Save You

WARNING: This story isn't going to be very long. It also will not have a happy ending. So yeah. Just wanted to throw that out there.

Sometimes when you meet a person, you instantly know they're going to change your life. You don't know how, or why. All you know is you can feel it's going to happen. As I sit here all alone I am going to tell the story of the boy who changed mine, in both beautiful and tragic ways. If only I'd had a bigger impact on him.

When I'm sitting in a particularly boring class I stare out the door. I see people walking down the hall. I can't help myself but to wonder what class they're supposed to be in. I wonder where they're going. I wonder what they're thinking. Most of all I wonder what they're hiding and if they're alone too.

I was sitting in class day dreaming aimlessly and staring out the door. My teacher was droning on in his monotone voice about something that I didn't particularly care about. Loads of people walk down the hall everyday as I sit and watch. Usually none of the people really catch my attention. That day, just before the bell rang, a boy caught my eye. There wasn't anything special about this boy. He was around my height with dark curly hair. He was just walking down the hall. No books. No purpose. Just walking. Once the bell rang I ran out of class, desperate to catch up with this boy. I didn't know what I felt the need to chase after this boy. I guess it was fate telling me what I needed to do.

I ran after him until I was walking beside him.

"Hey." I said, trying to sound nonchalant. He turned and looked at me.

"Hey."

"I don't feel like I've seen you before."

"I'm new."

"Oh. That would explain it then. I'm Miley."

"Nick."

"So what do you have this hour?"

"Lunch."

"Me too. Do you..." He cut me off.

"Look. I'm not some charity case. You don't have to feel bad for me just because I don't know anyone." I was surprised at his tone.

"I'm not feeling bad for you. I just want to get to know you."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

"Okay." I got a bagel and some cheesy fries while he got a hamburger. We took our trays and outside to sit.

"So...Nick...tell me a little about yourself."

"There's not much to say. My family used to live in New Jersey. My brothers moved out here about a year ago. Now we're here too. End of story."

"How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

"Me too! Well, almost. When's your birthday?"

"September 16th." I grumbled. "What?"

"That means you're older than me. Not by like a few days, but by over two months."

"And how old are we now? Five?" I smiled.

"Shut up. I like to be older than people."

"Why?"

"I don't know." He smirked.

"Your turn."

"What?"

"Tell me about yourself."

"I'm sixteen. Seventeen in November. I've lived here since I was twelve. I have a big family. I'm originally from Tennessee..."

"Interesting."

"What?"

"We're both outsiders." I smiled at him.

"Yeah, I guess so." He just looked at me. He wasn't smiling, yet that was the vibe I picked off from him. "Soo...do you wanna be friends?"

"Well listen. I'm not an open person. I'm not making any promises..."

"So is that a yes?" He sighed.

"Yes. That is a yes."

"Good." I just looked at him and smiled. He almost smiled back. I wasn't thinking much of anything. I didn't have any idea of what was to come in the months ahead.

New Story! :) I got the idea for this one day while I was in school and I just ran with it. I hope you guys like it.

I'm sorry this chapter is super short. I would call it a prologue but I'm not because I hate prologues and this isn't even prologue-y. The next ones will be longer.

Thanks for reading! I'd love to hear thoughts!

xMadeline11x

P.S. Also if you're one of my regular readers, you may or may not have noticed that I took down I Don't Care. I just hit a block and didn't know what to do with it. I'll prolly reupload it later and rewrite it.