Rules, Secrecy, Love, and A Whole Big Mess

Meeting Up With You

We talked for a while after that. Maybe a week or two. But only over Facebook because we were both really shy and felt it would be awkward to talk in person. We roleplayed a lot, pretending to battle with lightsabers or go on adventures. Before I knew it we were flirting. My heart started to beat a bit faster talking to him. I felt weird. Abnormal. Food made me feel sick and i barely ate. I secretly texted him. And kept it from my parents. I felt like they would kill me if they found out i was flirting. The more we talked the stronger the crush got. One day i offered to meet up with him before school started in the morning by my locker. He was shy but said yes. When we met up it was really awkward and quiet. We didnt say much. Then the bell rang and we went to class.

We kept meeting up in the mornings getting more comfortable with each other. We moved our meet up place to a more "private" area of the school which was the art hall. It isn't frequented as much as the other halls. There we sat and talked and awkwardly look around the hall. Blushing and getting embarrassed when he'd call me pretty.

In that hall we sat every morning. Hiding it from my mom and everyone else in fear. A friend of mine, Jarrad, would wonder where I'd go in the mornings. I use to hang out with him in my first hour before Mauricio came around. I told him i walked around so i could keep my secret a secret. I only told one friend about it because i trusted them and i wanted to share my experiences.

Then its the second to last full day of school before exams. Mauricio very shyly and nervously kisses my cheek. At that moment im shocked, happy, smiling, embarrassed, and blushing. The next day on the very last full day of school, i kiss his cheek back. The feeling of fear and excitement mixed making me feel a bit nauseated. And after that i nervously backed away. Shyly bowed my head and waved goodbye as i ran off.