Beautiful morning awakes Erika with sun shining, birds chirping and a fresh breeze blowing, she looks out from her room's window sighing relaxing, the day almost looks like her mood fresh and happy.

She enjoyed the party a lot that night, but she enjoyed Troy's company more than anything that day, their talks, the similarity they share, the pain they share, bike ride and the dance, the first dance she did with any guy, she smiles thinking of it, all these moments have made an special place in her heart, she will never forget it never.

Now they are friends, she is super excited to meet Troy again today, she haven't heard from him, but today he'll come to school and she is gonna meet him today for sure, she looks at herself seeing how she looks, everything looks perfect from her shoes to her jeans to her off shoulder white top everything is perfect.

She feels like a kid, she is excited to see him, to meet him, it's so childish but she is, without wasting any time she left, her brother also left early today.

She reaches school Mary already waiting for her near her car, she didn't see her coming as she is so engrossed in her phone "Hello Madam look busy with her phone today" Erika tease her friend who quickly locks her phone putting it in her pocket of her loose jacket.

"Nothing I was just checking out my insta you tell, you look different today" Her friend asks raising eyebrow.

"Yeah maybe because I'm liking everything here.. so that's why I'm happy" she answers this, but she knows very well that the places are not only reason of it. She keeps looking around in hopes to find Troy, in hopes to see his charming face again.

"What are you looking here and there" Mary asks teasing her knowing everything already.

"What? Me no.. I was just looking around at everyone" Erika replies nonchalantly.

"Really it seems like you are not looking at everyone but looking for someone" Mary stares at her friend with a mischievous grin, she shakes her head denying "then maybe you are seeing ghosts.. Hi Troy" she says suddenly waving behind her, thinking he came Erika turns around but finds no-one but a laughing Mary in front of her "Look I told ya"

Erika hits her on shoulder. They walks to their lockers picking out their books talking.

"Mary" a soft voice comes behind them they turn around Erik smiles at them "Hi Erika"

"Hi Erik" she was happy seeing Erik, she is certain now that he'll be coming here in no time after all these two best friends are always together.

"Hey" Erika looks at her friend who is always blunt seems blush and nervous in talking to him, Erik also looks like he is looking for right kind a words, one thing is clear that there's something between them that they both don't even know.

"I hope you both enjoyed the party" Erik asked genuinely.

"Yeah it was great" Erika replied but her eyes still looking and waiting for Troy.

He nods smiling "Mary so I'll come at five cool"

"Yeah it's perfect no-one will be there" Erika and Erik stares at her shocked "I mean no-one will be there to disturb us studying" she explains herself embarrassed.

"You are studying together?" Erika asks her amused by their sudden partnership.

"Yeah that night Mary told me that she suck in maths so I offered to help her, I'm good in it after all so I'm happy to help" Erik answers at her place and they both look at each other smiling slyly.

"Erik.. Where's Troy?" she waited for him a lot but now she can't help but ask about his absence.

"Even I'm thinking the same he is never late, but today I can't find him anywhere" a disappointment covers Erika's face and Erik notices it "he must have get caught in some work he'll be here" he showed her an reassuring smile "So I'll see you both later I gotta go bye Erika, see you Mary" his words were to friendly with Erika but there was a clear change of tone when it comes to Mary.

She looks at her smiling friend.

He kept hiding behind an wall looking at her, talking to Mary and Erik, she looks so beautiful like always, but her big eyes are looking around, to find him and he knows it, he can also see a bit of excitement and anticipation in her sparkling eyes, he knows she wants to meet him, he understands her as he is also feeling the same thing he is hiding from her but his eyes wanna see her, he wants to go and tell her how beautiful she looks today, he is also excited and anticipated to meet her but he can't and he won't, he is gonna keep his distance with her of that's what it takes to save her from hurt and disappointed, he is gonna give her a cold shoulder so she'll never come near him and will never get hurt like everyone else, this time he won't hurt his loved ones he'll do it, and he is doing it for the best he thinks in himself.

