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I casually stand up and walk around the platform, looking at all the plants around it. He stands up and follows me around. I turn around to say something but suddenly, I am lost in his big, brown eyes. They are gazing down at me, looking from one of my eyes to the other. All of a sudden, he starts to lean closer to my face. Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! My first kiss... And, it's going to be from someone I've known for only a couple of days... Not even that! I start hyperventilating as his face slowly nears mine. My first kiss... Here it comes...
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Just as Drew's lips are about to touch mine, I quickly turn my head and step back a little, so he ends up pecking me on the cheek. I hesitate to look back at him, but when I do, I notice so many emotions on his face; sadness, confusion, irritation, embarrassment, and worst of all, hurt. "I- I- I'm sorry...," I manage to spit out. He sighs and says, "No... I'm on the one who should be saying sorry. I don't know what came over me. I just... I just thought it was the right time."
"Drew! I've known you for less than two days! Of course it wasn't the right time!" I realise how harsh I must have sounded. So, I take his hand and speak very softly, "I really like you. But, I think we should get to know each other a little better first..." He sighs. I continue, "I- I think you should take me home."
The drive home feels like hours. It is actually painful to have to sit there in such an awkward silence. Before the car even stops, I open the door and jump out, unable to bear the tension in the car. Of course, being my clumsy self, I end up tripping over and landing on my hands and knees. I quickly run to the front door of my house before Drew has time to say anything to me.
When I open the door, Mom is on the phone to who I assume is my brother, since she is using words like 'sweetie' and 'darling'. She quickly waves at me as I head up the stairs to my room. When I get to my bedroom, I let myself fall on my back on the bed and I just lie there, staring at the ceiling, looking for nothing in particular. So many thoughts are running through my mind; should I have let him kiss me? Did I say the wrong thing? And most importantly, what do I do now?
I hear a knock at my door which pulls me out of my thoughts. "Come in!," I yell. "Hi, sweetie. How was your day?" I sit up as my Mom sits down on the bed next to me.
"Alright," I answer, truthfully. It had been alright, up until the point when Drew kissed me... Well, tried to kiss me.
"Brandi, I've known you longer than anyone else. I know when you're not telling me something. So, come on. Spill it!" I can't help but giggle. My Mom has always known me better than anyone else, and she's the only one that has ever been able to get me to open up. And then, I suddenly realise... I told Drew, the guy I've known for less than two days, things I haven't even spoken to my best friends about. I quickly snap back to reality and realise that my Mom is waiting for an answer.
"Okay," I give in. "It was going really well at first. We went to see a movie and then Kate, one of Drew's friends, and I went to this cute little cafe and got to know each other a little better." I pause, hesitating to tell her the rest. "And then, Drew and I went back to his house, and then..."
"And then what, sweetie?"
I hesitate to tell her the rest. "And then, Drew... Tried to kiss me."
There is a long silence before anyone speaks. "Tried?," my Mom finally says.
"Um, yeah. I made him kiss my cheek instead."
There is another long silence. "Well, why didn't you let him kiss you?"
I pretty much go into shock. "What?," I cough.
"Why didn't you want him to kiss you?," she repeats.
"Well, I haven't known him very long, and... I don't know."
"So what?," she squealed. "Just go for it, honey. You're young, you're free. You're going to make mistakes and you're just going to have to overcome them. That's life!"
I smiled at my Mom's enthusiasm and pulled her into a massive hug. "Thanks, Mom."
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Yeah, I know. It was really cheesy. :D But, this chapter was longer than usual so, I hope you liked it!
