The Bucket List

Chapter 1

Author's Note:

Welcome one and all! Here's an odd fact this chapter is based on something that actually happened and the guy's name is really Noah. He probably doesn't know anything about Wattpad so I'm safe for now but his last name is changed I didn't want to be really obvious haha oh and yes this conversation did happen during my actual class *blush* If anyone has any dating experience tell me what you think I should say haha.I really LOVE the plot line I've created for this story. I hope you'll love it just as much as me ;) So on with it !

Song: Secrets - One Republic

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I saw him, he saw me. I looked away, but then I looked back. He was still looking. I nervously looked at my computer screen in an attempt to brush it off. Noah Lovett was possibly the cutest most interesting guy I had ever seen. The thing was he was very quiet. That was possibly the only thing we had in common. I wanted to talk to him quite desperately. Something about his silence intrigued me. Most of the guys at our school were just rowdy jerks. He seemed...different.

We sat in front of each other in computer class for the last month. It seemed like an eternity. I was the kind of girl everyone wanted to talk to. There was always someone planning a lunch date with me or messaging me repeatedly to get my attention. Little did everyone know that behind the cool girl exterior was an insecure quiet girl. You see I've been cursed with charisma. It was something I hated honestly.

People seemed to gravitate around me like I was a magnet but it wasn't exactly who I wanted to be. I was intelligent and had a little bit of talent singing but no one would ever know. I was thought of as the perfect girl. The one was amazing grades, the witty comebacks and the always in style clothing.

It seemed shallow and vain that people thought of me like this but it was my reputation and who was I to fight against what people thought? If anyone ever found out I took computer classes I'd be labelled as a geek for the rest of my life so I guess being me right now wasn't all that bad. It's just Noah was new he knew nothing about me. It was my last hope in re-inventing myself.

"Hi" I said breathlessly. It felt like my heart was choking me. He looked up questioningly.

"Oh hi" he smiled. Slowly he removed his headphones. His flipped his blonde hair - which awakened the screaming 15-year old girl in me - out of his unique eyes. I was capitivated by his oddly colored eyes. One was a blueish green and the other was the same but looked more hazel.

"You have nice eyes" I felt like an idiot saying that but he had my head spinning with questions about this mysterious boy. He laughed.

"Oh geez I know they're a bit strange no need to point them out" he chuckled.

"No no I don't mean it like that but they are really nice" I smiled trying not to sound like a creep.

"Well thank you then."

"What are you working on ?" I moved my chair around the table to sit next to him. I realized he was really ahead of the class.

"Our work" he said simply. We only talked for about 5 minutes but I was hooked. "What's your name?" he asked politely.

"Hmm I don't think I should be giving a stranger a name how about I let you figure it out?" I grinned cheekily. I wanted him to be drawn to me as I was to him. I wanted to make him smile and laugh just so I could see him smile and laugh. For some reason he didn't smile very often and the moments I heard him laugh I swore I heard angels singing.

"I'll find out don't worry" he stared at screen determined to finish.

"You know being an over achiever can be a bad thing" I laughed.

"Not really, I'm always like this" I clung to every word he said. We talked about his interests and hobbies, his family and silly things like his favorite color. Turns out he plays hockey and volleyball and listens to rock music. He handed me a earphone and played through a couple of his favorite songs. I recognized one.

"I heard this one ! " I said excitedly. It was One Republic's song Secrets. I must have looked like a giddy child, but now I could relate to something he liked. He looked at me through his peripheral vision. The corner of his mouth turned up slightly. It gave me butterflies. I organized all the questions in my head and began asking them one by one.

"So would you ever get a tattoo? " I inquired.

"No not unless there was a certain reason behind it" Noah said.

"Do you have any siblings?"

"Yes, a little sister"

"Do love her?"

"Yes" he said simply. Noah was just that ,a simple guy. Everything about him screamed normal but I saw something different to him, something exotic and luring.

"Are you scared of anything like a phobia?" He thought it over for a bit and answered slowly.

"No not really."

"Are you sure? How about sharks ?"

"Nope"

"Crocodiles?"

"Nope"

"How about creepy girls with scary personal questions ?" I said with humor.

"Yes" he laughed slightly . I playfully smacked his hand. "I'm kidding ,I'm kidding" he said with his hands in surrender.

"So have I scared you enough for one day?" I wanted to let him see me for who I was not what everyone saw me for. The only way possible was to keep him interested but not too interested. I didn't want him to know my name in case rumors started up.

"I think so," Noah was pleasant and that was something I really enjoyed about him. The bell rang all too quickly. I wanted to find out more and more about him but I guess even the best moments in life have to pass.I realized it was Friday and I wouldn't see him until tuesday because of the long weekend. It was disappointing but this gave me time to look my best when we got back.

"Will I see you tuesday?"

"Actually I think I'll be sick that day..." he was teasing me. Noah was teasing me, I felt like running through a field of flowers singing about my feelings but my plans were ruined by the reality of the situation not only were we in Calgary, Alberta one of the most boring cities in Canada but I highly doubt there was any fields of flowers in this crazy weather.

"Awwwe that's too bad" I said playing along. I quickly gathered my stuff and put it in my bag.

"I was kidding" he smiled and walked away with smooth athletic steps. I stood awkwardly contemplating whether or not I was about to faint or melt. I decided I'd leave that for when I was home.