TxM Tribute: Blue Vines Junior High Chapter 2
Todd's next class was P.E. As he walked into the smelly boy's locker room, Mark shouted, "We're not changing today! Not changing!" Todd breathed a sigh of relief at this, because he (in all honesty) was a tad shy about changing in front of other boys. Todd left his stuff on a bench in the locker room, since he didn't know what the code for his locker was.
All the students met in the gym. There were plenty of kids Todd didn't know there. The only people he knew were Mark, Maurecia, and Jenny. And himself. There was a mean-looking girl with long, straight, dyed green hair (with ocean blue at the tips) sitting next to him. She glanced at Todd, then smiled. Todd smiled back, suprised at her kindness, despite her mean appearance. The teacher, a slightly heavy-looking, blonde-haired, pretty woman, said, "Okay, class! I'm Mrs. Brittin, your P.E. teacher. Please allow me to explain the rules. Then we'll have free time." At this, many kids cheered, including Maurecia.
Explaining the rules didn't take long at all. Before Todd knew it, he was shooting hoops with Mark. "Alright, man, I'm exhausted," Mark exclaimed. "I'm going to take a break." Todd nodded and decided to go under the bleachers while waiting for his friend. (He wanted to escape from Maurecia.) So off he went!
There wasn't much under the bleachers. Just an old orange peel, a gum wrapper, and a dusty jump rope. Todd was allergic to dust and hated jump rope, anyways, so he stayed away from it. He walked around, bored out of his skull. He couldn't leave until Mark was energetic enough to shoot some more hoops, though. And knowing Mark, he took a looooooooong time recovering. And there was NO WAY he'd risk going back out. Not with Maurecia hanging out, like a lion waiting to pounce. Suddenly, Todd felt a sudden pain in his side.
"HIYA, TODD!" screamed Maurecia as she rammed into Todd's side. He gasped and nearly lost his balance. He turned towards her, ready to give her the boot, when he noticed the she was beginning to loose her balance. Todd instinctively caught her by the shoulders. Maurecia just stood there, a twinkle in her eye, for a second. Then she began to sort of tilt her head and lean in close. "0h, gosh, no! Not my first kiss!" thought Todd. But he knew there was no way out of it so, he slowly began to do the same as her: close his eyes and lean in close. It all seemed to be going in slow motion. They were about to kiss, their faces only inches apart...
...when suddenly Mrs. Brittin walked over, hands on her hips, and said, "Alright, you two love-birds, that's enough! Get out here!" Both Todd and Maurecia were red-faced and embarrassed as they walked out, a huge smile on the teacher's face. Everyone had seemed to be in pause mode, just staring at the two red-faced children. Then, Jenny went, 'Oooooooh! Todd and Maurecia, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes..." The rest of the class joined in at this point. Even the teacher was singing and clapping along. The two of them were just so embarrassed!
"I almost kissed a girl today," thought Todd. "Why am I so angry though? I used to think kisses were yucky and gross! But now, I'm disappointed to find out that I didn't kiss a girl, yet had the chance!?" Todd pondered over his thoughts while shooting some more hoops with Mark, who was asking him all sorts of questions. He even argued with himself.
As Todd walked back into the locker room to get his binder and other things, with all the other boys, he found himself only having one thought: "But do I like her?"
P.S. If this story keeps getting good reviews, I'll keep adding on more chapters. Peace! =3
