Chapter 1
(Zoey's POV)
It was a normal Friday at lunch when I was reaching for my milk when I saw his shaggy blonde hair and ice blue eyes. This boy looked at least two years younger than me, maybe first or second grade, I thought. We were both grabbing our milks at the same time when our hands just briefly touched and our eyes met. Right when our eyes met he looked away in a way that made me think he was guilty of something I didn't know he did. We took our milks and went our separate ways in the lunchroom. As I was going to sit with my friend Kayla I saw him out of the corner of my eye and noticed he was sitting with Kayla's younger brother, who I knew was in first grade. I sat down and started to eat my lunch when I asked Kayla, "Who is that kid sitting next to your brother?"
"Oh, him? That's Heath Luck. Why do you want to know?" Kayla said in a suspicious tone.
"I was just wondering because I saw him when I was getting my milk and I didn't recognize him." And I thought he one of the cutest boys in the world, I added silently in my head hoping she wasn't seeing through my best poker face.
"Are you sure that's the reason you want to know who he is? You seem guilty of something; you seriously think you can hide something from me? I mean we have been like sisters since the first grade." Kayla said.
Oh poopie she knows something, I thought hoping she really wouldn't use the whole 'sisters since first grade' bit on me. Now I have to tell her. This is going to end interesting. "Ok, I know he is two years younger than me and I know you are gonna freak when I tell you, but I think he is actually kinda cute." I told her confidently not caring about what she would think of my having a crush on a first grader.
"Zoey!!!! Seriously you like him? He is the most unattractive boy I have ever laid eyes on in my whole life; you can't be calling for him that is impossible!! You're talking about Heath Luck the kid sitting next to my brother right? Have you lost your mind!?" Kayla said blowing her top.
"Yeah. I think it was how our hands touched reaching for milk, and then our eyes met for a second. Also the way he looked away like he had done something he shouldn't have done in those five seconds." I told her trying to replay the scene perfectly in my mind, as I slumped onto the table in a day dream about how our life would end up in the years to come.
"Zo?? Snap out of it, he was probably just in shock that a girl actually looked at him for the first time. I mean seriously he is at my house all the time with my brother and I always here him saying how no girl ever pays attention to him, like he is invisible." She complained.
"Well, we all have our own opinions on people and that's yours and mine is the fact that he is adorable, I just wanna go and eat him up." I said jokingly just to get her angry (it is a very funny site to see when she is angry!)
"If you like him so much then why don't I go get him for you so you guys can start to get to know each other a little better. Does that sound okay to you?" she asked and I could hear the teasing in her voice.
"Sure that would be great! Why don't you go ahead and do that." I said sarcastically knowing she probably wasn't going to follow through with what she said, because she normally doesn't. To my surprise she got up, walked over to his table, whispered something in his ear, and walked back to the table with him at her tail. Oh no! What am I going to say to him! I can't just be like 'I think you are really cute, do you want to become friends?' I have to think of something else to say! I thought trying to think of what I should say to him first.
"Hi." He said a little shyly as he sat in the open seat next to me.
"Hi?" I said a little nervous not knowing what was going to happen next.
"I think this is the first time we have met. My name is
Heath Luck, what's yours?" Heath asked trying to sound casual, but not succeeding.
"Mines Zoey Montgomery." I said which lead to an awful long awkward silence. (Or at least it felt like an awful long time.)
"So………..um………do you like the milk I hear it is very good here?" He asked giving the effort to start a conversation with me, but wasn't really succeeding with that odd question.
"It's……um……well it's milky so I'd say that it is pretty good how about yours, because I noticed you have one of your own?" I asked awkwardly.
"I think it is the best milk I have ever had in my life." He said as he tried to hold in his laughter which he didn't succeed to do.
I laughed as well, but not at the silly remark he made but at how adorable his laugh is. Right then I looked over at Kayla who had a disgusted look on her face silently saying she couldn't believe me right now. I couldn't blame her, because I couldn't believe myself at the moment either.
