I thought back to when I had my first kiss with a kid that was there only for a year. No it wasn’t my ‘first kiss’ but it was with him. He was from London. Why he picked me and not Kaylee or any other girl in this school had me lost for a while. When he first came to the school everyone went after him like they do with every new kid. All I did was stand back and watched him be pulled apart be everyone. We had all but one class together. One day he came and sat down with me at launch. Kaylee was at the other table that day. She watched me as he sat. He started making small talk then after that he hung out with me. In his words I was sweet, kind, loving, not a brat, and cared for other before myself. I helped him in school work. Soon after that he asked me out and I said yes. Now that I think about it I never thought what Brandon thought. It was already two years that went by without us talking. I thought I meant nothing to him anymore. Boy was I wrong about that. I remembered one day when I was walking down the hall holding hands with him I notice Bandon looking at me. He looked at me like he was upset but it wasn’t for long. At the time Michelle was a new girl to. She went out for sports and everyone loved her. How her and Brandon hooked up I don’t and never wanted to know how. I pulled my thoughts back to now.
“I know that now Brandon but then I didn’t think you would have ever wanted to talk to me again, you did it for two year before I started dating him.” We were holding hands under the table.
“Okay class today you are going to go to the internet and search your person. I have talked to the English teacher and they have agreed to make this a grade for their students. I wish you luck. So good luck.” Everyone started to stand up.
Brandon pulled his laptop out. We sat there not know that to do. No one was in the room but the teacher now.
“I trust that you two can be good right?” And with that he walked out the door.
We were still holding hands under the table. “Ari. I mean it. You know when I say I love you. I never want to lose you. I have once and it was the worst feeling ever. I know that you don’t want me to break it off with Michelle but if I was to be with you the way that I want to be I have to. I want people to know that it you I love not her. She is nothing. There is no love for her. She hates me because I won’t sleep with her but the only reason she stay with me is because if she doesn’t then she has no spot on the school food chain.” He leaned in a kissed me. It was a small short kiss. It was long and loving.
“So what about that?” I jump to see Kaylee standing in the door way. She walked in. “Chill out okay but be happy it was me that saw you to kissing and no one else like oh I don’t know Michelle.”
“What are we talking about?” Cody walked in. “Who not was seeing what?”
“Cody, yo man you showed up after all.” Brandon stood up.
“Yeah we broke down last night and had to spend the night in a hotel. I looked at Kaylee with a smirk on my face.
“Not in the same bed dork.” She smiled.
“But you wanted to didn’t you.” I wanted to laugh at her face right now.
“Well don’t worry you’re going to be in trouble.” Oh no here we go.
“Ari? Can we talk out in to hall?” I stood up and walked out with her.
“When the hell were you going to tell me about this? Huh?” Kaylee was mad but happy at the same time.
“I wanted to make sure that it was real. I didn’t want to tell you and then it turns around and not be. I didn’t know when I was going to tell you but I was I promise you that much. But the good thing is I have him back again. “ Then added. “ You CAN’T tell Cody. Promise?”
“That is good but what about Michelle? Is he going to break up with her?” she asked as she looked about to hall. “And yes I promise I won’t tell Cody.”
“He wants to but I can’t let him do it.”
“Why not?”
“Because of the fact that everyone would hate him if he did.”
She didn’t say anything after that because she knew I was right.
“I got to get back to looking things up. And you need to get your butt to class.” I walked back to Brandon.
“So she not going to tell Cody right?” It was the first thing he asked when Cody and Kaylee left.
“No she isn’t going to tell him that’s up to you. He is your friend you have the right to tell him or not.”
“Okay”
“So what you to talk about?” I asked.
“Nothing really asking if I was going to the party tonight.”
“I shocked that you guys can party every night if you wanted to and it does nothing to you.”
“I don’t drink but one drink that’s it.” He smiled. Good boy, still the same thought about beer.