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Chess
8:05am
SAM'S POV (Point of View)
Sam offered his hand to help Gaia up and she took it after a moment's hesitation. Sam couldn't help noticing how Gaia always looked so amazingly beautiful no matter what she wore. Her eyes reflected the blue of the sky and always shocked him with their beauty. The skin of her face was porcelain and free of imperfection. Her hair was a buttery blonde. She was gorgeous.
Sam snapped out of his thoughts suddenly and remembered that he had a girlfriend. Heather Gannis, the most popular girl at the village school, the envy of all his dorm roommates. She was HOT. But Sam never felt the way he did now with Heather as he stood in front of Gaia, heart pounding in his ears, eyes hardly blinking so he couldn't miss a second of her. Gaia was his obsession, he thought about her 24/7 but he didn't know how she felt about him. So he resolved to stick with Heather, even though Gaia was what he wanted.
"S-Sorry" he stuttered to Gaia, who replied quickly "It's ok, I'm fine" They spent an awkward moment staring at their shoes. He spotted the corner of Gaia's Krispy Kreme box sticking out of her messenger bag and said, "So you like Krispy Kreme?" He gestured to the box sticking out of her bag.
Gaia stared blankly for a moment then glanced in the direction of the box, "Yeah, the chocolate ones are really good…" More awkward silence. Then Gaia finally said, "I should probably get going, class starts in like 10 minutes" Sam nodded, "ok…well… bye then" "Bye" Gaia said and walked off, her long legs stretching under the fabric of her pants. " Wait! Gaia!" She turned around.
"Do you wanna play a game of chess after you finish school today? Maybe around 3?"
Sam waited with baited breath as Gaia contemplated her answer, finally she replied, "Sure!" She spun around and her long legs ate up the distance. Sam smiled a large smile and walked away, counting down the hours to 3 o'clock.