After attending her every class she still didn't see him, her mind was just on him, but now not because to meet him but on the fact that if he missed school today then why, if he's alright or not, Is he angry with her but why she didn't say anything to anger him, it can be a family matter, but still she hopes for good.

She looked in every corner of cafeteria even on his usual spot he was not there, now there's only one place left for her to find him, she starts walking towards basketball court, to see of he's there, and to her surprise he is in basketball court playing alone, he is a bit sweaty but that adds stars to his looks.

A bit pissed that he is in school and didn't meet her she approachs him. He just avoid her presence, her smell and her.

"Troy where were you I was.. I mean we were waiting for you in cafeteria but you didn't show up" Erika said sounding upset.

Without looking at her keeps playing, he just keep looking ahead of him as if she is not even there, realizing that he is avoiding her, hurts her no-one have done this to her, she is a sweet nice girl whoever meets her everyone loves her, she never thought that Troy will behave like this to her "Troy why are you behaving like this"

"Like what Erika, can't you get it I'm avoiding you I don't want to talk to you" he snapped at her, she flinches.

"Why? What's wrong" She was controlling her traitor tears.

"Because I don't like you" he sighs, cursing himself in heart for speaking like this to her.

"But you.. we were good.." before she could complete her words he snaps at her again.

"No we are not good because.. because I was just checking you out but you are not my type and I'm tired of acting all good in front of you as I'm not" he chuckled darkly not looking her in eyes sacred that if he'll, then his eyes will speak everything.

Controlling her tears she collected herself, now that she have seen his true reality, she don't want to cry in front of him, it'll just make him happy seeing her crying, a part of her still can't believe that he is the same Troy she felt connected with "I hate you" she manged to say these words containing herself from crying, she don't wanna see his face again te same face she was so excited to see few minutes ago but now she wanna go away from him, she starts running away from him leaving him alone standing.

He keeps standing there without uttering a word he wanna go and hold her hand to stop her, he wanna wipe the tears of his eyes, but he can't do it after all he is reason of those tears.

"Erika" Erik sees leaving in that state, he calls her name but she don't listen, he goes inside, finding Troy sitting on of the benches his face hiding in his hands, his situation also screams that she is not the only one hurt he approaches his friend putting his hand on his shoulder "Troy"

Troy looks up at his friend.

"What's up bro you are sitting here like this there I saw Erika going looking sad what's wrong" Erik asks.

"I said her that we can't be friends and I was checking her out and she is not my type" Troy tells his friend who can't believe that Troy did this.

"Are you crazy you hurt that girl Troy you know how excited she was to meet you, she likes you Troy why did you do this?" Erik was angry on him.

"Because I'm not what she thinks of me" Troy said loudly, his strong voice echos in the empty basketball court, "I'm not the rich guy she thinks of me, I'm just an guy who have to work hours so he could pay his school fee and rent, I don't have any mansion I live in a small one-bedroom apartment" he sighs "Erik I saw her house it was huge she is a rich girl and thinks that I'm also a rich guy but I'm not and when she'll know the truth that I'm a poor mechanic what she'll think of me, she'll think that I'm a cheater and lair that, that would hurt her more than this, the more time I'll spend with her the more she'll get hurt"

"Troy I think you are exaggerating I know Erika she is a great girl I'm sure money doesn't matter to her" Erik was certain that there have been a misunderstanding.

Troy chuckles shaking his head "Erik she herself said it and even if she did that doesn't make her a bad girl she is a girl who have born rich and if now she wants her friends to be like her then theres nothing wrong in it, all this doesn't make someone good or bad" Troy don't like making false things about her.

"But she is hurt by it"

"She'll be fine in few days" Troy hates the thought of her crying.

"You like her don't you what about you?" Erik looks at his friend.

"Yes I do but we can just see beautiful and precious jewel we can't have it, not everyone gets everything, I'll just live with it" he explained his friend putting his hand over Erik's shoulder.

