The Boy Across the Hall

Chapter 1

People meet in all sorts of ways. I met my best friend on the play ground in fourth grade. I met my ex-boyfriend at an amusement park. I met my parents in the hospital, I met my siblings when they arrived home from the hospital. You meet people everywhere. There are some places, though, that you don't really want to meet people. For example, you don't really want to meet your future boyfriend while he's working at a dump (it's whatever you want though).
           This simple meeting; however, took place in the hallway at school. That is where I met the love of my life.
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I walked in to the hallway of the same school I've gone to since kindergarten. The only school in the small town of Rossville, West Carolina. I confidently walked up the stairs into Rossville High (my part of the school), with my twin brother Jack and my best friend Alexa. Alexa and Jack started dating a few months ago, over summer break, so I've been really bored lately. The end of my summer vacation included me doing nothing all day and then doing nothing all night... just how i would love to spend my time [note the sarcasm]! Anyways, back to the story.
I got to my locker and to my amazement, it was one of the few lockers that still had a working lock and working hinges. As I scanned the hallways, I noticed two new kids. They looked like brothers but I couldn't tell if they were twins or not. One had a purple streak in his hair while the other wore a snap back so I couldn't really tell what his hair looked like. From my point of view, they looked exactly alike but sometimes people aren't what they seem. I'm only a sophomore, and I know that. The one wearing the snap back began walking around with a confused look on his face until his eyes met mine. Oh boy. He was fine as heck. Wow. Just. Wow. How did anyone create a human so fine?

"Hey, can you help me find Mr. Scuppies classroom, please?" He asked,  snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Oh uh, yeah sure." I said swallowing loudly.

"Room number 69 right?" I asked because I had been in his class last semester but I wasn't sure if he had changed rooms or not. I heard a snicker behind me and I guessed it had to be his twin or brother or whatever he was. I turned around and oh my gosh. Wow. He's. Wow. He's gorgeous. He has beautiful chocolate brown eyes, his hair is up, his lips are beautiful and his body just woah.

"Hi." He said as he stared at me.
"Um... hi." I said, nervously gulping once again.
"What's your name?" I asked as he continued to wander my body with his eyes, keeping his perfect hands in his pocket.
"I'm... uh... Ethan?" He said kind of like he was questioning himself.
"Your name is Ethan." His friend or brother or whatever helped out with a chuckle.
"I'm Grayson, ethans twin brother," he said holding out his hand for me to shake, "and you are?" He asked as I began to shake his hand, Ethan still looking at me.
"I'm tabitha. What brings you to the town of Rossville?" I asked.
"Our dad received a job offer from an insurance company and he took it." He said shaking his head while he looked at the ground.
"Oh-oh okay well we can talk later." I told him as the bell rang, then I gave him directions to Mr. Scuppies classroom.
I looked over at Ethan, who had gone from staring at me, to staring at the ground, to see if he had moved at all. He hadn't.
"Uh, Ethan?" I asked startling him from whatever sort of trance he was in.
"Oh wow sorry. Can you walk me to Mr. Ass-helmets class?" He said as he snorted from trying not to laugh.
"Oh yeah of course, I have him first period also." I told him as we started walking. "By the way, it's pronounced uh-shell-met." I stated matter-of-factly. His face began to turn red with embarrassment as he realized he had been making fun of a teacher. All over school. He began to tell me that he had spoken to Mr. Asshelmet earlier in the day... and that he had called him ass-helmet... and that when Mr. Asshelmet had tried to correct him he walked out of the classroom. Oh brother. What have I gotten myself in to?

"Ah, Mr. Dolan, we meet once again..." the teacher said with displeasure.
"Ah! Ms. Fitts! How are you today?" He greeted politely after he saw me enter behind Ethan.
"I'm doing well, and you?" I said with a smile. Mr. Asshelmet is one of my favorite teachers, along with Mr. Scuppie.

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