Your My Other Half

Chapter 2: In a daze

     Everything was sort of blurry, I day dreamed a lot during class this day. I thought a lot about Diesel, at that very moment I realized. I like him. Diesel threw away the map because he said that he would have rather had me to show him around personally. I don't know what he thinks of me, but I sure hope that he isn't my friend because he feels sorry for me. At lunchtime I can feel eyes burning into my back, I know the others are wondering where this charming boy came from and why he was hanging out with me. I really wish I could read his mind, he isn't that easy to read. Me, I am an open book, well of course to only certain people I trust. I trust Diesel already, and I have only known him for two days now. It felt good to have someone by my side, always asking if I was okay, it felt good to have someone worry and care about me so much. "Have you thought about joining the football team here?" I asked Diesel. "Yeah. How good is the team here?" Diesel asks curiously. "Let's just say they could use you on the team." I say to Diesel as I shoot a smile. Diesel returns the smile. I hear the student council come over the PA system and they say "Hello students, we are happy to announce that the spring dance will be held on the 13th of March. It will be from 8:30pm to 10:00pm. We hope to see you there, we would appreciate a three dollar donation." I can tell it's Mandy by the high pitched tone in her voice. I suddenly think. What if Diesel wants to go to the dance with me? Oh my gosh! That would be so much fun, the dance is a month away so I would have plenty of time to figure out what I am going to wear. I haven't gone to a dance in ages, it feels like. I have always loved to dance but after eighth grade, my friends just left me out. "Wow, that's cool. In my old school I used to go to all the dances, whether I was single or not. All of us guys just ended up goofing around usually." Diesel says. "The last dance I went to was eighth grade, when I got thrown out of my friend group by a new girl. I love to dance and I probably would go, but I would have no one to hang out with." I say, looking down at my empty food tray. "And who says that you won't go this year? Some guy might ask you to go with him." Diesel says. "Who in the right mind would go with me?" I say, I go up and put my tray on the rack that leads into the kitchen. As I sit down again Diesel says softly "I would". I sit there, astonished that he just said that. I never thought he actually liked me. "You probably would because you feel bad for me." I said, looking him in the eyes to try to see if he means this or not. "No, I would because I think you deserve a chance and I am pretty sure we both like each other." Diesel says. "I know we just met like yesterday, but we have a month to decide whether it will work or not between us and I bet that it will work.