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You walk to school and see that poor American cry, you walk up to him and say in a soft voice “Al, are you okay?” “DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M OKAY!!!!” Alfred cries out.
“He better not be crying over burgers…” You mumble as you walk away from him, and Matthew approaches you. “Alfred was crying, and I don’t know why, Matt...” You said in a concerning tone, and Matthew sighs “My brother always cries on that specific date, and the reason is because that’s the day when America was under attack by a group of scary people…” And before Matthew said the next word, the bell rang for class.
Let’s fast forward to lunch break because in reader’s class, they just watched videos about 9/11, and I'm not writing all of that for the sake of time! 😛🤫
At the cafeteria, you saw Alfred sitting alone, quietly eating his food alone, unlike other days, where he would brag about being the number one in the entire school, and standing on the tables doing heroic poses and shouting out “I’M THE HERO!!!”
You decided to buy him peanut butter cups, because they’re his favorite type of candy, and also his favorite type of soda to cheer him up!
“What do you want?” Alfred mumbled as he saw you walk up to him. “I just wanted to talk to you, Al…” You said as you sat down next to him.
“It better not be about what happened that day…” Alfred pouted to himself as you grabbed something from your bookbag, Alfred curiously looked at your bag.
You pulled out the peanut butter cups and the soda, “What are those for?” Alfred said as he questioned you, “They’re for you, Al!” You smiled as you gave Alfred his favorite snacks, which lightened his mood!
For the rest of the day, you comforted him, which made him worry less about the tragic event, and he was feeling happier than this morning, and you even saw him smile too!
(The Next Day)
It’s September 12th, and Alfred had decided to repay you back because of your kind actions by making a gift basket that had a thank you note, all of your favorite snacks, and even a cute plushie of your favorite animal!
“Oh, hey there! I wanted to thank you for lightening up my mood yesterday, and as a thank you, I arranged this basket just for you!” Alfred said cheerfully as he gave you the basket.
You were stunned that you couldn’t speak for a moment, and you gave Alfred the biggest hug ever.
“Thank you so much, Al! You didn’t have to do all of that!” You were so thrilled by his kind actions that you became his closest friend from this day forward.
You started to talk to each other every day, and one day, Alfred took a deep breath and said “I feel like I like you more than just a friend, [Reader’s Name], do you want to be my partner?” You were shocked by this and also confessed “I liked you too…” And the two of you pulled in for a kiss, and Matthew is watching behind a tree, proudly smiling at the romantic moment.
“I knew that you did it, Al!” Matthew cheered while he patted Alfred on the shoulder, “Ha! Thanks for preparing the basket for me, Matty!” Alfred chuckled as he got patted by the shoulder, and that's the end of the story!