"Caroline?"

"Yes?"

"How did you hurt your hand?" He furrowed his brow.

"Oh, um I punched a mirror." she lowered her head so she couldn't see his reaction.

"Wait, what?" She could tell he was very confused, "Why?"

"It was showing how ugly I am."
Caroline knew how ridiculous she sounded, but it was the truth.

"You're not ugly Caroline." Andrew said softly.

"I already know I am. Nobody thinks I'm pretty, not even myself." She let a tear fall down her face and tried to hold the many tears that were trying to escape.

"You are to me." Andrew whispered and wiped the tear off of her cheek.

Caroline was silent.

"Caroline you are so beautiful to me on the inside and out, you have no idea." He took his thumb and caressed her cheek.

"Please just leave me alone." Caroline sighed. She pushed him away and started walking away from him.

And on the way, she stepped on the flower. "There. Happy? Now it is a more accurate resemblance of me." She said loud enough for him to hear.

"What did I do wrong?" Andrew said quietly and was surprised that she heard him.

"Nothing. You did nothing wrong. It's not your fault that I hate myself. I mess everything up around me, and do everything wrong. So save yourself the time and effort because I will never be able to change. just leave. All I will do is get mad at you and yell. I don't know what is wrong with me but I'll be nice to you and then I'll yell at you. Why would anyone want that? Why do you think I have no friends?" Caroline breathed.

"I'm not going anywhere Caroline."

"Why?!" Caroline cried "It would be a lot easier for the both of us if you just stayed away. I'm just going to do something bad and your going to leave me. Andrew, you don't understand, I'm not strong enough to handle that and I already know it will happen. I mean look at us right now, we've only known each other for a day and we're already having problems. Why won't you leave me alone?"

"Because I love it when you smile because barely anyone gets to see it. And I would take all of your yelling and mood swings just to hear you laugh and see you smile. I think you deserve to be happy and I want to make you feel happy. I don't know why, but I knew the second I saw you at the park that I had this connection with you. I just wish you could see yourself with my eyes, because I think you are the most beautiful and wonderful person I have ever met." Andrew gave her a big smile hoping that he would be able to see hers too.

Caroline couldn't say anything because she was so choked up and instead did exactly what Andrew wanted, smile.