I went to school every day thinking the same question. What should I do? I had no clue. I was getting more and more over James games. I was beginning to lose hope for us and so were my friends. My friend Hailey especially hated our relationship. I literally mean hate. She could not stand it. Ever since our schools all nigher, which was the night James asked me, she was doing all she could to break us apart. Hey, I couldn't blame her. The days went by then months without a decision of what I wanted to do. I decided to plan a movie day to see The Hobbit in November on a Friday after school. Little did I know, one night would change everything.
***
It was Friday and school had just ended. Me and Hailey went to the bathroom to get ready.
"You should totally go for him. You two would be perfect together." She winked at me and I rolled my eyes.
"I cant cheat on James Hailey. That's really screwed up."
"He cheated on you. He had a girl taste his cucumber! You deserve to get him back Rachel." She shrugged her shoulders and applied more mascara.
"How do I look?"
"Dressed to kill" Hailey winked at me then plumped her lips out to dab on her bright pink lipstick. I honestly did not know how to respond. The minutes were ticking by and I had to make up my mind. I had been back and forth with James for almost three years, it never ended. Was I even ready? Jacob, Caleb, James, it was like a cycle. All the torment of those elementary years had finally come to an end. I was now in 7th grade, ready to make the right decisions and not be a floozy.
***
We finally got to the theater and we just hung around for a while. Me and Nathan danced together and it all came so naturally. My friend Aria recorded us and everyone was laughing.
"OMG you guys are a PERFECT match! Who else thinks that Rachel and Nathan are a perfect match?!" I kinda just thought for a moment. What if I do like Nathan more than a friend?
***
The movie began and Aria could not shut up. It was really funny and we both screamed as the spider jumped out on the screen. The three hour movie had about one hour left and Hailey was pushing for me and Nathan to hold hands. She was holding hands with Jacob and she wanted to be "couple friends". The problem was, that we were both extremely embarrassed. Finally, I spoke up and said
"Stop preparing for war" and with that I grabbed his hand. I stroked his arm and it felt so right. The butterflies were flying everywhere and in those moment James didn't exist. It was just me and Nathan. The movie ended and he looked so very sad.
"Whats wrong?" I asked with a small smile.
"I just feel bad, you shouldn't have had to make the first move."
I was taken aback, I honestly did not even think about that.
"Nathan, that is fine, somebody had to do it."
"Yeah, and that person should have been me." With that he walked away and he ignored me with a sad look. We dropped Hailey, Nathan, and Jacob off while Aria and CC got a ride home together. That night I thought about everything. That night I did not realize the "small" choices I made would change my life forever.
