Kiyoshi and Tommy

eleven

Tommy's POV:

I write down his phone number.

He walks away.

I watch him climb in the car.

I watch the car drive off.

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"YES!!" I yell.

I giggle madly, blushing bright pink.

I got his number!

I got his number!

Maybe this isn't that bad of a day after all.

I get off the bus and skip inside.

I run towards the stairs when I hear my mom call my name,"Tommy? You home?"

"Yeah, Mom." I call back.

She comes around the corner and looks at me, a funny sort of smile on her face.

"Okay," she says,"what happened?"

I feel my cheeks turn pink,"What are you talking about?"

"You're all happy and cute." she replies.

"Ugh, Mom." I retort,"One, I'm a happy person. Two, I'm like, always cute."

My mom laughs and pulls me in a hug, messing up my hair,"Tell me, you little goober!"

She starts tickling me and I squeal.

I finally pull away and give the best stern face I can muster (it's not that great, I'm a happy person) and whine,
"Moooom, I'm sixteen now! Stop tickling me!"

She crosses her arms and mocks my whiny tone,"But I wanna know what happennnned."

I sigh, biting back a smile,
"Okay, fine. There's this guy--"

"Awweee!" she interrupts,"My little Tommy Bear has his first crush!!"

My face burns and I facepalm,"Mom, what did I say about calling me Tommy Bear?"

"Right." she laughs, pulling me in a hug,"Well, if you need any advice on boys, I'm here."

I smile,"Thanks Mom."

She nods, a mischievous grin on her face,"You know, back in my day I was a real pretty girl, lots of boys wanted to be my boyfriend."

I laugh and kiss her forehead,"I know. You still are."

She kisses my cheek,"And you are very handsome."

I blush again,"Pfff."

Then I walk upstairs, still ecstatic about having his number.