Chapter One My One And Only Love Chapter One
Raul
I walked into community meeting like every Friday. I searched for that one face in the crowd in front of me but I haven't seen her.
I moved my head to the side and saw her in the corner laughing with a bright smile. Her small dimple at the end of her left lip side budged out making me smile myself.
"Dude who are my smiling at creep?" Juan asked nudging me in the side.
"Shut up dude I'm not smiling at anyone," I said trailing my eyes away from her slowly.
Juan pushed me to the side and looked at the way I was before.
"Oh your staring at Briana Santos? She's pretty huh?" he asked giving me a creepy smile.
"So that's her name," I said like a idiot.
"Yeah I had to catch her when she was a flyer on the Cheerleading enrichment. she's really cool. You trying to get at her bro?" he asked smirking.
"Nah man I think she got a boyfriend," I said looking at the ground.
"Last I heard was that her and that one kid weren't together," he said shrugging.
"And who'd you hear this from?" I asked giving him a crazy look.
"That one kid in all her classes what his name?" he went off than snapped his fingers together, "Ed!"
I gave him the are-you-crazy-look, "That boy like boys."
"OH! That would explain why he was checking me out.. Get at her bro though," she said pushing me forward.
"I think I should talk to her first," I said chuckling.
"Wait you haven't talked to her?! Why the hell no?" he asked shouting.
Her head turned to face me and her long brown hair with vanilla blonde streaks flew behind her landing perfectly over her shoulders and back. I felt saliva start coming down my chin and I quickly wiped it. She giggled and turned her head back to her large group of friends as she shifted her weight onto the other foot.
"Shut up dude!" I whisper-shouted at him.
"She's a cool girl foo. I would only talk to her in Cheer practice the other girls were stuck up but she was cool and I know that's why I like her so much," he gave me a toothy smile.
"Whatever man," I rolled my eyes and turned in front of me.
"Alright your going to be placed into your Color Games group right now!" The principal Ms. Peterson yelled.
I waited as the yellow team got named and I wasn't there as I waited I heard her name "Briana Santos you'll be playing for the group Orang in the color games!" Ms. Peterson said excited. The people that had gotten named in the Orange team roared with cheers while the yellow team whined and the rest hoped they were on the Orange team.
I waited and to the end of the Orange list my name got called, "Raul Nava!" I blinked a few times than realized I would be in the same group as she was.
A smile grew onto my face and I couldn't help but look towards her but she was leaving the Quad with a teacher while her friends looked her way with worried eyes. My smile dropped and I asked to go to the bathroom.
Mumbling came from the hallway as it was empty. I walked to the corner of the hallway and heard two voices clearly.
"But Mr. I didn't do it I swear!" her voice yelled.
"A student said they saw you," Mr. L's voice came out smooth.
"You can ask anyone! Their lying why in the work would I kick my best friend?!" she asked.
I could see her shadow her arms had flown up into the air.
"Briana quiet, your only getting a demerit nothing like reflection," he said again.
"I don't fucking care," she said and stormed past me with her face scarlet and her hands rolled up into fists.
I walked to the fountain and got water while I turned back around I mugged Mr. L and went back to Community meeting.
I sat on my seat tapping my foot on the ground so I could go to her class room and spend the next 20 minutes talking to her for once.
"You may le-" I didn't even let her finished the sentence as I flew out of the Quad and ran to my locker while grabbing my backpack and changing my dress shoes to my black and white Retro 6 Jordan's. I went to her home room and saw her sitting in her usual seat at the back of the class room talking to that Angel boy kid while she messed with his hair.
"Jose head to your seat," Ms. N said to Angel (he's real name is Jose but I call him Angel.
He got up from next to her and I quickly began walking over to her. As I tried stepping over a backpack on the floor I tripped and fell to the floor.
a bark of laughter from everywhere filled the room and I faced bright white, turquoise, and pink Chuck Taylors. She bent down and helped me up.
"Are you okay?" she asked trying to hid a smile.
"Just fine," I smiled at her.
She nodded and headed back to her seat I walked to the desk beside hers, "Is this seat taken?"
"Nah all yours," she said pulling her phone out and turning the power button on.
"I'm Raul," I said facing her.
She looked up and smiled, "Briana nice meeting you Raul."
I looked at her screen and saw a boy with tattoos all over his arms and neck with a grey muscle shirt on.
"Who's that?!" I asked out of nowhere.
"Oh he's hot huh?" she smiled.
"I'm not gay," I answered.
She shrugged her little shoulder, "He's names Baeza I love his songs."
I opened my mouth but the bell rang and before I could say anything she was out of the class with her hair flowing back.
My heart beat slower. I placed a hand on my heart and felt the thumping still fast but slowing down.
Who knew one girl could make me feel so weak inside yet feel like I belong in the world and I've only barely spoken to her once but she already has my heart beating faster than I could ever imagine.
