Jacob's P.O.V.
The walk to school was peaceful. I had one earphone in my ear, the other was dangling down.
I listened to soft piano music in the morning. It seemed to go well with the overall vibe of mornings.
This town was really nice. It was peaceful and quite, no rush or anything. It was also quite green which I loved a lot.
School wasn't that far away. Just a short walk. Since I didn't have a car, I had no choice but to walk all the way to school.
On the way, I passed a big house. It wasn't extra large like a mansion, but it was larger than most of the houses I had seen in this town.
It was quite pretty, but it seemed to be free of the homeliness that a house should have.
It almost seemed lonely.
I walked on, glad that my home was comfy and homly. Yes, it wasn't huge, but at least it had a welcoming feel to it.
I just kept walking, enjoying the whether and the music that seemed to go together really well.
I was momentarily lost in the soft tune of the piano. It was slightly emotional and I could feel my eyes tearing up a bit.
I was so engrossed in it, that I didn't realise that I had sent some guy flying face first to the ground because I walked into him.
I was snapped out of my reverie.
I had seen the guy standing right there in the middle of the sidewalk, but my brain was too focused on the music to respond.
"Oh god, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" I said.
He turned around to face me.
He was beautiful.
That's all I could think.
He was damn attractive.
Ugh, snap out of it. At least help him up instead of oggling at him!
I quickly extended my hand for him to take, not quite looking at him.
He took it.
I felt sparks going up my hand and a shiver went up my spine―
Not.
That's too cliché.
He just took my hand and I helped him up, while saying "Yeah, I'm fine." I held on to his hand for a little longer than was acceptable before realising my mistake and letting go.
Dang, I just hope he didn't notice it.
"Uh, sorry once again, I didn't see you there." I said, still not quite looking at him.
"It's fine, it's my fault actually." He said.
His voice was nice. Kinda deep but not too deep at the same time.
Ugh, shut up, brain.
"Uh, okay then." I said.
He turned to leave but I quickly called out to him, "Wait!"
Why the fried chicken did I do that?!
Nan molla.
He turned around, giving me a "Now what?" Kinda expression.
I went into panicked gay mode.
"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked, finally, hoping he won't notice my panicked gay vibes.
He simply rose his eyebrow.
Dang, he looks hot when slightly frowning.
Ugh, just shut up already, stupid brain.
"I mean, you were literally standing in the middle of the sidewalk." I said, feeling slightly concerned, now that I said it out loud.
He simply shrugged saying, "I'm fine, honestly."
"If you say so." I said, smiling brightly, knowing that he wasn't "fine".
He gazed at me for a second longer than acceptable and just turned around and started walking away, not returning the smile.
I just felt a small, almost negligible pang in my heart.