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Somethings are meant to be, they just feel right. I didn't believe in love at first sight because it seems so good to be true. How can one fall in love with a total stranger? Isn't love supposed to be about accepting your partner's flaws and just fall in love with who they truely are?, Know them, and love them? So how is any that possible with a total stranger?.
"It's all in their heads" my mother said.
She believed that love was non-existent instead it was just some stupid word used to trick people into believing that they are feeling a certain way. I believed her, she had fallen for the same trick before. With my father, she thought he was in love with her and that it'll be forever until my dad decided he doesn't love her anymore and has found another woman, after ten years of their marriage. To me, he was living proof that people change, feelings change.
"Zee... Hello?" Shouted my best friend, Layla. We've been friends for two years now, she's my world.
"Sorry, zoned out for a moment. What did you say?" I sat up straight. We were in my room studying for our upcoming exams but that was until Layla started talked about her new boyfriend, Austin. We're in grade 11 and we're about to write our last exams for the year. Can't wait for my last year in high school, finally.
"Okay, I was telling you about my day with Austin before you zoned out on me - she rolled her eyes- Oh my God, it was amazing. He's so sweet, he sent me the cutest good morning text ever, then he bought me lunch, it was really nice - you know that nothing beats a man..."
"Boy." I interupted
"Man! Nothing beats a man who feeds his woman." I laughed at her statement, I doubt thats even a saying. " I'm serious Zee, I think I love him." I choked at her words, she can't possibly love him, it's too soon.
"Woah, slow down. Don't you think it's too soon to love him, you hardly know him. You guys just started dating yesterday."
" Maybe it's too soon. But I have strong feelings for him Zee, he's all I've been thinking about since he asked me to be his girlfriend - sigh- he's all I want right now."
That was the problem with Layla, she always fell for the trick and she always got hurt. I never got into any relationships, never flirted, I talked with a few boys but I would stop the conversation before it gets anywhere. I was being careful, I didnt want to be like Layla, I didnt want to be in a situation where I don't know what to do or not be able to control my feelings.
I was always there when all these boys lied to her and told her they loved her and she always gave in. It was funny how she never learnt her lesson, they would break her heart this month and she gets into another relationship in another, claiming to be moving on but I know she's still hurt from some of her previous relationships.
"I understand Layla, I just hope this one doesn't break your heart, like Zack did." I said in a sad tone. I really felt bad for her
"Zack was an asshole, I'm glad I got out of that relationship while I could." She let out a laugh, I could feel the hurt behind that laugh. She had really loved Zack and he just played her. He cheated twice and at the end we found out that they had bet on Layla, to show how easy she is - which she is not. But people don't know that, they all believe that she is some slut who sleeps with any guy who asks her out.
She had a crush on Zack since grade 8, she adored him, I would listen to her talk about how amazing he was, watch her daydream about him, it was crazy and all he did was break her heart. She's not moving on with Austin, she using him as a rebound, guess it's working for her. I was staying away from that kind of drama.
