~ After School ~
Manny walked to the park after school, completely unsure of where exactly she was going and who she was meeting. She chose a bench and sat down, waiting for her "admirer" to show up. She sat for a few minutes in a daze until she felt a hand on her shoulder. The touch sent a chill up and down her spine. She turned around and gasped.
"J.T. a.are you.?" Manny asked, surprised.
J.T. smiled and nodded, "I've been in love with you for the longest time Manny."
Manny felt overjoyed and confused all at the same time, she could feel tears running down her cheeks.
"Manny.what's wrong?" J.T. asked looking a little disappointed.
"N.Nothing..I'm just happy and a little confused." She replied with a smile. "I'm in love with you too.but.I'm scared."
"Manny what's there to be scared about?" He asked.
"Losing one of my best friends." She said, almost in a whisper.
"What?" He asked.
"If I let myself love you the way I want to love you I might lose you as a best friend," Manny said, choking back tears, ".and I don't want that."
"Manny you're never going to lose me! As a matter of fact you'll probably never be able to get rid of me!" "J.T. Think about it, if we were to date, if and when we break up, will you honestly still want to be friends with me?"
"Manny, even if we break up, I will ALWAYS want to be friends with you." He replied, now with tears in his eyes, "..how could I not?"
She had never seen him cry before, well at least not since kindergarten when a kid hit him in the head with a toy dinosaur and he had to get stitches, but that didn't count. He had just shown her emotions that he had never shown anyone before. For awhile she gazed into his eyes and lost herself in thought.
Then, Manny did something she hadn't expected herself to do; she reached up and kissed him, long and full of passion. She felt her whole body melting into his arms as she ran her hot pink fingernails through his shaggy brown hair. When they finally pulled away, J.T. pulled her to his chest and she wrapped her arms around his neck, and they stood there, completely isolated from the rest of the world. And for one moment, time froze, and life was perfect.
After almost twenty minutes had passed, Manny realized she needed to get home. She didn't want to move from that spot, ever, but she didn't have a choice. She pulled her arms down, off of his neck and backed slightly out of his arms. "I should be getting home," she said quietly. He nodded and grabbed her hand and they began to walk.
Manny walked to the park after school, completely unsure of where exactly she was going and who she was meeting. She chose a bench and sat down, waiting for her "admirer" to show up. She sat for a few minutes in a daze until she felt a hand on her shoulder. The touch sent a chill up and down her spine. She turned around and gasped.
"J.T. a.are you.?" Manny asked, surprised.
J.T. smiled and nodded, "I've been in love with you for the longest time Manny."
Manny felt overjoyed and confused all at the same time, she could feel tears running down her cheeks.
"Manny.what's wrong?" J.T. asked looking a little disappointed.
"N.Nothing..I'm just happy and a little confused." She replied with a smile. "I'm in love with you too.but.I'm scared."
"Manny what's there to be scared about?" He asked.
"Losing one of my best friends." She said, almost in a whisper.
"What?" He asked.
"If I let myself love you the way I want to love you I might lose you as a best friend," Manny said, choking back tears, ".and I don't want that."
"Manny you're never going to lose me! As a matter of fact you'll probably never be able to get rid of me!" "J.T. Think about it, if we were to date, if and when we break up, will you honestly still want to be friends with me?"
"Manny, even if we break up, I will ALWAYS want to be friends with you." He replied, now with tears in his eyes, "..how could I not?"
She had never seen him cry before, well at least not since kindergarten when a kid hit him in the head with a toy dinosaur and he had to get stitches, but that didn't count. He had just shown her emotions that he had never shown anyone before. For awhile she gazed into his eyes and lost herself in thought.
Then, Manny did something she hadn't expected herself to do; she reached up and kissed him, long and full of passion. She felt her whole body melting into his arms as she ran her hot pink fingernails through his shaggy brown hair. When they finally pulled away, J.T. pulled her to his chest and she wrapped her arms around his neck, and they stood there, completely isolated from the rest of the world. And for one moment, time froze, and life was perfect.
After almost twenty minutes had passed, Manny realized she needed to get home. She didn't want to move from that spot, ever, but she didn't have a choice. She pulled her arms down, off of his neck and backed slightly out of his arms. "I should be getting home," she said quietly. He nodded and grabbed her hand and they began to walk.