More Than Friends

Chapter 3

Anthony POV

Hi, I'm Anthony. No, that doesn't sound right, well it's already in, screw it. Anyway, I'm Anthony Swelch from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I have a girlfriend named Alec who is a bit crazy, but I still think that I love her. To be very direct I don’t know much about love. My mom cares for me and my dad is something else. I'm a freshman at Martians Academy with my friends including Mark, Jake, and most importantly Alyssa.

I have black hair which I prefer to have cropped with hazel eyes, pretty ordinary, right? I'm pretty much a loner, even for being a football star at school. I love to be alone most of the time and when I do socialize, it is at parties with my girlfriend. Mark and Jake are good to have around, however I feel like they are just trying to get popular by associating with me.

I don’t think too highly of myself and my girl Alec kind of just uses me. She plays with my head telling me that I should feel lucky to be loved and then the next she says she is so broken and that she loves me. One time I remember me trying to be sincere with her, but then she just replied at the end of me pouring my soul out,”Maybe we should just be broken together?” That hurt, but I feel like it is the truth, we are broken, especially me. That is one of the reasons that I feel lucky to have Alyssa back before Alec got jealous of me being around other girls. Alyssa was always there when I needed someone to talk too. She never judged and always told the complete truth when I needed it, she never lied when I needed some dosage of reality. I started developing feelings for her during the seventh grade, but I always kept them to myself.

I always thought that if I ever show my feelings to her that our friendship will be over and we will never be the same. I want to keep her in my life. Even when it hurts knowing that she is dating someone else, like when she goes over and just kisses this one guy. I have no idea who he is, but it makes me just want to pummel him. Same with her friend Isaiah, I mean the kid keeps flirting with her. I mean I’m also sure that he couldn’t keep her satisfied like I can.