Silent Boy

Chapter5:

I couldn't take my eyes off her. I was as you would say full on staring at her, I know that sounds creepy but I couldn't help it she was just so. Beautiful. "Hello is anybody in there?" Jackie says waving her hand in my face. I snap out of my thoughts and feel my cheeks turn a shade of red. "Are you going to say anything?" She asks looking confused I look up at her and shake my head no hoping that she will figure out that I don't talk "oh ya you don't talk. That must stink I can't even keep my mouth shut" she jokes. I laugh a little at this and smile at her. "Well I'll see you later Connor" she says and walks out of the room. When she leaves I realize my heart is pounding so hard. I haven't felt like this since well, since Mary. Jackie is just so perfect and I barely even know her yet. Maybe I'll talk to her, just maybe. I start unpacking and dig through my backpack for my sketch pad and pencil. When I find them I walk over to my new bed and open it up. On the first page was a drawing of Mary, my first love. I quickly turn to a clean page trying to forget about all the painful memories. I pick the pencil up and start to sketch Jackie trying to fit every little detail in. After I'm done I sign my name at the bottom and look at the finished product. Smiling at how it looked I look at the clock and the wall and realize I had been drawing for three hours. I get up off the bed and go to find Alice to try to ask her without talking when diner will be ready. After roaming the house for ten minuets of trying to find her I gave up and went back to my room. When I walk In I see Jackie holding my sketch pad and looking at the picture I had recently drawn of her. She looks up at me and asks "you drew this?" I nod my head and look down. "This is amazing I didn't know you could draw" she exclaims. "Thanks" I say without realizing it. "You just spoke" Jackie says surprised. I cover my mouth as if I just told someone my best friends secret without realizing it. "Can you say more?" She asks. I shrug my shoulders taking my hand off my mouth. "It's alright I'll keep it a secret" she tells me I feel relief take over me until she says something else "only if" oh no here we go "only if you talk to me, you don't have to talk to anyone else but me, but you can if you want to" "fine but only you" I agree "oh and one more thing" she starts "you have to draw me another one of these" she finishes holding up the sketch pad. "Deal?" "Deal"