Mixed Emotions

When I first saw Alley Maire, I thought she was a total crazy. She always used to chase me around on the playground, and everyone would chant, "Josh and Alley sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!". That was in kindergarten, but things changed in third grade, this is what I wrote then: Hello, I'm 8 year old Josh Adams, and I have all the girlfriends in the world (an eight-year-old pimp, huh?). I have so many, just to keep Alley away, she is crazy, she wants to kiss me!

That was me, in third grade, and now I'm in 7th, I'm nearing the end, but I'm still a 7th grader. The first day Alley and I met, was before kindergarten had start.ed, my neighbor (best friend) was cousins with her, and her and here family moved in with him. Well, as a kindergartener, the first thing I would want to do is meet the new people on the street. Big mistake. It was a girl, a blonde headed, teal eyed girl, and kindergarten boys didn't exactly get along with girls, but she was ALL OVER ME! I got rid of her by locking her in a closet, eventually I let her out, and she ran home. She always tried to play with me when she saw me, but she was nuts!

Those eyes...I never stop thinking about them, they are dark green, with sparks of blue. I knew that from the first moment I met Josh Adams, my life would be complete. We met on a cool summer day, the sky bright blue. I was moving in with my cousin, just before kindergarten was gonna start. I was putting my cat indide when I saw this gorgeous little boy next door. He saw me, and I looked away, then he walked over to meet me. He stopped in front of me, and I looked up, he gave me his hand to pull me up. I took his hand, and it felt amazing, it was so soft and smooth! That's when I made my mistake. I panicked and got nervous and jittery, and shouted, "I love you", and he gave this look like he was so utterly discusted, that he wouldn't say another word. He then amidietly ran inside, me chasing behind him. I stopped, almost falling through the doorway and said to myself, "How rude of me to almost invite myself into a stranger's home", that's when hid mother walked up. I then knew where he got his beautiful eyes from, and she said, "Hello there sweetheart, are you our new neighbor? ", I responded with a nod, too nevous to speak, "Oh! Have you come to meet Josh, my little boy?", again I only redponded with a nod, "Well then, come on in"! I did just that, and I saw the little boy in his room down the hall, so I walked into his room and said, "Hello, I'm Alley Maire, I-", then he pushed me into his closet, and blocked the door! I was only a little girl, so the first thing I think to do, is cry. I was balling for half an hour before he let me out, and when he DID let me out, I ran strait home.

I woke up this morning to see my mother speaking to Alley Maire. The first thing I did was hide before she had a chance to see me. When Alley left, I said to my mother, "Really?!? You know I hate Alley, why did you open the door for her?", then she responded with, "Well, I don't see why I wouldn't, just because YOU are a little insecure, that doesn't mean we should all hate her". I walked away, not even bothering with an argument, I had to get ready for school. After my shower and dressing, I grabbed a donut to take with me to the bus. When I got to the bus stop, there Alley was, waiting for me, which was strange because she NEVER rode the bus.

"How are you doing?", I asked Josh, "At this moment...you're here" he said, which threw me off, but when I understood I turned away and scrunched my eyebrows together. Josh hates me, because I "like" him. "Look, you don't have to be so-", "Yes I do, I don't like you Alley, and I never will. You're weird and I'm normal, we don't cross". I fell to my knees, scraping them up, and I let drops of tears run down my face. When the bus came, Josh stepped on hardly turning back to look at me, then I loudly said "Normal is boring" just as the doors shut, then the bus drove away, leaving me behind, I walked back into my bedroom and cried myself to sleep.