"Yeah. It's something that I'm very passionate about. That's why I've been working for Mr. Drew this summer. He offered me a job and a place to stay once I finish school and get a degree. But, I won't let that happen. I'm going to graduate High School at the top of my class, just like I always wanted.""That's great! Well, at least you still have something to look forward to. Speaking of looking forward to, do you think you will find what you're looking for?"The man gave me a confused expression as he answered me, "What do you mean?""Well, I'm looking forward to finding what I'm supposed to be searching for, but I'm not sure what it is yet. Maybe it's something that I need but I have to wait until the right time comes to find it. Or maybe it's not really something that I want but I just can't imagine anything else."I looked over at him as he smiled at me, trying to give me some sort of response. I could tell that he didn't understand what I meant so I continued my explanation. "Ma
When we arrived home and entered the house, I immediately ran upstairs to my room and threw myself on my bed. The entire day had completely passed by without me realizing, although it had only been a few hours. It almost seemed like it was only yesterday that I first met Irish, Although our date did not last very long, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I wondered where she was right now and whether she was enjoying herself as much as I had enjoyed spending the day with her.Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard my phone ringing and my dad yelling out, "Hey, hurry up! It's getting late!"Since Irish and I had spent the rest of the afternoon together and talked a lot about different things, we decided that it was time for me to leave. My parents were expecting me home soon and I didn't want to disappoint them. Irish's mom was currently cooking dinner downstairs while she and my dad were watching TV in the living room. As I grabbed my bag, I headed downstairs. I waved good bye t
We sat there in silence for a few moments after I finished speaking. Neither of us knew what to say after my confession. It was obvious that neither of us really wanted the conversation to end, and yet we didn't feel the need to continue talking. It was weird having these kinds of conversations with her. There was something about the fact that I was sitting in front of her, having just confessed my deepest secret to her that made everything seem so much more real and less scary."Hey, love," I suddenly heard her say.I looked up from where I was gazing into my lap and looked at her expectantly."Do you want to go and grab some ice cream after dinner?"She grinned excitedly at me, which instantly lifted my spirits a lot. She was really adorable."Sure, let's go now.""Awesome!" She exclaimed as she jumped up from the couch and headed towards her bedroom.I got up from my spot on the couch and followed her. When we got into her room, she grabbed a pair of sneakers from underneath her b
"So…" she started hesitantly. "Are you ready to go out with me tomorrow night? I've been looking forward to that night for quite awhile, and I'l really appreciate if you come too.""Of course I'll come," I replied quickly. "I promised you that I would, remember?"She giggled softly. I swear she giggled like an absolute weird everytime she laughed. That sound was just so adorable. Although it wasn't very often, whenever I heard it, I swore that I felt like I was floating somewhere above the ground, unable to get down to earth."Good," she remarked. "I'll pick you up from school tomorrow then."The next day, she came to pick me up at my locker after classes ended. Before getting into the car, I noticed that she had brought a bag full of groceries with her. Since I had no idea what she planned on making me for lunch today, I assumed that it would most likely be some sort of food related snack.She parked the car right in front of my house before getting out and grabbing both our bags fro
After I stayed in the same position for a while, I finally lifted my head off my knees and glanced around my room. I realized that I didn't have any homework due for tomorrow. All of my assignments were completed, and I probably didn't need any help on mine since it was only one problem. But that thought seemed extremely boring. So, instead of doing homework, I decided to get changed into some pyjamas and crawl under my blanket.I closed my eyes tightly and focused on relaxing. However, I kept hearing footsteps echoing throughout the house, which reminded me of how much I missed sleeping next to Romano. This caused me to groan in annoyance. Why can't she just leave me alone?!However, once the sound of shuffling footsteps reached my ears again, my curiosity won over my irritation. Carefully opening one of my eyes, I peered through my fingers to see who the culprit was. When I saw that it was her, I immediately shut my eyes and pretended to be asleep."Hmm..." She mumbled before walki
"Is everything okay?" she asked, glancing at me worriedly."Yeah... Yeah, I'm fine," I replied.When we arrived home, I hopped out of the car and headed up to my room without saying a word. Once I got inside my bedroom, I flopped down on the bed and covered my face with my hands, feeling hopeless and frustrated. Suddenly, there was a knock at my door."Come in," I said in a muffled voice.Slowly, the door creaked open and she peeked her head inside the room. She stared at me with concern etched across her face."Are you okay?" she asked me curiously.I nodded before replying. "Yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"I didn't wait for her to answer, as I rolled onto my side and buried my head underneath the pillow to prevent her from seeing the tears gathering in my eyes. I couldn't believe that I was crying so easily. How pathetic.I don't know how many hours passed. Every time I tried to sleep, something kept making me wake up, even if it was just a light tapping noise on my window. At f
My heart dropped as disappointment washed over me. This is exactly what I didn't want to happen. She's probably thinking that she deserves better. She deserves better than me. Of course, she does. I'm not perfect. I don't deserve to hold someone like her. I'm not even close to being good enough."Hey, don't think like that," she comforted, reaching her hand out to grab mine. "I don't want to hear such negative thoughts. We're still friends, right?"A warm feeling spread through my chest as she held onto my hand and squeezed it lightly, trying to reassure me. Without a second thought, I lifted her tiny hand up to my lips and kissed the palm gently. I knew that she must be thinking that I was weird and creepy. I knew she was judging me, and I was disappointed with myself. However, I couldn't help it. I love this girl so much."Of course we are. I promise to always be there for you. I'll never abandon you. I'll always fight to protect you," I vowed solemnly."Thank you," she whispered a
"What the hell?" I exclaimed."Don't act dumb," she laughed softly, placing a strand of hair behind her ear.I shook my head in disbelief. "How... how the hell?""Well, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?"I glared at her, "What the hell are you talking about?"She took a few steps closer towards me before wrapping her arms around my waist. My hands immediately found their way to her hips as she pressed her body closer to mine."Let me put it this way," she murmured seductively as she leaned in closer to my face, "I've been in love with you since the day that we first met. Since that day, I have been falling deeper and deeper in love with you every single day.""Every single day that I spent with you was the highlight of my week, and I would gladly spend the rest of my days like that. All I ever dreamed of doing in my whole entire life is spending time with you, and here you are. Here you are, making love to me again."My heart started beating erratically faster as she leaned back, placing