Eternity's Promise

Chapter 2

"Who’s the klutz?” Tyson asks

Oh great, now I know for sure that he’s never noticed me before. All these times I’ve thought of him and he’s never even noticed me. I guess it only went one way, gosh, I feel pathetic.

“That is Delilah, my best friend, we are working on a project. Are you hanging out with Aaron tonight?” Rose says. I am completely shocked, how can they talk so casually, like they know each other and have spoken many times before. How can she not be nervous around him or not drool right there. How can she not melt away by having his eyes make eye contact with hers. I would give anything to be in her position and not feel awkward when I am around him. Wait, he noticed me! That is a start; he could have just completely ignored my accident. There is hope! Maybe I am not completely pathetic.

“Yeah, we’re going to go play video games. You coming Aaron?”

Aaron hasn’t finished helping me clean up but I tell him to go and have fun. Then, I smile at Tyson and he just looks at me and turns around. Aaron and him go away and I sigh, wishing I could have had an encounter that meant something. Something that would give me hope that maybe one day he’ll like me.

Rose says “Delilah… is their something you want to tell me?”

“Yeah… the truth is I have a major crush on him. He’s so amazing,” I gush, completely and stupidly lovestruck

“Why? She asks, genuinely curious it appears

“Because I like him.” I cant think of a better reason, I just do. I mean when you like someone you just do, right?

“What does everyone see in him? I’ve known him for a while, he comes over every now and then. And honestly, he’s not as cracked up to be as everyone says he is. I think you are in love with the idea of him. You don’t even know him and you’re in love with what you know of him. What you know of him you didn’t find out yourself,” Rose spat out.

“I know it’s stupid, and I know it will never happen but I just can’t stop thinking about him,” I reply, a little hurt. What would she know? Maybe she is just trying to get me to stop liking him, so she can have a better chance. Then I scoff at my own stupidity, she’d never do that. He is making me think that my own best friend would betray me. I hate liking someone so much!

She rolls her eyes. “Let’s just finish the project,” she says. After finishing the project we get ready for swim practice. When we were ready to leave Aaron comes out of nowhere.

“Hey, you guys want a ride with us? Saving gas, protecting the environment one carpool at a time!” Aaron says faking enthusiasm. Aaron and Tyson are both on the swim team.

“Y-yeah sure,” I say.

“Make sure to not drop your bag” Tyson jokes. Oh my gosh, he just spoke to me! We officially have an inside joke! Wow, I am so thankful no one can hear my thoughts.

“I’ll try not to,” I say, it was the best I could come up with. Wishing I could come up with something witty enough for him to fall in love with me just by my choice of words.

The conversation in the car was light and casual. The overall ambiance was not awkward and there were some jokes that Tyson said that I made a point to laugh at. I think we might be in friendly terms and now I can at least say we’ve spoken in the same conversation.

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I plop down onto my bed which feels like a cloud at the moment, after an arduous swimming workout. All I want to do is scarf down a pizza and call it a night. That won’t work because I have to wash my hair and take a shower and do many other things and when I’m done with my long list of to do’s, I won’t even be tired. So, once I am done with all that I decide to go on Facebook and check out Tyson’s account. I type in Tyson Steele in the search bar and after debating with myself for a while, decide to send him a friend request. Now, I know I wont sleep until I get accepted. He has very bad privacy settings and I am luckily able to scroll through his pictures. That is pretty foolish of him; I have the highest protection for privacy on my account, I don’t want psychos like me to look through my pictures. I am slowly gathering a lot of information on him. See? I can learn stuff on my own about him and still like him. What was Rose implying that I don’t know anything about him? He’s on the swim team, he doesn’t care about privacy, he’s a jokster and above all else, handsome.

I’m tired of just waiting around for fate to put him in my hands; I am going to take my love life into my own hands and get who I want. He is who I want. First step, was to add him as a friend on facebook, then I’ll start talking to him in school and try to get his attention, then once we’ve become friendly enough, I’ll just ask him out. No big deal. Who am I kidding? I know it is going to be difficult to get the hottest guy in school to see me, let alone talk to me and then actually date me. I should at least try, though. What if I regret it when I’m older and alone, regrets can consume anyone and I don’t want to be haunted by what could have been. I fall asleep on my bed thinking of all different scenarios of us talking.