Take My Breath Away

Lovin Touchin Squeezin

"No you hang up.....No YOU hang up..noooo yoou hang up!" I roll my eyes "Jesus ,Willy, if one of you doesn't hang up I'll do It for you" he groans, "okay whatever, love you baby" he hangs up the phone, "what's your damage??" I push past him. "I gotta use the phone". "Why so you can call your little boyfriend?" he laughs. "Haha your not funny." I dial the his number and listen to the phone ringing in my ears.

No answer.

I sigh and hang the phone back up on the wall then head back to my room. "Damn" I sit on my bed and read.

"Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit em, but remember that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” —To Kill a Mockingbird (Kristy E.)

I shut my book, sigh, then stare at the ceiling. "Ugh. God dammit!" I yell in frustration as I throw the hardback book across my room.

Im startled by a sudden giggle across the room near my window. "Damn, what's your damage?". I jump and swiftly look that way to see yup you guessed it, Eli. "Fuck Eli, don't scare me like that you twit!"

"Sorry, I tend to have that affect on people" he laughs and crawls through the window falling onto the carpet floor. He brushes himself off and stands up.

"Lets go do something." I raise an eyebrow in curiosity "what do you mean by "something"?..besides..its like 9:30" he rolls his eyes and sits down on my bean bag. "Not that you perv. I mean lets go somewhere..somewhere..where we can be alone." My heart starts racing along with my mind. Why did he want to be alone? Why with me?!

"Alone? Why?" he shrugs. "Well thats a terrible answer. But..alright..lets go."

We walk to a park close to my house and sit beside each other on the swings. "So..." he looks down and tries to think of a conversation starter.

"Katie..?" I look up and over at him "Yeah, Eli?" he looks up at me slowly "what did you think about me when you first saw me?"

I smile lightly "well.. I thought..I thought you were um..interesting?" I giggle. "..what about you..? What'd you think of me?" he thinks for a moment, then slightly looks down. "I thought you were damaged..emotionally drained..but..beautiful." I blush and look back down.

"Lets take a walk." he nods and we walk on the sidewalk around the neighborhood.

"So..what about your parents?" he looks down slightly. "They died 3 years ago..its just me, Jess, and granny now." "oh..well..my dad died last year..just me, mom, and my brother." he smiles "im glad I have someone who understands." I smile as well "me too." I look down towards my feet and feel a warm hand against mine and hold it firmly.

Oh. My. God...he's..he's touching me...HE'S TOUCHING ME.

He intertwines his fingers with mine and something inside me lights up. Like a sparkler..or a fire cracker but inside my chest.. Is this what love feels like? Wait..love?! No no I cant be in LOVE with him!

We both smile and he drops me off at my house and we say goodbyes. Shit..I think I might have fallen in love..