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You swear that you're stayin' single
When he’s 22 he’s hopelessly in love, all he can see in his future is he and his fiancé, the woman that took his heart the second he saw her in their chemistry class, the one that made him laugh even when his parents had died in that car accident... He’s about to marry Diaspor, the most beautiful girl in the whole world…
He sees their future so clearly, a beautiful house in the country, five bedrooms and an immense backyard, they’ll have so many kind of animals, two kids, both blondes as they are, a boy and a girl, to which he will teach them everything he knows about animals…
He pictures their future, he graduating from vet school, when he opens his own veterinarian clinic, in which he’ll have a shelter for those poor creatures that have been left to their own. Diaspor is going to be a stay at home mom, as she has expressed her desire, because she can be anything she wants…
Sky wants to give her everything she wishes… and they’ll live happily ever after.
He looks at himself in the mirror, Riven, Brandon, Timmy and Silva, the man he considers his father, is there too.
“Leave him alone, Riv. It’s no his fault that Darcy turned to be a…” Timmy stops there, not feeling comfortable to talk bad about a woman…
“A total bitch?” Riven completes the sentence. The bad boy rolls his eyes, and sighs.
“It’s okay, man, leave the heartbroken boy alone” Brandon deciedes to stop the childish fight.
Sky it’s just so happy that he doesn’t care, Silva walks towards him with a big smile.
“You look handsome, boy. Your parents are certainly proud of the man you’re”
Sky just chuckles, and looks again at his reflection…
Everything its perfect…
Unfortunately, on that same day, he stops believing in love, because just as they are going over the finishing touches, someone opens the door, and there’s Stella, his best friend since they were kids… he frowns, as she’s not supposed to be there, she has to be with Diaspor, because she’s one of the bridesmaids… and she has tears in her eyes, looking completely broke and sad.
“Babe?” Brandon is the first one to talk, and walks towards her.
Deep down Sky knows what’s going on, but he doesn’t accept it.
Stella walks towards the blonde, going past her boyfriend who is looking confused. She’s just stop when they are face to face, a tear goes escapes her eyes, ruining her makeup as more keep coming out.
He feels a knot in his throat, and with a broken voice he asks:
“She’s gone, isn’t she?”
Stella’s hug is all he needs, his heart breaks in two… and in that same moment he promises himself he won’t fall in the trap that love is, because all it does is destroy you.
He hides his face in the blonde’s neck and allows himself to cry for that life he’s never going to get.
Next thing you know
You meet a girl at a bar
And next thing you know
You get her laughin'
It's 2 AM
Life moves on, he’s changed, he still became a veterinarian, but lives in a small apartment in London, working in a vet clinic, he’s happy, after all, he’s seen girls from time to time, but nothing serious, because love is just a trap.
But, even though he has that perspective, Brandon and Stella don’t, because the newlyweds have moved to a new home so they have more space for the little baby that’s going to join them soon, and, of course, they’re having a heartwarming party,
And so, the 25 year old finds himself in his best friends’ new living room, drinking some beers and laughing a little bit at Riven, who’s completely lost in that beautiful girl he has been dating for a few months now, he thinks her name was Musa... Timmy is with Tecna, his fiancé…
He feels a little left out, everybody is in love there and he just wants to rolls his eyes, because he knows that love is just temporary…
“Why the sad face?” he looks up, and it’s a young girl, he calculates between 17 and 19, he has never seen her before, she’s obviously not from the UK, her accent is not from here. He’ll remember if he has seen her, because who could forget a beautiful red head with the most beautiful blue eyes he has ever seem.
He frowns at the tough, and try to remind himself that the last time he found a girl so intriguing, she broke his heart.
“Or is that just your constipated face?” the mysterious girl adds, with a cheeky smile… and he can’t help but laugh, he wasn’t’ expecting that. “Oh, he laughs…” she mocks, smiling.
“Gotta admit that’s a good one, firey…” he smiles shyly and she rolls her eyes.
“I know I’m a redhead, you don’t have to remind me that” she says rolling her eyes, taking a sit next to him on the sofa.
He’s going to say something, but they are interrupted by Stella, who is bringing a glass with a drink he can’t identify.
“Oh, Sky, I see you met my cousin! This is Bloom, she’s from America. Bloom, this idiot is Sky, my best friend” says the blonde, as she gives the younger girl the glass.
“Cousin?” he asks confused, because he knows Stella has family, but never heard about this particular girl.
“Yeah, it’s a long story…” Bloom interrupts before Stella can say anything about it. “So, you’re the famous Sky that Stell has been telling me about” he blushes a little and shrugs.
“Seems so, unfortunately I haven’t heard much about you” Stella rolls her eyes, and before she can say anything, Brandon is calling her, letting her know other guests have arrived.
“Yeah, as I told you, is a little bit of a long story…” she sighs and looks down at her glass. She seems lost in thoughts.
“So, you’re from America, that’s cool, I only went once when I was young” she smiles a little.
“Let me guess… Disney World?” he chuckles and nods.
“Yeah, it was good, although I was terrified when I exited the Spooky House.” Bloom laughs a little. “Hey! I was like, 10… don’t judge me.”
“I’m sorry, it’s just, how can you get scared of such a fake ride” she keeps laughing hard, shaking her head.
“It was really convincing!” he defends himself, and laughs because hers is contagious.
They spend the next of the party together, laughing and talking about nothing in specific, nothing deep just being sassy at each other, making some silly questions here and there… they even go to a pub later, because she tells him she’s never being to one without an ID.
So Sky takes as his mission to take her in that moment, he learns some superficial things about the redhead, that she’s from an small town in California, that she just found out about Stella a few months ago and she came to visit the family, to meet then… he doesn’t ask questions about it, because they just met.
The next time he notices what hour it is, after making Bloom laugh so hard she almost spill her drink, he notices is after 2 am… it’s late and he has work tomorrow, but he ignores, knowing he’s going to regret the hangover.
He didn’t.
It was the first time he spent time with a girl he just met, just talking and laughing… it felt nice.