Confession (Part 2)

“Andrea, I like you.”

Without a doubt, these are the most difficult words to say when you don't want to lose in the game of love.

At last I confessed my feelings to the girl I like.

I continued to hold Andrea's soft hands. She just looked at me in surprise without saying anything, time seemed to have stopped after my confession.

“Sorry, you don't have to answer me if you don't want to, just… I couldn't keep hiding what I feel for you.”

I let go of her hands while showing her a smile.

Silence invaded the entire atmosphere, not even the singing of the small insects that were in the surroundings were audible.

Andrea continued without saying anything... what's more, she even wasn't showing an expression on her face. It seemed as if I had traveled back in time and was in front of the girl who only knew how to respond with monosyllables.

This was starting to get awkward...

“Well… uh… Shall we go?”

I couldn't take the pressure anymore and decided to get up. I think I started sweating a lot because of my nerves, and I didn't want her to notice.

“You like me?”

Huh? What kind of question was that? Didn't you hear me say that just a few seconds ago?

“I-I… yes, I like you, Andrea.”

The girl finally showed an expression; her face seemed a little thoughtful, as if she was analyzing the situation.

“J-just to clarify, I like you in a romantic sense.”

My head was spinning so much, so I decided to sit next to her again so I wouldn't get dizzy.

Every second that was passing hurt like hell, what's she thinking? She just sat there and held her chin with her hand, but she didn't even turn to look at me.

“Andrea, do you like me?”

I didn't want to come to this, but she made me do it. Now I needed to know how she felt about me.

“Sure, I like you a lot.”

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Fireworks, a mariachi band, and lots of people clapping suddenly popped into my head.

Did I make it?

“W-WAIT… A-ANDREA… I-I… D-DO YOU REALLY LIKE ME?”

I didn't know what to do or say, I just wanted to make sure this wasn't a dream.

“Yes, I love everything about you.”

Andrea held my hands again and squeezed them tightly.

“I love your sweet eyes that always seem to be taking care of me, I love your voice because it gives me security and calms all my fears, I love that you are the bravest and most fearful boy I know, I love how you care so much for me, for your friends, for your family, and even for people who aren't even close to you… As I said before, I love everything about you Robin… I LOVE YOU.”

Her eyes started to water a little, but she wouldn't let me dry them.

“From the beginning you were so kind to me, even when I was acting like a fool, you were always willing to help me. Little by little, you were getting inside my head until I could no longer stop thinking about you, and not just as a simple friend… I've been in love with you for a while now.”

With each word, she was getting more and more emotional

“BUT I AM SO COWARD THAT I NEVER DARED TO TELL YOU! You have shown me that no matter how deep you fall into the darkness, you will always find the courage to get up again… I'm not that strong. Every time I imagined you rejecting me, my heart ached… I was very afraid that you didn't feel the same as me, and that you were just being nice.”

Her voice was beginning to rise, and she hold my hands more tightly.

“Robin, you say you like me? I DON'T THINK IT'S EVEN HALF OF WHAT I LIKE YOU! YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY!”

She brought her hands to my face, and we were just inches apart, staring at each other.

“Me too… I can't keep hiding it anymore.”

We kissed.

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There is no way to describe the taste of her lips, our kisses just were in sync to the sound of our hearts. I guess this is the closest thing to the glory of heaven.

I didn't want this moment to ever end. The girl of my dreams felt the same as me; all the stress I had left my body and there was only peace and happiness in my soul.

My eyes were closed the entire time we kissed, until she spoke again.

“I-I think, it's time to go…”

I behaved like a naughty and I wanted to take revenge by putting my index finger on her lips, just like she did with me a few minutes ago.

“Shhh, let's continue a little more.”

I took her face in my hands and kept kissing her.

Each kiss was better than the last, it was a strange addictive sensation that I had never experienced before.

My mind was blank, I could only think of Andrea and how happy I felt to be with her.

We lost track of time, until my cell phone started ringing.

I tried to take the cell phone out of my pocket several times, but Andrea wouldn't let me do it, she just laughed and started kissing me over and over again, until I finally managed to beat her.

I had a message: ‘how did it go?’ It was my stupid best friend, whom oddly enough I didn't remember why I hated him.

“Robin, it's too late!”

Andrea saw the time on my cell phone. It was 1:00 am! We had been kissing for almost half an hour.

I picked up my jacket where Andrea was sitting and we ran out of "Green Court", my new favorite stadium in the whole world.

Needless to say, we were holding hands all the way, although without saying anything so as not to lose concentration.

Finally, we got to her house.

“T-thanks for joining me, Robin.”

“Y-yes, no problem, Andrea.”

It's terribly silly, but we were both so embarrassed we couldn't see each other's faces. I guess the adrenaline of that moment was over.

“Okay, see you later then...”

Andrea was about to open the door of her house when a strange feeling invaded me; it was something I had to get off my chest.

“Andrea, do you want to be my girlfriend?”

Maybe I shouldn't have asked that now, but for some strange reason I wasn't sorry.

Andrea had her back to me, and she remained petrified for a few seconds at the door.

Suddenly, she walked with the confidence of a supermodel, stood in front of me and whispered in my ear.

“Yes, I'll be delighted.”

She gave me a tender kiss on the cheek and went back to the door.

“See you later, my love.”

With a flirtatious smile, she winked at me and entered her home. I stood motionless for a few seconds, I couldn't believe how perfect this night was.

I walked thoughtfully along the sidewalk for a few minutes, when the sound of my cell phone brought me back to earth.

Again it was a message from Leonel: "Are you OK?". I remembered that I had not answered him before.

“The best day of my life”

I wrote it on my cell phone and said it out loud. It was perhaps for this reason that a cluster of emotions hit me hard inside.

I started to cry, remembering how much I had suffered before reaching this glorious moment.

I wasted a lot of time regretting my past, about the things I did and didn't do, for not being as strong, for not being as smart, for not being better... I had practically given up on being happy, until Andrea showed up.

And today, all my efforts have been rewarded. The nicest and purest girl I have ever met in my life has told me that she has fallen in love with my way of being.

I don't know how this love story will end, but I'm not afraid. Today I have a new and important mission: to make her happy every day.

It was then that I raised my head, wiped my tears and said...

“It was worth trying again.”