A Youth

Chapter 2

For the next couple of days I became her constant stalker. I followed her every day, during break times and between classes.

I learned from my friends that her name was Anna Mathew

From then on I was in a constant struggle to try and impress her. I studied harder, played faster and always tried to get a word with her. At first, she was too shy to talk to me. But within a month all my efforts paid off.

One day, during gym class, we boys were playing dodge ball and a guy from the opposite team hit the ball so hard that it flew to the place where the girls were playing Blind Man's Bluff and fortunately, for me, Anna was the catcher.

The ball flew towards her head and hit her pretty hard. She fell down with a loud thump on the floor.

I ran towards her as fast as my legs would allow me and skidded to a stop next to her on my knees.

She was sobbing and clutching the left side of her head tightly. She still had the cloth on so I gently eased it off for her eyes and threw it away.

Let me tell you for fact that she looked awesome even when she was hurt. Her eyes were all scrunched up and her both hands were pressing the hurt part. Her lips were pursed and tears were starting to flow.

She had to be taken to the infirmary and our loser of a gym teacher wasn't anywhere around. So I picked her up and carried her to the infirmary.

On the way to the infirmary, she opened her eye that was hurt and asked in a scared voice, "Who are you?"

"Dont worry" I replied "My name is William Long. I'm your...... classmate" I said.

She nodded and asked "But why are you helping me?"

"Because you're hurt" I said simply "Now no more questions till we reach the infirmary"

She nodded at stuck to her promise.

5 minutes later, we were in the infirmary with her on the bed. "Its nothing major, just a bruise keep ice on it and you'll be fine"The nurse said, handing her an ice pack."I have to go now I'm wanted by the principal, you better get back too" she said pointing at me.

Yeah sure, and miss my God given opportunity?Go to he'll, nurse I thought but out loud said "right behind you"

She scrambled out and I sat on the edge of the bed

"How are you feeling? " I asked taking the ice pack from her and rubbing it there myself.

"It just hurts a bit, but shouldn't you be getting back to class?"

"What, and leave you here to take care of yourself? No way!"I said.

Right then the bell rang signalling the start of the next period.

We sat there for 20 more minutes. She slowly started falling asleep.

She looks beautiful while sleeping too I thought damn she looks beautiful always

I kept staring at her face like a total fool when she woke up.

"Hey have I got anything on my face? "

" Uh... No no sorry" I said

"Well then let's head back to class, I feel fine now"

"Yeah, okay" I said helping her up.

As we climbed the stairs together I asked" You wanna have lunch together? "

She blushed and said" Yeah sure"

"Great! then see you in the cafeteria" I said as we entered the class.

As soon as she couldn't she me any more I fist pumped the air.

Jake saw this and asked "What happened that you are so happy?"

"Tell you later, dude" I said as our teacher came up to me to ask the reason for my inpunctuality.