Our Story ~ The Way We Wrote It

~1~ No Sparks

A/N: First off thank you for giving this story a chance! I'm writing a teen-fiction story for a change with nothing paranormal haha. My only wish is for this not to be too boring, though I'm really just writing this for me. I won't give too much details how this came to life and will simply hope that you enjoy it. :)

First chapter dedicated to CathrynDee for turning me into a sappy romantic person haha. Go check out her work if you you need a dose of giddiness. XD

---

"The first time we met, there were no sparks." ~ Harriet

To say I was nervous would be an understatement. There I stood in front of a whole bunch of people simply to introduce myself and yet I was struggling to keep the bile rising to my throat at bay. My heart pounded in chest so hard I was finding it hard to breathe. I'd always had a bit of a stage fright. Even class presentations scared the hell out of me. I should've known I'd be asked to do this.

I glanced at my friend Rosalie sitting right in front of me. Her big round eyes were practically sparkling when she flashed me an award-winning smile, making gestures in the air for me to go on. It was her idea, joining an organization. I only said yes cause she kept nagging me about it, and now that I was standing in the middle of a crowd, all I wanted was to run away.

Unlike me, Rosalie was a people person. She loved the attention. Always perky and optimistic, that was her. She was the complete opposite me. Maybe if I pretended to be her for a minute I'd get through this.

I looked back the expecting eyes in front of me. C'mon Ayet, you can do this! Just say your name.

I rolled my slightly trembling lips in, shifting my weight from one leg to another hoping it would stop their shaking.

"Hi. I'm uh.. I'm Harriet Mendoza. Uhm... I'm a second year Mechanical Engineering student. Uhm.."

I only said two sentences and the second one was completely irrelevant. We were joining a course-specific org for crying out loud! Everybody would have to be in the same course as me. I knew that. But I just couldn't think of anything else to say.

Somebody save me. I glanced at Rosalie again and almost buried my face in my hands from embarrassment. I probably looked stupid fiddling in front of them. A seventeen-year-old sweating in front of a crowd of about thirty people - what a complete joke I was.

The door beside me burst open and all heads turned to look. I was mostly just thankful for the sudden diversion.

"Is this the applicant orientation for the Society of Mechanical Engineers?" A boy in loose shirt and cargo shorts asked casually.

An upperclassman who had introduced himself as the org president stood from his seat. "Yeah. You an applicant?"

"Yes." The boy stepped inside, pushing the door behind him. He stared at me with round dark eyes, a questioning look on his face. "Are you an applicant too?"

I simply nodded, not trusting myself to answer due to my nerves.

He stepped closer, one hand gripping his backpack. "What are you doing in front?" he whispered.

"New applicants need to introduce themselves," Rosalie answered for me.

"You can go next!" I almost shouted, my desperation getting the better of me.

The boy shrugged and I happily sat next to Rosalie. He handed me his bag, which surprised me a bit. I didn't know him, hadn't even seen him in any of my classes or during enrollment, but for some reason he acted so comfortable around me already.