The Hardest Fall

by Ella Maise

You get to pick the movie.” And I get to know you better, I thought to myself.

Meltinggg

“You look beautiful,” I said honestly. “You always look beautiful, but tonight you look happier. I like your smile tonight. I always like it when you smile, Flash,” I said sincerely.

All I want…

“You can have the Coke, too. I don’t do soft drinks.”

No way! My soulmate!

She took a bite and scrunched up her nose. “I don’t do soft drinks, either. That’s the only healthy choice I make in my life, I think. I don’t care for the taste anyway.”

Ohmygoddd! My parents for real!!😭🫶🏻

Even if I had the ability to move my limbs, how was I supposed to leave my friend alone with this monster? Would I be able to live with myself if he did something to her? He already did do something to her, you idiot, I thought. He already did something to her and you weren’t there.

My heart hurts…the ache is too much.

No one would ever make me feel the things he so easily made me feel with just one of his teasing smiles, so why would I need anyone else?

It’s hard to explain what draws you to a person, what it is about them that makes them so special that you give them your heart. I believe it’s all about who you are together, how you are together. It’s simple, what I feel for her—simple, and the most powerful thing in the world. We chose each other, and we’d keep choosing each other long after we took our last breaths on this earth. Zoe Clarke was my forever, the love of my life, and I was hers.