That afternoon she was at the train station waiting, when suddenly she was accidently knocked off the platform. Gaara was just in time to grab her hand before she fell. He pulled her back onto the platform.
“Ummmm… thank you” stumbled Belinda, slightly shaken. She tried to stand up but her ankle gave way.
“Don’t worry Belinda, I will carry you on the train station since we are going for an afternoon tea” Gaara said. As she was carried by Gaara she felt embarrassed as her heart rate increased with bystanders’ stares. Belinda tried to hide by huddling close to Gaara’s chest. At that moment, the rest of the world seemed to melt away, leaving just Belinda in the arms of Gaara. All she could feel was his strong arms holding her protectively, all she could hear was his tender but strong heartbeat calming down her own and all she could think of was how lucky she was to be here at this very moment. Slowly but surely, her heart beat slowed, her breathing slowed, even time slowed. The rest of the afternoon flew by in a dreamlike perfection.
The next day however, Belinda didn’t turn up for school. Yuki, Dora, and especially Ryeowook were concerned of what happened.
“Sure Dora, ‘Belinda will be fine’” Ryeowook grumbled angrily “I knew I should have stopped her!” Dora sighed. Just then, Gaara walked past and Ryeowook ran towards him with Dora and Yuki trailing behind him.
“What did you do to Belinda yesterday? WHAT DID YOU DO!!!!?” Ryeowook yelled at Gaara, grabbing hold of his shirt with such force that it ripped a hole right through.
“Hey calm down man, I didn’t do anything so get off me” replied Gaara angrily.
“Then where is she huh?? WHERE IS SHE!! TELL ME!!” yelled Ryeowook, not calming down in the slightest.
“She is at home probably; she sprained her ankle yesterday on the platform. Someone accidently knocked her off. Instead of screaming at me and ripping my shirt, you should thank me. I caught her in time or else the sprain would have been worst.” Gaara answered calmly before knocking Ryeowook’s hand away, shouldering past him to say hello nicely to Yuki and Dora before walking away.
As the day ended, Yuki and Dora went to see how Belinda was doing. They noticed she had a cast around her leg and knew that the sprain had grown worst.
“Hi Belinda are you ok? If you need cheering up you know who to call” Yuki said in a positive way.
“Are you ok Belinda we were so worried. I brought you homework in case you wanted to do it. I know you probably wouldn’t want to miss anything” said Dora.
“I’m fine, and thank you. And Yuki thanks for the offer but I don’t need any because I just had the best day yesterday. He was so sweet when I sprained my ankle. He even carried me!” Belinda cried happily. Yuki and Dora went on telling her what happened at school and just how worried Ryeowook was when she didn’t show up at school. The next day she was back with crutches, Ryeowook walked beside her constantly like he was her personal body guard, worrying and fussing over each step she took. Only when Gaara came to her and asked how she was, did Ryeowook have trouble keeping by her side.
Weeks went by and it was obvious that Belinda and Gaara are becoming more than just friends. On the day Belinda was better Gaara took her out the same café as their very first date.
“Belinda, I’ve known you for a long time even though it seemed like just yesterday when I first saw you. I think that it’s obvious our friendship isn’t what we all expected,” Gaara said with his head down, face and emotion hidden.
“What do you mean? What do you expect? Is...is it bad? Did I do something that you didn’t expect? D….” Belinda stuttered, trying but failing to keep the worry from showing in her voice.
“Yes you did. You’re being so…” He paused for a second before lifting his head to show his signature teasing smile “…perfect. Belinda, I want you to be with me forever, as more than friends. Belinda… I love you,” Gaara confessed as he gazed into Belinda’s eyes.
“You mean it? I love you too Gaara!” Belinda cried. They were so happy that they didn’t notice Ryeowook on the side. He had heard everything and the moment he heard Gaara’s confession, his heart broke, cracked, split into a million pieces. He was not jus upset, he was devastated. He staggered away in a lost daze. He did not notice the many angry shouts of “watch where you’re going” or the beeping of passing cars. All he could see was that scene, replaying over and over again like a broken video. He broke out of his daze with a familiar buzz from his phone. He took a glance at the picture of Belinda flashing on his phone, before a tear splashed over the image.
“Ryeowook, guess what?! He loves me! I’ve been waiting for him to say it but I never actually thought I’d hear it!” Belinda’s excitement was obvious even through the phone. “I had to tell you first, I knew you’d be the happiest for me! All those times that you told me that there is someone out there that loves me, you were so right! Anyway, I’m gonna tell Dora and Yuki the news!”
Tears flowed from his eyes down to his chin. How could he lose the girl he had loved for 10 years? How could he have lost his chance? How could he stop his tears from falling?
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