drove home with deafening silence. I didn't even dare to utter a word as I get off the car and walked towards the gate. I was confused. I couldn't possibly feel these kind of emotions. I can hardly breath at the thought. Our moments together seem to be rushing at the back of my mind. He was there through my ups and downs. He was always there, annoying me and picking fights with me. He was my worst enemy or was he?

After the incident at the prom, I tried to avoid him as best as I could. I think he was doing the same. Every time we see each other at the lobby, he will pretend to be doing something and ignore me. I still do the things I was supposed to do except that Nathan was not there anymore to make me mad. All I ever wanted was to be freed from the pressures and I my wish was granted. I should be happy by now, more like throwing a party for reaching my dream --- freedom from my worst nightmare. But I felt empty, like a part of me was taken away. And I will be a hypocrite if I don't admit that I miss him. Yes, a fact that I can't really accept. And for the first time in my life, I shed a tear for a guy I hadn't imagined myself falling for. That's pretty ironic – when you have keep yourself from falling for a particular person, that's when you actually experience your worst heartbreak, from that very person you tried yourself to stay away from.

Weeks had passed that seemed to last for an eternity. I tried my best to perform my daily routines. I tried to pull myself together because graduation is fast approaching and I am running for honors. Even though, I still hang out on weekends. I go to shopping centers and amusement parks whenever I feel like it.
It was on a Saturday afternoon and the weather was a bit gloomy. It's a rainy season and raindrops were beginning to fall down from the skies. I just came out from a boutique when I saw an old couple having coffee at the nearby coffee shop. It was as if I was glued to them that I decided to grab doughnuts for myself. At first glance, someone would actually think they are having a fight because the old man was teasing the old lady about how her face had changed throughout the years --- from a beauty queen to a tooth fairy. The old man was laughing endlessly when the old lady suddenly started to cry. The guy was shocked and immediately wiped his wife's tears. He kissed her on the forehead and hugged her tight. The old woman then secretly dipped her finger unto the cake's icing and wiped it unto her husband's cheek. They both burst out laughing as the old woman leaned on the man's shoulders.
The scene felt like a cold hand that touched my heart. For a while, I thought that I was crazy when I saw Nathan and myself at the old couple's place. Then and there, I have realized that the love story I've been waiting for all my life was already at the tip of my hands. What's the use of having sleepless nights and panda eyes if I'm not going to fight for my own story? Face reality. Not all princes are brave enough to confess and fight dragons for love, sometimes they just sit in a corner and wait for their princesses to come and save them. It may sound insane but there's no harm in trying.
I met with my old friends from elementary and planned the most -stupid-thing-one-will do-for-love activity. Luckily, tomorrow is the retreat for teachers so we don't have any classes. The first step was to slip a note into his locker and prayers will do the rest.
The big day came. I felt like I would pee anytime as I was peeking along the room where the lockers are located. I was about to give up when I heard him made his way through the hallways and into his locker. I saw him knot his forehead as he read the note I gave him. The note says: I want to meet up with you at the soccer field, 5 pm – Violet
It was already a quarter-to-five so I readied myself up --- put on face powder and a tint of lip gloss --- which was very rare of me. I put on my best soccer outfit and get ready for the best game of my life.
4:58.
5:03.
5:14.
5:35.
6:02.
An hour had already passed. My accomplices were already beginning to worry and started to leave one by one. I was left in the bleachers with a heavy heart. Maybe it's not worth fighting for. Maybe it's just another unrequited love story. Nathan will not show up because he doesn't care for me, even a bit.
The rain started to fall. It's as if it's shedding tears for me, a hopeless person. I let the rain wash my pain away when I felt that I was not even wet when I should be soaking by now because the raindrops sure are heavy.
“You really want to play soccer with me in the midst of a typhoon, you ugly creature?”. I looked up and saw Nathan holding an umbrella beside me. He was in his usual knotted forehead facial feature as he was wiping my tears with his delicate hands.
“I- I- I planned to play soccer with you even though I know I didn't have the slightest chance to win.” I was trembling and I can feel my knees weakening. “I want to feel careless with you even for the last time. I know I'm not pretty and I don't know how to handle a guy. I'm not a girlfriend material. I'm not something to be proud of but--”. I never had the chance to continue my confessions when he pulled me closer and kissed me. The sweet and tormenting kiss made my knees even weaker.
“You are such a brat. I tried to avoid you because that's what you want. The days that passed without you by my side was like hell. I can't get you out of my system. I always catch myself thinking of you and wondering how you've been doing. I felt guilty when I heard you said the words that night at the prom. I didn't know I was causing you heartbreaks. I've always wanted to make you mad because I was so insecured I was overpowered by that very strong personality of yours. You don't need someone to protect you. I thought you don't need someone like me. I've always wanted to tease you because that's the only way I could get to you without buffering and I want to keep you for myself. I don't want any other guys to come near you. I loved you ever since that day that I saw you at our house playing along with my toy cars, I just didn't notice it before.” His eyes are glowing with love and I could almost see heart-shaped bubbles coming out from it. I know right then, I have found the love I've been waiting for right beside me all along.
“Don't you think we should be married by now? Because you already stole a kiss from me twice. My parents sure are strict, hon.” Nathan sure was in his teasing mode again when we left the soccer field that night.
“Oh you bet I will. Can't wait to see you washing the dishes while I'm having my beauty sleep.” I smirked. I was really petrified by his confessions back then that all I ever did was laugh outrageously. I hugged him tight and promised myself to never ever let go. We're still young and has a lot of paths to walk on but I know we can make it through.
I just thought then that the man who invented the line “There is a thin line between anger and love” must be worth a monument. I never imagined crossing that line would win me eternal happiness. Just as when everything seems to be hopeless, everything falls into it's rightful place at the right time. You just have to grab that opportunity when it comes because the fate of our love story lies on how good weaving is, in our own hands.


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err.. i'm not really good in writing love stories.. tis' my first .. hope u like it.. if anybody has seen this story in other sites, dont worry, its original

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