Chapter 5: Kiss my lips

Austin's POV:

After I finished my shift at the store I took a break and walked down on my way home. Playing the song Yellow by Coldplay on headset. And noticed a stranger looking at me from afar as we crossed each other's path. It was odd how she looked at me like she saw me before.

After all, who would remember the forgettable...?

As we got near each other,it didn't take me forever to study her wavy brown hair,hazel eyes, average figure, some marks left of pimples from her face, noticeable bags from under her eyes. Her make up was obviously wearing off.

After she passed, I looked back.

It was the way she looked that captured my attention.

She looked back..

I wanted to utter a word. I wanted to ask her what her name was. What's wrong? Is she okay? Will she be okay? But instead I found myself looking away. Afraid of my own words.

Because let's get real..

Life isn't like the movies.

This isn't the normal boy and girl meet,they click and shit.

I am just me..
Just your average guy.
And she..

I think..

She is a walking museum.

By the looks she gives.

A girl who seeks an old misguided ghost. Her eyes couldn't let go..

And sometimes you meet people,you don't have to ask them to know about what's wrong or what's up. A smile can always cover it up,but the eyes..

It never lies.

And I have learned that for so many years after seeing her crack a smile yet end up crying instead.

I went home soaked from the rain. Thinking of the list to do for tomorrow.

Let's see..

List to do:

1. exist

I throwed the paper away. The touch of pen felt foreign upon my finger tips. Never have I written another poetry after she left.

I decided to open the tv to entertain myself. But ended up throwing the remote anyway.

People nowadays.

Where dating seems so easy. Where girls go after those bad boy kind of guys.

Hey.

Guys like me still exist.

Guys who will never hurt you.

Guys who might not have great abs or toned muscles.

Guys who doesn't always stand out.

Guys who doesnt spend friday nights partying and fucking.

Guys who are old school.

Guys who doesn't do drugs.

Guys who enjoy reading.

But the thing is..

I'm not most guys.

I'm not the guy you fall for.

I'm the guy you call at 3 AM when you can't sleep and the thought of your boyfriend cheating on you suffocates you.

I'm the guy you hug when you're happy when you pass the test.

I'm the guy you ask to go with you for some matters when your boyfriend couldn't come.

I'm the guy in the stories that didn't have much to do with the character.

Because after all..

Who would remember the forgettable?

The normal guys?

No one writes about those.

No one writes about us.

Of how..

How us normal guys know how to love well too.

I went to bed with my thoughts.

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-Flashback-

"Kiss my lips."Gretta said.

"Gretta? What are you saying? Are you drunk?" I asked with hesitation.

"I said kiss my lips goddamnit!! Kissed me! Kiss me and tell me that even if he doesnt find me attractive, you do, you still care! Kissed me!!" She protested.

I moved closer and kissed her. For a brief moment but felt like forever. There was something odd with the kiss but I couldn't care less. This is Gretta. The girl of my dreams. The subject of all my poetry. I fell for her personality. Of her brave character.

How she sailed her own ship amazes me. Gretta has been my friend for so many years. She started to change during highschool when she went out with some guy named Lex.

Lex broke her..

More like..
It broke me.

After Gretta moved on, she changed more.

I struggled in keeping her close to me. After all,she's all I've got.

She started to have feelings for the new guy in school. Didn't took her time to fall in love. After all,she's a sucker for blue eyes.

Gretta told me that she'll finally tell Kev. ( the new guy in school) about her feelings.

But instead I found her crying outside. I asked her why. She never answered.

Until she asked me to kiss her.

And so I did.

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Authors Note:

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