A NEW BEGINNING!

Hannah’s P.O.V

“Will you go out with me?” stuck in my head as we looked into each other’s eyes. Was this for real? Was Jakato, the most popular guy asking me to be his girlfriend? Well, obviously. What should I say? What should I do? I have to tell him I like him. I have liked him since we first met in 3rd grade, but I can’t date anyone right now. My heart just got broken and I can’t have it happen again.

“Jakato, I would love to date you but I can’t. I just got broke up with Kyler and I don’t think I’m ready for another relationship. I would like to start over with you as being friends and know this new you. I could think about it. Don’t get me wrong. I just don’t think I’m ready for a relationship since I just got out of one. I hope you understand,” I say kind of fast but clear for him to hear me.

“It’s ok Hannah. I completely understand. I would like to start over again. I even remember the day we met in Mrs. Withers class.”

*Flashback*

Jakato‘s P.O.V.

Hannah and I have been best friends ever since we first met in 3rd grade. The day I met her was the best day ever. That all happened when I saw her walking to class by herself.

“Hey wait up Hannah,” I say shouting a bit trying to catch up to Hannah to get to class so Mrs. Withers won’t yell at us like last time.

“Hey Jakato. What did you do over the weekend? It went by way too fast. I wished it was longer.”

“Yeah, I guess it could be longer but then how could we play at recess? Like we always do?” I say thinking how she remembered my name when this was the moment we first met.

“Well, then there’s that too. I do like playing with you though,” she said smiling showing her pearly white’s perfect smile.

“Maybe we can play this weekend? If you want to,” I say kind of shyly.

“Yeah, sure. I have to ask my parents first. I can ask them.”

“Okay. I hope you can.”

“Me too. It’s fun playing with you.”

The next day Hannah is all excited for the weekend saying she can play. Ever since then, we played every weekend.

When we hit middle school, we stopped talking to each other. I never found out why. My old best friend starting having a crush on her so I guess I tried to get over her but I guess never did.

When we hit high school came and I couldn’t stop thinking why she would go out with my old best friend Patrick. They only dated a year. I found out he was cheating on her with anther the girl, a month before there year. I had to tell. So one day in freshman year, I tried telling her.

“Hannah. You have to believe me. Patrick is cheating on you.”

“I don’t believe you Jakato. He would never do that to me. I have liked him since middle school and I know he would never do that to me. He isn’t that kind of guy. I liked you in elementary but then you changed and became the person you are now,” she said trying to hold back tears.

“Hannah, just please. You need to break up with him. He isn’t the right guy for you,” I say kind of shocked after I say it knowing I probably hurt her there.

Her eyes start watering with tears rolling down her face. She pulled away from me scared of me knowing something inside of me snapped and I wasn’t who I was back then.

Hannah’s P.O.V.

“Who are you and what have you done to my best friend Jakato?” she asks crying a little harder.

“Nothing happened. I’m still the same old Jakato but just all grown up and changed a little bit. I’m still the same him. The same one who has had a crush on you since the 3rd grade,” he says then stops talking.

Realizing what he just said made everything worse. My best friend has liked me since we were little? When did this happen? Before I could speak another word Patrick, my boyfriend, comes up next to me.

“Hannah, why are you crying?” he says pulling me into his embrace holding my head to his chest caressing my hair softly.

“Hannah, I’m so sorry. That slipped out. I was waiting for the right time to tell you, but I really do like you,” he says then Patrick looks at him with darkness in his eyes.

“Patrick don’t. It’s not worth fighting about. I don’t like Jakato. I like you,” I tell Patrick looking into his eyes that make me melt, but it was a lie. I have liked Jakato ever since we were little and my feelings for him will never change.

I go to Jakato and give him back the bracelet we made each other when we were little. I couldn’t believe how much he had changed. He turned out to one of those wannabe attention hogger popular guys.

“Good-bye Jakato. When your back to yourself again, let me know then we can be friends again.”

I go back to Patrick who puts his arm around me and walks me to his car and drives me home so we can hangout.

The month of our anniversary came. I go to Starbucks and got a coffee while I was on my way to Patrick’s place. I come out of Starbucks with the sun shining with a few dark clouds in the sky. Right when I come out I find him kissing another girl. When he saw me looking at him kissing another girl, he ran right up to me trying to explain. I just walked away but he kept following me trying to tell me she was his ex and that she kissed him to frame him because she knew I was at Starbucks.

“Hannah, it’s not what it looked like. She kissed me, I swear,” he said trying to catch up to me.

“So your ex appears out of nowhere the day of our anniversary and kisses you. That doesn’t sound right. It sounds more like you were cheating on me,” I say choking on tears.

“Hannah slow down,” he says stopping right in front of me, blocking my path.

“Quit following me. I don’t need to this. I thought you really liked me, but instead you go behind my back and date another girl. Why? What did I ever to do you?” I say turning back towards him so I can ignore him.

“Hannah, you know I like you. I love you. I would never do anything like that to you,” he says putting his hands on my shoulders turning me around to face him. He wipes my tears away looking me in the eyes, rubbing my cheeks with his thumbs.

“How do I know you’re telling me the truth?”

