A F R A I D | a Bell ff

S E V E N

The next day at school was filled with tons of questions, all from my friends of course. I arrived later than usual, because of last night. I was up all night replaying everything that happened. It was literally like a dream come true for me. By the time I woke up, I realized that I had slept through first and second period. I managed get to school despite that.

We all were outdoors at our usual spot, eating lunch, when I told them the story of yesterday. "Bee, oh my gosh, you are so incredibly lucky!!" Maddie gushed over what I was telling her. I could barely believe that it had happened, to be honest. Zach laughed and said, "It sounds like he has a crush on you, really." I blushed at his words, trying to ignore the fact that Will just might actually have a crush on me. Boy, was I excited for next class period. Mitchell laughed and chimed in, "Did you guys make out yet?!" Parker laughed at Straub's comment and accidentally snorted, making everyone else laugh.

I was laughing so hard, I nearly didn't hear the bell ring. I quickly stood up and said goodbye to the boys, whilst Maddie and I walked to class. She gave me a big squeeze when we approached my classroom, "I knew you always had it in you. I'm so proud of you. See ya!" I smiled as I watched her hop off to her next class.

As I opened the door to science class, my eyes immediately went to our table, to see who was doing what. Will was there, on his laptop, sat quiet as usual. Filled with anxiousness, I swiftly walked to my chair next to him. I pulled out my seat and threw my backpack on the ground next to me. He looked over at me and said, "I stayed up all night working on this. It better be worth it." He then looked over at me, dead in the eyes, with a small smirk. There I go again, getting lost in his hypnotizing eyes. I smiled, failing to lose eye contact with him, "I'm sure it looks great." He nodded his head and smiled at me, right as the teacher started talking.

"Okay so today we will present our group videos. You will be graded on how much information you provided in your video and your overall video concept," our teacher explained. I was definitely nervous, not only because I was seeing this video for the first time, but because it was about to play in front of the entire class. I sighed as the videos played one by one, our video was last to play. Sure it was embarrassing to watch myself on the big screen, but the video was actually pretty good. I was impressed with his skill to piece together everything. I was impressed with him.

After all the presentations were over, I told him what I thought. He was looking down at his phone, when I said, "I thought the final product of the video was incredible. You did great." Will gave me a small smile, his leg starting to bounce up and down anxiously, "Thanks, I really tried. I'm glad you liked it." I smiled, not knowing what to say next, but the bell rang unexpectedly. I quickly picked up my backpack and headed for the door. I felt a sudden tap on my shoulder just as I was approaching the main hallway. I turned to surprisingly see Will standing behind me. I stared at him, and he cleared his throat,"Hey um, Bianca. I was wondering if you'd like to just hang out sometime?" Will seemed so nervous, I found it cute and so unlike him to act this way. I smiled wide and nodded my head, "I'd love to, Will." He smiled in return, "Cool. I gotta run now, but text me later, okay?" And with that, he was off. He left me with my head spinning and my heart pounding, something only he could make me feel.