More Than We Can Understand
Part 10
Adam, Hayley's ex, noticed her staring. He smirked, and
started coming closer to her. Hayley started to shake with anger
and nervousness. But a rush of safety came over her as
Craig's arm reached around her waist and held her tight. She
looked up at him and smiled. Craig held her head in his hand and
brought it close to his face, then their lips met. Adam stopped
approaching an just stared as he watched a girl he knew he could
instantly get back, kiss someone else.
Hayley pulled away and smiled then let Craig lead her down the
boardwalk.
Out of no where, someone shouted "Craig! Here!"
The kid threw an acoustic guitar and Craig just caught it by the
neck. Hayley still confused by the whole situation, was still
holding onto Craig, following his every move. He slowed down and
sat on an empty bench, then signaled Hayley to sit beside
him.
"What are you doing?" Hayley asked.
"Before I do anything, I want to get something cleared up...
You like me, don't you?" Craig smiled.
Hayley, not sure how to answer this, got defensive, "No I
don't!"
"Oh really?"
"...Yes"
"Then I need to change your mind." He stood up on
the bench.
"EVERYONE!" Craig shouted into the mob of people
walking by. "CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?!"
Not everyone, but many stopped and looked to see what he had to
say.
"Hi, um, I'm Craig. The girl next to me, this is Hayley.
I like her." Craig stopped to let the crowd
"Aw".
"But she says she doesn't like me. Now I want to prove
to her, and everyone else here, that she should change her
mind."
Craig wrapped the guitar strap around his shoulders and started
strumming. Hayley, was left speechless, and the crowd watched in
awe to see some random boy show how much he cared about this one
girl. Craig then opened his mouth, and actually sang.
"There was a new girl in town, she had it all figured
out."
He was singing Into Your Arms by the Maine. The
butterflies grew in Hayley's stomach as he kept singing and
playing. When he was done, the crowd applauded and Hayley still
sat there speechless. Only now, she was blushing and trying to
hold back her smile.