later skater| jack avery

XVI.

*jack's pov*

the nerves were finally setting in. my hands were shaky and my palms were sweaty. there wasn't vomit on my sweater though, sorry to disappoint. i shook the goofy thought from my head, giving myself a sly smile. i pulled the note cards and yellow ribbon out of the bag and set them next to the bundle of flowers. today was the day where i asked the prettiest girl to be my prettiest girl.

"okay jack, you've got this." i mumbled to myself as i took the rest of the supplies out of the plastic bag. i crumpled it up, noise filling the quiet room. i sighed, trying to steady my hands as i picked up the note cards. i tore into the plastic, exposing the stack of paper. i peeled the rest of the plastic off, setting it to the side as my fingers ran over the note cards. i took a singular note card from the stack, placing it directly in front of me on the marble table. i picked up the yellow sharpie, removing the lid and pushed it onto the end of the marker. i scratched my head. there was so much to say about the girl of my dreams but not enough words in the english language to thoroughly describe how i feel about kinslee rose collins, the girl i am truly, deeply, madly in love with.  i deeply sighed, racking my brain for anything i could possibly write. i thought about all of the things i loved about her, from her cute little nose and her captivating sky blue eyes, to her being the most selfless individual i know. i thought about the very first day i met her, how i knew she was the one i wanted to have for the rest of my-

"there you go jack!" i whispered out excitedly, interrupting my thought process. i put the sharpie to the paper, trying to write as neatly as possible.

babygirl,

freshman year was the very first time i laid my eyes on you. you captured my attention from the very start. i knew i had to make you mine. i was so afraid to talk to you, but i worked up the courage once i saw you were in my fifth period. you were sitting alone and i nervously walked up to you and asked you if the seat next to you was taken. you stumbled over the words you muttered, a light pink flushed across your perfect, adorable cheeks. you moved your stuff over to your side of the table and patted the seat, sending me a shy smile. from that very day, i knew i wanted you and you only.

i put the cap on the top of the sharpie, placing it on the table. i picked the notecard up and held it in front of my face, glancing over it. a smile appeared on my face as i reached the final words. i quickly put a small 'xo -j. avery' in the bottom corner and the proceeded to pick up the scissors and snipped a small 'x' in the top left corner. i picked up the ribbon, unwinding a small amount from the spool. i snipped it off and then threaded it through the notecard and picked up one of the sunflowers, tying the golden yellow ribbon into a bow around the stem. i held it up and spun the flower in between my index finger and thumb, admiring it. '1 down, 4 more to go.' i thought to myself, a small smile spread across my face.

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