New Reason for Living
Chapter 8: The Night's Beginning
I could not believe what I just did that following night; I had asked Leanne out and believe it or not, she agreed. It was shocking to me in one way because of the fact that I had never experienced something like this before in my life, so it made me feel nervous.
But at the same time, it made me happy to know that I could be able to help make things better for Leanne. She hadn't had such a good history when she was little as I realized, so knowing that she had done a lot for me made it seem right that I should do something for her in return.
There was something that worried me, though. I hadn't done something like this before, so I didn't know what to do. But I was sure I'd be all right. After all, it didn't seem like it would be that hard to deal with.
Just then, I could hear Leanne call for me downstairs. "Aaron, are you okay? I'm ready to go!" she called. Hearing that, I knew that I needed to take my chances. Even though I was worried, I knew I had to make this night good for both of us.
"Okay. I'll be right there, Leanne!" I responded, and headed downstairs to see her. I smiled, knowing that she was secretly looking forward to this as much as I was. "Are you ready to go, Leanne?" I asked. Leanne brightly smiled at me.
"You know I am. Let's go." Leanne smiled. With this, the two of us headed out of her house into the nightlight for our first official night out together.