Our story began in the eighth grade. We made a deal that if neither of us has dates for our prom night we would go with each other. Our friendship grew through out the years, however on his end, his feelings for me grew as well.
I told myself I would never allow myself to fall for him. It just didn’t make sense to be in a relationship with your best friend. Boy, was I stupid.
After a few failed relationships, with my best friend always being there to pick up the pieces, I realized during the summer of our last year of highschool(while still with the guy before my best friend) that I was completely and utterly in love with that boy I made a deal with four years prior.
Our love was so young and so promising. My family loved him and his loved me. It was almost perfect save that his parents were going through a separation. He knew I would be there for him, but he just wasn’t taking it very well. He started pushing me and everyone else away. One rainy afternoon he drove me home and told me he couldn’t feel anything anymore. He loved me but wasn’t in love. And it was over.
For 5 months we barely spoke to one another. I had felt like I had lost a piece of me. Not because I lost a boyfriend. But because I had lost a best friend.
Towards the end of the fifth month and into the sixth month we had started talking again. Things even began to feel normal. Prom night was closely approaching and I was curious to know if he remembered our little deal from four years ago. And so I asked him. And he did.
Before prom our group decided to go to Queen Elizabeth Park to take some cliché photos of ourselves all dolled up and such. We were all taking couple photos of who we had gone with. Our friend took my camera and said, “Okay guys! Your turn!” And so me and my bestfriend stood next to each other, his arm around my waist and me smiling like a fool. *Click* She took the picture and as I turned to face him and smile, he leaned in and kissed me. And then I knew, we were back together and our young and probably naive love story was about to continue.
by cblfn