Love Is Hard

Ch.1 New Student

Hello, I'm Ethan. And this is my crazy story on how I met...my someone? I don't know, sounds kinda corny, anyway...

It was the 11:15 p.m. in Social Studies, the class was big and Ethan had to sit next to two random people on each side, but he didn't mind it.

(Just 10 more minutes of this boring class) Ethan thought to himself.

He just doodled in his notebook while the teacher went on and on about history, Ethan wasn't even paying attention.

"Psst" someone was trying to get Ethans attention

Ethan didn't hear him

"PSST' The person said louder

"Hm?" Ethan questioned

"Do you have any extra pencils?"

"OH, uh, yeah, one second"

Ethan reached down for his bag and searched the pockets for a pencil. A few seconds of searching he found a mechanical pencil and handed it to the person next to him.

"Thank you" the person said

"You're welcome" Ethan replied

Ethan sat their again...he didn't even know what to think of. He looked back at the person who wanted the pencil, they were a beautiful golden retriever with pretty brown eyes, and they had a little mole below their left eye. Ethan wasn't sure of why he was examining this person, but he did it anyway. But it got a little awkward...

"Uh, are you alright?" The retriever said

"M-me? Oh yeah I'm alright..."

They sat there...staring at each other

"OK, well what's your name?"

Ethan got a little nervous due to him making the mood already a little weird, but still replied.

"Ethan, how about you?"

"My name is Max! It's nice to uh, meet you Ethan" Max said with enthusiasm

"Yeah, you too Max"

Just about 5 minutes left of class.

"OH gosh, we are almost done with class!" Max started to grab his stuff and put it in his bag

"Yeah, well I guess we should start packing up now"

Everyone in the classroom was beginning to pick up now.

"Read pages 134 - 147 by next Wednesday!!!" The teacher yelled for the class to hear

"So Max"

"Hm?" Max questioned

"Do you usually sit with anyone at lunch?" Ethan was nervous to ask, but did so anyway

"Yeah, buuuuut"

"Yeah?" Ethan got nervous he couldn't have anyone to sit with

"We do have room for like...2 maybe 3 more people! So just walk with me"

"OK, thank you Max" Ethan sighed

"NO problem!"

Ethan wasn't sure why, but he felt reassurance when Max allowed him to sit at the table although Max barely knows Ethan.

Bell Ringing

"Alright! Let's go!" Max began to walk, letting Ethan know it was time to go

"Alright" Ethan followed behind Max

Walking down the Hallway, Ethan loved seeing the differences within the animals at he school, he loved how small, tall, thick, skinny, wide footed, small footed everyone was. He liked that people were different.
A faint smell of...gravy, maybe some veggie meat was making a trail, Ethan knew now he was near the lunch room. Ethan was so hungry he couldn't wait.