Teen Romance Fantasy

Act 46 (Ch)

"Pourquoi are you smiling like this? It's actually kind of creepy." Anthony gave my shoulder a nudge. He forced himself to hold back his own smile, since he was quite aware of what was going on with me. I was dating Sarah Archer. It sounded surreal no matter how often I repeated those words inside my mind but it was the truth.

Just after we started dating, I already told Eric and the guys about it, while we played a round of Seeker. The first round of the Junior tournament had come to an end and surprisingly we all managed to win enough points. Now for the second round we were missing one player, since Tyson betrayed us. We didn't really talk about it a lot because Anthony would turn into a maniac.

It was a good idea that I told them about the fact that I was dating Sarah because on that night Eric introduced Leon to us. Believe me, Anthony wasn't happy at all. Leon was a guy that had been in our middle school class. His brown hair was always messy and his grey eyes made him look as though he was hiding some mischievous plan behind his back. Yes, I actually saw his face. No idea why to be honest. After all I hated this guy.

Despite his round physique, Leon actually passed his physical education tests every time, unlike me, which had been one of the reasons why I couldn't stand him. The other one had been the fact that he almost always passed with a B. I couldn't even count the amount of times people made fun of me because 'even' Leon managed to pass his tests. I guess no matter what your body looks like, people just love mocking others.

"Look Chris! Even the fat pig could do it! If you pass, I'll even give you a kiss as a reward!"

"Christian? Are you alright!" Eric asked worriedly. I must have turned quite pale in that moment because even Kadir had put down his phone and stared at me attentively.

I didn't mean to remember it. The memory just suddenly came back to me. I could have sworn that I had already forgotten all about it. Why then? Why did I suddenly remember it again?

"Christian probably had been thinking of the freak- eh... Je mean Sarah." Anthony corrected himself with a bright grin on his face.

"Come on Anthony. Cut Christian some slack. You know what it's like to have a girlfriend." Eric reminded Anthony but instead of being understanding, he began pouting like a kid. Typical Anthony behaviour.

"Bien sûr mais when I think of Aisha, I always remember how she gets mad at me. That's why I never smile."

"I believe she feels the same way about you. When was the last time you guys went on a date?" Kadir suddenly interrupted Anthony's emotional moment. Anthony's first reaction was to get mad at Kadir but once Kadir shot him that look, Anthony decided to stay quiet.

"Nevermind that. So Christian, how far did the two of you go? Have you already exchanged your first bisou or perhaps you went even further?"

I didn't need to understand what Anthony meant because once Eric prodded Anthony harshly with his elbow, I realised that I shouldn't even bother. Anthony went KO and Eric stood there like a proud hero. Kadir on the other hand couldn't help but laugh at Anthony.

"Don't be an idiot Anthony! They only started dating yesterday. Give them some time. I'm sure all of this is still new for Sarah as well."

Honestly, I didn't know what to think of this whole dating thing. When Anthony and Aisha first started dating, the two of them were always together. Sure, Anthony put us and especially Tyson over Aisha and yet we all felt as though he was slowly drifting away from us. Tyson and Alexy on the other hand were different. Once he met Alexy at the beginning of the school year, Tyson couldn't look away from her. It was as if she had cast a spell on him because suddenly Tyson began acting weird. He was in a trance. Whatever Alexy asked of him, he did it without even questioning what he was doing. That was why he and Anthony drifted apart. It hurt to see them like this.

As for my own experience. I didn't really have any. I had never been in love with anyone before. I only managed to confess to Sarah because of a comic I read and in the end I even regretted it. I could have said anything but I chose that cheesy line. The only good thing I learned from the comic was the fact that school couples would walk home together so that was what I decided to do. However, I should have thought my idea through before actually taking action. In the end it was already too late for me to turn back.

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"You waited for me?" Sarah asked me with a surprised expression, when she saw me standing at the front gate after our classes came to an end. As always she wore her brown hair in a messy ponytail. Her golden earrings sparkled underneath the sun, as well as the golden pendant from her black choker necklace. Before I hadn't noticed but her gorgeous tanned skin beautifully brought out her accessories. That was why my eyes always shifted towards them.

"You do know we have to walk in different directions?" She added a little disappointed. Only then I realised my mistake. Of course something had to go wrong. Why didn't I think of this? I had no idea where Sarah lived and before I had never seen her on my way to school. Of course she had to live somewhere far away from me. I was such an idiot!

I began apologising nervously but Sarah simply smiled. Suddenly I noticed how she began holding my hand. Her hand was cold and decorated with cuts and blisters, the exact opposite of my own and yet her hand felt so much more gentle than mine. I loved her hand.

"I like that your hands are warmer than mine. They are basically inviting me to hold them. Next time, let's go somewhere together after school!" Her eyes were shining so bright. I fell in love with her all over again. Little did she know that in that exact moment I hated the fact that I had to let go of her.

"My mother said that if you ever want to come over for dinner again, she'll always welcome you, even if it's not for studying. If you don't mind, would you come to visit again? My sister, May, has been asking about you as well."

"Really? If so, then I'll gladly come to visit again!"

She said those things so recklessly sometimes that I forgot what kind of a person she really was. In the end it didn't actually matter a whole lot. As long as we were both happy, I didn't care. For the moment I was fine with our childish and pure love story. I didn't know better anyways.