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I knew I was going to have to see him in school today at one point but I couldn't comprehend it. I needed to be strong. I needed to forget about him. I wanted to let him know that I had forgotten about him and our relationship. I tapped my foot impatiently under the lunch table, itching to be running. I loved to run. It was like my escape. I imagined the wind in my face and the tan track. I couldn't wait until track practice after school.

"Hello? Earth to Zoe!"

I was interrupted from my thoughts when a hand was waved in front of my face. I snapped back into reality as I looked up at my purple-haired best friend Yolie. Around the table Kari, Tommy, TK, and Davis gave me concerned glances.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" I asked.

"Yolie was trying to add you to the conversation but you never answered or reacted." Tommy said.

"It's nothing serious. Just can't wait to get on to the track." I assured them.

Kari rolled her eyes at me but smiled.

"Of course you are Z. So how are you holding up?" She changed the subject.

I immediately became serious again. I sighed as I looked towards the table at the end of the cafeteria where Ryan was sitting with his teammates. He glanced up at me and I immediately looked away.

"I really don't know. I hate that I keep falling for the fake act." I admitted.

I looked back at the table at Ryan and if possible, my heart broke even more. A girl walked up to him, twirling a strand of hair around her finger nervously. I jumped up from the table and stormed out of the cafeteria. Kari and Yolie followed me into the bathroom where I leaned against the sink, trying to fight back the tears.

"Don't cry Zoe, it's okay. Just relax." Kari said soothingly as she tried to comfort me.

As hard as I tried, a sob still escaped my lips and soon tears fell down my cheeks. Yolie looked super pissed as she watched me cry.

"That's it. I'm done with people hurting you Zoe. You're beautiful! And he's too dumb to realize that your only gonna get prettier the older you get. He made a huge mistake. And he's gonna regret it." Yolie said.

I looked up at her through my watery eyes in shock. I turned back towards the mirror and looked at my reflection. Why would she call me beautiful? I'm just plain old Zoe, nothing more.

"She's right Zoe. He's an idiot and he will regret it. You'll see." Kari agreed.

"Did the others regret it? I don't think so. They rubbed it in my face. I'm done with my heart being broken. Screw love." I said as I pushed my way out the door and went towards my next class.

I ran fast, pushing myself. I pulled my hair up in a ponytail and it swished back and forth behind me. We had to run two miles today and that was the perimeter of the school and the football and soccer fields. I was ahead of everyone else and I passed the football field where Ryan was just placing on his helmet. When we were still dating, he would wave and smile at me while he tried to impress me. But that was before and this is now. It was time to forget and move on. But it just got harder each time. A few tears spilled out of my eyes as I ran towards the soccer field. A ball rolled towards me and I stopped abruptly so I wouldn't trip over it. I looked up to see a boy running towards me. No, not me. The soccer ball.

"Sorry about that." He apologized.

He looked at me with his twinkling, mesmerizing hazel eyes. His messy chestnut hair fell into his face and he gave me a crooked smile. His tan skin seemed to glow in the sunlight. He was the famous Takuya Kanbara, star soccer player of Shibuya and the hot guy that every girl wanted to date. Takuya had a record of breaking hearts. He only lasted one date with a girl before he broke their heart.

I remember when he went out with Kari. Kari had come rushing over to me in excitement as she announced that Takuya had asked her out. She had been trying to impress him for ages and it had finally paid off. I was jealous because back then, I had been one of those girls who had fallen for Takuya the first time I had seen him. But being the good friend that I was, I was happy for her. I helped her get ready for her date at my house and Takuya picked her up. He stared at me the whole time and I couldn't help but feel self-conscious.

I still remember the way Kari had called me at around one in the morning, crying. She had told me that after the date, Takuya had told her that they probably wouldn't work out and he drove away. I couldn't help but feel relief after Takuya had broken her heart because that meant that I could have a chance. I was a selfish bitch and I knew it. But of course, a few days later I met Ryan and he asked me out. Takuya still hung in the back of my head though, and he still does. So you could just imagine that I felt completely flustered to be talking to him right now.

"Uh, its fine." I said.

"I'm Takuya by the way." He said as though I didn't know who he was.

"Zoe." I said.

"It's nice to meet you Zoe." He smiled at me.

"Uh, yeah." I replied.

He reached down and picked up the soccer ball. Then he turned towards me again and let his eyes roam my body. My cheeks flushed pink and I nodded, quickly getting back on track and running away, unaware that he was watching me the whole time. But that was what I did. I ran further away from Takuya. And I had run farther away from love…

~To Be Continued...

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