Friends For #life Pt 4 I startle as the bell rings. It's time. I wait for Mia outside the gates. I lean against a wall and start thinking about what I'm going to say. I like you. No that's not right. I love you. I know that's what it is. It's love so doesn't that mean I love her? Oh my word I'm feeling really hot right now even though its that time of autumn. I let out a breath and I can see where it floats off to. "Harry!" It's Mia. I brace myself for what I've decided to do. "Let's stop at the park for a bit." "Why? It's freezing! I wanna go home..." "Come on! It's on the way home so it's fine. I wanna go on the swings! Please pwetty pwease?" "Ok we'll go but get rid of that puppy dog face." "We've got a deal!" As we walk closer to the park I'm half mumbling half spewing out random crap. Eventually, more like finally we get to the park. We both sit side by side on the swings gently swaying back and forth with our feet. "Umm... Mia..." "Yeah?" "Well, I think you know what I'm going to say.." "No! Not this again!" I get off the swing and stand up in front of her. I hold both chains to stop her from moving."Stop it! Mia! You know how I feel about you! I like you! I don't even think that it's enough to say that I like you! I love you!" Oh my word what did I just say. She's gone silent. You can hear the steps of the people walking nearby, whistling wind and the squeak of the nearby swing being blown by the wind. "Mia?" She looks up at me. I can see a slight blush but it could be the weather. "Why? Do you know how hard I've tried? You make my knees wobble whenever you call my name. You give me this gaze that drowns me in your blue eyes. You constantly corner me and it makes my heart pound so much I feel like I'm dying on the inside. I've tried so hard for us to stay friends so that we don't change. I don't want us to like each other and suddenly break up and become strangers! Can you honestly tell me it's worth losing each other for us to have a relationship! I've been with you forever and I just don't know what it'll be like without you! I tried imagining it countless times but I can't!" "I can honestly say I love you and that even if we ever broke up, which is impossible, we will always be friends." "I just don't think it could happen." "What can't happen? The fact that we'll be together forever? It will if you love me as much as I love you!" "I do! I just. I just can't say it. If I say it everything will change!" "Change is good! We won't know until we try!" "Harry. It's enough now. I think we've had enough. I'm gonna say no so let's just carry on and be friends?" "Friends? That's your answer? Fine but I'll make you say it to me. You know what I'm talking about. I'll wait but I won't forgive you if you fall for someone else. Come on. Lets go home." It's a silent journey home. I lead Mia to her gate I lean over and whisper in her ear. "Just remember whenever I'm talking to you, next to you, touching you, I'm thinking of embracing you, kissing you, making you blush, cornering you and making you mine." I give her a cheeky kiss on the cheek. Look into her eyes and smile. This time I'm not her prey I'm her predator. Penguin© Phew... I went all out. Please like, follow and comment! And if you REALLY like it do all the above and repost! It helps me a lot! Thanks for reading such a long chapter. Seriously though, thank you!