The meeting
I feel so small. Everyone is rushing and whirling around me in the halls, and I'm just invisible. It's not really a shocker though, I mean I am used to it by now; which is actually really sad if you think about it… A bell rings and the hallway disperses of the loud teenagers. I'm assuming its some period right now, but my schedule is too confusing.
Out of no where a ball of red hair comes flying towards me. The mass almost knocks me over but I'm able to catch my balance just in time.
"I'm so sorry!" says the mystery boy who ran into me. "Oh… no it's okay! I'm sorry" of course I end up stuttering the sentence but he smiles and it's sort of reassuring. "Well you shouldn't be sorry, it was my fault. Hey, uhm don't take this the wrong way or anything… but are you new? Because I haven't seen you around and please say you're new so I don't look like a jerk who hasn't noticed you till now." How did he do that all in one breath?
"haha… oh… you've been in like six of my classes since middle school… so… hah" His face dropped and he turned a ghostly pale.
"oh my god I am SO sorry! I can't believe i-" "I'm just joking don't worry! But yeah I'm the new girl." "That was mean." His stance stiffened after he said that. It sort of scared me a little. "I'm sorry, I was just joking I promise!" oh no, my first shot at making a new friend and I've already blown it. "Whatever." Yep, definitely blew it.
"No please don't be mad I'm sorry that was mean of me i-" I can see his face slowly form into a smile even though he is trying his best to hide it. "Gotcha!" I let out the breath I was apparently holding in for like two minutes. "Alright, I'm impressed I have to admit." Ew why did I just say that? "Well Impressed it's nice to meet you! I'm Wallace Rudolph West, but I usually go by Wally… unless I'm in trouble."
I can't help but the laugh a little. This kid is so cute! I can't stop looking at him… Oh my god I'm being creepy though, I need to stop.
"Oh I'm sorry, Impressed is my middle name, my first name is Grace." That was smooth. That felt good. "Well Gracie it's nice to meet you! Officially, that is." "You too Wallace." We smile at each other for an uncomfortably long time but then he snapped back into reality. "Uh right, I have to get to class now, but uh yeah." "alright sorry to keep you from your learning." "hah… yeah." Oh my god I'm such a dork "sorry to keep you from your learning." Kill me now.
"Oh hey, what class do you have now?" I was sort of startled when he started talking to me again. I thought this fairytale moment was over, but guess not! I hand him my schedule because I have no clue how to read that thing. "Oh awesome! We have Chem together! Like, right now!" Ohhh Chem…that makes sense… I thought the CHE part was… anyways whatever.
"Can I walk you to class miss Gracie?" "Hmmm It looks like you may have some competition with my MANY suitors." I gesture around to the empty hallway. I swear I heard a cricket. "Well, I do enjoy competitions."
Gah he is so cute and smooth. I smile and we start walking together. Down the empty hall and into a class where I'm the new girl again… but with him for that moment, I felt like I wasn't the new girl at all.