That Girl Jayla

I Think I Love You...

The Next day, She gets dressed and eats, her average routine getting on the bus people bullying her as soon as she walks in, she sees no where to sit except with the new boy she remembered from yesterday he looks at her and smiles moving his bag for her to sit down she considers sitting on the edge of a seat already filled with 2 little boys looked about like they were in 2nd grade. But does not and sits with the mystery boy. He looks at her and says i'm Zachary but usually called by my nickname Zach, what's your name? She glances at him and quickly looks back at the floor in a soft quiet shy voice, My name is Jayla. Thats a pretty name he says in his cute deep raspy voice. She quickly says Thanks. She felt a feeling of comfort yet uncomfortable. She didn't understand it except that she just knew he would change to a different crew, and bully she had always expected. Arriving at the school he gets off the bus before her turning around reaching for her hand he smiles, she grabs it coming off the last step he laughs and says careful Jayla.... what's your full name? He asks her. Why? she responds to him. Just trying to start a conversation..... he says curiously. Jayla Rose Trenton she says shyly. He smiles big and says "Well that's a beautiful name Jayla Rose, mine is Zachary Adam Quintson" she said thats cool. As they arrive to their first period class that they have together, a girl named Brittany that sits near the back called out "Zach right? Hey Zach come sit back here." he looks back there and looks at her and says "Nah im good thanks for the offer i want to sit by Jayl Rose." as she gives him a surprised look expecting him to go.

   He pulls out her chair for her, she sits down and scoots up to the table getting out her journal he sits down. The bell rings and the teacher walks in "Get your journals out it's time for some more notes take the information from the board you believe you'll need." they didn't talk the rest of the period. But she noticed the way he awkwardly would randomly short periods at a time stare at her with a look of such curiosity. The bell rings he catches her in the hallway "Jayla Rose i have a very important question" Yes? she said to him, "Whats your favorite color?" he says to her smiling "hows that important?" "Wrong answer!" he exclaims you never know i may have my reasons Jayla Rose "My names is Jayla. Don't say my middle name Zachary." Yes 45 minutes ago it was when i found out your full name its beautiful dont be ashamed. I'm not she replies just curious why you want to know my favorite color he looks at her and laughs "im waiting on an answer" Jayla turns, ugh i'm going to be late for math!" Then tell me. It's honestly that simple hun. Ugh uuuuummmmm well Blue i think she finally answered. M'kay he exclaimed running to class I'll keep that in mind Kayla Rose. Pauses then she goes to say that her name is not Kayla he interrupts her. See you liked Jayla Rose better huh? She laughed and hurried to class where she kept finding her mind being lost in his perfect smile and funny sweet personality the way he looked at her confused her "why would he look at ME like that? Anyone! Anyone! He could be with anyone else he wanted but yet he chooses to hang with.... Me?.... Why me" She finally gathered those thoughts and ignored them. 

