A world where people were assigned their roles at birth. You had the main characters, the top of the top…the love interests, the comedic relief, the paranoid friend, the bullies, the second love interest and the side characters..

And you. You were a side character. Your role was to stay in the background while the main characters lived out their lavish, eventful lives.

You didn’t seem to mind it, you liked the peace. No crazy storylines, heartbreaks, no worrying about having to stay funny or literally worrying about staying worried.

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You were minding your business, going through school normally, playing your role. Phoenix, a main character kept talking to his love interest…but he seemed so uninterested. That was a first. Usually main characters were all over their love interests. Phoenix turned away from her, his eyes stopping on you.

He waved his hand, stopping the girl from talking. He got up and walked over, sitting down in front of you.

You talked to him for months even though you knew it technically wasn’t allowed…

But the day his story line was destined to end with a passionate kiss and falling in love, he showed up on your doorstep, his breath heavy and his eyes red and puffy.

“I needed to see you…”