There was the face that got away. The one I loved, The one I'm so familiar with.
Liam. Liam Payne.
I stood there staring at the photo. Liam Payne with his black framed glasses and his big grin. The picture showed him smiling alone behind a chocolate cake with the candles 1 and 3 on it. His 13th birthday. I remember how Liam told me he couldn't get anyone to come to his birthday party.
I reached out my trembling hand and gingerly touched the photo. It was so cold and lonely under my fingertips, like the photo had been abandoned for a long time.
No way I thought. This is a dream right? I pinched myself, it hurt.
I flipped thought the book quickly. Liam with his studies, Liam in front of the waterfall. Liam, Liam, Liam. This is not happening. Maybe Liam is Alex's brother or something. I flipped to the most recent page and there stood Alex with his friends, that Liam never had. I read the caption: Liam Payne at 16.
Then what's Alex? What is Alex Paynson? Just a fake name to fool everyone? Now everything made sense. The cry, the rescue, the reason why he chose me as the one, it all made sense. How could I have been so stupid??
"I'm back!" I turned to see Alex walking in. I stared at him, speechless.
He saw the album I'm holding and his expression immediately changed.
"Colen I... I can explain."
"Why would you do that?!" I screamed at him as hot tears poured down my face, "why didn't you tell me?"
He just stood there, staring at me with a very complicated expression on his face. A mix of guilt, empathy, and discomfort. "I-" He started.
"Stop it! I'm d-d-" I started making choking noises as I cried. I ran out of his house as fast as I could. Everything is fake. It turned out the Liam I loved had been lying to me the entire time. I felt so betrayed and lost. Liam was so innocent, How could he become someone as terrible as Alex? But it didn't matter. Liam and Alex, they were the same person. I probably looked like an idiot in Alex's eyes right now. Falling for such a stupid joke. I got tired of running and slumped down on the side walk, my tears kept falling. I've had enough. I'm never going to think about Liam or Alex again. I got up and slowly started walking towards my house. Which I think should be right across the streets. I don't know, I forgot. I laid my feet, one in front of another, walking, right?
"MOVE!" Liam's voice echoed in my ears... Liam...
I turned around slowly, my eyes widened. A car was racing towards me.