Denying Dreams

2.

I wait outside the gate for my mom to come pick me up. I see James walk in front of me and he just rolls his eyes and steps on my foot. His friends laugh with him as I yell out in pain.

I limb over to one of the benches to sit down so my foot would stop hurting.

He's so mean, but I guess it is my fault why he is.

I take my keyboard out so I won't be bored and play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. While practicing, the same boy with kind of curly hair I saw last week sits next to me. He looks like a cherry the way his face is so red.

"You look like a cherry.", I say laughing at him.

He turns even redder and tries to say something but doesn't.

"What?"

"You, you play the piano?", he asked.

" I wouldn't have a keyboard if I didn't, duh", I said.

"Oh.", he chuckles to himself.

I practice again as he watches me, then think for second.

"Do you want to try?", I ask him and he nods his head immediately.

I hand it to him and he plays Marry Had a Little Lamb. While his hands play some notes I play the others.

We play together for a while and then I hear a horn honk and see my mom waving me to get in the car.

"I have to go cherry boy.", I tell him and he stops playing and helps me put my keyboard away.

" You're a good player, do you have one?", I ask and he nods his head no.

"Why aren't you talking?", he just shrugs his shoulders.

"I don't know what to say around you I guess.", he tells me and I gets offended.

" Am I scary?"

"No, not at all. You're just kinda cute.", he says and this time I blush.

"Looks like you're cherry boy now.", he says and I playfully pushing his shoulder.

"Nope that's only something I say. Deal?", I ask taking ownership of the nickname I gave him.

"Deal.", he says and my mom honks the horn again. I rush to get in the car and he waves bye to me as I do to him.

"Is that a new friend Louis?", my mom asks looking excited.

I nod and continue to look at him through the car window.

He's cute when he's red like that.