From Lonely to Loved

Chapter 5

Jack

The suspense is killing me. Where is she? It's twenty past three and she's still not here. Maybe she's not going to come. Maybe she won't show. Please let her show. I need to get answers to my questions. Where is Sarah?

By three-thirty she still isn't here. So maybe I should go. She's not going to show. I hung my head and slumped down the road to my house.

Suddenly there's a voice behind me. 'Jack! Wait! I'm here!' I swung around and Sarah was there, running toward me. I walk back and look at her. 'I'm sorry I was late, mum made me go home. I'm here now, though.' Finally, I get a look at her. She is beautiful. Really beautiful. I suddenly can't find my voice.

'H-hi Sarah.'

'Hi, Jack. Is anything wrong? You sound sad.'

'Not sad. Just anxious.'

'Why anxious Jack? I want to be your friend.'

'I guess that's what I'm anxious about Sarah. No one ever wants to be my friend. I'm scared of the hurt. I don't want it to be fake.'

'It's not fake Jack. How can I prove it to you?'

'You can't prove it. You just have to live with me being scared Sarah. I'm sorry, but only time will change that. If it even does change. I still don't want you to be my friend.' I looked away. 'I don't want you getting bullied because of me.'

'Maybe I should tell you, I got a note from Vicki today. She called me a loser. I really don't care. I just want to be your friend. More than a friend. Please.'

I look up at her: 'You really are beautiful.'

She blushed 'I don't know what to say.'

'Look, Sarah, I do want to be your friend, I do. I just don't want you getting hurt by the same people that hurt me.'

'I would rather be bullied than be a bully.'

Holding my breath, I didn't know what to say so I held off talking for a minute. 'I... You... I do like, you Sarah. Seeing you around all the time. I-'

Sarah

I touched my finger to Jack's mouth to silence him. I knew what he was going to say, and I knew he was going to have trouble with it. The problem is, I can feel something growing inside of me. It started the second my finger touched his lips. I'm going to kiss him. I can hardly hold back. 'Don't say anything Jack. Just be my friend. Give it a shot. Please. I want more than friendship but being at least your friend means everything to me.'

'I don't know Sarah, I...' while he was saying this I lost all control of my body. I leaned in fast and crashed my lips against his. It lasted only a second but a second was all it took. I felt his body stiffen at the touch.

In that second that our lips touched I felt all of my emotions for him pour out. Like a Tsunami raging all of my feelings out of my body.

'I'm sorry... Jack... I shouldn't have done that...' But what he said next surprised me.

'Do it again. Please.' He whispered it so quietly I barely heard him. Closing my eyes, I moved my lips closer to his and kissed him. This time, it lasted longer. And it was less forced. Jack wasn't tense, this time, I felt all of his muscles relax next to me.

Jack

When her lips left mine I was in a daze. I was slightly dizzy and I felt light- lighter than I'd felt in a while. 'That was amazing,' I breathed. It was like my life had taken a sudden right turn, into the right person. The right friend. Suddenly, I knew, I just knew, that Sarah wasn't lying. She found a way to prove it. When our lips touched, it was like a blast had gone off within me, a blast of something so great it elated me so high, higher than I'd ever been. It was like all happiness and love and care all mixed together. I can't explain it. It was at that moment, the moment I was in complete ecstasy, that I realized; I loved this girl. More than just some feelings. But love.