Chapter 02| Panic
"I'm gonna make this last forever, don't tell me it's impossible"
- Infinity, Jaymes Young
𑁍 Nova 𑁍
The night of the accident
"Get that frown off your face Gracey" Cadence says from her dresser as she straightens her hair. She's the only one who uses my middle name
I like it. She makes it special
"Can't. It's forever molded into my face...see?" I poke my cheeks suppressing my smile, she laughs and rolls her eyes before setting the straightener down and sitting in front of me on the bed
Her room is so damn comfy and I could sleep in this bed forever I swear
"You know what Joshua and those boys said isn't true right? You're gorgeous" she says referring to earlier this afternoon
Cadence's boyfriend — a total jerk if you ask me — tripped me on the hallway and said things about me being fat and some body shaming stuff like that
Cady came over and helped me up, she looked like a total badass telling them all off
"I guess" I shrug biting my lips. I ignore my heart doing cartwheels inside my chest because of her words
I'm so not into her. Not at all
Is that so? Then why is she the only thing in your mind 24/7 huh?
Ugh shut the hell up brain
"Gracey! You are so damn beautiful, seriously I'd kill for a body like yours, they just can't see it under all those hoodies you hide in. Besides, even if you were on the plus side you'd be perfect like that. They have no business bullying someone for how God made them" she says
She's so perfect. Always saying the right things
"It's just that...I'm just—" Weird. Ugly. Unlikeable. Ordinary. Falling in love with you "—sad that I can't make any real friends you know?"
And what's wrong with hiding under my hoodies? They bring me comfort. I get too anxious otherwise
"I'm your friend!" I wish you were more "I liked you the minute you hit me with your locker door freshmen year" she says bumping my shoulder with her hand and I laugh
Her touch sends sparks all over my body
"You did not. If I remember clearly you were pretty pissed about your split lip and made me make it up to you" I say smiling
"Well yeah but it was God's will, that was meant to happen so that we crossed each other's paths" she says
I wouldn't go as far as calling it fate, I'd say it was more like me being clumsy. I'm not much of a believer but Cadence and her family sure are
Reason #23 of why I think she'll never be with me. Her dad is always saying how being gay or bi or anything other than men liking women and women liking men is a sin and it makes me want to whoop his ass
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Nova Grace
Random"Give me three months Nova, only three months and I'll show you what having a family is. That this life - despite all the pain you've endured - is worth living" Emilio, my father, whispers into the cold night He walks with cautious steps as I stand...
