Chapter 3:
The next day at school, we didn't even talk to one another. I wasn't even sure if I wanted to talk to him. During class he caught my eye, but I quickly looked away. Later at lunch, I saw him in a big group of girls. They were hanging on his every word. He looked over at me and smiled, I smiled back. One of the other girls in my year, Savera Edenthaw, gave me a dirty look "what do you think you're smiling at Cresta?" .I could feel my face turning red. She came over to me and whispered in my ear "Listen here Cresta, he's mine! I can make your life a living hell. So before you get any idea's, let me tell you, he's not interested in you!". Tears began to well up in my eyes. I ran in to the school toilets and stayed in there until lunch was over.
Later that night, I decided to take a walk along the shore to take my mind off things. The waves splashed playfully around my ankles and the wind whipped my hair around my face. There he was, sitting in the exact same place as last night. I was just about to turn around and go home when he called out to me "Hey Annie". Drat! I turned around slowly and walked towards him. He stood up to greet me and before I could stop myself, I broke into a run. Just before I reached him, I tripped on a piece of drift wood. He caught me just before I hit the ground. "You ok?" he asked. I tried to answer him but I couldn't. That's when I broke down. Tears streamed down my face and I collapsed on the ground. He sat me on his lap and stroked my head. He whispered comforting words in to my ear until I calmed down. Then we sat, me sitting on his lap with my head resting on his shoulder, watching the sun go down.