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"I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! " Jeanne's eyes were
wide and filled with tears. She was afraid of what he would say to
her.
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Jeanne was a nerdy girl with thick glasses. She was a junior in her
middle school. She was in love with the hottest guy in the entire
school.
And now, she told him that she loved him.
"Haha! Shut up. Nobody would like you! Who do you think I am?"
Jeanne had feared he would say something like that. She was
devastated. She started running. She didn't want to face him ever
again. All these thoughts and feelings ran throughout her head.
Until, she bumped into something.
"Hey, whats up?"
She had bumped into James.
"WHAT?! I'll GO TELL HIM! WHERE DOES HE GET THAT NERVE! SOMETIMES, I
DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HIS BEST FRIEND! THAT'S IT! i'M GOING TO GO BEAT
HIM UP!"
"NO! James! Don't do it! It's not his fault. I was the foolish one
to think we can ever date."
"But Jeanne!"
" No, it's OK! I should go."
" JEANNE... James grabbed her by the wrist as she was getting up.
Don't go."
Jeanne stared into his eyes and felt so warm and fuzzy; a feeling
she didn't feel for a long time. But, she looked away. She saw in
such a long time, it felt awkward to feel it again. And then she
gently took her wrist out of James' grasp and slowly walked away
from him with tears in her eyes.
"Dammit, James! You really did it this time! Jeanne just left you!
And why are you trying to hit on her?"
James walked back home with his hands stuffed in his pocket.
Thoughts of Jeanne ran throughout his head. He didn't want Jeanne to
be hurt by a jackass. He wanted to show her that he loved her. He
wanted to show her he cared. But Jeanne just seemed to ignore him.
And then, something ran into him. He crashed on the ground and saw
Jeanne was on top of him. She seemed to not know whom she crashed
into. James smiled.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm very, very sorry. I should have been more
careful.. I'm sorry. Can I repay you somehow?"
"Jeanne", James said, lifting her chin and brushing her bangs.
Jeanne looked through his soft eyes and almost melted.
"James..." said Jeanne. Suddenly, she started crying. James was
shocked.
" J-Jeanne? What's wrong?"
"I' m s-s-such a f-fool! H-How c-c-can I th-think t-that G-Gyung H-Hoon
c-can love me?"
"Jeanne.. I would not call that foolish.. I actually admire you
going up to him and confessing. However, crying about him is indeed
foolish. Jeanne, Don't cry about that jerk. Here, let's go to my
house. We're right in front of it!" Jeanne nodded.
James led her to the bathroom.
"Take off your glasses. We need to wipe those tears off." He said
with a smile. Jeanne took them off without a word. James turned on
the water and wet a washcloth. Then, he gently wiped her tears off
her face.
" James.. Do you love me?" James was startled by this comment.
" Why do you ask me that?"
" Because.. it seems like it. Do you?"
" Haha! Jeanne, you are my friend."
" Oh.. OK. I think I'm not so teary now. Thanks, James."
" No Problem. Do you want something to drink?"
" Um... OK." She followed James out the door.
He handed her a glass of orange juice and they sat down outside on a
bench.
" Are you going to be all right?"
" Yeah.. Thanks. But I don't think I'll be able to face him again."
" When he calls you something bad, just yell my name. OK?"
" OK." she said with a small laugh.
" But what are you going to do when I call you?"
" I'm going to beat him up!"
" What if everyone starts hating you?"
" It doesn't matter. As long as the one girl I love is happy."
" Ooh, James! You like someone?"
" Yeah.. Guess. I'll never tell you until you get the right answer."
" Hmm... is it Amy? She's pretty! What about Lauren? She's nice and
quiet. Or is it Becca? She's generous. Or maybe it's Courtney! She's
not all that nice though..."
After a few tries, she gave up.
"Who is it? I'm dying of curiosity!"
" Let's see.. she has glasses.. she's in love with Eric, she's
sitting right next to me! Jeanne let out a small gasp."
" M-Me?" James nodded. Jeanne almost passed out.
" James! I have declared you crazy." James started laughing.
" Why won't you believe me? I like you.. I want you to be my
girlfriend."
" But you're the second hottest guy in school! What if everyone
criticizes you for bad taste in girls?"
" I don't care¦ I told you. As long as the one girl I love is
happy." he said, smiling.
