Falling Back #wattys2017

Chapter Twenty Two

Last night was one of the best nights of my night. I felt so many feelings when I was sitting with Mike under that willow tree and he confessed his feelings for me. For days, I would daydream about Mike and I being together and I basically felt every emotion under the sun before that happened. Now, Mike actually likes me, and he started liking me in 24-7 when we got into a huge fight

With most romance novels, it always seems like when the girl finally gets into a relationship with the guy she has always liked since high school, the girl would think that she didn't feel true love or a spark wasn't there. It was the exact opposite last night. When I was with Mike partying for the rest of the night and when I was talking to him, or when he would twirl me on the dance floor, I knew that he was the one

Sure, Mike told me that he liked me yesterday and we had a moment which was the best moment of my life but what if Mike just felt that for one night? Some people say things they regret in the heat of the night. I knew that I meant everything I said and thought last night but Mikes a different person. Today, he would go back to hating me

What if when we talk to each other in school today, it ends up being super awkward and our friendship slowly dissolves because of all the awkwardness? I was so nervous for how Mike and I would feel the next day. Worst part is, if we lose our friendship, I would fail the mission

The smell of smelly sweat socks lingered in our red and beige hallway and the tempeture in the hallway was unbearable. It was so hot in the hallway that all the teenagers lost their energy. I saw some couples leaning against their lockers holding hands or talking to each other, laughing. How I hope Mike and I could make it as far as being a couple

Mike came through the doors with a skip in his step. I literally never saw him with a skip in his step. He had a slight smile on his face and his cheeks were blushed. I felt like the earth was spinning off its axis and hurtling into space because Mike was happy, and that never happens. Was all this happiness on Mike because of me?

"Hey Mike" I greeted silently with a shy smile

"Hey Sarah" muttered Mike "So about last night"

Oh now, here it comes. I guess Sike was too good to be true, wasn't it?

"What happens next?" asked Mike

"What do you mean?"

"Like, do we date or something?"

I was shocked. Mike still had feelings for me. He really did. After he asked that, everyone in the hallway disappeared and it was just the two of us. I was wrong about what I was worried about. Being with Mike after last night wasn't awkward at all. If anything, it seemed as if things between us were even more perfect. Although, what Mike was asking, was that asking me out?

"Mike Willis" I started with a smile on my face "Are you asking me on a date?"

Mike smiled "Wow, if I could ask you out that easily, dating's going to be pretty easy"

"Yes, I would love to go on a date with you"

"Great" said Mike "I guess today at lunch, we could sit at the table where it all started for us"

Oh no, our first problem

"Were not going to have our date at lunch" I said "It needs to be something outside of school and it needs thought put into it"

"What's wrong with eating lunch with me in the school cafeteria?"

"Of course we have to eat lunch in the school cafeteria every day, but with dates, we don't have to go out on dates, we choose to"

"I don't want to go hog wild on some kind of date and spend all that money when I could be with you anywhere"

"Come on, this is our first date! Can't you make it unforgettable?"