Walking into school the next day was exciting to say the least. Isadora felt satisfied with the clothes she picked out that morning, she was there on time, and she got to talk about her date with Riley.
of course Isaiah had gotten to her before she could get to him.
"I need every last detail immediately." He said pulling her into an empty classroom
Isadora adjusted her glasses as she spoke to him "I really think you should calm down, it might benefit us both."
"fine.' Zay breathed out "but come on Izzy, I need details, where'd you go, what'd you do-"
"We rod the subway to an art walk and then we got ice cream."
He nearly squealed which startled her "Wait aren't you lactose intolerant?"
"It's 2018 Isaiah, they have vegan ice cream these days, with zero lactose." She said walking back out into the hallway
"Wow way to be a smart ass." Zay said following her
"And besides I would've eaten regular ice cream if I had to, it was worth it."
Isaiah smiled "You really like her don't you?" He asked while wriggling his eyebrows
"I do," She smiled smally "And stop that." She said pointing to his eyebrows
"Fine, but look here comes Riley." He said pointing
"You shouldn't point it's rude." Isadora said opening her locker
"Yeah Zay, don't point." Riley chuckled. She turned to Isadora "Hey." She smiled
Isadora closed he locker "Hello." She smiled as well
Isaiah also smiled and he was also squealing.
they both turned to look at him
"Um are you okay? Riley asked
"What's wrong with him?" Maya asked as she approached them
"I don't know." Isadora responded
He inhaled slowly and then exhaled just as slow "This is just too much for me right now. I have to go find Charlie."
"Huh?" They heard from across the hall
"I've found him." Zay chuckled "Good day."
the three of them stood there puzzled as he walked away from them.
Isadora even made eye contact with an even more confused Charlie who shrugged in their direction
Maya was the first to break the silence by laughing
"I don't understand anything at this point." Isadora chuckled softly
"Our friends are weird." Riley smiled
"So, lovebirds" Maya started causing Riley to roll her eyes and for Isadora to smile
"How was your first date?" she questioned
"It was really nice." Riley grinned
"It was, cool." Isadora nodded "Yes very, cool."
Riley chuckled "What is that?" She asked
"I described our date to Maya." She stated obviously
"I've never heard you use the word 'cool' to describe anything."
"Well I'll have you know that I have an extremely large vocabulary."
Riley laughed as the bell rang "Okay, let's get to class."
Maya smiled at the two of them "This is fun, this is really fun."
Riley shook her head "I don't understand anything."
today was one of the first days Isadora didn't bother paying attention in class, she was always determined to even when her attention woulf shift so quickly. But today she had other things to think about, English could wait.
today she was extremely happy and not just because things were working out with Riley, that wasn't the only thing going on her life.
she felt less anxious today, she could finally sit still. She felt like talking, not over thinking to herself in the corner.
she was feeling so many different things lately and it was great.
She had always struggled with feelings in general. Well publicly sharing those feelings, people always made her wonder.
why do people make it hard to talk to them?
or is this just me over thinking again?
these types of thoughts were normal, but she was having them less often and it excited her.
"Were you even paying attention during class today?" Riley asked after school
"Which one?" She smiled "None of them I guess."
"How come?"
"I couldn't focus."
"Well then can I ask what you were thinking about?" Riley asked walking around the counter to sit next to her
For once Isadora didn't feel nervous "I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but I have want would formerly be diagnosed as aspergers,"
"Formerly?"
"It falls into a different category these days, but at the time it was something I never really understood. Especially why this was something that my parents never really got over, but that's for another time." She took a deep breath "But today was one of the first times in a while I felt like I could do just about anything."
"Why do you think this is happening now?"
Isadora smiled, she absolutely loved the fact that she kept asking her more questions.
"I guess I've tried so hard to get better at being social or even just not being nervous, and it's finally getting better."
Riley smiled and met her eyes "I don't think I've ever heard you talk so much at once."
Isadora giggled which was new
"I'm having a great day I guess, and I hope tomorrow isn't too bad."
"Well then, I hope that everyday is a good day for you."
Isadora wanted that too, but she didn't want to get her hopes up.
