Just a Glimpse

"Wait, don't- don't go, please," he pleaded, "let me explain, please." The rain was pouring now. A few more minutes and they would be completely soaked, but he needed to do this. She needed to know.

"You have five minutes," she crossed her arms and glared. It was getting late and he had already broken her heart beyond repair. Nothing he could say or do could fix this.

"I-" he looked down into her eyes, "Charlotte Elizabeth Evans, I love you." That's it. It was out. His single biggest fear was out in the ope- "Ow! What the hell?"

"What the hell? You asked me out. You made me fall in love with you. And then? You left. You deserve more than one slap." How dare he say that to her, after everything he put her through. She had to leave.

"Wait, you promised me five minutes to explain. Please, I'm begging you."

"Fine." Wait, what. No. This was the boy that took her heart and threw it at the wall, smashing it into a million pieces. That made her cry for weeks over him. But, a small part of her needed to know. She hated to admit it, but she needed to know.

"Okay. Okay, good. Okay." He was beyond nervous. But this girl, this girl somehow made him forget all that. Her innocent eyes looked up at him with anger, sadness, and hope. He hated himself for making her feel like that. He needed to make this right. So he began.

"As soon as I saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off you. Something about you, it would draw me in. But, me, as the resident "badass" of Parkmont High, I couldn't be getting soft. So I ignored it. But I couldn't stop thinking about you. So I decided to humor it. I asked you out. Made up some bullshit about how I needed to change. Then I got to know you. And you were even more amazing then before. You filled my world, you made it a better place .You were the light to my darkness. I started thinking about how I needed you. I couldn't be without you, you complete me. And I got scared. I've never felt this way about anyone. Ever. I was completely and utterly in love with you." She gasped.

"But then I realized I was bad for you. If I ever made a mistake, it would hurt you. I never want that to happen. And I couldn't let it. So when you admitted to me that you loved me, I left. But I didn't want to. I wanted to stay and give you everything. But I had nothing to give, so I left." Tears were falling down her face now, but the rain wiped them away.

"Now I know how stupid I was. I hurt you worse than I ever thought I could. I was dying to come back to you, but you hated me already. I couldn't see you like that, it broke me, so I stayed away." His eyes started watering. She grabbed his hand. He missed the warmth of her hand, so much. How her hand fit perfectly into his, how she always held it tightly, never letting go.

"And I am so sorry. You don't even know how much seeing you sad hurts me. I am so so sorry Char." That was it. Everything he kept inside until now. She could leave now, and he would understand. He put her through so much pain. But her hand never left his. She lifted his face to meet hers, looked into his eyes, and kissed him. He immediately responded, putting his hands on either side of her face. They went on, soaking wet in the pouring rain, not giving a damn, being in their own moment.

She broke the kiss, looked up at him and whispered, "I love you too. So much." He gently kissed her lips and rested his forehead on hers. She sighed and leaned into the touch. And then... she giggled.

"What?" Now he was just confused.

"This is so cliché, just like a movie." And she kept laughing.

"Oh thank god. Don't leave me ever. Please."

"I love you Gray."

"I love you Char, more than the whole world."

And he was home.