Now that I was a senior in high school, summer was a lot more easier than the past. My best friend Selena could finally drive us around, & since I didn't have a job yet, my summer was full of endless possibilities. It was a normal summer day, as I got up from bed & received the same text i've received for the past month "what do you wanna do today ? -Selena". We've gone to disneyland & raging waters the past week so I felt like just staying home & watching a movie would be the best option. I responded to Selena that we should just get Chipotle & come back to my house to watch a movie. She agreed, so I finished getting ready & started to clean up around the house, since it was an absolute MESS.
As I was putting the pillows back on the couch in their proper place, I got another text from Selena. "hey, I know I was supposed to pick up the Chipotle & come to your house, but will you come to chipotle with me ? the workers scare me & i don't want to have to order alone HAHAH. i'll be there in 5". Selena has had this weird phobia where she can't order by herself or she gets crazy anxiety. It all started in 7th grade when her mom left her alone to order at subway & Selena couldn't understand what the worker was saying & the worker got angry & lashed out on her. Ever since, she can't order by herself.
I got into Selena's car and we drove across the street to the chipotle by my house. We played this new band's song that we heard at raging waters. We were at raging waters for the day & were playing in the wave pool when a boy band came out. They were pretty good (& pretty cute) so we asked around all the screaming fan girls who they were & found out they're a new band from the LA area. We only live 40 minutes away from there so it was pretty cool to see a local band there. We didn't really catch their band name because the girls screamed & ran away in unison to chase after them. All we heard was why something ?
Selena got her license 2 months ago so she wasn't really experienced in parking her car, so after about 10 minutes of me yelling at her to just pull in, we finally parked & got out of the car. I walked up to the doors of the chipotle & since they're tinted I looked over my outfit to make sure I looked decent. It was nothing crazy really since we were just going to go back to my house, but I still made the effort to look decent whenever I left my house. Today I was wearing some black rock band shirt from forever21 that was cut & laced in the front with spandex on (since it was basically a dress) & my red checkered vans. My hair was down & slightly wavy since I didn't get a chance to straighten it.
I turned around as I pulled on the door handle to ask Selena what she was going to get, but right as I opened it, someone was leaving & we completely slammed our bodies into each other, along with their chipotle they just bought. The top of their bowl came off, letting lettuce & beans fly EVERYWHERE. It got on the bottom of my shirt dress & all over my shoes ! It was so unexpected, my initial reaction was to bend down & help clean up some of the mess as I apologized over & over again for ruining someones meal. How depressing, this person just came to have a good meal at chipotle only to have me run into them like a truck !
I was so occupied with cleaning it up & off my clothes I didn't notice the person I ran into had the same exact shoes as me. We must have noticed at the same time because right when I looked up, he said "Hey, nice shoes ! Sorry my food had to get all over them hahah ! But it's honestly no big deal, I can just order it again, I'm in no rush. It was all my fault to be honest, I should have watched where I was going."
When I looked up I wasn't expecting it, but I saw a really familiar face. I couldn't quite pin where I knew him from though, I just knew I'd seen this boy before. I knew he wasn't from my school because he didn't dress like boys from my school. He looked different, & really good. He was wearing a black shirt & black ripped jeans with the red checkered vans. There was a group of boys behind him laughing at what just happened. They all had their food in hand & it seemed as though they were leaving. Of course, I would run into a cute guy & ruin his meal in front of all of his friends ! It was SO embarrassing.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I should've walked slower or something. If you want I can buy your meal since I ruined that one ... But hey, I like your shoes too hahah !"
"No honestly, i'm fine, it was an accident. Plus, I have enough money to buy A LOT more meals. In fact, why don't you let me buy yours ? It seems that i've ruined your clothes & shoes, & someone as pretty as you should not be eating alone."
I died a little inside. What are the odds that I'd run into such a cute boy at my favorite restaurant, that we'd have something in common, & that he'd call me pretty ?! I turned to look at the group of boys behind him who seemed to be waiting for him to do something else. He saw me looking at his friends & said "Hold on, I'll be right back, let me just tell my friends I have to order again & that we should just eat here." He ran over to his group of friends & they talked for awhile as I waited in line with Selena. We had to recap of the crazy past 5 minutes.
"Oh my gosh I can't believe you spilled all his food on him Kira ! He's insanely cute !"
"I know, when am I not embarrassing ? First off, did you hear him call me pretty ?! He even offered to pay for my chipotle ! I think he's talking to his friends about me right now .. would you mind if we ate here instead of at my house?"
"Of course ! We can eat here, you NEED to get his number ! He's super sweet, even after you spilled his food on him HAHA ! But does he look familiar to you, or is it just me ?"
"I know ! & THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. Is he from church or school or something ?"
"I have no idea, but he's definitely coming back over here so act cool .. "
The mystery boy walked over & stood behind us in line. I smiled at him & he smiled back. Just when I thought it was getting a little awkward he started some small talk.
"So, you spill my food on me & I'm paying for your food & I still don't know your name .. ?"
"haha, my name's Kira, & i'm really sorry about that hahah. & you are ?"
"Well hello Kira, it's lovely to meet you. I'm Daniel. & it's fine, haha I was just kidding. So do you live around here or ... ?"
"Uhh yeah, I actually live down the street. I go to the high school down the street too."
As soon as I brought up school, he had a weird look on his face. I was hoping he was in high school too, since he definitely looked like it. But he seemed a little taken back by the fact that I was in high school. I was thinking of lying to him & telling him I was 18, but I didn't want to start off by lying to him.
"Oh. What grade are you in?"
"I'm a senior. Well I will be once summer ends haha."
"Oh, that's cool. I graduated this year."
Okay, so that tells me we're at least one year apart ... Now I don't have to worry about age difference cause I know he's 17 or 18.
"Yeah, I'm still 16 but I turn 17 in a few months .."
"Oh, I just turned 18 a few months ago."
I could tell the age thing threw him off, but he still seemed happy to talk to me. We reached the front of the line & it was his turn to order.
"Hello, can I get a chicken rice bowl ? Oh, I'm also paying for the lovely girl behind me as well."
Agh, just the sound of his voice gave me butterflies. He was absolutely adorable. Everything about him seemed too good to be true. There had to be a catch. We finished ordering & since Selena ordered before we did, she was already sitting at a table next to Daniel's friends. I could tell they had been talking about us because as we sat down, they purposely made us sit across from each other & kept on raising their eyebrows/winking at Daniel. It was a little awkward, but it was still funny. I could see Daniel blushing as we sat down.
