Love at first slap?

Chapter 1

It starts the day I walk in that room. That room that I could even taste the dust that is creeping in the cracks of the pale cement wall. It's because nobody touched the walls all summer. Everybody went away and left. Now the room is full of sorrow. But I wouldn't know. It's a new year so I haven't been in this room before. Maybe she taught summer school and the room wasn't empty? But I just know it was. The fuzzy layer on her desk was just a hint. And I am a pretty kept to herself person so I sit in the melancholy room while everybody is in the hallways talking up a storm. But somebody else sits in the room. It's sort of awkward that I happen to have strong emotions for this person. This person is Hayes the guy I have always liked. I sort of find it pretty peculiar that he is sitting next to me. He can be in the hallway talking to anybody in the school because he is that one guy that just fits in a crowd. He is sobbing to himself. I am shy so I don't really want to say anything about it but the words blurt out and it's too late now. His stunning eyes that are now reddened look up at me. I know why he is sobbing though. It's that rumor that everybody at school is talking about. And he asks me, "you haven't heard about it yet?" And I tilt my head down embarrassed and say, "well.. I did." He puts his head back down and sobs harder. And I pull him by the arm from the squeaky red chair. Now he is standing next to me and so many emotions are blabbing through my mind and the next thing that happens is the craziest. He pulls me to him and gives me the biggest bear hug I have ever received. And I like him so I don't reject it. My arms wrap around him and his arms wrap around me. We are intertwined like those vines it the old rose garden next to the school. We stay there for what I thought was seconds but it was about 2 minutes. The bell rang in the middle of that time. So now everybody is swarming in taking pictures of us together. Now the rumors won't only be targeted at him. I now have my own problem. The whole school thinks we are dating now. I really don't mind it much though because I may actually really wish it was true. He knows how I feel so he slaps the "popular guy" who is simultaneously making fun of me. I can already tell this will be a very interesting school year.