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I wait on the beach for her. Nervous on her arrival. I usually would make a joke about it to calm myself down, but at the moment it is no laughing matter. So I just wait and watch the sea, hearing the soft waves as the sun sets, the soft, warm sand underneath my hands. I close my eyes letting myself relax and feel content for once. As then those same three freaks come out to play. Of course they would be a bother at a time like this.
(What if she says no..!)
[Relax idiot. We don’t know for sure. It’s 50/50.]
{He’s right though, Apollo. The chances of her saying no are not 0.}
[Oh come on it’s been clear that she has liked us from the start! She has been giving looks, talking nervously, and always ready to listen. Relax Artemis.]
They always were an annoyance to me. Of course I know myself at this point that both Apollo and Artemis aren’t wrong in this. Sometimes neither is wrong yet neither is right. Soul, or Atlas, has given this idea and told me this before.
After a while, I hear a familiar voice.
“(Whole’s name)? You wanted to see me?”
Her voice..how it always puts me at an ease. Of course it also only raised my anxiety to confess as well. Considering confessing anything, not just this, would be nerve racking. I look over to see her. Standing in the sand with her bag draped over her shoulder looking as beautiful as ever. Though beauty doesn’t matter to me, it was actually her , who she was, that I loved so dearly. I get up and walk over, my left side and her right side facing the sea.
“Yeah. I did.”
I reply, as I feel my face turn red and hot.
“I wanted to ask you something. Something very important.”
She giggled.
“What could be so important for it to be in person? You could just text me?”
“I know I know.”
I reply, clenching my arm.
“I need to ask in person though.”
“Oh gosh here he goes. Is this about more band tickets?”
I will admit I did giggle at the joke but reply with a no.
“No no it’s uh, actually more important than that.”
“More important than MUSIC? Man this will be a real doozy then.”
She smiled, eager to hear my question.
I look at her, trying to think of how to approach. It didn’t even need to be anything special, it could just even be a simple “I love you”..lets go with that.
“Okay so I changed my mind and it’s actually not a question.”
I laugh a little and she does too, crossing her arms and rolling her eyes as she smiles waiting patiently.
“It’s something very important that I have to tell you.”
She waits, her face turning serious. I then get even more nervous, starting to sweat and my stomach starting to turn. It was just 3 simple words. Why were they so hard to say?!
“I love you! Charlotte. Have since well..the start of high school? Yeah around that time heh.”
God why did you laugh now she thinks you’re weird!
I watch her face turn red and flustered, being surprised as if she wasn’t expecting that. Wasn’t it obvious?
“I love you too, (Whole’s name).”
What.
She smiles as if she couldn’t help it. My face goes hot and red, unable to force myself to calm down as I start to fidget with my hands. Does she really? Is she just saying that to save my feelings?
She takes my hands after noticing that I was fidgeting and tries to help me calm down. I will admit it was working, so I took deep breaths, calming down but only a little as my heart was pounding.
I gave her a hug, maybe I should’ve asked but I was too happy to care. I don’t think she did either as she hugged back. We stayed there for a few moments as we then parted.
“I have to get back home. If that’s okay.”
I break the silence looking at her as I rub my arm.
“Do what you need to do, dear.”
My face goes red as I hear her call me that name. I didn't mind it of course but it just wasn't expected.
“Right, thank you.”
I smile as I start to wave goodbye.
“I love you.”
She smiled giggling as if she found it cute on how nervous I was.
“I love you too, have a good night.”
“You..You too.”
I start to walk away as she does too. I didn’t want to leave of course. But I sadly had to. As I get back to my car I lay my head on the wheel telling myself how stupid I had acted. I gather myself and start to drive off. And at that moment I finally felt bliss and relief that she loved me the same.