Why me?

Seventeen took my breath away

Age 17

Autumn had arrived.
Trees started shedding their leaves.
The leaves turned yellow to orange and red.
The bare trees reminded me of whipping willow from Harry Potter series.
I was practicing basketball shots in my little court near backyard.
I loved playing basketball,I even played for nationals twice.

Nowadays people had started getting used to my weird nature, so did I.
I've gotten used to feel alienated everywhere but basketball practice sessions made my life easier than hell.

Atleast my team mates never made me feel like an alien.
Instead they used to call me up for new matches or tournaments every season. We used to hang out often.
Well, my life was not like others but it wasn't bad either.

It was mid noon. Even though it was autumn, I sweated very much due to vigorous practice.

I was wearing pink shorts and a white sweatshirt.
I smelled like dirt.
My clothes were wet with sweat.
I lied down on the grass to cool myself down.
My chest felt lighter and my breathing slowed down.

I remembered all those dreams vividly, yet I was clueless about that tall person who kept appearing randomly.
These dreams are not scary but rather strange.

Sydney came running to me and held out a packet filled with goldfishes.

I got up and she said "Look I won these cute little fishes"
"Really? How?"
"Yes, there's a carnival going on near westwood grounds"
"Oh, well it seems you're really happy"
My eyes gained attention on the fishes and I heard them say that they don't like being stuck in a small packet.

I looked at Sydney and said "You should go and put them in a better place"
She nodded and said "Yes, you're right I'll meet you later, see you"
I waved her goodbye and headed back home.
I entered my home, went upstairs and turned the doorknob.
I walked into my room and let myself fall on the bed.
The room had changed a little,
it had been renovated just a few months ago.
The walls were painted with my favourite sky blue colour.
Toony lights hung over curtains and around some of my pictures.
Some of the walls were filled with pictures,drawings,paintings,posters and rough sketches of my dreams.

I've also decorated my room with some DIY crafts by watching youtube.
I had my own tv, beside it, there were some of my soft toys.
I had two shelves filled with my favourite novels.
I had a diary kept near my bed, in which I used to write poems.
I opened the curtains and then went to the bathroom for a shower.

I changed into PJs and climbed up my bed. I played with my pendant for a while. Then soon, I fell asleep.

The very next day, I went to school.

I was somehow surviving the first class by making some cute doodles in my notebook.

Teacher finally entered with a new guy. She cleared her throat and made an announcement to the class and said "This is Luke George, he's from North Alabama. He'll be studying with us from now on."

He was really tall, he looked like 6'9 or 6'6.
I was 6'1, I felt quite small comparable to his ideal height.
He had short blonde hair with grey eyes. His face was perfectly chiseled and carved. He totally stood out.
His smile was....mesmerising.

Oh shit, I am thinking too much about him. I must avoid him. I don't want any unnecessary trouble.

I don't know why but I felt a connection, sort of attraction towards him. This was new, because I never felt like this before.

Teacher pointed out an empty seat next to me and told him to sit there.
She told me to give him all assignments and notes that had been done this semester. I said "yes, ma'am and I sat down."

He walked towards me and I felt my heart beating a little faster.
I ignored him and started looking outside the window.
He sat and then a moment later said "Ummm... hi I'm Luke"
I turned around and saw him extending his hand for a shake.
I did the same and said "I'm Evelyn, nice to meet you"
He smiled and said "That's a pretty name"
I blushed a little and mannaged to say "Thank you"
"Please dont feel uncomfortable around me, I know I can be too much to handle sometimes"
"No, it's totally fine, I just hope you don't run away like others too"
"Why would I?"
"You will find out soon"
"So we're friends now?"
I nodded and he took that as a yes and smiled at me again.

I tried looking out for Albert.
He arrived a bit later. No one could see him except me so he entered the class and as usual.
Luke suddenly elbowed me and said "Look at that guy, he's entering without teacher's permission and no one even seems to notice him at all.
He's so cool."

I couldn't believe his words.
I was shocked and I didn't know how to reply.
I looked at him with wide eyes and asked....