"I literally feel the sweat on the back of my neck." I said trying to wipe it off with the palm of my hand. "Ah, the feeling is mutual." Richie said adjusting his glasses. "Say, do you wanna go to the arcade, they have air conditioning." He said walking quickly to his 'coin stash'. "Yeah- totally!" I said getting up and grabbing my backpack.
"I'm so gonna beat your score at Pac-Man!" He said running down the stairs. "Bring it on Tozier!" I said running after him.
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We parked our bikes outside. "Don't forget the lock Rich." I said securing the lock around my bike. "Shit" he said taking it out and locking his bike. I walked inside with him by my side. "Ready to take another horrible score are we?" Richie said.
"Oh shut it and play." I said lightly slapping his neck. "Hey!" He said laughing. "Well play!" I said crossing my arms watching the small screen intensely.
I thought about when we were kids. We've been best friends since birth. Always inseparable, thought Richie did ditch coming over to "beat my score" sometimes. "Earth to y/n?" Richie said poking my cheek.
"Quit poking me!" I said giggling . He just- stared at me intensely looking for some sort of reaction. His face softened and he looked at me with a certain look I couldn't recognize. That's when it hit me right in the lips.
He kissed me gently making sure this moment was absolutely perfect. My hands connected at the nape of his neck. Soon we pulled apart from each other still clinging onto each another. "Cross that off the bucket list?" He said smiling. "Rich, I've never kissed anyone before.." I said looking at him directly.
"Me either." He said. "What does this mean?" I said as my mind ran miles of clueless thoughts that lead nowhere. "Do you want be like my- girl friend slash best friend?" Richie said scratching the back of his neck. I knew he only did that when he was nervous. "Richie, of course!" I said.
Our lips met again feeling the warmth of each other. I broke apart before saying. "I'm still so gonna beat your score now!" I said turning the game machine. "Well see about that" he said putting his hands around my waist.
I could get used to this.
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Currently 2am as I'm writing this anyway, it's coming close to the end of the year. Let me get straight to the point, as you already know I have a crush on a boy that probably doesn't even like me. But hey, I could hope? I don't know if I should "shoot my shot". I mean if he says no than at least I'll have a long recovery? I feel like I should do this and, hope for the best.
I'm done "ranting". I hope you guys are doing great! Thank you for 15k. It's honestly crazy how many of you actually enjoy this. I wanna thank you guys for reading my book. I'll try to be more active! 💞❤️ - a
