The It Boy

Have You Seen My Masked Singer

History class was long, Choir was better I got to sing, the free hour was good I wrote a new song called Masked. Now it was time for lunch. I was really excited I'm not sure why. I think it's the dance when Eric and I kissed. Just thinking about it made butterflies in my stomach. I clenched my stomach trying to get the feeling to go away. I gave up and finally entered the lunch room and grabbed a tray and began getting some food. I turned to grab an apple and saw a poster. No not any poster, not a come join a club it was a somewhat missing person poster. I looked closer and read what it said. The cover read: Help me find my missing Valentines Day Mask Singer the poster said: she sang at the dance is funny, smart and can run fast. I am having a meeting every day at school until I find her. Come meet me if you think it was you. The way I know if it was you is I will ask you some questions to find out if you were there.

I ran outside to the oak tree I threw my notepad down along with myself sliding down the side of the tree. I looked down playing with my food just thinking about what to do or say about what I just read. I looked up when I heard laughing and saw Eric putting more posters up on the walls. His friends were laughing at him and asking who he thought it was. He turned to them and answered "I don't know I haven't narrowed down the list yet. I think she's in the choir and I know we have classes together so she has to be on a short list of girls." He continued to stick posters up as he looked around I saw him look at me. I quickly looked away and began to grab my things trying to leave. Eric, I assumed saw and rushed over to me. I was just about to get up when his hand reached for mine. I looked up took his hand which felt as soft as it did yesterday and flew up off the ground. Eric pulled me up so fast we ended up beginning really close when I landed. I sat there without a word as we sat in silence. We always seemed to be doing this. The game where we would stare into each other's eyes and just not talk. We stayed like this for a short moment when all the sudden I was about to say something and heard a voice. It was very bitchy sounding with a hint of sass. I knew who it was just by the smell of the person's perfume. It was Ashyln.

"Hello? "Excuses me what are you guys doing? "Eric, why are you holding this low life's hand? Ashlyn snarled as she applied more ruby red lipstick.

I took my hand away from his and looked at the floor. Eric tho didn't wait a moment to say anything. He looked at her and said "Excuse me what did you just say?

Ashlyn looked at Eric and was about to say something when Eric snapped a sharp look at her and proceeded to continue what he was saying. "I don't know who you think you are or you who you think Ella is but she is no low life." "She an amazing person with an amazing heart." 'For your information, I was helping her up, its called being nice you should try it sometime."

I was by then looking up looking between both of there faces. Ashlyn had gone quiet and look really pissed. Without another word, Ashlyn turned around and walked quickly back inside. I looked back at Eric who was proudly smiling now and laughed. He looked at me and said "What? I smiled and said, "Thanks, nobody's ever stood up for me." He smirked and said "Anytime."

"Can we continue? He asked shyly

"Continue what? I said smiling at the words he used.

"I was going to ask you something"

"Oh really? I said

"Yeah," he said

"Okay, shoot," I said is he going to ask me out? I thought to myself

"How was your night yesterday at the dance? "I didn't get to see you."

"Oh," I said yelling at myself in my head. You're so stupid he didn't even think it was you yesterday but you thought he was going to ask you out. Wow.

I smiled and chuckled a little saying " It was amazing I danced, had lots of fun and I even lost track of time."

"Wow sounds like a good night for you,"

"Yeah," I said

I was about to ask how his date was when the bell rang. Eric looked at his phone surprised and said "Sorry I have to go I have Art class I have to get there early to get my tools out."

I quickly said, "Okay, thanks again for helping me and standing up for me."

"No problem Princess." He said walking away smiling a big real smile.

I stopped dead in my tracks. Wait what did he, no he didn't he just called me Princess. Omg, he remembered. When we were younger in 4th grade we would always play Princess and Prince he would always have to fight off huge ugly ogres or dragons trying to kill me. Of course, he would always win. Then we would act like we lived happily ever after, I didn't think he would remember that. I smiled so big it hurt. I was truly surprised. I wonder what else he remembers?