Dear Mom,

cedric's coming at it again

dear mom,

cedric hugged me.

i was coming out of the bathroom with a running nose.

he was just leaving the boy's bathroom when he saw me.

the moment he saw me, he quickly stopped me in my track.

and asked me what happened.

i didn't want to tell him.

why was he bothering me anyways?

but, somehow, i guess i told him everything.

when i was finished, cedric just pulled me into a tight hug.

he told me how sorry he was.

why was he sorry?

he didn't hurt me?

he didn't ignore me?

he didn't do anything wrong.

i don't know really.

but, somehow, i ended up hugging him back.

we stayed like that for a few minutes, just hugging each other.

eventually, he let me go and he gave me this small shy smile.

"sorry for hugging you for so long." he told me.

was it really that long? 

i didn't really notice.

cedric's sort of nice, i guess. 

love,

ann

neatly written on a piece of notebook paper. she looks up and sees cedric outside the classroom window playing soccer with his friends. she stares at him for a little bit. a small smile starts to form on her face.