Erika looks out of the window of her room the fallen leaves and blowing wind it's getting cold here. After her argument with Troy she came straight home and cried, she is so hurt by his behavior, after that day they met a lot of times in school, he was avoiding her like he never knew her even Erik was same he was talking to Mary but leaves everytime she come, many time she felt like those deep blue orbs are looking at her and whenever she looks around to find him it seems like he hides, they bump into each others but he just stare at her and it feels so bad, she can't believe that he's the same happy and friendly Troy"

"Ohh come on Erika it have been two weeks forget about that loser" Mary was so angry on him that he insulted her friend.

She cried that Troy hurt him and they are not friends anymore, but she was crying and she didn't know why it was hurting her that much due to an unknown emotion she was feeling so many things for Troy, she was angry, she was sad, she never wanted to see his face, but she wanted to talk to him also.

"I really wanna go and punch Troy that idiot hurt you for no reason I'm gonna find him and I'll ask why he did he do it" Mary said standing up from her bed.

"No you won't though I wanted to know the truth but you won't do it" she hold her friends hand stopping her.

"Then only one person can tell the why he did it" Mary said thinking about him,

"Erik" Erika completes her sentence.

"So you wanted to meet me" Erik asked looking around at the park Mary told him to come.

"No, I wanted to" Erika comes from behind him.

Erik was not happy by seeing her it was pretty much obvious, he glared at her and then at Mary "Mary I never thought that you'll lie to me" Mary opens her mouth to say something but nothing comes up and she just closes it, Erik glaring at both of them start leaving, but Erika hold his hand stopping him, he looks at her.

"Please Erik please I just want to know the truth that why Troy is behaving like that, did I do something, did I hurt him" Erika looks at him with hope to know the truth today.

"You didn't but he don't want to hurt you" he wanted to leave but after seeing the desperation and pain in her eyes he changed his plan.

"What?" She was so confused from his words.

"Because he is not what you think he is" before he could add further Mary interrupt him,

"Oh come on now please don't tell me that he a werewolf" both of them stares at Mary "I mean stop wandering in circle Erik and tell why he is behaving like weirdo" she huffs.

"You think he is a rich guy who lives in mansion right, he is not rich like you and he thought that after knowing the truth you'll think that he is a cheater, he don't want that and that's why he said all those things to hurt you" Erik explains everything to her.

"No, yes.. I mean I thought that he is rich because I heard a rumor about it didn't say that because I like to be friends with just aristocrats, even that does not even matters at all, it's a pure misunderstanding I need to go and see him, I'll apologize if unintentionally I have hurt him" Erik listened her every word and he was quite convinced that she is telling the truth, all the things were clear now his weird behaviour, those harsh words everything, and now she just want to end all these misunderstanding between them.

"Yeah you should go and see him right away" Mary said in her usual enthusiastic tone "But I should say both of you are stupid"

"Wait I don't know where he lives" she said and they both stares at Erik again who huffs.

"Here you go Mr.Mathews it's perfectly fine now" closing the bonnet of his luxury car Troy said to the old man.

"Thank You boy, you know there are so many other mechanics in town but whenever I come here, I bring my car to you for it's checkup, you are certainly the best" Mr. Mathews has always appreciated Troy and his work.

"Thank You Mr. Mathews I'm just doing my job" Troy who never thinks himself of doing something extraordinary said.

He took out money from his wallet handing it to Troy, seeing that it have hundred dollars more Troy smiled and said "Mr. Mathews it have extra 100 dollars"

"That's your tip boy" the man said amused.

"No Mr. Mathews I can't take it, I take money of my hard work not of sympathy, please take it back" Troy is not rich but he have high self-respect he walks and believes on morals.

"This is another thing I like about you" saying the man takes the extra money back "So how's your study going"

"It's going good Mr. Mathews, if everything goes well I'll be graduated next year" he replied cleaning his hands with a rag.

"I really like how responsible you are and my daughter" he sighs "She is spending her days and nights in parties anyways That's great and after that?" he likes Troy and wants to know about his plans, in today's world where all the guys are busy enjoying their lives he sees this boy working hard with responsibilities and dreams on his shoulder, he was also not rich and worked hard to achieve everything he sees himself in Troy.

