THE STORM

11. Adam

I have been driving around this town for hours. I have had a crappy work week and I really need to blow off some steam. So, waiting on all my friends to get to town I stop to get something to eat. Deciding on McDonalds I pull in and order me some burgers.

After I have my food, I go park in Walgreens parking lot to get some peace and quiet from my mind. I pick Walgreens because it is the only parking lot with no one loitering right now.

As I eat, I try to clear my head. I’m 19 and single. I’m single because my ex cheated on me 6 months ago with a guy I knew. I really don’t want something like that to happen again, so it’s just safer to stay single. I’m not sure meeting, the one is in the cards for me. My mom says that’s not true that when, I meet the one, I will know. I’m not sure I believe in that sort of thing. I thought my ex might be the one, but we always lacked something I could never put my finger on. After we split, I found out that I didn’t even miss her. That alone tells me she wasn’t the one.

I just got my first apartment, and I won’t lie sometimes, I find myself wishing I had someone to share it with, but I don’t want to set myself up for that kind of hurt again. So here I am eating a burger alone.

I’m sitting in silence when, Courtney pulls up beside me with Candy, and Bridgett. I take a minute because, I'm not really in the mood to talk right now.

I decide the hell with it and roll down my window. Once my window is down and I look over, I instantly make eye contact with the most beautiful blue eyes, I have ever seen. Courtney has a blond in her passenger seat. I have never seen her before, because if I had I would remember.

The blond is absolutely Beautiful. I smile at her, and She blushes with a smile. Her smile lights up something in me. Making me forget all about my crappy week.

I see Candy lean up, saying something to her that has her blushing more. I really wish, I was a fly on the steering wheel right now. So, I could have Hurd what Candy said to her.

I try to snap out of lusting after the blond, but I find that I can’t stop.

Courtney is talking but, I'm not really listening, and I think Candy notices.

Candy yells Adam, “meet our new friend.” Courtney says, “oh yeah!” Then she introduces us. (Bria, I like that name.) I say “hi,” and she instantly asks me where her McDonalds is. I laugh smiling and, tell her I would take her to get some. If she wants to.

(I would Love to be alone with her right now, to get to know her a little.) I’m brought out of my thoughts when Candy yells, “Adam, if you buy her Mcdonalds you better, buy me some too.” I laugh.

What's this (“love to get to know her s**t”) I never think like this. There is something about this beautiful little blonde though. She has my attention. Bria and I make eye contact again. I’m lost in Bria’s eyes. When Courtney breaks our stare down, it’s then, I realize that I've been staring her down like a creep.

Damn! She is beautiful it’s hard to take my eyes off her. Courtney, says “they are going to drive around.” When, she pulls away I already miss the pretty blonde Bria.

My inner mind is telling me to shake it off because there is no way, a girl like her would be interested in a guy like me.

After I'm done eating, I go drive around a little bit too. I see Courtney pass me a few times. Then I end up beside them, and I can see Bria dancing, to (get silly BY V I C) with the others. I can't help but, smile. She has, a good rhythm from what I can see.

She sees me and smiles, my gosh her smile does things to me. I could watch her smile all day and, never get bored. I shake that thought when I, see my friends. They are all pulling into an empty gravel lot. I decide to pull in, and bullshit for a little while.

We are all talking when I hear, Willie asks “who the blond is in Courtney’s car?” He says she looks hot. Saying that he hopes she is single because he wouldn’t mind trying to hit that.

I get this sudden feeling of jealousy. I don’t really know why, I’ve never been a jealous type. I tell Willie. “She is absolutely beautiful. You think she is hot from a distance wait, until you meet her in person.” Willie leans over and asks me if I want to call dibs. “I ask Willie since when do we call dibs?”

Willie asks me “do you like her?” I tell him that, “I think she is beautiful, but I’m not sure that I want a girlfriend.” I tell Willie “I haven’t thought about having a girlfriend in months, but there is something about Bria that pulls at me.”

We are talking when I see Courtney pull into the gravel lot. I smile when I see a very shy Bria get out of the car. Willie says, “damn you were not kidding.” Then he says, “tell me now if you want dibs because if you don’t, I’m going to.” I get this sudden urge to claim her. I don’t know why, because I’ve never had this happen. So, I look at Willie and just the look on my face tells him all he needs to know. Willie puts his hands up and says, “ok man she is all yours.”

(I wish she was mine.) There is a thought I never saw coming.

I watch as Bria stands in the middle of the crowd. We keep making eye contact while Courtney introduces her to everyone. Willie leans over and says, “if I’m not miss reading this. I think the girl may have eyes for you as well.”

I laugh and say I doubt it. She would never be interested in me. As I say that I look up and sure enough Bria is looking at me. I get lost looking in those blue eyes. Is Willie, right? Just the look in her eyes. Has me wondering Where she has been my whole life. Is this the pull my mom told me about. I’m brought out of my thoughts.

When I hear Shadow starts asking everyone who is coming to the party. I hear Courtney, candy and Bridgett all say they are coming. I’m waiting to hear if Bria is going. I can see she is battling a decision. Deciding I need to talk to her I walk over. When I get close, I see goosebumps rise all over her neck. I smile. Does she get these feelings to?