Locked in my Heart

Thrown off key

The next day, I came to school early so I got to sit with the gang. "hey." I respond greeting them. They all do a friendly wave and I go to sit down. I take a quick glance at Tadashi and see he's in a daze. "Soo whats up?" Gogo asks siting very "chill like" as she would say. "I'm hanging in there." Wasabi sits his backpack perfectly on the table adjusting it while talking.

"So is anyone going to the dance on Friday?" I take another glance at Tadashi. I ignore Wasabi's question and focus on Tadashi. " Hey Tadashi you okay?" I ask. He stares with no feeling. I touch him slightly on his left shoulder, I must have startled him because he jumped back to reality. "Sorry". I turn away. " Sorry Honey, lost in thought. " He then gets up and walks to class. I turn to look back at Gogo, Fred, and Wasabi. " He's been like that all day, probably somethings wrong." Fred replies. The bell rings and we all dart to class.

I was worried about Tadashi. He was never quiet. He's the person who would always have a smile on his face and cheering other people up. I was almost late for class so I kind of running. I really wasn't paying attention, which I wish I was. Before I know it I bump into Merissa. "Oh look who it is..." She says with a smirk on her face. "Well hi Ms. Eiffel Tower..." She and her friends start to circle around me. I don't say anything, just stare her in the eye. "You should watch where your going."She knocks my books out of my hands. The bell rings and she heads off to class laughing as her little ducklings follow along. I was already late for class, so I just decided not to go. I go out to the school courtyard and sit on the steps. A few minutes later Tadashi comes out. It takes him a while to sit down. He was probably staring at first. "Sorry, I was so quiet, alot on my mind." He starts the conversation with. "Its fine, I understand." I don't look at him. "Are you going to the school dance?" He asks. I look at him with a look not so friendly smirk. " No....you need a parnter...". Tadashi then smiles. "Yes, I know thats why I wanted to ask you. " A surprising look come upon my face. He ask me to the dance? "If I came to pick you up at like 6:45...would you come? He looks at me, waiting for my answer. "Yes.....sure". I blush and smile. He gets up and walks out the door. I contain my excitement that I was going to the dance with Tadashi. I liked him. And my heart knew that. I guess I wasn't so bad... well to Tadashi I wasn't.