"I'm thinking to pursue MBA and Mechanical Engineering" Troy said with dreams and expectations swimming in his eyes.

"I'm very happy to hear it I would like it if you'll leave this place and join my company in Toronto, I would be glad to have an loyal, hardworking boy like you in my company" he wants him to work of him,

"Thank You Mr. Mathews but I don't want to leave this place, this place is like a home to a homeless like me" he said smiling lightly.

"It's alright I respect your decision but remember this is a small place it won't understand your caliber, you have a lot of potential Troy and I'm sure that one day you'll be very successful" Troy couldn't understand what he sees in him.

"Thank You Mr. Mathews" Troy feels really good that someone believes him as his own father never did.

"I should get going now" Troy nods "Just remember whenever you need help don't hesitate to ask me" shaking hands with him he leaves in his car.

He turns around tossing the rag on table, he unbuttons his shirt, wiping his sweats from it before throwing it on table as well, now in his black faded jeans and light grey vest, though he lives alone but he hates to live like this, everytime he comes back home its empty and only his soul awakes the house spirit, he feels bad that there's no-one for him to care for him, to look at him, to hear him, to listens to the things he's excited about, he truly believes that being lonely is like a curse, he feels that he's cursed end up lonely in the end, this is one of another reason of him insulting Erika and sending her away from him.

He likes her way to much and he is certain that he'll get attached to her and in the end he'll be lonely but this time he won't be the only one hurt but this will hurt Erika as well and he don't want that so he had to do it, thinking he sighs.

Someone clears throat behind him without turning around he asks "Yup how can it help you" his tone bit upset than the usual one.

"I have heard that you fix broken things I have a broken friendship can you help me" the soft voice that he wanted to hear goes in his ear making him think that he is in dream he turns around to find the angel looking Erika standing in front of him smiling.

He was thinking about her and she just came in front of him he was shocked "Hey" he really can't find words after so many days she is here in front of him and it's difficult for him to figure out what he should say.

"Hi" she spoke in her soft voice, she looks at him in his vest his toned muscles on show.

"What are you doing here I mean who told you my address" he asked but then figured out who's it "Erik" he said.

"Yes and Thank God he did so this is your home" she looks at the beautiful small house in front of her.

"Yeah not what you thought" he said rubbing the back out of his neck.

"Yeah it's much more beautiful than my imagination in real words this is not just a house, it is a home" she said looking at the house and then in his eyes.

"Actually I wanted to say sorry" they both said in unison ending up laughing.

"No seriously I'm really very sorry for that day" Erika interrupts him.

"No I'm sorry for believing in an rumor and then saying it, I understand how you felt and what impression that gave but money really don't matters to me, it was just an misunderstanding and I think money doesn't makes you rich but the presence of loved ones in your life makes you rich just" she said and Troy was shocked.

"Please don't say that and I didn't feel bad at all but I hurt you a lot that day" he spoke his every work sincerely.

"It's alright I know why you said those things and I don't want to talk about all this things I want to start over, I'm Erika will you be my friend again" she reached out her hand to him.

He looked at her hand in, that what should he do he wanted to say no again but when he saw her soft smile which was disappeared from her face for two week because of him he made up his mind that he's not gonna hurt her again and his smiled comes back to him "Troy Adams and I can't tell how happy I'm to be your friend" they both shook their hands and a jolt of electricity ran through his body "We don't have school tomorrow so are you free in the morning?" he know that she is new in city and he have perfect thing in his mind for it.

"Yeah I'm free but where are we going?" she wants to know so she could wear clothes according to that.

"You'll see its a surprise" she was excited that he have planned surprise for her it's making her curious, she walked up to him raising her hand slowly taking it near his face, he looks at her hand and her as she raises her fingers on his left cheek, for a moment by the softness of her fingers he closes his eyes, and looks in her with a little pressure she cleans off the spot of black grease that he had no idea about, he realises what she doing "I'll be waiting for you"