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Delilah.

I turned the tv off as I looked at the clock for the nth time.

There's no need to be worried, Del. He'll be back soon. I tried to calm myself as I sighed again.

It's been three weeks since the accident. I'm not all better but I'm still recovering. Thankfully there weren't any permanent damages just a little fracture in my left foot and two broken ribs other than that there were a few scratches but I'll survive. I still haven't talked to Troy about my feelings. I know I should've but I just feel so.. I don't know it's the same feeling I used to have when I was with Flynn. It's like I have this huge ego that'll get hurt if I accept it infront of them. I don't know why but I'm scared. And I have no idea what I'm scared of.

But this time I'm not going to just keep it all in. I'll let it out and see what'll happen. I have decided to tell him that I love him today. It's today or never. I love him and I have to say it to him.

I sighed again."How am I gonna say it?"

"Say what?" Troy's voice almost startled me as I looked towards the door.

"How long have you been here?" I asked.

He shrugged as he looked at his watch. "For about three and a half minute." He walked towards my bed. "You were so lost in your mind that you didn't even notice I entered the room." He sat beside me on the bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Better." I smiled. "The doctor said that they'll discharge me in a day or two since my body is recovering faster now than the first two weeks."


A huge smile appeared on his face. "That's good news." He said and I nodded.

"How was your match?" I asked.

"It was good." He answered carelessly.

"My school lost again. Didn't they?"

"I'm sorry." He said apologetically.

I smiled at his cuteness. "I'm happy that you won."

"You are?" He asked as I looked at him and we locked eyes for a moment. I didn't realize he was this close to me before. My eyes trailed from his eyes to his lips. I stared at them but then quickly turned my eyes away.

"You okay?" He asked and I tried to avoid his gaze.

"Yeah." I said as I looked to the other side.

"What?" He almost chuckled.

"Nothing." I replied.

"You sure?"

"Nope." I replied.

"What is it?" He asked calmly. I looked at him again and then turned away.

"It's stupid." I said as I tried to look anywhere but him.

"What's stupid?"

I didn't say anything for a few moments and he just sat there waiting for my silence to broke.

In normal cases I would never open my mouth to utter a word but that day was different. That day I had decided that I'll not hold myself back. But what I said in that moment. Aww man, do I still regret it so much?

"I want to kiss you." I blurted out.

I didn't look at him but I know he was in a shock andd after a two seconds silence I heard a laughter. I turned to him and he was in fits of laughter. That's an exaggeration but that's how I felt when I saw him laughing.

"It's not funny!" I warned him and he restrained himself.

"Kiss me then." He said and I looked at him with a glare.

"You're still making fun of me?" I asked.

"No, I'm serious. Kiss me." I looked at his lips again.

I sighed as I slightly ran my fingers through my short hair. "Okay.. we really need to talk." I said.

"If it's about keeping things "platonic" then you should know I'm okay with that." He wasn't making eye contact with me. I felt how uncomfortable he was with what he was saying. He wasn't okay with it but he was so stupid to just pretend he was okay with it.

"Why?" I asked out of curiosity.

He chuckled and still wasn't making eye contact with me. "I don't know... after that accident.." he hesitated. "I thought I lost you and that feeling  almost broke me. But then you came back." He looked at me this time. "I want to be with you so bad now that I just don't want to let go of you. " he looked away from me again. "And if it's going to be the platonic way then I don't ca-"

"I love you." I cut him off and totally took him off guard with my words.

"What?" That was his response.

"Well, I don't mind if you still want to keep it platonic-"

"No. No. No." He held me by my shoulders. "I love you. I love you. I love you." He said nervously.

I laughed. "I love you three times too." I replied and he let out a laugh too this time.

"Oof so cliché." Jon said as we both turned our attention to her. "If that's what I'm gonna turn into as a teenager then definitely count me out." She said as she walked out of the room. We both laughed as the door closed behind her.

"What now?" Troy asked as our laughs died down a bit.

"Now?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around his neck. "Now we kiss." I moved a little closer to him as he ended the distance between us with a soft but a long kiss.

The End.

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A/N
Wow that was a beautiful journey now. Wasn't it? Honestly this book has been favourite to write but what really makes me sad is that this book had to end so soon. I know I'm the writer and I shouldn't complain about something like this. I could've dragged the book till 30 or 50 chapters but I believe this book would've lost its essence if I were to do that. So here you go this fourteen chapters long book.

Now the question is what's next?

Well we have two options:
1. A spin off  with Jon's life as a high school girl.
2. A prequel of this book with Delilah and Flynn's story.

I'm planning on doing both (not now though cuz I'm busy with school and all) but let's do a vote for which one to do first.