The Cost Of Forever

" I murmured while pac

turn into fists as I remembered his stupid blue eyes and how he treated me as if I didn't matter. I was unfamiliar with feeling

trait was his resemblance to a GQ model? I felt my blood boiling while I continued to p

this was. Instead of focusing on something else, I found myself preoccupied with Mr. Tall, Cold, and Infuriating. I didn't know his name

felt empty, and it made everything worse. The space was meant to be a sacred refuge for me, a place where I could immers

't concentrate. I couldn't stop thinking about him, about how his fingers held onto my wrist,

top it

refree grin plastered across his face. "There's my favorite artist," he announced, kickin

snapped, wa

'nothing' sure does sound

ed in my chair. "Believe me,

t, folding his arms with a smirk that revealed he had no inten

nd sighed deeply. "Fi

aid, tracing an 'X' ov

was thi

is grin widened, a

rse for initiating this conversation. "He was the most unbearable person I had ever come across

g this way too much. "But here y

ing through my fingers. "Pl

gave him away. "So, what happened? Did he insult your art?

easy. He never did. "I might have unintentionally collided with him, and he dared to behave as if I was to blam

t whistle. "Sounds

I said dryly. "Definitel

ou pun

ante

been a sight to see. I'm sure no one has ever confronted h

, well, I wasn't

the back. Though, I gotta say, this guy's go

g the reality of it. "I'm not

amining me closely. "Perh

"What does

a lot going on right now." Lila's situation, the art promotion...ma

. "I guess," I murmured,

You've been keeping it in for a while now, but it's alright to release so

ebrow in conf

ly, his eyes sparkling with mischie

t have time for fu

sulking about some jerk in a suit." He seized my ha

ut he was already dragg

is. "Lucas firmly stated, "I w

park. We participated in a fun frisbee competition with a lively group of determined kids. Their inf

ed, replaced by the comforting feeling of having Lucas as a friend. He was right-I needed this. Recog

e, his chest moving up and down with ev

ou were right. "But don't expect

g up and brushing off his jeans. "B

in, shaking m

was right. Maybe I was just letting everything pile up on me. However it happ

as fully committed to concentrating on the important things-Lila

myself be distr