“By doing this”

Before I could even say another word he crashes his lips to mine. He always knew when I was really upset about something or anything. He would come over to my house and sit me on the couch and talk to me about it or anything. Like what happened that one day I was so stressed and had a meltdown.

*Flashback*

Patrick’s P.O.V
Hannah called me over. She has been so stressed out lately. Dealing with her family crisis right now, final exams this week. I know this because I go over to her house every day after school to do homework with her. She is under a lot of pressure. I knock on her front door. I see her face red as a rose when she opens the door. I step into her house hugging her tightly trying to get her to calm down.

“Hannah, come here. Come sit down. We are going to talk about this right now. I don’t like seeing you this upset,” I say trying not to sound like I’m mean, just a loving a boyfriend.

“Patrick I just want to thank you for coming to help me feel better,” she says while sitting on the tan leathery couch.

“Of course, Hannah. Now let’s get you to calm down. What problems have your family been going through? You know I’m always here for you,” she smiles a small smile after I say that.

“My parents have been arguing a lot lately. They each keep coming into my room at night to tell me everything will be alright. My dad said he was going to go stay in a hotel for a while till my mom blows her steam down. Then my little brother has been close to having seizers again. So we have to keep an eye on him. I have so much on my mind I don’t know what else to do. Can you help me with this?” she says crying a little more, wiping them off her cheeks.

I pull her into an embrace and stroke her hair gently hearing her sob into my shoulder. I want to help her, and I will. I don’t like seeing her like this. She is my baby girl.

“Hannah, of course I will help you. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn’t?” I say rubbing her cheeks while looking into her blue eyes that are now red.

“Patrick, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you doing this. If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be who I am now.”

“Anything for my girl,” I say looking deeper into her eyes.

I kiss her cheek then help her up bringing her up by her hands in mine, wrapping them around her waist, giving her gentle soft kiss. I love giving my angel kisses. It helps her feel better.

“We will figure something out Hannah. I promise. We will get everything back to normal. It just takes time.”

She smiles at me then wraps her arms around the back of my neck. We stand there for a while hugging each other. I won’t ever stop loving Hannah.

*Flash Back Ends*

His ex-saw him pull away from kissing me, she stormed over and slapped him across the face.

“Patrick, you said you were over this bitch. Why would you do this to me? I’m your girlfriend, not her.”

I stand there with my arms crossed, looking at Patrick. Waiting for him to explain. I knew she was his girlfriend all along. She was so prettier than me. Dark brown wavy hair down an inch past her shoulders and bright green eyes. Much thinner body than me. I didn’t need an explanation from him.

“We are done, Patrick. Goodbye.”

Not another word came from his mouth after I said that. I turned around and walked away. Not crying or anything. I knew this would happen. He looked like the type of guy to play a girl. I just walked home, not taking the long way. That night I kept thinking how Jakato was right. I thought he probably wouldn’t talk to me now since I sort of yelled at him and told him we weren’t friends anymore.

*End of Flash back*

Jakato’s P.O.V.

“Jakato, I should have told you this before. You were right about Patrick. He wasn’t really a jerk. After that day, he wouldn’t stop trying to get me back but I didn’t take him back because I didn’t want that to happen again. Look at where I ended up now. My 2nd boyfriend I have ever had cheated on me as well. I don’t want it to happen between us and have it ruin our friendship so-”

Before she could even finish I kissed her. I had always wanted to kiss her ever since I first saw her. I wanted to make her my first kiss. I wanted to be her first kiss. Now she is my first kiss. My first and last kiss. I pull away after the 5 second kiss.

“Hannah, I still do like you. I never stopped. It’s ok if you want to wait. But before that day comes do you want to hang out more often? Like the good ole’ times?” I ask looking deep into her dazzling bright ocean blue eyes.

“I would love too,” her sweet voice says.

“You want a ride home? I don’t want you walking home in this rain,” I say looking at god’s tears coming down hitting the small shelter, near the animal shelter, very hard.

“Sure. That’s very nice of you.”

I walk her to my car opening the door for her helping her so she doesn’t slip. After I get in and before I start driving I grab a blanket from the back seat and gave it to Hannah so she won’t get sick. I then turn on the heat in the car and start heading to her house. The road was a little narrow. It has a lot of curves in it. I didn’t like curves cause they always made me sick. Not even after 15 minutes, she is passed out. She looks so adorable asleep. I remember sleeping over at her house before in 3rd grade because my parents were out of town. I watched her sleep the whole night to protect her. When we get to her house I shake her a little bit to wake her up. She doesn’t. I kiss her cheek and she wakes up blushing bright red as a rose.

“Thanks Jakato. It was really nice of you to drive me home. My parents are probably wondering where I am anyway,” she says wrapping the blanket around her whole body, also trying to hide her blushing when I already saw it. Before she leaves to go into her house, she kisses my cheek like she did when we were little when we left school for the weekend. We would always kiss each other’s cheeks good bye as a friendship thing. I start blushing but I smile hiding it all. Before she closed the passenger door she said,” glad to have my old best friend back.” When she said that it made me smile which made her smile. I watch her every step she takes towards the house. I waited until she got up into her room and waved at me. I waved back, blowing her a kiss. I knew that our friendship would end up being a relationship sooner than later. We will have to see when she is done thinking about it. I hope she gives me a chance as her boyfriend.

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