Chloe

Realization

17, 22, 14.

Pulling the lock off of my locker, I opened it up. I grabbed my things for 3rd and 4th period, and shut my locker. Keaton was waiting behind me.

"You ready?" he asked.

Yep. You know, you wasted your time waiting for me." I replied.

"Being nice isn't wasting my time!" he said, chuckling.

I felt my foot go over something. My books and binders flew out of my hands as I hit the ground. I looked up to see one of my sister's friends, snickering as she walked away.

"Oh my gosh, are you okay?" Keaton asked.

"I'm fine, thanks." I said.

He handed me my things. I took them back, my hand brushing his. I felt something inside of me. Almost like sparks, but not. We walked into science.

"There you two are. Do you have a pass from your teachers?" Our science teacher asked.

"No, I got tripped in the hallway. We're sorry for being late." I said, hoping we wouldn't be in trouble.

"Alright. Please take a seat."

We hurried over to our seats, avoiding any more trouble.

+ + + + +

As I was doing my homework, I couldn't stop thinking about what had happened earlier with Keaton. It was taking over my thoughts.

"I can't multitask," I muttered to myself, putting down my pencil. I needed to think this through.

I felt sparks when he touched me. I loved that he was always so nice to me. He wasn't afraid to make fun of me. Plus, he was cute.

"Damn, I'm falling hard."

That afternoon was when I realized that I liked Keaton. Whether he liked me back would remain a mystery. That was, until the next day.