keeping hope.

chapter 2: welcome back into my life.

two years had past and I was in seventh

grade now. I stopped going skating for

a while. every once in a while the

skating rink has a late skate. I just so

happen decided to go to this late skate.

I didn't have a clue who was going to be

there. the same people that usually

came were at the late skate. I was bored

for a little while. then something

happens that blows my heart out of my

whole body.

chandler walks through the door. I

start freaking out. I tried not to talk to

him because I didn't want to seem

annoying. I smiled at him but I told

myself I wasn't going to talk to him

unless he talked to me first.

the night rolled on and I was dying to

talk to him, but I didn't. I haven't seen

him in a long time so I didn't know if

he was single or not. I was hanging out

with one of my friends, katy who is in

the same grade as chandler. she knew I

liked him too. they were all hanging out

together and I was a nervous wreck.

but I was ready to finally face the fear

and talk to him.

I walked to the back of the skating rink

where him and all his friends were.

"hey girl!" katy said to me. "hey!" I said

hoping chandler would notice me. katy

and I carried on a causal conversation.

she knew I liked chandler, I think

everyone knew. I laid in the floor trying

to pop my back and played on my

phone for a little while. someone had

stepped on my stomach and it was

chandler! I started to say something

but he looked down and smiled at me. I

smiled back with my heart literally

melting.

liking the same person for two years is

a little crazy I guess, but it's so worth it.

it was almost time to leave, I wanted I

hug him so bad. my nerves got the best

of me. I didn't give or get the hug I

wanted. "bye chandler." I said hoping

he would know what I was thinking.

"bye." he said walking out of the door.

I thought everything was over at that

point. it was awful.

we texted each other the rest of the

night and stayed in contact for a long

time. which was awesome! we talked

like best friends, but I also told him

how I felt about him. truly how I felt

about him. he said he had felt the same

too. I laid in my bed smiling.