The Other Faces oF Love .

Wednesday ,January 26th.

I had just got in the car and was on my way to school . it was a beautiful morning , the weather was good and the heat has lighten up a little bit . i looked up at the sky and prayed for it to rain today so i could come back home and wouldn't have to do maths .

I checked my phone and saw a message from this guy i just met and like always ; i smiled . His name is Adam , he is an older but sweet guy and oddly very shy . We met on a group discussion and he was very kind , and much more mature than the others .

I arrived at school still hoping for that rain . I got to class and saw Faye , my best friend . she had that curious face and i knew exactly what she was going to ask :"Are you still talking to that boy Adam ?" i nodded not wanting to add another word because i knew exactly what she thought about it , but that didn't stop her from stating her mind :" I am telling you , that boy looks like bad news to me ,  i have a bad feeling about the idea of the two of you getting together , and don't make me start on the age difference between you and him !" . Wanting to reassure her , i said :" Faye , we're simply talking ! he is JUST a friend and nothing more . Besides , i don't think he sees me that way i am sure he already got someone else on his mind ." she gave me a curious look then said :" You and i both know the only one on his mind is you ! he spends his time looking at you and asking about you !" I opened my mouth to answer but the bell saved me and so i went to my seat waiting for the class to start .

thirty minutes had passed since the class started when i felt my phone buzzing . it was Adam ; asking what i was doing , i pretended to look for a book in my bag and answered "Dying while listening to the endless explanation of the Lit teacher , you ?" i waited and just minutes later he answered :" looking at the window and waiting for that rain that would save me from physics ." i wrote him that i was too and put the phone back in my bag and pretended to be interested in the biography of whatever author the teacher choose for this week .

I was saying to myself , what if he really likes me ? i know i do ! I find his difference to be quite impressive and i'd LOVE to know him more . But what if he didn't ? what if for him i was a simple 'child' whom he considered as a friend ! I've been asking myself the same questions over and over again for days and it starting to make me crazy . i too wanted to know what it is like to be in love , be in a relationship and feel loved . Just as i was getting lost in my thoughts , i heard the sound of the rain and i felt joy . Finally , i am saved for math class ! we knew we were supposed to go out the minute it starts raining because a storm was expected to happen . Just as i was getting out , Faye asked me to go home with her since she lived just a block away from school , i told her i had to call my mom and ask her . When i called mom , she was worried sick and was okay with it since it meant i won't be waiting at school all alone . We were on our way when it started pouring  so we rushed to her house along with her brother and two sisters .

when we got there Adam called to check in on me , i was surprised because he seemed really worried . i tried to reassure him and told him that i was staying at Faye's because it was too risky to go home with the storm coming . "really ? i am staying nearby as well actually , will it be okay if i passed by to check on you ?" i told him that it was okay as long as it wasn't a risk to him ,and so he said :"Don't worry , i'll take the risk for you !"

Hours had passed by and it was still raining , mom was checking on me every two minutes and telling me that as soon as it start getting safer she'll come get me . Meanwhile , i was playing with Adam a question game so i wouldn't get bored . Faye was sitting next to me when Adam asked me if i liked anyone at the time , i looked at her and she said :" You see ? do you believe me now ! the boy is So into you but you don't see it ! stop underestimating yourself the little boy would be damn lucky if he got you !" , i answered him by simply saying yes and asking him the same question , to which he answered :"I do , and i am speaking to her right now !" i was chocked but at the same time thrilled , so asked him the name of the person . He refused to tell me at first but a while after we agreed on saying the names together so it'd be fair . Faye and i were both speechless when Adam wrote my name , the text said :" i like this girl named Serena " , and i guess he was surprised when he saw my name too because he took a while to respond .

Minutes after,  he sent me a message saying :" Serena , since we both like each other , would you like to go out with me ?" No words can describe the joy i felt at that moment , i don't remember exactly what i wrote but just after he asked me to open the front door . When i did , i found him standing there and looking at me shyly . " i came to check on you , i wanted to see if you were okay . Do you need anything ?" i smiled and looked down , i was probably all red by now ! I couldn't bring myself to look at him so i simply said "No thank you , i am good !" i felt hime smiling , then walking way . When i looked up i saw him turning around and smiling , and in that minute i realized that i loved that smile .

When i got back in and closed the door , Faye was standing in the hallway staring when a face that obviously said 'i told you this would happen' . She got close to me and said :" just please be careful with him ! Don't give it your all unless you're a hundred percent sure he's in it for real and don't forget that his ex says he cheated on her !" she was worried , she was really worried and i was it in her face ! "Don't worry Faye , i am going to keep my walls up !" 

I was sitting watching the news when he called me :"It was nice seeing you , and to be honest you're very cute once you get all red  ! i guess it will take you a while to get used to me !" i laughed and didn't know what to say , so he continued :"But you know what ? i'll wait as long as you want me to because you're worth it !" what i felt then made me wonder if i'm really going to be able to keep my guard up , because it felt like i had already let him in !