Both of them stood up at the same time, and gazed into each others eyes. They stood, speechless for a while. Before Sam had enough courage to say something. "Sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going."
"Don't worry about it. Sorry I blew up like that." Gaia said softly.
"Don't worry about it."
Gaia knew that tears would start streaming down her face again. And she couldn't let Sam see her so weak. She had to leave. "Um.. . I gotta go." Gaia said.
As her shoulder brushed his, Sam knew he couldn't let Gaia walked out. Not again. Without even realizing, Sam grabbed Gaia's arm as she walked past. He could tell that Gaia was surprised. As her innocent looking eyes bolted up at Sam, he wanted to cry. He hadn't cried since he was 8 years old, and he had lost his dog. 'Fight it Sam, don't let her see you weak.' He commanded himself. "Gaia, wait."
Gaia said nothing. She just stopped, and looked down at the ground. She couldn't face him. It was too hard. All she could do was feel the hand that was still holding on to her arm. She had waited so long to be touched by Sam, in any way. This had acually made her a little happy. The tears were gone from the back of her eyes. She knew it was safe to look up.
Sam spent a while watching the top of Gaia's head, waiting for her to look up. Since a couple of months ago, Sam had gained so much confidence. He had become so much more fearless than he had been before. He was no longer the shy, boring, scared little Sam that he had been before. For awhile he had been so proud of himself, but today, it seemed like all the courage that Sam once had had washed itself away. It was always like this with Gaia. She had the ability of making him go crazy. Sam finally realized that he was still holding Gaia, and let go. He quickly pulled his arm by his side, and hoped that Gaia wouldn't walk out. "Can we talk?"
Gaia had a dream like this once. She had run into Sam, and they talked. Sam apoligized for everything that had happened, and they lived happily ever after. Pretty boring dream at the time, but now Gaia wanted nothing more than to have that dream come true. "OK." Those were the only words that managed to leave Gaia's dry mouth. But those two words did so much. It dropped some of the tension that had build up between her and Sam. It had also gotten rid of the wall that had formed in the back of her throat. Gaia was finally near Sam. She had dreamt of this moment for so long, that now, she didn't care what she did, because this was like just another one of the dreams that would end at the good parts. 'This had to be a dream, right?' She thought to herself. There was only one way to find out. In all of her dreams she'd kiss Sam and end up with her head buried in her pillow. There was nothing to lose.
Sam stood there staring at Gaia, when he felt her hands grab the sides of his head. So many thoughts ran through his mind at that instant. He felt himself being pulled towards Gaia with so much force, that he had no time to think anymore. Their lips connected. It was like Heaven. It was as if the two of them were trapped in time and not even gravity had the guts to pulled them down. Sam put his arms around Gaia's waist and pull her closer. The two of them stood with their lips together and Sam wished that he'd never have to let go. Everything changed when he realized that Gaia had pulled away. He opened his eyes. He started into Gaia's eyes. 'What happened?!'
Gaia pulled back with shock. It wasn't a dream. It was real, she had kissed Sam. She looked at him, on the verge of tears. 'What did I do?' she thought. She had to go. Gaia turned around and walked out of the doors. It had been like this at Sam's dormroom 3 months ago. She had walked out of his room, and he had not followed her. Gaia walked faster and faster too afraid to turn back. 'What have I done?'
Sam stood there and watched Gaia walk out of his life again. This time, it was going to be different. He ran out of the doors and chased Gaia. "GUY-UH!!!!" He screamed. "WAIT.. PLEASE!!!" Sam had no idea what made him so eager to stop Gaia. He just needed to catch her. He couldn't lose her again. Never again.
"Don't worry about it. Sorry I blew up like that." Gaia said softly.
"Don't worry about it."
Gaia knew that tears would start streaming down her face again. And she couldn't let Sam see her so weak. She had to leave. "Um.. . I gotta go." Gaia said.
As her shoulder brushed his, Sam knew he couldn't let Gaia walked out. Not again. Without even realizing, Sam grabbed Gaia's arm as she walked past. He could tell that Gaia was surprised. As her innocent looking eyes bolted up at Sam, he wanted to cry. He hadn't cried since he was 8 years old, and he had lost his dog. 'Fight it Sam, don't let her see you weak.' He commanded himself. "Gaia, wait."
Gaia said nothing. She just stopped, and looked down at the ground. She couldn't face him. It was too hard. All she could do was feel the hand that was still holding on to her arm. She had waited so long to be touched by Sam, in any way. This had acually made her a little happy. The tears were gone from the back of her eyes. She knew it was safe to look up.
Sam spent a while watching the top of Gaia's head, waiting for her to look up. Since a couple of months ago, Sam had gained so much confidence. He had become so much more fearless than he had been before. He was no longer the shy, boring, scared little Sam that he had been before. For awhile he had been so proud of himself, but today, it seemed like all the courage that Sam once had had washed itself away. It was always like this with Gaia. She had the ability of making him go crazy. Sam finally realized that he was still holding Gaia, and let go. He quickly pulled his arm by his side, and hoped that Gaia wouldn't walk out. "Can we talk?"
Gaia had a dream like this once. She had run into Sam, and they talked. Sam apoligized for everything that had happened, and they lived happily ever after. Pretty boring dream at the time, but now Gaia wanted nothing more than to have that dream come true. "OK." Those were the only words that managed to leave Gaia's dry mouth. But those two words did so much. It dropped some of the tension that had build up between her and Sam. It had also gotten rid of the wall that had formed in the back of her throat. Gaia was finally near Sam. She had dreamt of this moment for so long, that now, she didn't care what she did, because this was like just another one of the dreams that would end at the good parts. 'This had to be a dream, right?' She thought to herself. There was only one way to find out. In all of her dreams she'd kiss Sam and end up with her head buried in her pillow. There was nothing to lose.
Sam stood there staring at Gaia, when he felt her hands grab the sides of his head. So many thoughts ran through his mind at that instant. He felt himself being pulled towards Gaia with so much force, that he had no time to think anymore. Their lips connected. It was like Heaven. It was as if the two of them were trapped in time and not even gravity had the guts to pulled them down. Sam put his arms around Gaia's waist and pull her closer. The two of them stood with their lips together and Sam wished that he'd never have to let go. Everything changed when he realized that Gaia had pulled away. He opened his eyes. He started into Gaia's eyes. 'What happened?!'
Gaia pulled back with shock. It wasn't a dream. It was real, she had kissed Sam. She looked at him, on the verge of tears. 'What did I do?' she thought. She had to go. Gaia turned around and walked out of the doors. It had been like this at Sam's dormroom 3 months ago. She had walked out of his room, and he had not followed her. Gaia walked faster and faster too afraid to turn back. 'What have I done?'
Sam stood there and watched Gaia walk out of his life again. This time, it was going to be different. He ran out of the doors and chased Gaia. "GUY-UH!!!!" He screamed. "WAIT.. PLEASE!!!" Sam had no idea what made him so eager to stop Gaia. He just needed to catch her. He couldn't lose her again. Never again.