A trip was planned by the school. We were going on a Saturday morning for a camp at the Great Hills Valley and stay there for a night and come back on Sunday eve.
We boarded our bus. Unfortunately for few students the seat were less. Amongst them one was Edward. Oh he stood there with a sad face. I was seated next to a teachers seat which was empty cause Miss Ruby was busy counting the students.
I called out to him and said "Edward, sit down." With a smile on my face and soft giggle. In my mind I was telling him to sit on the floor of the bus. That's what I meant jokingly. But he just stared at me. For a minute I thought why is he giving a question mark look. I spoke again "sit".
He came and sat just next to me.
He was sitting with me!!! on my seat!!! we were sharing a seat!!!
I was shocked for a moment. My heart started pumping fast. Why is he sitting next to me effecting me in such a way that I also didn't knew I could feel.
It took only a minute for Miss Ruby to notice him and told him to get up as it was her seat.
The reason Miss Ruby told him to get up was because a girl and a boy sitting together just didn't felt right for her. So as soon as she noticed him, she shifted him to go to the front of the bus, same as few other boys who were standing there.
Even those few minutes he sat next to me felt like an hour. As thou the time stopped.
He shyly stood, smiled at me and went to the front.
Oh I felt happy and sad at the same time and for the same reason. Him not siting next to me.
The trip started. We reached safely. Camp night was fun. Some of the students sang, one boy played the guitar. With all of this going around, my mind was fixed on him.
The whole time I was thinking of him. Looking at him. Sometimes we shared few smiles but I had zero courage to go and talk to him. My heart and mind weren't supporting me, they went out of control just by looking at his smile.
I did enjoyed the trip. But the only things I remember were about him.
As he laying on his back on the ground. His eyes closed. As the light breeze was flowing and moving his hair a little. And when he opened his eyes to look at the sky filled with stars, he smiled.
How could he effect me in such a way?
