From Me to You
Letter Three
Dear you,
You sat next to me in class again. I looked at you and you looked at me and your eyes… God, your eyes. I can't quite describe how I felt, but I felt and it was because of you. I smiled at you, you smiled at me, and even when you looked away I kept smiling. Don't ask me why. I don't necessarily have an answer. I guess it was just you.
When class ended, we stood and talked out together. Walking behind you, I noticed a lot of little things about you. Including the way your hair curls at the tips. That your skin is covered in faint freckles. There's a beauty mark where your neck meets you jaw. And another on where your neck meets your shoulder. You've got faded scars peeking out from … well, sort of everywhere. You can hardly see them, but it's nice to know I'm not the only one with scars everywhere.
Oh, um, sorry if that was weird. I've always been so attentive to details. When I was younger, I learned that the smallest details about someone could tell you a lot about them. So, I guess I've gotten into a habit of examining everyone so I get an understanding of who they are and how to act around them.
Anyway, we stood together by one of the benches. We sat and I wanted to say something so badly – so badly – but the words caught in my throat. I looked at you again, praying that you would say something (I was so stupid for saying good-bye yesterday! I'm so sorry about that!). Thank the sky that you did.
"So, uh, what are you doing right now?"
I smiled (smiling around you is so easy, it's kind of annoying), "Nothing."
That was a lie. I had promised my roommate, Piper, that I would get lunch with her. But there was no way in the world I was going to turn you down for her. For heaven's sake, I lived with her. I only saw you for a few hours a day. Before I could forget, I texted Piper saying I couldn't make it, then silenced my phone. She would be calling like crazy. I wouldn't be answering.
"Let's go."
You smiled at me and I felt my heart flutter. We went to go get lunch. At the cafeteria, you got two burgers and a soda. I watched from the other side of the table as you inhaled both burgers. Occasionally, I took my eyes off of you to eat my sandwich, but you're so insanely (and weirdly) cute when you eat that I only got in a few bites. On your last bite, you noticed me looking, and you blushed (as red as your ketchup) when I laughed.
After that, I got out a pen and a piece of paper. It had been so long since I've played tic-tac-toe, though I don't know why. I slid the paper towards you and you smirked.
"Challenge accepted, Annabeth." We played five games. I beat you in all of them. You furrowed your brows and held your head like it was going to burst. I was drowning in my tears from laughing so hard. People were staring at us, but I didn't care. I was so loopy with happiness. I could tell that you were, too. In the end, you threw down your pen, claiming that I was cheating. I asked how you went about cheating in tic-tac-toe. You said you didn't know, but I was managing it somehow.
Everything was perfect until I checked my phone. Ten missed called from Piper. Fifteen messages. And twenty minutes until my next class.
I stood up (scaring you). I need to get to my dorm quickly, and to my class even quicker. I left all my books in my room. You stood with me, fidgeting, and trying to smile.
I swallowed, "I need to get to class."
You nodded and before I could second guess myself (or first guess myself), I stepped over the chair in between us and kissed you on the cheek. You were so red. It was so cute. My heart was going crazy. I'm positive that I was redder than you.
I managed a good-bye, grabbed our tic-tac-toe paper and my bag, and ran out. I don't even remember getting to my dorm or even to my class. All I remember are the thousand of butterflies flooding my stomach and my heart doing flip after flip after flip.
Sincerely,
Me
AN: Hello again. So, My Soulmate's Name will be updated in the next two or three days!
XOXO
Beth
