You know how you have a connection with someone you know you’re meant to be with? And as soon as you turn around there standing there. Well, that’s what happens, today in the hallway with Derek. I turn around hoping he’s there and he’s there and walk towards him, glad to see him. He stood there awkwardly with his brown locks and beautiful sparkling blue locks. I loved the way he played with his fingers when he had something very important to say. Raffina, stop ogling at him, he’s gonna think that you’re a creep. I thought. I smile at him, and he says nothing back. Soon his lips tug up into the cutest smile ever. I couldn’t help but let my heart melt.
“You look pretty happy today.” I teased him in a friendly way.
Derek really did? Did some girl ask him out? I saw the way July, the new girl looked at him. I felt the jealously raise inside of me. No, maybe he made it into the math leagues team? Yup, Derek was a nerd like that, but a cute nerd.
He smiles harder at me, “I am. It’s a pretty great day.”
Lucky him. Today by far has been the worse day ever. Not to mention that it’s valentine day, and I have no date, and everyone is being mushy. Especially my so call friends, Diana, and Micky who both have boyfriends had been swapping spit all day. Plus, they didn’t approve of Derek. I didn’t care.
I mean, Valentine Day isn’t even a real holiday. You don’t even get school off. Valentine’s Day is just for couple to brag in single people faces that ‘ha! You’re lonely’. Hello! Single people can’t celebrate this holiday. However, how much Valentine’s Day was a pain in the ass. I was hoping that Derek asked me out. People brushes pass us in the hall; however the only person I see is Derek. I really like him a lot.
“Want to go out?” he said in a not to hushed tone
I looked into his eyes with surprise; I’m too surprised to even say anything. Surely, I recognize that he’s waiting for an answer, and I don’t want to let him down. I don’t want this moment to pass me by, so I answer, “Sure.” I wasn’t trying to sound desperate that I was really excited. I smiled back at him to reassure him that I did want to go out with him, and not saying yes to be nice. Not like I was.
I’m so excited, and then suddenly I see a flash of doubt in his face. This makes my smile dimmer down; he isn’t rethinking about this, is he?
“I mean like on….like a date type thing?” he says nervously
I laugh softly at his nervousness. I smile at him and then reply, “Yeah, I got that.”
In spite the fact today’s Valentine’s Day, and I just wanted on and on about how I hate it. I couldn’t help the fact but feel happy that Derek asked me out today. I wasn’t single anymore. I didn’t have to complain about how mushy Diana and Micky was. I didn’t have to feel insecure that I was dateless. The sweetest boy on earth had asked me out, on Valentine Days. Diana, and Micky…you guys can take that!
I stare into his wonderful blue eyes that hypnotize me, and I learn that there is no one I rather go out or be with than Derek Montiago.