     The next day she woke up and felt a little feeling she never felt before in her chest and stomach.... Butterflies??? She thought to herself she waited on the bus nervously. She heard it coming from down the street fixing her hair, the loud squeaking of the breaks she walks toward it steps on the bus up the stairs to the aisle to find Zach standing in the middle of it with a blue flower. She smiled and finally getting to him he hands the beautiful flower to her "a beautiful flower for a beautiful girl." She takes it and looks at him and says thank you Zachary and waves his hand as in a signal to sit on the inside, she sits in it. She was so confused but happy so she tries to act natural wondering to herself why her?... She never understood it. So they talked for the entire bus ride explaining their personal secrets, life, interest, hobbies. The happiest Jayla had ever felt they got off the bus and walked to class together Brittany staring them down from a distance and waits for them to get to her to grab his arm. But she doesn't she didn't know why she just didn't. Then at a sudden. She doesn't deserve to be happy I do! she mumbled and runs over there and grabs his arm and says why her and pulls him around, he gives her a weird look and she repeats herself only louder this time. While Jayla mumbles "I've been wondering the same thing..." and she runs off. Zach goes to run after her but Brittany pulls him back and smiles saying "You don't want her she's had enough charity for a while she's fine." He jerked from her and gives her a look "it's not charity it's me actually caring! Get over yourself Brittany. And while you're at it leave her alone, you've hurt her enough don't you think?!" he turns and runs after Jayla went into the classroom to find her with her head down on the desk as the teacher hollers "FIND A PARTNER" he runs over there lifting her head and grabs her hand "You're okay now... Im here for you" "why?" she says to him crying "Because i care about you." he replies to her, You're my partner okay? Jayla shakes her head as in agreeing. They write down their notes for their project. For 2 months their project is on and off as they get to know each other better, one day Zach notices Brittany staring at them and he just ignores it and a crumbled paper flies to the front of the room hitting Jayla and she ignores it, but Zach doesn't he reads the paper it said "Enjoy the attention it won't be for long hun." he crumbles it and walks to the back of the room to her laughing and he takes her hand and sets it in her palm. And closes it. He smiles and says Your a stuck up self conceited  brat who has serious secret insecurity problems so you bully innocent people to boost your self esteem its time to stop now. If not i can help you do that ... but i promise you don't want that she just laughs as he walks away filled with anger but does not let it show expressing it through care and respect. He walks to Jayla looks in her tear full eyes and tells her it's okay they stay there writing for their project the rest of the time of the class and Brittany didn't say a word the rest of the time. 

                                 While her parents are out of town for work. Her siblings stay in their own rooms not a question is asked about bringing Zach home. In this quiet, they work on their project. Joking around and finding them self's. Always being distracted by each other. Sharing their deepest most personal secrets upon each other as she loses herself in his eyes she sees him looking around her room at paintings reminding her of her art homework after all she was working to become an art major for college. She tells him about her plans and project.  She gets her supplies out and tries to think of a new painting as Zach studies her he randomly says you're absolutely beautiful Jayla Rose. She smiles and laughs thank you she replies happily. They find themselves staring at each other like nothing else mattered not an awkward stare but one that would make you feel like everything's perfect and beautiful in the world. Actual reality never crosses their mind. Im going to paint you, she said to him with no shown emotion.

 Don't show any emotion just stay the way you were ... stay still. She's inspired by the look in his eyes it was an expression of care you could tell his every thought by his eyes. When she's done painting him she shows him and he smiles amazed by how perfect it truly was. He lays it down and grabs her hands, looking into her eyes "You're amazingly talented. How many other things dont I know about you? "  How do you do it? He asked when she didn't reply to his first question. Do what Jayla asked. Deal with everything you told me about and end up remaining so calm. Doing things like this. She looks under her pillow seeing the corner of her white Journal, she reaches to it with fear "This is my journal I write in it what happens everyday. Then the way I wish it would have happened." Zach grabs it smiling that's adorable Jayla Rose. Skimming through it you're good at everything you do aren't you? She smiles and looks up at him he grabs her shoulders and leans in and kisses her and stops and looks in her eyes and she looks in his and he leans back in and kisses her again putting her journal down as he's gently laying her down on the bed she begins to feel a mindless feeling. All of her worries left her. They were the only two in the world . It was an explainable feeling he raises up and reaches his hand out for hers. She reaches her hand out and grabs his he pulls her up and put his hand on the side of her face, Jayla Rose we've only known each other 3 months. I think I love you... You dont love me replied Jayla you never will... no one will, no one cares about me. I can feel it but I don't know why? She yelled at him. I'm not calling you a liar. I'm just confused...  It's the truth. I'm nothing to the world. No one should ever be proud of what and whom I am. So please just don't do this to me. He looked into her eyes and said I know how I feel. You don't believe me because I have not given you reason to. ... I also have not given you reason to not believe in me Jayla Rose. Jayla looks to the floor with an empty look.  "I can believe you but I just dont know why you would is my problem Zachary."