"So Reese what was the deal with you and that Natalie girl?" Malcolm asked as he threw his bookbag on the floor. Reese was lying on his bed throwing a ball in the air and catching it.
"I don't know. One minute I am about to give 2 freshmen the beating they deserve and the next minute she stops me and punches me in front of everyone."
Malcolm rolled his eyes, "I am not talking about that! Everyone knows what happened there, I am talking about after that when you asked me for her name." Reese turned to look at him.
"Well, she seemed totally ticked that I would even consider hitting a girl when it comes to my rep. She said she had been watching me since she's been here. She was about to tell me why she was coming towards me when she stopped me. She didn't even know what I was doing until she got close."
Malcolm shook his head, "Reese you have a bad record with girls you know that. So why are you even going to bother?"
Reese thought for a minute, "You know I think it might be because she is so mysterious. I know absolutley nothing about her except her name. I mean she has an attitude but is totally smart. When I saw her at lunch she was reading a book. I have NEVER liked a smart girl."
Malcolm smirked, "Maybe it's because they all thought you were too stupid for them... hmm smart? Maybe I will take a chance."
Reese seemed to get really ticked at Malcolm's comment and threw the ball he was tossing really hard towards Malcolm.
"OW! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" Malcolm exclaimed rubbing his arm. Then Malcolm's eyes widened, "Wait.. don't tell me! You like her! You have a thing for a smart girl!" Malcolm started laughing.
"I don't find that very funny! What's so funny about me liking a smart girl?!"
After Malcolm's laughter ceased he explained, "Reese, come on. You don't even know what she meant when she called you illiterate! How could you like her!"
Reese got even more pissed at Malcolm, "Because I do! She is different from most of the girls I know in our school!" Reese got up and walked out of the room.
Malcolm watched him leave. "That guy has some problems."
The next day at lunch Reese was looking for Natalie. A girl named Sara came up to him. "Here Reese. Natalie left this for me to give to you. I promise I didn't read it but you should. See ya." Reese nodded and took the note. He opened it and quickly read it. He ran over to the bleachers on the football field. He looked up to see Natalie. He quickly walked up the bleachers and sat next to her.
"I got your note from Sara." He said slightly out of breath. Natalie looked at him, "Well at least she came through for me." She smiled and then looked down. "Look Reese, the reason why I wanted you to meet me here was because, well I didn't finish telling you why I was going towards you in the first place. Um, well I was approaching you because I wanted to introduce myself. I really like you Reese. Why is odd because I mean, no offense, but you don't seem that smart and um you dont have any beneficence."
Reese looked at her, "Um... you are right I'm not a genius and not very good with vocab so um what does beneficence mean?"
Natalie laughed a little, "It means a love for human kind."
"Oh..." Reese felt his face get red from embarrassment. There was a bit of an awkward silence.
"Well I guess I better get going." Natalie started to stand when Reese grabbed her arm. "Reese...what are you...?" Reese kissed her before she got to finish. Naturally she kissed back. "Wow... that was um unexpected.."
"Yea, I thought it was the right moment.." Natalie then seemed to remember something. "Oh god oh god! I can't believe what I just did!"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Reese was confused to why Natalie was so alarmed. "I.. I... shit! I shouldn't have done that!" Natalie ran down the bleachers then looked up. "I...I'm sorry Reese!" Then she ran off toward the school. Reese stood there totally confused.
"I don't know. One minute I am about to give 2 freshmen the beating they deserve and the next minute she stops me and punches me in front of everyone."
Malcolm rolled his eyes, "I am not talking about that! Everyone knows what happened there, I am talking about after that when you asked me for her name." Reese turned to look at him.
"Well, she seemed totally ticked that I would even consider hitting a girl when it comes to my rep. She said she had been watching me since she's been here. She was about to tell me why she was coming towards me when she stopped me. She didn't even know what I was doing until she got close."
Malcolm shook his head, "Reese you have a bad record with girls you know that. So why are you even going to bother?"
Reese thought for a minute, "You know I think it might be because she is so mysterious. I know absolutley nothing about her except her name. I mean she has an attitude but is totally smart. When I saw her at lunch she was reading a book. I have NEVER liked a smart girl."
Malcolm smirked, "Maybe it's because they all thought you were too stupid for them... hmm smart? Maybe I will take a chance."
Reese seemed to get really ticked at Malcolm's comment and threw the ball he was tossing really hard towards Malcolm.
"OW! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" Malcolm exclaimed rubbing his arm. Then Malcolm's eyes widened, "Wait.. don't tell me! You like her! You have a thing for a smart girl!" Malcolm started laughing.
"I don't find that very funny! What's so funny about me liking a smart girl?!"
After Malcolm's laughter ceased he explained, "Reese, come on. You don't even know what she meant when she called you illiterate! How could you like her!"
Reese got even more pissed at Malcolm, "Because I do! She is different from most of the girls I know in our school!" Reese got up and walked out of the room.
Malcolm watched him leave. "That guy has some problems."
The next day at lunch Reese was looking for Natalie. A girl named Sara came up to him. "Here Reese. Natalie left this for me to give to you. I promise I didn't read it but you should. See ya." Reese nodded and took the note. He opened it and quickly read it. He ran over to the bleachers on the football field. He looked up to see Natalie. He quickly walked up the bleachers and sat next to her.
"I got your note from Sara." He said slightly out of breath. Natalie looked at him, "Well at least she came through for me." She smiled and then looked down. "Look Reese, the reason why I wanted you to meet me here was because, well I didn't finish telling you why I was going towards you in the first place. Um, well I was approaching you because I wanted to introduce myself. I really like you Reese. Why is odd because I mean, no offense, but you don't seem that smart and um you dont have any beneficence."
Reese looked at her, "Um... you are right I'm not a genius and not very good with vocab so um what does beneficence mean?"
Natalie laughed a little, "It means a love for human kind."
"Oh..." Reese felt his face get red from embarrassment. There was a bit of an awkward silence.
"Well I guess I better get going." Natalie started to stand when Reese grabbed her arm. "Reese...what are you...?" Reese kissed her before she got to finish. Naturally she kissed back. "Wow... that was um unexpected.."
"Yea, I thought it was the right moment.." Natalie then seemed to remember something. "Oh god oh god! I can't believe what I just did!"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Reese was confused to why Natalie was so alarmed. "I.. I... shit! I shouldn't have done that!" Natalie ran down the bleachers then looked up. "I...I'm sorry Reese!" Then she ran off toward the school. Reese stood there totally confused.