The Truth About Love

Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

It's the first day of working on the project and nervous doesn't begin to describe my state, if I could sum up my feelings I think it'd be nauseous, ecstatic and fucking nervous. I see her walking and my eyes instantly light up and fear instantly takes a seat on my brain. She's dressed so perfectly, a crop top, high waist floral print short pants and a high wedge. Her hair is in a perfect pony tail and her natural beauty strikes me and sends chills through my body. She walks up with a box in her hands, suddenly she slips and the contents of the box spills everywhere and I just stand there like a major jackass looking at her struggling to pick up the stuff, eventually common sense returns to me and I go over and help her. Through the 'rubble' our hands touch, her skin feels warm against my cold hands and her skin is so smooth, the warmth from her hand slowly disappears as our hands part but I still feel it's presence on my own. We head over to a table out in the court and sit down to talk about her ideas for out project but as usual I get lost in her hazel eyes and my imagination takes flight. I'm transported to a beach and see her next to me and the scene where our hands touch replays in my mind over and over. Suddenly I am taken back to reality and just see Kaiana looking at me, she opens mouth and say, "Are you okay? If you want we can do this another day." Hesitant for her not to leave, I quickly respond saying, "I'm fine, I just spaced out a bit... I'll try not to let it happen again." She looks at me and smiles and I actually find the courage to smile back at her, she giggles a sweet laugh like that of a baby. She looks at me and touches my shoulder, her touch echoes through my entire body.

She looks at me dead in the eyes and our eyes lock, my ocean eyes meet her golden sun creating the perfect sunset. I can't bare it anymore, 'I have to ask her out, she's so perfect ugghhhhh...'

I open my mouth snakingly and form the words, they are at the tip of my tongue yet they cannot gain life. She tenses her eyebrows looking confused, she can tell that I'm nervous around her and she puts her hand on mine, saying, "Don't be afraid, you can tell me anything." Ugh the compassion and the sincerity in her voice, I can't deal with this. I take out my phone and burry my eyes in the screen while she starts back talking about her idea for the project and every few mints she'd ask me if I understood her vision and I would just nod trying not to burst out the ballad of emotions I have for her. Her sentences are cut short by the chime of her message tone. I look at her while her eyes are glued to her screen and her fingers tap rapidly, she knows I'm watching her and gives a nervous smile. "Oh god she must think I'm some kind of stalker and is probably telling her friends how much of a freak I am" Suddenly, I see Angie and two other girls walking up to us, they are Kaiana's friends she probably called them to free her from the misery of being around me. Angie Becker was a real character, she was outgoing, chatty and funny and she would never let her emotions show, to everyone who met Angie their first impression was "Wow this girl can really talk." She walks up to the table where we are sitting, decked in her high fashion brand clothes and designer bags, she sits down and looks me dead in the eye. I tense up and feel a pull in my stomach. Her green pupils pierce into my soul, I can tell she is trying to read me and trying to understand me. Her scrutiny is interrupted when Kaiana taps her on the shoulder. Kaiana looks at me saying, "Hunter I'm so sorry I have really got to go, I forgot Angie and I have to go shopping for this stupid event her sister is throwing."

"No Problem" I mumble back. Angie however, has a different idea one that no one would see coming, she opens her purse and retrieves a small compact and a tube of some sort of lip product and pastes it on her dry cracking lips, she then looks at Kaiana with a huge yet wicked smile on her face, her lips open and her mouth spews out, "What if Hunter comes along with us, ya know since what's better than a guy's opinion and wouldn't it be cool to have a guy constantly remind us of how hot we are?"

These words cause the blood in my body to stop flowing and the oxygen to vanish, I am gasping for air and can't believe Angie, I look down at my hands to see my skin is flushed, pale and I just feel cold on the inside. How can something as simple as a girl cause a guy so much problems and worries? Kaiana's reply shocks me, "Sure that would be a great idea, well that is if Hunter wants to come with us and compliment you all day long?"

I look at her with a sense of amazement and the slightest sense of pride as I had expected her to say no almost instantaneously and I still cannot control my speech so I muster up some courage and give a simple nod. "GREAT!" Angie says in an excited voice, "This is going to be so much fun, let's get going!"

I follow Angie and Kaiana to what appears to be Kaiana's car, a black Mercedes Benz with a state of the art custome paint job. I always knew Kaiana's parents were rich but I didn't know that they were this successful. As I motion towards the back seat, I am stopped by Angie, she rushes to the door and holds it saying, "No no no!, sit in the front with Kaiana" I gulp and catch my breath, I open the car door and enter the passangers side, i buckle the seat belt and the car ride begins, throughout the entire drive, I kept thinking about how Kaiana allowed me to accompany them, asking myself questions like: 'Did she want me here??' 'Does this mean she likes me?!' all the while, the sound of Indie music plays in the background. I close my eyes yet again and picture us together in some distant place.

Do you remember the feeling of being acknowledged by the one you desire so much? This memory has earned a home in my mind and a lifetime in my heart.

Currently in the car

-Talk Soon Hunter

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