Hi! So, this is going to take place at the Smiley movie premiere. I do not intend for this to be a very long story, but if yall like it, then I will write more :)
*Toby's POV*
I made my way through the crowd of people and finally found a place to sit. There was a big open space with only a few people around. I sat down on a bench and put my head in my hands. I was really getting nervous.
There were just so many people. Not to mention, one of them was Justine. Thank God I hadn't seen her. Isn't it bad enough I have to see her at Playlist Live, and Vidcon? I even had to sit next to her last time.
I don't even really know why I had to be here. It's not like I play a big part in the movie, or anything.
I knew I needed to get back over there, but I really wasn't up for it.
I decided to face my fears and get back in there. I got up and started walking back to the crowd.
Then, I saw her. Of course I saw her. I would never be able to avoid her. It just wasn't possible. I waved a little bit. I am such an idiot. I could've ignored her, but no, I wave like a dumbass. She did wave back, though. She started to walk a little closer. Toward me? Maybe. Wait, yes. She is definitely walking toward me. I was even more nervous, now, as you can imagine. What am I supposed to say?
"Hi." She was the first to speak. Thankfully.
"Hey." I felt sick. I cannot do this. Isn't it funny how I used to be able to say anything to her, and now I can hardly get a word out? I guess it's because she's not the same girl. She's not my Justine anymore. She's Ryan's Justine, now. I can't change that.
"Um, so, have you seen it yet?" She asked me, seeming a little nervous herself.
"No, actually." I replied.
"Oh, okay. Well, I'm sure it's great." She smiled. Her smile always got me. All this time and her smile's still the same.
She started to walk away. I hated to see her walk away. It killed me. Maybe because I've seen it too many times before.
Toby, if you want a second chance, you have to try.
"Wait, Justine?" I said. Hearing myself say that name again sounds nice.
I wasn't sure what to say when she turned around. I tried to remember what we used to talk about. What would I have said then? I don't know. This girl was different, yet, she was the same. She was still beautiful. She'll always be beautiful. I still loved her, and I knew I always would. So much time has passed. I've missed so much, it's no surprise she's changed. My fear though, was that I was holding her back from all of this. Who she is today. Maybe that's who she always wanted to be. Maybe I was keeping her from that. Do I want her to be happy, or am I so selfish that I'd keep her from happiness, so I could be happy again?
"Why?" It was a question that had been on my mind since the day she left me. Why? I expected her to say something like, "I gotta go," or just walk away.
"I was scared," was what she said instead. I wasn't sure what that meant, but at least it was something.
"Of what? What was there to be scared, Justine? Why couldn't you have just talked to me? We could have worked it out! It was us. We could get through anything!" I said, or more like yelled. I saw getting angry, and, judging by the look on her face, she was too.
But, we were getting somewhere. Maybe this is our second chance.
*Justine's POV*
I wasn't sure what to say to that. I was scared. Scared that I would mess this up, that I would say something stupid and he would leave. I didn't want him to leave. He would be gone forever this time. I knew that.
"I was scared that I would get hurt! I'd given you everything! If you wanted to hurt me you could have done it in a heartbeat!" I shouted.
"But I didn't! I didn't and I never will because I love you!" He finished. There it was. The words I had wanted to hear this whole time. The words I had heard from the wrong mouth for too long. With him, it felt right to say it back. It always did.
"I love you too." That's what I decided to say. And it did feel right.
He moved closer to me. My heart was pounding so hard he had to have heard it, as he leaned in… and kissed me.
It was a long, slow kiss. One that reminded me of our first kiss. And there were those feelings. All of them. They came rushing back to me, not like they were ever really gone in the first place. Suddenly, I remembered everything. I know exactly who I am, where I should be. I felt like a child again. I felt whole. Everything was okay again. I could always count on him to make me feel like this. He made me feel something again. He made me feel everything.
Maybe this is our second chance.