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The first time Skye saw her, she knew she had to have her. She was way out of Zoey’s league as she was a prep and Skye was what others would call overly energetic and full of curiosity about the world around her. She was always seen talking to her beanie, Ollie, throughout the school day. She spent time in the library at lunch, sketching maps of imaginary places and making plans with her beanie on where she would go on an adventure to next. Skye was way too shy to talk to the green-haired girl she often passed by in the halls throughout the school day and had a class with at some point. That didn’t stop her from expressing her feelings for Zoey in other ways, however.
It started with her leaving notes on Zoey’s desk. Harmless notes that consisted of her asking Zoey about what she liked and telling her about herself as well. Despite being in the same class and seeing each other in passing, Zoey was way too popular to talk to Skye. The clique she spent time with weren’t the nicest people and Skye avoided them like the plague. At first, Zoey would ignore the notes when she sat down at her desk, but over time she began to keep them, hiding them in her notebook. Skye would very rarely get a note back from her.
The notes moved to her locker. Skye added photos of her and her adventures into each note, hoping that Zoey would be interested in what she had to say. It seemed to work, as she would catch Zoey smiling as she read whatever note she left in her locker that day. She would watch nearby, usually with her head down to not draw attention to herself. Eventually, Zoey started to write back.
Things progressed between the two girls, with Skye sending more notes detailing her adventures. Eventually, Zoey invited the young girl to sit at her lunch table. At first, Skye denied the request, not wanting to be bullied by her friends but Zoey reassures her that she won’t allow anyone to tease her. So she sits with them at lunch and things were a lot better than the young girl expected. Zoey's friends were friendly and accepting of her instead of what she had been expecting. Some would ask Skye about her adventures with Ollie, even going so far as to ask to pet the hat creature, which she allowed. A few of them even playfully tease the girls about how close they were sitting, making both girls blush and look away from one another.
A friendship between the two blossomed first. Zoey was quite hesitant about getting close to Skye because of how her past relationships ended. She did not want to lose Skye so she kept her close as a friend. Skye accepted this, though she was sad when Zoey began to date Drift. Drift was another popular person at their school, captain of the school’s football team, and another jock that enjoyed bullying people. Still, however, Skye stuck around.
The two girls begin to drift apart when Skye’s adventures became more frequent and she spent more time away than at home. Zoey grows lonely but keeps it to herself. Skye longs for the green-haired girl who could make her smile by existing.
I’d give just about anything to know she’s waiting for me.
Skye shows her recent shots of a trip she took at The Rig to her amazed friends. Oh, how some of them wish they could be adventurers like her. They hear a loud chuckle.
“Oh please nerd, no one cares that you travel to another place on the island. We’ve all seen it before.” Drift spits as he leans against the wall with his hands in his pockets. Zoey ends up nudging him with a look of “what the fuck” painted on her face.
Skye sighs and ignores the jock, turning her back on the couple as she proceeds to show the photos to the ones who are interested. Drift comes up behind her and snatches them out of her hands, laughing as she tries to get them back. She is too short to get them back as she jumps to try to get them out of his hands. Drift begins to rip up the photos, earning yells of protest from Skye and the others, including his girlfriend Zoey.
Something snaps within Skye and seconds later, Drift hits the ground and the small girl starts punching him in the face.
Between you and me, I think it’s really sad how we’re singing the same songs, humming the same songs…
Skye is pulled off of Drift by campus security before being dragged towards the principal’s office by her arm. She isn’t ashamed. She looks back at Zoey with a small smile. Zoey is tending to Drift, but can’t help but to look back at Skye and smile back.
Don’t you see what this means to me?