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Through our embrace, we’d already said so much without ever opening our mouths. I stood in the doorway watching him climb into his car and back out of my driveway. In an instant….he was gone.
Once inside my room, I closed and locked the door behind me. I sprawled out across my bed and inhaled his cologne that sti ll lingered in the air. Lying there, I imagined that he was still with me. AJ was absolutely unbelievable, and I loved that he seemed to like me too. While basking in this thought, I reached over to turn my radio on and let the soft music become the soundtrack to my thoughts. He was all I could think about. I wanted to call him already, but I didn’t want to come across as overly anxious. So, I forced myself to refrain but continued to let my thoughts wander.
The rest of the evening seemed mundane compared to the hours I’d spent with him. Dinner was at 6:30. My parents and I discussed how the dance went. Daddy spoke of the sermon at church from that morning. I did what little homework I had, watched about an hour of TV with my parents and retreated to my room at about 10:30. I had trouble settling down for bed because I was starting to feel uneasy about school the next day. A thousand and one questions ran through my head. What would it be like now that AJ and I were in limbo somewhere between friendship and…..whatever was coming next? Is this a huge mistake? Could I stand to leave AJ alone and never know what could’ve been?
Chapter Three
I hurried to grab a good space when I pulled into the parking lot and shut the car off before doing a quick scan to see if AJ had arrived yet. Obsessing over anything is not my style, so I had to convince myself that that wasn’t what I was doing. It’s perfectly normal to think about someone up until the second you fall asleep and wake up with them on your mind too, right?
Across the lot, I spotted his Jag backed into a space against the fence surrounding the football field and he was still inside. Should I go talk to him? What if he’s uncomfortable talking to me at school as opposed to in private? Would he think I was trying to get too close too fast if I made such a bold move? If I asked myself all the questions running through my head, I would’ve been sitting there all day. Although things had gone well Sunday – very well actually – I wasn’t sure what was going through his mind now . It was possible that he didn’t think about me at all after leaving my house. He could’ve left me and gone to some other girl’s house to toy with her emotions too. Who knows? Because I wasn’t quite sure where we stood at this point, the thought of just invading his personal space like that made me uneasy.
Texting him seemed like the safest way to go, so I reached for the phone and went for it. “ Want some company?” I sat there waiting, half expecting him not to even respond. When he did, I jumped as my phone buzzed in my hand.
“Yours? Definitely. Where u @?” He asked.
I first said , ‘Sitting here watching you, ” which was true, but borderline creepy, so I quickly erased it and went with , “Chillin’ in my car.”
“Want me to come to u?” He asked. I thought about how it would look if Antonio happened to pull up. Too risky; especially after the Homecoming incident. He’d be looking for my car and I’d have a better chance of getting away with stealing some of AJ’s time if I went to him instead.
“Nope. On my way, ” I replied and then stepped out and fought the urge to bite my nails as I walked toward his car, knowing that he was watching me. On top of being overly self-conscious, I also had to make sure that no one spotted me; especially Antonio as I made my way across the lot. When I finally gathered the courage to look his way, I could see AJ smiling faintly as I closed the distance between us. At that moment, it felt like it’d be
Once inside my room, I closed and locked the door behind me. I sprawled out across my bed and inhaled his cologne that sti ll lingered in the air. Lying there, I imagined that he was still with me. AJ was absolutely unbelievable, and I loved that he seemed to like me too. While basking in this thought, I reached over to turn my radio on and let the soft music become the soundtrack to my thoughts. He was all I could think about. I wanted to call him already, but I didn’t want to come across as overly anxious. So, I forced myself to refrain but continued to let my thoughts wander.
The rest of the evening seemed mundane compared to the hours I’d spent with him. Dinner was at 6:30. My parents and I discussed how the dance went. Daddy spoke of the sermon at church from that morning. I did what little homework I had, watched about an hour of TV with my parents and retreated to my room at about 10:30. I had trouble settling down for bed because I was starting to feel uneasy about school the next day. A thousand and one questions ran through my head. What would it be like now that AJ and I were in limbo somewhere between friendship and…..whatever was coming next? Is this a huge mistake? Could I stand to leave AJ alone and never know what could’ve been?
Chapter Three
I hurried to grab a good space when I pulled into the parking lot and shut the car off before doing a quick scan to see if AJ had arrived yet. Obsessing over anything is not my style, so I had to convince myself that that wasn’t what I was doing. It’s perfectly normal to think about someone up until the second you fall asleep and wake up with them on your mind too, right?
Across the lot, I spotted his Jag backed into a space against the fence surrounding the football field and he was still inside. Should I go talk to him? What if he’s uncomfortable talking to me at school as opposed to in private? Would he think I was trying to get too close too fast if I made such a bold move? If I asked myself all the questions running through my head, I would’ve been sitting there all day. Although things had gone well Sunday – very well actually – I wasn’t sure what was going through his mind now . It was possible that he didn’t think about me at all after leaving my house. He could’ve left me and gone to some other girl’s house to toy with her emotions too. Who knows? Because I wasn’t quite sure where we stood at this point, the thought of just invading his personal space like that made me uneasy.
Texting him seemed like the safest way to go, so I reached for the phone and went for it. “ Want some company?” I sat there waiting, half expecting him not to even respond. When he did, I jumped as my phone buzzed in my hand.
“Yours? Definitely. Where u @?” He asked.
I first said , ‘Sitting here watching you, ” which was true, but borderline creepy, so I quickly erased it and went with , “Chillin’ in my car.”
“Want me to come to u?” He asked. I thought about how it would look if Antonio happened to pull up. Too risky; especially after the Homecoming incident. He’d be looking for my car and I’d have a better chance of getting away with stealing some of AJ’s time if I went to him instead.
“Nope. On my way, ” I replied and then stepped out and fought the urge to bite my nails as I walked toward his car, knowing that he was watching me. On top of being overly self-conscious, I also had to make sure that no one spotted me; especially Antonio as I made my way across the lot. When I finally gathered the courage to look his way, I could see AJ smiling faintly as I closed the distance between us. At that moment, it felt like it’d be
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