"What the hell?" Ben said to himself. "Why on earth do I always run away when someone asks me to talk about my feelings? What is wrong with me? Why am I so … uncontrolled these days?"
Ben was about to enter his school, when he heard his cell phone ringing. On one hand he was scared, but at the same time he was hoping it was Suzy. With trembling hands he took his cell phone and looked at the screen: "Private number". After a 5 second hesitation Ben decided to pick up the phone with an emotional voice.
"Hello?"
"Hi Ben, this is mister Lambert speaking. I thought we had an appointment, my son?"
Ben was shocked. He didn't expect to get a phone call from his principal. He always had been a good pupil… And now, since the death of his father, it seemed that he couldn't do something right anymore…
"I'm sorry mister. Ehm. The bus I was taking had a little accident. I needed to fill in some insurance papers and talk to the police about what I had seen… "
"Well, in that case… I believe you Ben; just make sure you do your best to get here as fast as possible. See you soon."
"Thank you. Bye, mister Lambert" he said.
Ben went upstairs and knocked on the principal's door. He felt really bad because he had come up with a lie. Something he intended not to do, only in worst case scenarios. "Wow Ben, you're fast" the principal said whilst he was nipping from his hot coffee. "I did my best sir…"
The room was filled with old pictures of Lambert his family and friends. In the right corner of the room there was a baseball cap with the initials 'S.L'. "Have you ever been in a baseball team sir? " Ben asked while pointing his finger at the cap. "Yes my son, I was very good at it … till I've broken my arm. After the operation doctors saw there was something wrong. They had placed a little bone the wrong way. And now, I can barely move my arm…."
"I'm so sad for you sir, I'm sorry I asked it."
"It's okay, don't bother about it. I'm used to it."
After a long cozy chat Ben shook the principal's hand and left the room with a released feeling. He was glad the conversation was over. Whilst he took the stairway down he met a couple of friends, who were waiting in line for the same conversation. After he'd had a little chat with them, he left the building. While he was waiting for the bus to come he kept thinking of Suzy…
"Ben…Ben" a girl whispered.
"Ben, turn around and close your eyes" he heard. He'd noticed the sound came from behind him, but he hadn't a clue about who it was.
"Close your eyes before you turn around." she said. Once Ben had turned around with his eyes closed, he felt cold lips searching for his mouth. A rather unknown feeling, as he hadn't been kissed a lot before. After one kiss on his lips, the voice said: "Open your eyes know."
Suzy stood there with her eyes twinkling. It seemed she was in love. Ben, who couldn't believe it, just stood there emotionless. He thought he was dreaming, but when he hit himself in the face he knew it was reality. Without even one word he kissed her back…