Vic Fuentes

You and Vic had snuck out of your homes to spend the night together again. You sat next to him under the stars and the moon, gazing at the sky. Your uniforms were messy and disheveled, but it matched you in your current states. As you watched the stars, you reminisce about when you and Vic first met.

Vic had spotted you sitting at a dark corner in the building of the school party. You looked distraught, trembling and fidgeting nervously with your hands. He stared in concern as you trembled, your chest heaving as you tried to catch some air, bouncing your leg desperately. You sat in the corner, desperately trying to calm your nerves and catch your breath as the anxiety takes you. Everything felt overwhelming, your ears ringing so loudly it drowned out the deafening noises of the party going on outside. The air was heavy and foggy, and you felt like you would pass out. Vic forced himself to gather up his small amount of courage and approaches you. He couldn’t just watch you as you broke down. He slowly approached you, careful to not startle you in your state of mind. He crouched down and reached out a hand for you to take, speaking softly and reassuringly. “Give me your hand.” You looked up at the boy crouching in front of you, your eyes wandering to his outstretched hand then back at his eyes. You knew him. He was also a freshman in your school. You had never talked to him before, and usually heard people making fun of him for being “quiet”, “weird” and “emo”. But you never thought of him like that and thought he looked kind. Nervously, you reached for his hand, feeling his fingers tighten slightly around your shaking hand. “Let me guide you somewhere safe.” he spoke quietly, his voice a soothing balm to your nerves. “You are safe here with me.. I promise.” his voice shook slightly in nervousness, but he didn’t care and neither did you. He led you out the building and to a nearby park a block down, still holding your hand tightly in his. As you sat down on the bench under a tree, the moon casting an ivory light over you two, he gently rested his hand on your shoulder, speaking quietly and soothingly. “Are you okay?” You just nodded and muttered a quiet “thank you”, leaning into his touch.

Vic notices you smiling as you gazed at the stars, and he feels a warmth in his chest. He wondered what made you smile like that so suddenly, and spoke up. “Why are you smiling like that?” he asks, trying to not make it obvious how much he loves seeing you smile. You looked over at him, still smiling as you spoke softly. “Do you remember when we first met?” He was taken off guard, not expecting that question from you, Nevertheless, he nods, mirroring your smile. “Yeah.. were you thinking about that?” he spoke, reaching out a hand to fix your messy uniform, not bothering to fix his own.