As I stand in the fiction section of my high school's library, a book falls off the top shelf. I bend down to pick it up, as I stand back up; another book falls. Groaning, I bend down again to pick it up. While I am still down, a third book falls, b...
Shit. He's here. What do I do? Should I wait a bit to answer the door? Do I open it now?
I yell that I'm coming and I count to ten. I close my eyes and open the door.
As I open my eyes, I come to face with Ethan. His mouth is a bit open and his eyes are wide. He is wearing his football varsity jacket and nice black pants. Even though his jacket is barely open, I can tell that he is wearing a nice buttoned down shirt and tie.
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I am speechless. He looks so handsome and gentleman-like. This all seems so sudden. Is it a prank? A joke? Did his football friends set him up? A bet? A dare? Blackmail? Does Tyler know? Does Ethan want anyone to know? Why has-
"Are you doing checking me out?" Ethan says with a very large smug on his face.
"What? I-I wasn't checking you out!"
"Well, I was checking you out," I blush. "You look so beautiful Natalia."
"You look very handsome Ethan," he smirks. He extends his hand and I take it. We walk to his car and before I can move my hand, Ethan opens the door for me. I smile and nod, sitting passenger in his car. He gets in the car and drives.
The car drive is a bit awkward, I've been staring out the window listening to this trash pop music.
"You hate the music, don't you?"
I guess my face gave it away. "It's not that I hate it, more that this isn't really my style." I smile, trying not to offend him if he likes the music.
"Thank god. I hate this music too, pop music really isn't my thing either. I prefer old music, punk rock, alternative, stuff like that," Ethan says with a sigh of relief, whiling switching the radio station. I stare at him in awe. Marry me?
"I love that type of music! What are some of your favorite bands or artists?"
"I love Panic! At The Disco, Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Twenty One Pilots, Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Fall Out Boy, Tonight Alive, Falling In Reverse and My Chemical Romance. You?"
"Basically the same! Wow, I really wouldn't picture someone, like you, listening to those types of bands."
"Someone like me?"
"I don't mean it in a bad way. I just mean, a popular, football player."
"Yeah, I get that, but 'popular, football players' also aren't in the poetry club."
"I'm sorry, I know our school isn't normal, but I still think it's a bit crazy. I don't know. I'm sorry."
"Don't even stress about it. What's your favorite punk song? Then your favorite 'old' song?"
