A Promise Circle

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The Note, and Love

As I wrote that letter to Ruthie, everything I feel about her comes into my head. She doesn't know how much she means to me, but each time I see her, my heart starts pounding, pounding harder, and harder. She has these beautiful eyes that sparkle, their so beautiful, and I always tend to look at them, they astound me. Her hair is beautiful, the brown color, to match her beautiful brown eyes. No one else matches her, not even her personality can you find anywhere. It's a unique thing, a thing I can never find in a store, it's like a movie; no one else has that personality besides that one person.

That one day, a rainy, rainy day, in September. As I, Martin Brewer a senior in the High School. Each time I think about it I start to feel sad. I may never see Ruthie Camden again- nor yet will I? I walk over to Ruthie's locker and put the note I had written the night before into the locker.

"Kevin, can you get Savannah this bottle for me?" I said while handing him the bottle. I started pacing back and forth across the rooming, doing one thing to the next. Cleaning, folding, and putting away who knows what?

"Yeah," Kevin replied by reaching out his hand and grabbing the bottle. Then walking out of the room into Savannah's to give her the bottle.

"Men, men, men!" I yelled aloud, not knowing I did. Why are men so brainless, they can't do anything with out a woman? I have to do everything around here, clean, cook, write my sermons, and all my church business. I can't take it anymore, I'm so over-whelmed already, it's not even funny.

I walked to my locker to grab my book, this note fell out, and I started to read it. All I can think about is who can it be from. "Mac or Martin?" I said to my self in my head, hmm. It has to be Mac, wait, no it isn't. Like he said, "This is Ruthie Camden, she's like my sister." I laughed when I think back to that day. "Martin?" Wait, no, he doesn't like me, does he? I put the note in my purse and went to History.

Annie Camden started pacing back and forth, back and forth, doing one extreme to the next. Making dinner, doing dishes, washing clothes making phone calls. "So much work, Happy, so much." She told her dog in a frustrated tone. Then, went back to work.

"Martin," I screamed across the hall. I wanted to catch up to my friend, we're best friends, and we do baseball together. I'm still not convinced that he doesn't like Ruthie Camden as he told me. I know he does, I can see it in his eyes.

"What's up?" Starting to smirk and grin, and I could do is smile. Ruthie this, Ruthie that, everything I do is about Ruthie. I can't help it, I love her, and I'm crazy about her. She drives me crazy when I'm not with her, talking to her and looking at her.

"What are you smiling about?" I said joking around and just laughing. I knew Martin has been acting strong, even stranger when Ruthie came around. He always goes and changes his subject. Oh, why didn't I think of this before? Martin likes Ruthie!

"Oh nothing, not much. Just thinking, what are you up to?" Getting the grin off my face, and trying not to sound like I am lying. Well I am, but trying my best to have Mac go along with it.

"Nothing, I was wondering if you want to go to the pool hall to pick up some chicks?" While walking down the hall to our next class, English. "Blah, I hate English," telling myself and still talking to Martin.

"Sure, but I'm not picking up chicks," and then we went to class.

I'm wondering, and wondering if Ruthie read my letter, I hope she thinks it's from me because I really like her. I love her ever, she had better not think it's from Mac, ugh, Mac, he always jumps to conclusions. Ruthie Camden, she'd changed a lot since the first time I've met her. She grew and maturated into a beautiful young woman. I thought I'd never fall for her, but my heart did. It fell hard, very, very hard.

Wait, this note is from Martin Brewer, I know it is. It just looks like his handwriting. He took his time and dedication to implicate how he feels about me. I know I didn't tell anyone, but I have feelings for him too, but I can't tell anyone. My mom, dad, everyone will think I'm nuts. Dad will go insane if we ever go out; like that time he went to spy on Robbie, Mary, Lucy and what's his name, oh yeah, Nick. Dad caught Lucy and Nick making out, he was going insane.

As the school day ended, I kept thinking about the letter, and wondering if I should tell Martin my true feeling towards him. People say to tell the person you like that you like them, it never hurts to try. Martin, Martin is different, he's a different person. He's odd, unique, one of a kind. Anyways, he's cute, I think. Look at his puppy brown eyes, there so cute. Just look at him in his baseball uniform, so sexy.

When I saw Ruthie, I smiled, I saw her look at me, and she smiled and followed me. We're going home; baseball is canceled for the day because of the rain. I saw the look on her face, a look like she was daydreaming, and a look that drives me crazy. She's crazy, and I'm crazy about her.

"Martin, do you want to go get some pizza or something?" She asked me, I smiled; I wouldn't let this opportunity down, even if there were a million fish in the sea. This girl is one of a kind.

"I would love to." I said and we drove to Pete's to get some pizza. I couldn't help but think. I thought I might have a chance with Ruthie Camden after all; I wasn't going to give up my hopes now.

As we sat down and ordered pizza, I smiled and kept on thinking about Ruthie, this day, and my life. Nothing could I ask could be better, ever since my mom died, I felt down. This is like a present she'd sent me from heaven. Ruthie, Ruthie is her gift to me, from her, a gift I will never forget. Just having a chance with her would be everything I could ask for. Just being able to give her a kiss, a kiss so precious. A long, long meaningful one, one not even a picture can tell how much it meant. Maybe something that last a lifetime. Ruthie Camden may be the one. However, if we get together, I'm not going anywhere far; I'm staying here, close to Ruthie. Somewhere, where I can see her a lot, somewhere close.

I'm wondering if this was a good thing I did, asking Martin to go out to pizza with me. Does this sound like a date? Wait, is it a date? Okay Ruthie, shut up, just shut up. This is a date, wait no it isn't. Ah, I'm confused. Okay, it sounds like a date, but it isn't, it's just two friends having a slice of pizza and a soda together.

"Ruthie, how's school?" I ask her, while I take a sip of soda from my glass.

" It's good so far, nothing special, same as last year. Besides, I'm not a freshman. Too bad you'll be leaving next year." I smiled and looked at her.

"Yeah too bad, but I'm not going that far, I'm staying close to here." A smile lit Ruthie's face, she was happy.

Each moment I spend with Ruthie, I wish it would last a lifetime. A moment I never want to end, but I know it will.

I always think about that one night, the night we spent together, alone, no one else, but you and I. Each time I see you, I always break down the courage I have had and I try to tell you sincerely. I always tend to come back to this moment I spent with you. This one beautiful moment, just you and I. All I ever wanted was to be with you. I always wondered if you would love me how I love you.

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