My Childhood sweetheart

Confessions

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Hannah's P.O.V

Last night was weird. That dream I had of Derek and I at the beach seemed so real. I had to go to school again the next morning. Probably explains why dad was so upset last night-- it was a school night! Oh well, what's done is done, to quote some depressed man from centuries ago...

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Derek didn't even try to meet up at the bus stop in the morning either. I guess he got in trouble too.

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At school I wandered around without a thought in my head. I was tired, miserable and stressed. Why didn't I come home earlier that night? I should've constantly checked the time.

But I didn't.

I found a bench on the field, tucked away between some trees and sat down. Then I rested my head on the near by tree. Maybe I could get a few minutes of sleep before the bell?

Yeah, I've got like 25 minutes till the start of school anyways. I think...

"Hannah! Morning!"

Ah, great.

I stayed as still as possible and squeezed my eyes shut, wishing for whoever it was to vanish into thin air.

Silence. Phew!

"What's shaking, bacon?" Maria greeted. I opened my eyes reluctantly and gave a little wave.

"Nothing I guess," I replied quietly, but so obviously upset by something.

"'Nothing I guess' she said! , 'I'm fine' she muttered, 'Alright' she said !!!" Maria listed, emphasising each quote by counting them on her fingers. "Hannah, what are we?" she asked suddenly.

"Erm...I don't really know," I answered .

"Oh yes you do! We are best friends, and don't you forget it! Here for each other all the time, okay?  

I'll be your shoulder to cry on if everyone else fails, and you'll be mine, yeah? So what's up? You can tell me," Maria explained gently, whilst finding a spot on the bench beside me.

I glanced at her slowly, taking in an expression of genuine concern. Yesterday had been a roller coaster of emotions with Derek and then my parents and everything else. I felt as if my family were against me for some reason.

All of it had come crashing down on me that morning. Maybe its the hormones, I don't know. But here was my friend Maria, waiting to hear me out. To console me. And I think right now, she's the only one who can.

I sighed.

" Ok then. Well, yesterday day ,after you'd gone off with Matt, Derek took me to this park. We'd ran about a lot, rolled down hills and even gone through this forest place. It was amazing, I've got to say," I smiled at the memory.

" And then we came across this tree house. Well, I say came across as if we stumbled across it by accident, but I think Derek planned it all.

"So by this time, the sun had already started to set, and I guessed it was about 6 or something. But I didn't mention anything to Derek. We were there for sometime. Derek was so sweet. He asked me to be his girlfriend!..."

"Really?! Ohmygosh! That's great Han!" she exclaimed. I smiled again, giggling a little. I was cheering up already.

" Ha, thanks. So, yeah. Cause it was getting late and we'd been running round lots, I kind of fell asleep with him-"

"Aww,"

" I know right? Picture-perfect moment! Before I drifted into sleep, I heard him whisper something in my ear. But I was so out of it, I couldn't make sense of it.