Jamila

Chapter 16

I woke up the next morning with a headache.It was still raining.I thought that all what happened was a 

dream till I saw the tear stained pages of my diary and Astrid's silver necklace in her enclosed fingers.She 

looked so cute like that.I wished I could open her eyes so she could see that she was really beautiful and 

not an awkward freak.I wish I could do the same to myself.I I looked at the time, 6;00.I had better get up 

before it was too late.I love Fridays but I wish there was no school today.

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Breakfast,the chance I have to sit alone but it didn't last long.He came up to me and sat down without a 

word.He put his hoodie on and turned away.Had I done something wrong?Was he sick?.After 4 mins of 

sweet silence, he took his hoodie off and turned to me.His eyes looked so tired as if he stayed all night or

 something and his skin looked pale.It got me concerned.It moved me to ask what was wrong."Couldn't 

sleep all night.Thinking about you.I'm sorry about what I did".I was so shocked.He leaned on my shoulder 

and I thought he wanted to do it again.But a strong force was holding me back from pushing him away. 

Holding me back from saying,'Stop, I don't like this".Holding me back from being angry with him about 

yesterday.But forcing me to pat his shoulder and say,"I'm sorry about how I reacted".Forcing me to forgive 

him and make him my friend or more than that.I'm scared that this force is called Love.