Too Late, a flight 29 down fanfic

It was Melissa I loved--not Taylor.

It'd taken me a long while to realize that.

It's not in the way that you hold me
It's not in the way you say you care
It's not in the way you've been treating my friends
It's not in the way that you'll stay till the end
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you do

I found Melissa in the hallway at school.

I was going to tell her.

Hold the line
Love isn't always on time

"Hey."

"Hey, Mel."

We both spoke at once. "I've got something to tell you."

It's not in the words that you told me
It's not in the way you say you're mine
It's not in the way that you came back to me
It's not in the way that your love set me free
It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you do

"Go ahead," she said.

"No. You can go first."

Hold the line
Love isn't always on time

"Okay. You know that dance coming up on Friday?"

I nodded.

"Guess what."

"What?"

"I got a date."

Hold the line
Love isn't always on time

I had to remind myself to breath. "Really?"

She was practically jumping up and down from her excitement. After a moment, she said. "Is something wrong?"

"No. No. I'm happy for you."

"Yeah. Me, too. Well, I gotta get home so I can figure out what I'm gonna wear." She started walking, then turned back to me. "I almost forgot. What did you have to tell me?"

Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time
Love isn't always on time

"It's nothing."

"You sure?"

I nodded. "Yeah."

"Well, I'll see you later." She headed down the hall.

I stood, all alone, my heart crushed.

Hold the line
Love isn't always on time

Thanks to all of my readers, especially jelissalover and WOODLAWNIAN.