My name is Spencer Carlin and I am 17 years old. I just moved from Ohio to L.A. yesterday. It's the summer before my senior year and I am so happy to be here. I hated Ohio. It was amazing until sophomore year. People were so mean and they judged me for being gay. I didn't plan on telling anyone my secret but I decided to tell my "best friend" Sara and she told the whole school.
After everyone found out people started beating me up and I was left with not one friend. So when my mother told me we were moving to Los Angeles for her job this year I was ecstatic. Since it's just Mom and me, we have a very close relationship and she doesn't even care that I'm gay. She says she loves me just for who I am and all that I am.
It's my first full day in L.A. so I am going to go to the park and play soccer. It's my favorite thing to do. I got kicked off the team back in Ohio when everyone found out I was gay. So hopefully I can't get on the team this year at my new high school, King High. I just hope they are more accepting of me here than back home.
I just finished 3 hours of drills and I'm walking back to my car dribbling my soccer ball when I look up to see the most beautiful person I have ever laid eyes on. Seriously, perfect. She can't be taller than 5'5" with the most perfect body. I see her chocolate hair in loose, wavy curls and she's talking to a brunette who's slightly shorter.
I stand a few feet in front of her…I don't know how I ended up in front of her but I'm here, looking to the most brown gorgeous eyes I have ever seen. I am hypnotized and mesmerized by her beauty. She looks at me for a moment and says, "Um…excuse me? Can I help you?" Her voice is so raspy and sexy. I stare at for a minute and I realized that she's the one. She's the one who's going to make all the bullying and hardship seem worth it. She's the one who is going to steal my heart.
I know I can't leave her without at least knowing her name. I finally get the courage I have been searching for and I say, "Um…Hi. I'm Spencer and I just totally interrupted your conversation." She replied, "Well Spencer, I'm Ashley and its ok. I was just telling Kyla here about this gorgeous blonde I saw and when I looked up she was standing right in front of me." Then she winked at me. I can tell this is only the beginning.