Dear Gabriel King,
I hope that by reading this letter I can do something to bring a smile upon your face. I've liked you for so long and loved you more than you could ever know, that's why I kept it a secret, because I wouldn't want to feel the embarrassment of you rejecting someone like me. Your the type thats way out of my league, that I'd rather observe from afar, not stalker "observe" but…yeah you know…After writing this I probably won't be able to find myself reading it over out of fear of getting attached again, or even by damaging the paper with tears. When I look back on our time together I wish I could tell you what I feel but it's not that easy. Eventually, you'll read this while settling in with your wife and possibly kids. All I hope is for you to be happy, even if that ending is without me.
Sincerely, your admirer Mia Ortiz.
𖦹ׂ 𓈒 🐇 ／ ⋆ ۪
School is the most exhausting part of the year, constant work during and after school. Actual jobs and sports after school on top of your schoolwork, don't forget your whole self care/night time routine if you even have one. Thankfully Christmas break will be here eventually but, the one thing that makes it bearable is Gabriel King, he's my brother's best friend and has been my one and only love for so many years. Seriously, he's the only one I've ever loved for so long and It'll probably always be that way. One problem, Gabriel King is one of the most popular guys in our school, all the girls want him, even some guys want him. This meant that getting to him would mean competition, though It's almost like I'm not even competing. All these people are so much more attractive than me, I would see Gabriel glancing at me a few times but it was never the glance or look of 'oh i'm so madly in love with you'. Walking into school, I see him, he's so hot. I know that's cringey to say but come on, he seriously is, I just wish he felt the same about me…
"Mia!" A ginger haired girl shouted, grabbing onto Mia's shoulders. "Ah!" Mia jumped at the person hanging on her back, quickly turning to get a glance at the person. "Lisa? you actually came today? I thought you were gonna leave me for dead on the first day of school." Lisa sipped on her coffee. "Nah, I decided I'd come today so I don't end up in court later on." Mia smiled at her. "I remember when you went to court last year and argued with the judge. How was that summer juvie?" Mia giggled, teasing her friend. "It was actual torture, they also put me into some program about school. It makes me believe that coming here isn't as bad as I thought." Lisa sighed, cringing at the thought. "You deserve it, stop skipping school dummy." Mia suggested patting Lisa's head. "I'll talk to you later, okay?" Mia smiled, turning to leave but Lisa quickly stopped her. "Wait!" Lisa grabbed Mia, pulling her around to face her. "I heard that Zoey is after Gabriel, I'm telling you this because Zoey is a hard person to compete with. I love you Mia, see you after class." Lisa informed Mia, winking at her then walking to the cafeteria. "Hahhhh, well that's great to know…" Mia huffed, placing her hand on her forehead.
Now that I think of it… Christmas break is almost here… well technically it's in 2 months but I always plan early. I'm saying, what if I manage to get super pretty over break, on that 'the summer I turned pretty' type stuff. If I can pull that off I'll top off Zoey and maybe win Gabriel over in the process. He seriously is changing me though, it's scary, normally I would be all for natural beauty and tell myself he'll like me without makeup and with my glasses but… looking in the mirror is so horrible, I have an acne filled face. I never realized it until now, I remember when I would cry in this same school bathroom mirror about the way I looked. Lisa would get tired of me but she would lie and say the mirrors warped your face, of course I'm a softie, stupid, and delusional so I believed it. No time for tears now…
"I always told you that you looked good without glasses." Lisa claimed, popping up from behind Mia. "Ah-!" Mia whipped her head around, eyeing Lisa. "I told you to stop jumping out in front of me, you dumb whore." Mia snapped, lightly hitting Lisa's shoulder turning back towards the mirror. "So you're finally speaking to me normally, this morning when you spoke to me, I thought you turned to god. Ah-... I mean that's not a bad thing… but it's just not a you thing. However, that's not the point, checking yourself out? I've never seen you do that before." Lisa tilted her head at Mia, smiling lightly. "Yes, yes I am, is there a problem? Also when the fuck did you start talking like a business person or whatever?" Mia inquired, cleaning her glasses in the process. "What the actual fuck are you talking about schizo?" Lisa barked at Mia. "Oh are you kidding? 'However', did your mom seriously force you to read that stupid book when she grounded you?" Mia giggled, smiling to herself. "Yeah she did, so what. At least I actually do stuff off of my phone unlike someone." Lisa teased Mia. "Bitch please, you got grounded for two fucking days. Don't sit here and lecture me on screen time." Mia rolled her eyes, placing her glasses back onto her face. "Mmmm, okay, I guess I'll see you at lunch." Lisa glared teasingly at Mia. "Bye hoe, I'll be there." Mia winked at Lisa.