|| Red Strings. || ChinAme || Slow Updates ||

~~ 01: Long mornings ~~

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April 16th, xxxx

The sound of chalk hitting the board filled the classroom, which contained a group of 20 students quietly waiting for the day to go by.

Time was advancing painfully slow.

Tick Tock

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Tick Tock

[China's POV]

Out of pure boredom I looked over to America, watching as his icy blue eyes were staring off into the distance as he looked out the window.

He never was one to pay attention in class much...

He and I have been best friends for as long as I could remember, there wasn't a time we weren't friends. Being so close I could easily point out things about America that most people wouldn't even be able to notice.

Like the way his eyelashes dipped downward, how whenever he smiled his dimple would show, or how whenever he was angry he'd get extremely silent. Looking at all these things, regardless of if you noticed them or not, there was no doubt that he was attractive... Being attractive made him popular, it was a simple fact.

And because he was perceived that way it had been no wonder why we had trouble hanging out during school anymore. He was constantly surrounded by others and I simply hate being around so many people at once.

So we both agreed that we would hang out during certain classes or maybe just after school...

But...

Our schedules made it hard to even see each other, and because of that it caused our friendship to start becoming distanced. As we kept being separated from each other, I grew desperate to see him again... We were best friends.

I didn't want to lose him.

I guess I became desperate enough to actually act out on it. One day after school I pulled him aside and brought up an idea that I would have never thought of doing before...

I asked if he wanted to meet up at night, I would sneak out and everything! I just wanted us to see each other again.

He agreed to it thankfully.

America was never a goody two shoes, never following the rules so this thing was normal for him, but to say the least I think I surprised him... He seemed shocked but instantly became happy that I asked.

Once it started, it continued. We kept meeting at night and sneaking out to some place... We became close again, and I started feeling like I wouldn't lose him. We could finally be happy and talk to each other without the crowd, without his "friends" bothering us, without all the annoyances...

But at that point I suppose you could say,

"Well why don't you just ignore the people, they aren't harming you"

"Suck it up, it's just some people. Can't you just become popular too?"

And while I wouldn't say I'm hated or anything, I am not popular unless people need me to do their math homework. Usually most people, other than friends, think of me as someone to help with their homework or as someone who is intimidating. I 'apparently' had a "Resting Bitch Face" from what Japan said...