Life is Strange: The Pains of Love
Chapter 7 of my Life is Strange story, enjoy.
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Chapter 7
It was getting towards the end of yet another day at Blackwell; Jamie was doing his best to concentrate in his photography class. But his mind kept wandering, namely to the young woman who sat across from him at the table.
'Urgh, there I go again, focus Jamie.' He told himself. 'Why...why do I keep thinking about Stella, why am I, why do I keep on feeling the way I do whenever I see her.'
Biting his lip he turned his gaze to the dark skinned girl next to him.
He bit his lip. 'She's so beautiful, smart, funny...kind…'
He quickly caught himself, ashamed that he had actually be staring at her like that. Especially when she turned and looked his way. He felt himself blush as he looked away.
'I shouldn't have done that just, stared at her like that without...urgh, yet she, she just smiled...' He noted to himself.
Shaking himself he did his best to focus once more on the class, yet Stella still haunted his thoughts. He just couldn't understand it, why couldn't he kept thinking about her, why he always felt so, strongly when near her. Still, doing his best not to focus too much on that, he listened as the teacher continued the lesson.
It was only when the bell rang that Jamie was unable to distract himself any further. Standing up and preparing to leave, along with the rest in the class, he turned to see Stella still standing there, smiling at him.
"Hey Jamie." She said cheerfully.
Biting his lip Jamie tried to speak, despite his mouth being dry. "I...Hey..."
Still she replied calmly. "Listen, I was gonna go and sit by the fountain, it's a nice day, I was thinking maybe we could look over some of the photos we took for class together, see if they offer any inspiration?"
Suddenly realizing that Stella was actually asking him to pretty much hang out with her after school Jamie felt his heart racing and all those strange emotions increasing.
"Um, sure..." He agreed at last. "I just, there's a few things I need to do, then I'll be right there."
Nodding Stella accepted this happily. "Great, I'll see you then."
He nodded and they went their separate ways after class. Jamie quickly approached his locker and opened it, quickly putting away the books he didn't need and tried to mentally prepare himself for what was to come. As he did so his gaze fell on the graffiti inside his locker, showing the various former students and the dates. He recognized only one name, the last one.
'So, this used to be Chloe's locker, interesting...'
Focusing his thoughts again he quickly made his way to the bathroom, his mind still reeling as he tried to process his emotions and actions, particularly around Stella Hill.
It was while he was washing his face in the bathroom that suddenly, it dawned on him, he was shocked. Mostly as, once he realized it, everything just fell into place in his mind, his heart. He couldn't believe he had been so blind.
'I...I love her, is that what this has been all this time. Me crushing on her and, and...' He realized at last. 'I'm, I was crushing on her and it grew until finally, I began to realize what I truly felt. I, I love her.'
Of course this left him afraid, mainly with the key problem he felt, did Stella feel the same way. Checking his phone for the time he knew he couldn't delay any longer.
Taking a deep breath he wondered. 'Should I...tell her, I...'
He afraid, worried about damaging their friendship, but he had a terrible feeling that if he said nothing, it would still cause problems. So he found himself stuck in what felt like a Catch-22 situation. Trying to focus he left the bathroom and began making his way to the fountain. Sure enough he saw Stella sitting there, smiling as she looked over some of the photos in the portfolio she had with her.
It caused a strange fluttering in his chest. 'There it is again...I...I, damn...'
Making his way towards the fountain he smiled in return as Stella greeted him with a grin. Sitting next to her he did his best to focus on the portfolio.
What he didn't expect was Stella to close it and turn to him.
"Jamie, I need to ask you something..." She said suddenly. "I've noticed, over time, that you seem to be...Well, you watch me sometimes. I've also noticed you seem...shyer than usual, around me, is, everything okay?"
Jamie froze, he had hoped he hadn't been that obvious but now here he was, confronted with the truth, Stella had seen, she knew.
He couldn't lie to her. "Stella, I, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, I just. I merely..."
She shook her head. "Jamie, please, just tell me. Do you, are you…?"
He realized what she was asking and tensed.
"Stella, I, it's true. I do, I do have feelings for you. I love you, I, I understand if you..."
Stella's eyes widened as she heard this and now she actually looked flustered. "Wow..."
"I'm sorry, I, I know I shouldn't have said anything, I'll just..." Jamie stammered, worried.
But then Stella grinned.
He was taken aback by this, she moved even closer, surprising him.
"It's okay, I feel the same way."
Jamie gasped but then, confirming it, Stella closed the gap between them and kissed him, a kiss he returned.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
