eclipse - chapter one. credits: me and my sister. please don't hate, it's my first time ever writing a story fr fr. tell me if yes and tag me in the post. (hiii_happeygirl) idgaf if u repost this just pls give credit, as this took long to make. (i have adhd rlly bad and its hard for me to focus on a task for very long)
I walk into the coffee shop with absolutely no idea of what is going to become of today. Will their bond become stronger? Will I be left alone to cry? I don’t know.
It smells of coffee of course, and sugar cookies.
Oliver and Lexi arrive a few minutes after me and hug when they get behind the counter. I set my space up and start making a batch of cookies so we’re prepared to start the day. Baking cookies was a hobby of mine, and to make it even better, it took the thought of Lexi and Oliver off my mind.
Oliver approaches me with a smirk on his face.
“Hey,” he says.
I take my airpods out and look into his eyes. I stand there and admire them for a little bit.
“Maddie?” he asks again.
“Yeah?”
“Um… just wanted to ask if you wanted to go to our one-month anniversary celebration.”
“Oh,” I turn around and stir my cookie dough. “sure!”
He turns around and looks over my shoulder at the cookie dough I’ve made.
“Here,” Oliver hands me an envelope that looks stuffed.
I put on a fake smile and open it. Inside, there’s no invitation to a celebration. It’s a card. Handmade.
“L O V E you! XOXO, Oliver” it reads.
This is a prank, I tell myself.
Looking into his eyes, I can tell he’s nervous. I don’t say anything and move on to the next thing in the envelope.
A 25-dollar gift card to a spa. I can feel myself smiling. The last thing in there is a small bag of Hershey bars, my favorite candy.
He sees that I’ve found everything he put in the envelope.
“That’s what I got for Lexi. Is it good?” he finally says.
A look of disgust forms on my face. I slap his shoulder and walk out of the coffee shop. I walk all the way home.
“You fvck!ng b!+ch!” I scream when I get inside my house.
Lexi is an exact copy of me. She has brown hair like me, blue eyes like me, and likes the same movies and candy as me. The only thing I ever was to him was his type. I should have known that the envelope wasn’t for me. Nothing good is ever for me.
It then hits me. I haven’t experienced any happiness since the day me and Oliver broke up.
I wait to cry until I’m in my bed.“Why can’t I be Lexi Brooks?!” I cry. I cry for hours. I cry until I can’t cry anymore.
“What am I gonna do with my life?” I say while wiping my nose.
Oliver texts me.
“I’m really sorry about earlier. I didn’t know you would be upset about it like that. I had thought you moved on. Please forgive me. I don’t want things to be awkward. You’re still a great friend to me. And you know what? Lexi broke up with me earlier. So we can be sad together.”
“not in the mood 4 ur games rn” I text back.
“I promise it’s not a trick. Please just forgive me, Maddie. I love you. I wanted to say that earlier. But I thought you were over me. Lexi was always rude and used me for the money. I didn’t have the courage to end things with her, so I stayed with her. Though I thought I didn’t like you anymore, I realized I still do. Maddie, you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
“i swear its not funny oliver. i just want u 2 know im happy 4 u guys”
“were not together anymore ily maddie pls just forgive me for everything”
“fine! i wanna talk to u irl…come 2 my house and we can talk”
“sure maddie :)”
***
“Yeah!” I giggle.
Oliver’s on the couch with me and we’re watching a movie. He glances at the empty bowl of m&ms and asks,
“You want me to go get some more?”
“Yeah, that’s fine! Thanks,”
“No worries,”
Oliver walks into the kitchen and I stay seated on the couch. I pause the movie and get up to fold the extra blankets.
The room is dark except for the light coming from the TV.
He finally walks back in with the bowl of m&ms and something else.
“What’s that?”
“It’s a gift card. You want it?”
“Um, ok.”
It’s the spa gift card from earlier. I smile as I put it in my pocket and unpause the movie.
***
“Oliver?” I whisper. It’s 11:35 pm.
He doesn’t answer.
I brush his brown fluffy hair out of his face and cover him up with a blanket.
I don’t know if I can forget everything that happened, but I’m starting to forgive Oliver.
The TV turned off because we hadn’t messed with it in a while, so it’s super dark.
“Love you,” I whisper.
He smiles. An actual, genuine smile.
I can feel my face turn red. Oliver wasn’t asleep.
You screwed up so bad.
As I close the door to my bedroom, there’s a faint whisper.
“Love you too,”
***
You need to clean this up! I think to myself.
My room is an absolute mess. There are wrappers, bowls, papers, and clothes all over the floor. I decide to clean it later, and instead get changed into my pajamas.
I get my shirt off, and there’s a knock on my bedroom door.
It’s Oliver, of course.
“Hey, Maddie? Can I come in?”
“Yes,” I wait a second. “Let me get a top back on,”
“It’s fine if you don’t have one on.”
“You’re drunk.”
“I’m not, Maddie.”
He’s right. He hasn’t had any alcohol tonight.
“Well then, you’re crazy.”
“Real crazy,” he says sarcastically.
He knocks again.
I give in and open the door.
“D@mn, Oliver. What do you want?” I say in a half-annoyed voice.
He stares at my chest in disbelief.
“I didn’t think you would actually do that.”
“Same,”
I stare into his eyes and just… lose myself. It’s hard to explain.
I grab his face and kiss him. He hugs me and kisses me back.
***
The night ends with Oliver in my bed. Nothing spicy or anything like that. We’re talking about random stuff. I hold his hand and lie down. He stays sitting on the edge of my bed.
“Your room’s a mess,” he says.
“I know,” I laugh a little. “I need to clean it up.”
I turn so my head is in his lap and I watch him.
He looks at me and smiles, and we watch the show on the TV in my room.
After about 20 minutes I just have to compliment his eyes.
“I love your eyes so much,” I sigh. “They’re so pretty.”
I smile as he plays with my hair. Oliver finally opens his mouth to say something.
“I love your smile even more.”
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