She was different to any student he had ever come across. She was quiet, read books, didn't party, but behind the silence was a sadness that radiated from her. It was as if he couldn't help himself, he wanted to be what she needed. The only problem...
Thomas Scott Yesterday had been a long confusing day. Coming back to school to find that one of your closest friends fancied you, yet finding your longest and closest friend to have become beautiful. She didn't like me like that but Cara did, and it sounded desperate but I just wanted to have a relationship again after so long. Although I found Faye attractive, she wouldn't date me and though I didn't find Cara as attractive she did want a relationship with me. It was horrible of me talking about my closest friend and a good friend. But today was a new day and so I did my usual. Get showered and dressed eat a little something then go and pick up Faye and drive to school. "Well you look happy this morning" I said to Faye as she grumpily chucked her bag into the car and followed it. "I don't want to see that fucking Mendes today but I have him last " She grumbled and I smiled putting my hand on her leg as I reversed out of her drive. "You'll be fine. You can come over after school today if you want?" I offered and she nodded. "Without Cara?" "Why? You jealous?" I joked but her death glare towards me made me rethink. "Yes Dawson, without her."
We arrived to school late and had to run our separate ways. I got sat down in the library to get started on finishing my final project. "Yo Tom!" I heard from behind me. I turned to see the group of year 13 popular boys as they waved me over. I walked over and sat down. There weren't many people doing what I was so I had come to hang round the boys in Faye's year. The leader of this group was my age though, a year older than the rest who I knew from last year "You know I'm having a party this weekend at mine and you should come man, it'll be cool." I thought and nodded. It can't be so bad. "Yeah alright. You still live in that shit tip?" I joked and the boys laughed. "Very funny and yes I do. See you there man" he said and I nodded again. "Oh one other thing. Bring that friend of yours along" "Dawson? Uh I mean Faye?" I stumbled but he shook his head. "Nah man the fit one, Claire is it?" "Cara. I'll ask her." I groaned inwardly at the thought of having to see Cara at a party where she could and would probably try something. All I knew was that I couldn't tell Dawson about this. She'd get touchy about me and Cara going to a party together. Then again, I doubt she would mind if me and Cara got together, she's always telling me how I need a girlfriend, and who better than one of her best friends.
The day went by slowly, and the only bit I enjoyed was lunch when I got to see Faye and afterwards when I got to walk her to her lesson as I was just down the hall. "Ignore him, he's just a teacher trying to mess with you." I tried to reassure her and she smiled at me. "Thanks Tom is it still ok for me to come over after school?" She asked hopeful and I nodded at her. "Of course." "Miss Dawson please keep your love life away from my classroom" Mendes said coming up behind her. "In you go" he said ushering her in. "See you after school Dawson!" I yelled and she nodded sadly back. I walked down the hallway into my class wondering at why that guy gave her a hard time already. She did nothing wrong, ever. I just had to make sure she was happy after school. Without Cara, which I'd have to ask her about, yet honestly I'm glad it's just me and her.
Faye Dawson I hated this man, I hated this class because of this man. He gave me shit that I didn't deserve twice now, which is more than I've got from any teacher in the past three years. I was dreading what odd activity he had planned for this lesson. As people started to file into the class he wrote our assignment up on the board and it could not of been worse. I wanted to leave the room straight away. "Ok so, today we're going to focus on your creative romantic writing. So what I want you to do is go back to your first kiss or a kiss you well enjoyed and write about the surroundings, the feelings you felt inside, and say how these factors formed or lost the feeling of romance for you." He explained and I hit my head on the desk. Oh this was so embarrassing. Everyone began jotting down notes and writing their piece but I had nothing. I guess I'll just have to make it up as I go along. "Miss Dawson do you understand the assignment?" He asked and I nodded at him. "Then why is nothing on your page?" I could feel my face automatically heat up around my cheeks and all I could do was shrug. I looked down at my page and started to write down any old crap that made sense. Luckily the hour was up quickly and we all started to pack away. "Miss Dawson might I talk to you for a minute?" I groaned and stood infront of him. "Firstly, I don't want you to think that I don't like you Faye because I think you're a brilliant student, so I'm sorry if my words came off wrong." I nodded at him and he continued. "Secondly, it's ok that you haven't had your first kiss yet" he smiled and I blushed madly. My eyes widened and I left the room quickly, ran down to the car park and got into Tom's car. "You ok?" He asked and I just shook my head. "Can we just leave?" I said and he nodded driving quickly out of the school, arriving at his house in no time at all. I got out the car and waited for him to open the door to his house. When he did i saw there was no one else home as I had guessed. As usual we left our bags downstairs along with our shoes and headed upstairs to Tom's room.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" He asked and I threw myself next to him on his bed. "It's embarrassing" I groaned but he smiled at me. "Hey I was You're best friend when you went through puberty and nothing can be worse than that." He laughed trying to make light of the situation. "For Mendes' class we had to write about how our first kiss made us feel." I explained and he raised his eyebrow. "So? That's not that bad?" Tom said but I shook my head in my hands. "Oh shit..." he realised and I nodded. "You've never had your first kiss! I always thought you had" he said and I pushed him. "It's embarrassing." "Dawson, kissing isn't that big of a deal." Tom said sitting right beside me. "I'll be your first kiss" he said as a throw away comment. "Funny" I groaned but he looked deadly serious. "I'm not joking. I'll be your first kiss. Right here right now" Tom said and my breathing increased. He didn't know just how many butterflies were going round my stomach. "Now? Er ok but I don't know what to do. Besides won't it be weird" "I'll lead and it will only be weird if you think and make it weird." He reassured and I nodded. "I'm not sure about this. I don't want you to kiss me if you don't mean it." I said standing up. "Maybe I do mean it" "But you don't" I shot back at him as he stood up and he was right infront of me now towering over me with his height. He cupped my face with his large hand and leaned down so our lips met. It was an odd feeling, yet nice, because it was Thomas. I could feel him deepen the kiss by pushing his lips harder against mine and bringing me close to him. Out of fear of falling backwards I grabbed his upper arms as the kiss broke off. I didn't know whether to be mad or to be happy. "Right, well that's done." I whispered at his chest and felt him laugh lightly. "That's all there is to it" he whispered back and I nodded. My best friend had just given me my first kiss, and thought nothing of it whilst I thought the world of it. Brilliant.
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