January 20, 2011
"Courtney, wake up!" my mother, Christine, shouted from downstairs.
"I'm up!" I shouted back. I hated mornings.
7:15 am
Crap! I thought. Five minutes till the bus comes!
I hopped out of my bed and, after using the bathroom, pulled on a pair of olive leggings and a purple tee shirt and my usual sandals.
"Bye," I said as I rushed out the door.
"Bye," my mom said.
"Cutting it close again, huh Court?" Said my older brother Tyson.
"Shut up," I replied as I waited for the bus.
The ten minute bus ride is full of crazy kids until I get to school. Once I got there I walked through the cafeteria to the gym where we all waited until we went to class.
I sat in my usual spot on the bleachers in front of the cheerleaders. I wasn't friends with them I just didn't have anywhere else to sit. Sometimes my friend Bridgette sat by me but she usually stayed by Heather Smith, the meanest girl in school.
I was just sitting there when Geoff Zinn, a friend from class, jumped down the stairs.
"Duncan Anderson wants to know if you'll go out with him," he said.
I went as stiff as a board. If I stay like this maybe he'll go away I thought.
"She won't say anything," he said as he went back up stairs.
I went through the whole morning shocked and replaying it through my head. I didn't know who he was. At lunch I sat with my other friend Gwen. I heard his name again when the lunch teacher called him up for whatever reason. It was like the world stopped. He was the cutest boy I had ever seen. I knew he was a bad boy but I didn't care.
After lunch I had art. I sat by the radio by Geoff, Justin, and Trent, all his friends. They were also my friends. I didn't know that bringing a certain thing up would scare me again.
"Am I good at ignoring people?" I asked Geoff.
"Yeah she is," he said.
"Yeah right," Justin said.
"Watch this," Geoff said as I continued on my art project.
"Will you go out with Duncan Anderson?" he asked again.
I just stared at the table.
"He likes you," Justin said.
"See she won't say anything!" Geoff exclaimed.
"We'll just tell him she said yes, "Justin told him.
"I don't want to get punched," he replied.
"Shut up," I told them.
"He likes you," Geoff repeated.
Saved by the bell. I walked out of the room.
Later I got on Facebook I asked Geoff why he did that.
I was trying to annoy him, he said. Then he got offline.
Even over a year later I still liked Duncan. I never talked to him. My friend kept saying that I was in love. I don't know. Maybe. Just maybe.
Hola!
What do you think? This actually happened to me…on the exact date…and in the exact way…my friend did think I was in love…everything in the story is true except the names…
When I first saw him I felt butterflies…I'm pretty sure the people that did this to me don't read this website and hopefully don't remember this if they do…
Anyway, my cat gave birth two weeks ago…6 new kittens: Taleah, Spike, Princess, Simba, Kiarra, and Leo. I still think I should have named Simba Mufasa instead. Lol. R/r