" No, really, James. No games this time. All serious.. all right?"
" Yeah.. I know."
" Oh my god..." Jeanne said, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Jeanne, I just want to be the right guy for you." he said while
putting his arm around her shoulder. She leaned against him and for
the first time, she felt accepted by someone special.
"But, James! Why did you say I was just a friend before?"
"Umm! I didn't feel like it was time yet." Jeanne nodded. She knew
how hard it was to say, "I love you." She knew how nervous you would
feel. And she knew how hard it was to feel the reject.
"I understand, James. I'm just glad you told me. I'll think about
it."
"Jeanne, do you still like Eric?"
"Yes!"
"What has he got, that I don't?"
"I just don't know! I mean! you two look the same! you guys wear
things all similarly! but! I like Eric better."
"All right! I'll make him like you. He knows he's not going to win
in a fight." Jeanne wrapped him in her arms.
"James! I'm all right. You don't have to do all that." And then he
wrapped her in his arms.
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"Eric, can I see you for a moment?"
"What up, dude?"
"It's about Jeanne!"
"Oh no! don't tell me about that ugly! I just barf when I hear her
name!"
"SHUT UP! DUDE, YOU JUST HAVE TO GIVE HER A CHANCE! WHAT THE HELL IS
WRONG WITH YOU?"
"Hey! I have other girls who want me. The least thing I need now is
another girl who is ugly and slow liking me."
"She's not ugly and slow! She's kind and beautiful in the inside
when you get to know her!"
"Wait! do you!?"
"Yes! I do!"
"Haha! Then why don't you date her?"
"Because! she's in love with a jackass!"
"STILL? Haha! Man, she's hilarious! After I rejected her like that?"
"Hey! please! it would mean a lot to me! just say that you at least
like her as a friend and apologize for what happened last time. Man,
she came running all the way to my house and started crying! She was
just! out of control, man! Just tell her that! please?"
"All right!"
"You're the best!"
"Hey, Jeanne! I'm sorry for what happened last time. I was sort of
tired and grouchy. I wasn't in a good mood. I never wanted to say it
that way. I like you as a friend. And I want to keep that
relationship. All right?" Eric let out a hand for a shake. Jeanne
nodded. She let out her hand and they had a friendship shake, which
made James smile.
"See? Eric likes you! He just wants to keep the relationship just as
friends! All cool with you?"
"Yes.." she said softly. James took her hand and walked away with
her.
"You all right, now?"
"Yeah!" she nodded. "But he only wants us to be friends! because I'm
a nerd!"
"Jeanne! Why don't you ever think about me? You know he's a jerk!
Why do you mope around for that! So what, if he doesn't like you!
Everyone is different, Jeanne. To my eyes, you are a beauty. You
can't always think about him! There are other guys out there for
you! Not just Eric and me! I really don't want to see you like
this."
"James! Do you really love me?"
"I don't think I need to answer that!" They stared at each other for
a long time.
"James!" She tried to push him away and he staggered a little.
"Jeanne! answer this for me! do you love me?"
"James, I never intended to be your girlfriend. I just want to be
your friend."
"Oh, I see! you're treating me like how Eric treated you. You don't
want to be my girlfriend because I'm way different than you. You
don't want to be my girlfriend because I'm better looking than you
and you're afraid that people will jeer you because of that. Well,
you know what? I don't care about any of that!" And with that, he
grabbed her and locked her lips into his. After a while, he moved
away.
"Oh, you really do love me!" She hugged him.
"But, Jeanne! do you still have feelings for him?"
"Yes! I always have, and always will."
"Do you want to be pretty? Like those girls over there?" James
pointed to a group of girls. They all had big hoop earrings and what
Jeanne noticed was that they did not have any thick glasses like
her. Jeanne nodded. She was pretty ashamed about it.
"It's all right, Jeanne. All girls want to be good looking. Even
they were ugly once. Everyone is."
"Really?"
"Sure! I used to act like a girl once. I always thought about my
appearance, my clothes, and my hair ; just like a girl."
"Haha! That's funny!"
"It's good to see you laugh. Now, Jeanne. I'll help you become
pretty'. Then will you be happy?"
"I don't know. I've never been attractive in my life.." she said
innocently.
"Well, it's time you are!"
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