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Vanessa’s lip curls. “Just keep convincing yourself that you’re happy. We both know that losers like you grow up to be miserable and depressed.” She sighs like she’s super bored with this conversation. “Look, I don’t care what you do. I don’t waste a single thought on you. You’re barely a blip on my radar. Just…” She steps closer, narrowing her eyes at me. “Stay away from Colton. He’smine. So keep your hands off him.”
“He’snotyours.” The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. “He’smine.” I shake my head. “Actually, no. He’s no one’s. He’s notanyone’sproperty. Colton is—”
An arm wraps around my waist and pulls me close to a body. I stare up into beautiful green eyes.
“Colt.”
Staring down at me with nothing but pure and raw emotions, he says loud enough for every single kid in the whole school to hear, “Actually, Iamyours, Willow Park. Yours and only yours.” He looks to his right and left before leaning closer to whisper, “I don’t want us to be fake anymore. Truth is, it hasn’t been fake for me for a long time. I like you, Willow. I really,reallylike you. And it kills me that I have to pretend that I don’t.”
I just gape at him, his words not making sense in my head. Because there’s no way…no way this is actually happening.
When I finally snap out of it, I whisper, “It’s not fake for me, either. I like you, too, Colt. I like youa lot.”
He stares at me like he, too, doesn’t believe the words coming out of my mouth. Then he blinks and smiles so sweetly that it melts my insides. “Really? Willow, you have no idea…I…” He slowly brings his hand to my cheek and caresses it. “Saranghae, Willow,” he murmurs.
My heart pounds all over my body. “W…what?”
He smiles and nods. “Saranghae, Willow.”
He just told me that he loves me in Korean.
“Who taught you that?” I ask him.
“I looked it up online because I’ve been wanting to say it—”
My hand grips the back of his neck and I pull his face closer, closing my lips over his. A huge spark shoots all over my body, and I stumble back, touching my lips. “Holy heck. This is what kissing feels like? No wonder everyone loves doing it.” I wrap my arms around him and press my lips to his again. This time, I’m ready for that spark. But it’s not only the spark that makes this one of the most amazing feelings in the world. It’s the emotions passing through my body as our lips move over each other’s in desperation, as though we’re trying to soak in every single moment.
It’s also the emotions I feel going throughhisbody. The person who’s kissing me is the real Colt, raw and open and vulnerable. He’s telling me right now that he wants to share every part of himself with me, therealhim. And I’m telling him that I’m no longer scared to share every part of myself with him. Because I know he’s the right guy for me. And I don’t need an app to tell me that.
Whispers fill the hallway. I don’t pay attention to them because they don’t matter. Nothing matters besides for me and Colt and this epic moment. His hands close around my waist as he tugs me closer to his body. Every part of me that he touches tingles. I feel so protected in his arms, soloved. I never want to let go.
But I know it won’t be long before the principal or vice principal pops into the halls. Even though I lost my perfect attendance record because of last Thursday, I don’t want to add detention to that.
Reluctantly, I break away. Colt and I smile at each other, sharing so much with no words. We started our relationship as fake, but it has evolved into something so much more. He’s not the selfish popular guy I thought he was. He’s much,muchmore. I thought I wouldn’t meet my soulmate in high school, but it seems the Universe had different plans for me. I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy.
I rest my forehead against his and whisper, “Saranghae, Colton. My app was right after all. Youaremy perfect match.”
“And you’re mine.”
***
You know what’s awesome about lunch? Pizza. I smell it the second I walk out of class and head to the cafeteria. But there’s something extra special about lunch today. I’m going to see Colt.
Could it be what happened this morning was just a daydream? No way. The most epic kiss with the most amazing guy on the planet couldn’t have been dreamed or imagined. It had to bereal.
Butterflies attack my stomach again, but this species is a little different. They carry excitement with them, but also plenty of nerves. Oh my gosh, I’m super nervous-excited to see Colt again. How can a person have so many emotions flowing through her body at once? No wonder people in love want to write songs about it all the time.
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe that I, Willow Park, amin love.
“Willow?” a familiar voice says.
Colt leans against the wall of the cafeteria, looking so handsome and perfect. And when I say handsome and perfect, I don’t just mean on the outside. I mean on the inside, too. Because he’s one of the most special people I have ever met in my life.
I stand before him with a shy smile. “Hi.” My voice wobbles. Itneverwobbles.
He smiles shyly, too. “Hi.”
We stand before each other, still smiling shyly.
