"Bye mum, bye dad!" I called as I shut the front door. Today was Monday, meaning it was the start of a draining week of school. I heaved my bag over my shoulder; it was weighing my arm down due to the tons of text books filling it. I sighed as it landed on my back with a slight 'thud'. I took the long, lonely walk to school. I only had one or two friends in the area; I wasn't an outgoing person, I blended into the background...which brings me to Luke. I've had a crush on Luke for the past 2 years, but I was to shy to ever talk to him on my own accord. He could make my heart beat 100000 m/ph just by looking at me, let alone speaking. We had spoken in the past, only in class though; we've had to do projects together which generally involves communication.
I eventually reached the school gates, walking through to the actual entrance. I walked down the busy hallway; passing gossiping teenagers. I swiftly turned into my registration classroom; Luke's was opposite mine. I sat down in my seat and kept to myself, waiting for my friends to arrive. I drummed my nails against the table out of boredom, listening to oompalumpas talking about dying their hair blonder and which colour fake nails to get was not entertaining.
"Hey Kai!" I heard two feminine voices chirp. My head shot up to see my two best friends standing before me.
"Hiya girlies!" I grinned, as they took their seats at either side of me. We began light chatter of the previous weekend's activities, what we have planned for the following weekend, and of course, Luke was brought up.
"You should just talk to him." One of my friends sighed as we left the classroom. I shook my head and walked out of the room behind her. As I turned the corner, I saw Luke standing there. He was leaning against the wall talking to his brother, Jai. I caught his eye and he gave a small wave; I smiled in return. I continued my journey to my next class, Art, which I had with Luke.
I dumped my bag on the table and sighed, walking up so many flights up the stairs on a Monday morning should be illegal. Then I heard him, Luke. He walked into the classroom with Jai; they continued talking until they parted to go to their tables. Jai's seat was next to mine whereas Luke's was all the way on the other side of the classroom. I greeted Jai as he sat down; I was closer to him than Luke, simply because my mind would go partially blank when talking to Luke.
The teacher, Ms. Sharma, began telling us about what she had planned; today was meant to be a relaxed lesson of just drawing anything that came to mind. I've decided I was going to use oil pastils to draw a sunset. I sketched my outlines of main figures I'd be colouring and shading, before getting down to work.
I sighed and tilted my head, looking at my creation.
"That's amazing, Kai." A voice spoke quietly into my neck, causing shivers to run through my spine.
"Thanks." I whispered. I could tell it was Luke. He moved from behind me and sat down in Jai's seat, as Jai had gone to the toilet.
"I didn't know you were this good an artist." he smiled, pointing at the sunset I'd drawn. I shrugged and gave a small smile. How was I not passed out on the floor right now? I was about to give a proper response when an annoying voice rang in my ear.
"I see you're talking to Luke, when are going to finally tell him you like him?" It spoke, rolling their eyes at me as it 'strutted' over to me and Luke's table. Brittney. She's hated me for as long as I can remember. I didn't even classify her as a human, I called her 'it' most of the time.
I stared gobsmacked, my gaze switching from Luke's face which appeared to frozen and Brittney's. A smug grin was plastered onto that mold of orange she called her face. I could feel my face turning gradually pinker before I shot out of my seat and swiftly exited the classroom. I could hear it's high-pitched cackle as I rushed away. I almost made it to the stairs until I felt a strong hand grab my forearm. I froze and span on the spot, grimacing as Luke stood before me.
"Wait, you like me?" He asked simply. I slowly nodded, not being able to look him in the eye.
"Seriously." He spoke. Again, I slowly nodded.
"Well, I like you too, Kai." His voice barely audible. I raised my gaze, my eyes meeting his. I slowly titled my head to my right.
"You do?" This time he was the one to do the slow nodding.
"And I have, for a very, very, very long time." He said quietly, taking a step closer to me with each work spoken. I remained silent, feeling as though I'd completely forgotten how to do anything; including blink, breathe, talk.
He began moving his face closer, resting his hand on the small of my back as our lips connected. It was a short kiss, but sweet at the same time. I smiled, hiding my face in his chest.
"You don't understand how long I've wanted to do that for." He sighed, tilting my head up and staring into my eyes.
I've finally admitted my feelings for Luke Brooks. And it couldn't have felt any better.
