Romantic Fiction Serial
Will Shy Grace Ever Come Out from her Best Friend’s Shadow?
Wallflower to Wildflower #1: Grace’ s secret crush is her best friend’s ex
It’s a terrible, mortifying thing to be shy. I’m an average looking girl, nothing special about my looks except my long eyelashes, and who notices them? A blush is never far from my cheeks and I keep my eyes lowered, hoping to stay off the radar as much as I can. If I have to speak, I feel frozen to the spot, afraid of what might spill out of my mouth and whether it will condemn me with its banality.
At the opposite end of the scale is my best friend Beth, she’s very popular. She has long chestnut hair with natural waves and a figure honed by playing hockey and enhanced by padded bras. Beth always knows what to say and what to wear, while I worry about everything. In my least confident moments, I wonder if I’m her ‘duff’ — there to make her look better, a sidekick so she never has to go anywhere alone. But that’s not fair — we’ve been friends since year seven, when we both started senior school with legs like Twiglets and backpacks almost as big as we were!
I go to some of the parties, Beth likes me to tag along, but once there I barely talk to anyone and I never drink. I can’t take the risk. Feeling out of…
