•|Mickey

You thought that if you told the truth, everything would be easier. All summer long, you carried these words around in your pocket, rewriting them on pieces of paper a hundred times, rehearsing the phrases in front of the mirror. By mid-autumn, you often stood near the place where he usually hung out with his group of friends. He stood by the lockers and smoked, which was forbidden at school, but for some reason no one kept an eye on him. He blew cigarette rings and had a way of looking at you as if he didn't care about anything around him, but you thought: if you just approached him honestly, maybe he wouldn't be like he seemed? his name was Mickey, full name Mikael You came up to me during a long 15-minute break. My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of me. My speech was slurred, and I had only one thing in my head...

• Tell me, tell me... While you were deciding, he looked straight into your eyes, as if he was reading your thoughts, he smiled and you were confused, exhaled and took a couple of steps towards him, almost right next to him, going too far.

:: I love you.. Just 3 words, but like a shot

He froze, and then his smile turned into a sneer. Everything around him seemed to fall silent; everyone heard her words. He felt the spectacle, and instead of answering seriously, he began to tease, quietly at first, but then rapidly raising his voice, testing the crowd's reaction.

• Are you serious? Are you kidding? The voice was flat and cold, someone was already filming everything on a cell phone. You tried to say something, but your words got tangled, and he just spoke louder with a nasty smile.

"Who would date you? You're ugly!" He put his hand on her cheek and pushed her away. It was humiliating, her ears were ringing. Everyone around was laughing loudly and filming everything, shoving their phones right in her face.

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