Jade
Flashback
"Mitch likes Jade!" Jerome shouted throughout the whole lunchroom in first grade.
Blushing I stood up and shook my head. Even if he did like me, I didn't like him.
That was four years ago. I think I'm starting to change my mind. This is bad.
Or maybe, it isn't so bad at all.
What I mean is, it's not entirely bad to like a person. Sure, some of it is bad, like stuttering when you talk to them or blushing uncontrollably.
The real question, the one I want answers to, does he still like me? He liked me four years ago. Will that change before we graduate to middle school?
"Jade, you're thinking again." My best friend, Sky, interrupted my thoughts. "This is a very bad sign." The last time I thought really hard was about another boy I liked.
"So, who is it this time?" Sky sighed.
"Mitch."
"MITCH!" she half-screamed. "But that was FOUR years ago!"
"A girl can change her mind," I replied calmly. "I did."
"But- Mitch!"
"There are no buts."
We went on like this for a while, but eventually Sky gave up and told me to call her when the bell rung for the end of school.
Well, that was an interesting day.
Mitch
I wake up the next morning, still unsure of what to think of my flashback last night. I can still remember every detail.
"Mitch likes Jade!" Jerome screamed. I sank down on our bench, feeling my face burn bright red with embarrassment.
"Jerome!" I hissed, suddenly fierce. "You… you are just so-"
"Awesome?"
"Perverted."
"Oh."
She's moved on, though. I don't think I completely have. When you like someone a lot, don't you get this strange sensation when you talk to that person? I do.
Lately, Stacy keeps talking to me, yakking on and on about things like her makeup and hair. Seriously? I'm a dude. Really? She just gets in the way of when I try to talk to Jade. As I try to again and again, questions blur my mind. Has Jade even forgiven me? Do I deserve to be forgiven?
I already know the answer. No.