The Dance

Hi, my name is Thalia, Thalia Heartful, I'm twelve years old and right now I need advice, I'm posting this journal on the Internet so that people can help me. I'm nearly fourteen things in my life have gone a little wonky, so let me start from the beginning, I think I should go from the middle of September, 2012, when it all started.

" Mary, Ben is still starring at me!" I whispered to Mary sitting next to me in social studies, we both quickly glanced at my ex, Ben, who had been staring at me for weeks, and I was starting to find it creepy.

" Thalia, it's obvious he still likes you, but he's really shy, you are gonna need to make the first move."

Mary was a short, skinny girl with long black hair that went down to the middle of her back.

" I'm not gonna make the first move, Mary you know that, I don't even like him any more!"

It was true, I didn't, he had treated me so bad when we were going out, and I didn't have the heart to break up with him, until after two month I had had enough. And now, he just stared at me in every class that we went to in grade eight, and there were a lot of classes.

" Girls!" Mrs Morris shouted to the back of the class at us, " do you have something that you want to share with the rest of us in the class?"

" no miss" we mumbled

" ok, then eyes on the board" she taped the board with her ruler, she turned around and began to write again.

" we'll talk at lunch" I whispered under my breath to Mary, and began to take notes.

So, do you see my first problem, ex keeps starring at me, talk about creepy, so now I'm going to fast forward to November, when I started liking someone else.

I walked into the class that I usually hang out in at lunch time with Mary, I saw Carter across the class, talking to Becca, I straitened up, I like Carter, he was a little taller then me and had the same length hair, (I have short hair) and he's funny and smart and just broke up with his girlfriend.

" hey Carter, hey Becca" I called

" hey Thalia" he called back and motioned for me to come sit on the same desk, right next to him.

A thrill rushed through me but I stayed calm. I walked over and sat next to him. I was trying not to blush as he put his arm around me near my ribs. 'Stay calm' I thought, but I liked him so much that having his arm around me nearly made me dizzy.

" So, what's going on?" He asked me taking his hand away after giving a playful squeeze that tickled, I lurched to my side smiling, I turned and swatted his arm lightly.

" we've got an English test after this," Mary said. I looked at her.

" that's today!?! Ugh! I thought it was next Tuesday and I didn't study!" I put my head between my knees yelling ugh, Carter, knowing me and all my weird physical quakes, ran his finger right down the middle of my spine, and that brought my body upright, weird I know. He looked me in the eye.

" I have no doubt that you'll ace it," I'm pretty sure I blushed, he glanced at Mary, " I can't assure anything with Mary"

" hey! You suck!" She screamed, throwing a rice crispy bar wrapper at him, he swerved away, but it was so light that it didn't reach him I laughed.

" you're super woman, Mary!" I joked.

" oh, shut up!" Mary tossed a few raisins my way, they hit me in the thigh.

Carter laughed, he turned his head towards the door, he stopped laughing and turned his head away, he pressed his finger against the top of his temple, he squeezed his eyes shut. I looked at him with concern.

" what's wrong?" I asked, he motioned towards the door with his head,

" it's Maudie, why is she here." He groaned.

Me, Mary and Becca all turned our heads to see, who other then Carter's ex, walking through the door with her new boyfriend, Drake, holding hands as they paraded around the classroom. Rage filled me, it hadn't been a week since her and Carter broke up and she was already rubbing it in his face that she had a new boyfriend. That pig, Carter deserved better.

" well, well, well, hanging out with losers again, I see." Maudie said as she walked up to us, I lunged forward, I would have tackled her if Carter hadn't grabbed my hand and pulled me back, god I hated her, she thinks she's so much better then us.

" we'll hello to you to you.." Carter cut me off when he purred in my ear,

" it's ok, calm down, I'm right here with you, don't freak out." I melted on the spot and shut up.

" I'm a what, say it!" Maudie yelled at me, before I could shout out what she really was, Carter came in to the conversation,

" what do you want, Maudie?" He said, he was hot when he was angry.

" I just want you to know that they are already selling tickets for the dance in February." She said innocently, then giving me a dirty look, god I hate her!

" already, it seems early, doesn't it?" Carter said, looking at her while tilting his head to one side.

" I know, but I don't have control over it, if I did I would ban your little group of misfits here" she snorted.

I got up from the desk I was sitting on.

" why I outta.." Carter stopped me,

" leave, Maudie, or I'll release her!" He said, it was a serious threat, considering I was so pissed off at her.

" let's go before she gives me rabies." Maudie told Drake, they turned and walked away.

I started to struggle again, and to stop me from going any further, Carter literally had to grab me with both hands around the stomach and pull me in to him, so my back was pressed against his chest. I struggled against him and Mary had to help contain me. When Drake and Maudie left the classroom I stopped pushing. Mary let go but Carter still held me around the stomach, I leaned my head against the side of his.

" geez, your strong!" Carter panted in my ear.

" I'm a hockey goalie, what do you expect?" I told him.

And yes, I am a hockey playing girl, I'm an all-star goal tender for boys and girls teams, so I'm pretty strong.

" she's an ass, why did you ever go out with her?" I asked Carter, he sighed

" I don't know, but that's in the past now" he whispered to me.

Now that I was calm I was starting to get goose bumps because of the fact that he was holding me. I sighed, and closed my eyes, Carter is a very romantic guy, he knows how to make you melt, and my mind drifted to the dance I far away February, and the possibility that we could be dancing together. I never wanted this moment to end, but then the bell rang. We pulled apart, was Carter blushing?

" so I'll see you tomorrow, or something?" He asked, not meeting my eyes, was he nervous?

" ya, I, a, guess so, bye" I said as I turned and left with Mary.

Walking down the stairs Mary was singing ' Thali's got a crush, Thali's got a crush'

" shut up, Mary, stop that!" I slapped her arm. She giggled, and we walked to English.