Those Eyes

The Bar

I don't really know how to start off this story, but I guess I'll introduce myself. Hi, my name is Rya and I'm from Leipzig Germany. I'm 17 years old and single. I haven't had real love before. All the men I date leave me for my best friend, Jade, even though she doesn't want them. I'm like the ugly friend and she's the gorgeous and popular friend everybody loves. I love her too but I'm getting tired of it. Tonight we decided to go out to a bar to get our mind of some of the things happening at school. We get to the bar and we walk in. All we see is a bunch of boys and girls dancing with each other. It's making me feel left out by the fact all the girls my age have a boyfriend and I don't. Even jade has one. Leon Hoffmann. He's like the hottest boy in school and I've had a crush on him forever but Jade never knew and she started dating him last summer. After they started dating I knew I couldn't like him anymore because Jade would kill me if I did, so after they got together I stopped liking him. I never asked for help in class, I never offered him food and I never asked if he could tutor me, again. As we walked into the bar Jade noticed a group of four boys sitting at the bar and she wanted me to go talk to them. "No are you crazy!" I yelled. "No but you are, you have to at least try to talk to them" Jade says. "Every boy I like or date always wants you, I don't want a boyfriend right now" I said. I deeply wanted a boyfriend but Jade couldn't know that because I'm exaggerating to make a point. She rolls her eyes and walks up to the boys. "JADE STOP!" I yell making the boys look back at me. When they look back at me I just walk over to a seat far away from them and order some beer. I notice that the bartender doesn't speak English. "Kann ich bitte etwas Bier haben?" I ask. In case you don't know what I asked, I asked if I could have some beer. "Ahh ja ja" The bartender says as he goes to fill up my glass with some beer. I stare at Jade as she's talking to the group of boys and she points at me and I quickly turn away. Why was she pointing at me? Is she making jokes about me? Is she telling them my secrets? Is she telling them about my love life? I don't know.

Jade's perspective:
"Hello boys" Jade says as she walks up to the group of boys. "Can we help you?" One of the boys ask. "Yes, you can" Jade says taking a seat next to the boy with black hair. "My friend over there is single and in need for a boyfriend" Jade says as she points over to Rya. "Her names Rya, 17 years old," "and a virgin" She whispers. "Really?" On of the boys says interested. "Really" Jade smiles and nods. "Tell me more" One of the boys says. "Alright. Well she's had a few boyfriends but it was complicated with all of them for her. She's never had a real relationship where the guy loved her as much as she loved him." Jade explains. "She's a very very sweet, talented and pretty girl" She adds on. "She is kind of awkward when she first meets boys but after a while she'll warm up to you" Jade says. "Really?" One of the boys says. "Really" Jade replies. "Well can I talk to her?" One of the boys asks. "Sure, she's right over there" Jade points to Rya.

Now it's back to my perspective.
After Jade points at me I look away very fast. As I'm quietly sitting there I hear someone walk up to me and say, "Hello there Rya". How does he know my name? Did Jade tell him? Shit what do I do?! I look up at him and look into his eyes. Those eyes are gorgeous. He has a mixture of blonde and brown hair and there in dreads up in a pony tail and he has a hat and head band on. He's wearing a baggy shirt and baggy jeans and god they look so good on him. "Can I help you?" I say trying to not sound awkward. "Your friend over there was telling me and the boys a little bit about you" The boy says pointing back at Jade and she waved while smiling. "She did didn't she" I say looking down. "Yeah, she did" The gorgeous boy says. "So, you from around here" The boy says as he sits down. "Yeah, been here since I was a little girl" I said. I try not to maintain eye contact but those eyes are so beautiful, it's hard not to look at them. "Seems like you know your way around here then" He says. "Yeah, I do" I say as I try to grab my drink but he grabs it first and takes a sip. Jerk. He puts it down and I grab it and I drink the rest of it so he can't take anymore. "Someone's thirsty" He says. I look at him and he smiles. "Do you come here a lot?" The boy asks. "Not really, I don't really drink" I reply. "Interesting" The boy says. "I'm Tom by the way. Tom Kaulitz" He adds on. "Nice to meet you Tom" I say. I can tell I sound awkward but I ignore it. "You wanna meet up tomorrow and talk some more?" Tom asks. "Sure, why not" I reply. I'm actually really excited. "Great. We can meet at C'est la vie at 5:00" Tom says. "Okay, I'll be there" I say smiling. Tom smiles back and goes to walk back to his friends. When he walks back Jade runs over to me. "Spill everything" Jade says as she sits down. "Okay okay" I say. "So his names Tom Kaulitz and he invited me to C'est la vie to meet up tomorrow!" I said. "OMG!" Jade yells. "Shhh!" I say as I notice one of Tom's friends turn around. "Sorry" Jade says in excitement. We both decide to go and dance to the music they're playing while drinking. After an hour at the bar we both decide to go home. Obviously, Jade's drunk but not me because I need to drive us home. Me and Jade leave and I get her into the car and she starts to mumble random things. I buckle her up and then I get into the drivers seat and I drive away.