Suddenly it all came back. The kisses, the hugs, the I-Love-You's, most of all our promises. I remember the very last promise we made to each other. It was when we saw each other again we'd start where we ended. We didn't say a thing to each other. He took me in his arms and held me close. I was so overwhelmed. He still smelled good and he was so warm. I could hear his heart-beat; it was a steady rhythm making a melody in my ear.
"I love you." Jake whispered in my ear.
The teacher walked in so he let me go and took his seat. I just stood there still in shock. My heart was pounding, my ears were ringing, and my knees felt weak.
"Everybody, take your seats." the teacher said.
I still just stood there but eventually Bailey-Ann grabbed me and showed me to my seat.
"I am Mr. Toronto and I will be your homeroom teacher for this semester." the teacher announced.
Mr. Toronto gave us all our information for school. Our locker number and combination, our schedule, and anything else we needed to know. Just as we knew Bailey-Ann and I had all classes together. Out of pure luck we had lunch with the Juniors. I quickly made the decision to surprise him with the good news. The bell rang for 1st hour and everyone stayed seated. This was our elective: Creative Writing. There were about six tables and four people can sit at each table. Jake came and sat by me and Bailey-Ann sat across from me. There were only 23 people in our class so we had an empty seat at our desk. Jake put his arm around my shoulders and just as I was getting comfortable the bell rang.
Later at Lunch:
"Charlie-Ann, wait up." Bailey-Ann called after me.
We were heading for lunch.
"I'm going to go get some lunch." she told me as she turned the other way.
I went on towards the courtyard. I scanned over the crowd for a table; just as I was about to go sit down someone grabbed my arm and dragged me off. Finally my captor was revealed: Jake. He pushed me against a wall, pinned my arms down, and kissed me passionately. He must've remembered that that's just the way I like it. He grabbed my waist to pull me closer and started kissing me deeper. In between kisses we just talked. I told him about my two years away from home and he told me what's happened to him. We also told how much we missed each other. It was all over too soon when the bell for 6th hour to start rang.