Against All Odds

Evelyn newly enrolled in kings high school. She wasn't so much of a jaw-dropping kind of pretty girl. In the list of pretty girls in school, I doubt she she would stand a chance. But she was slightly above average and her skin radiated under the sun.

She walked past me and she scented like a million dollar. I was imagining "why spend so much to smell nice?" Then she smiled and that online swept me off my foot.

I noticed my heart skipped each time I saw her. I noticed I felt the urge to always see her smile. I didn't care what it was, I didn't want to give it a meaning, but seeing her made me happy.

"I noticed you are always by yourself" I had said to her during one of our usual free time.

She smiled again, this time it was so wild, you could believe she was naturally a happy person. "I'm new here, I haven't made any friends" she said.

"But, I'm here now" I whispered in her ears. She giggled.

I felt the urge to ask if she was usually that happy but I didn't bother.

We became friends. I introduced her to my friends too and we did virtually everything together.

But, I wasn't going to ignore my feelings forever and I wasn't going to ruin our friendship because of some cheap emotions. I wanted her actions falling in line so I would know my next action.

But it never did. She was usually off and on. And I didn't want to blow my chances.

Again, my grades in school was poor. I knew it was 100% of my fault, and I wasn't going to plead with my dad for another chance. Even if I did, I would only be foolish to think he would spare me this time.

I was going to transfer to another school in the city in the coming week and I didn't know how I was going to break the news to my friends but. That would shatter their hearts.

I had spent good time I should have invested in my studies thinking about Evelyn. She gave me so much to ponder on.

I felt drained but I wasn't going to leave that way. I had invited her to the cafeteria just a day before my transfer, to atleast free my heart from the burden of her.

We spent good time talking about school and cracking jokes before I dived into the main reason I had invited her over.

Our eyes met and sticked, then she smiled. I smiled too.

"Evelyn, I like you. I have been trying to suppress whatever it is I feel, But i honestly can't. I find myself always wanting to talk to you, to see you smile and I'm never tired. This isn't usual, as I don't feel same towards every other girl. I don't know, but if you give me a chance, I would prove to you how much you mean to me" I said.

She looked with so much anxiety. I could feel she was about to turn me down.

Then she said, "I feel same about you, but I can't afford to date you. I would need to turn 18."

There was a sharp pain in my heart, I felt lost. I felt defeated. She said "I'm sorry." But she wasn't, because if she was, she shouldn't have said those.

It was hard to admit, but I understood her. The bell rang for our last class. I was cold, this was going to be my last time seeing her, so I thought.

The love I saw on the telenovela wasn't this sour. My heart was heavy.