Peppermint

The sixth day of summer 1998

Alison's pov
I didn't see her at all today . She had to go out with her mum and stayed out with her all day . I understand she wants to see her mum and spend time with her but I actually miss her so much . I hate it when I miss her because I just want to see her and talk to her instead of sitting there missing her and hoping that she will like me back one day . I do hate this , to be honest . Thinking about her all day , thinking about what she's doing and if she likes me back and if she'd ever go out with me and if she even likes girls . I can't help it . It just happened .

I just can't help wanting to kiss my best friend because I bet it would be amazing and better than I've ever imagined in my entire life . And I just wish she liked me back . If she felt the same way about me , we could be together . We could actually kiss .... we could actually touch and enjoy the sparks going through each other as we could hold hands and maybe even do a bit more than kiss each other . Maybe I should ring her ? And tell her ? Maybe ? I have to tell her . She needs to know how I feel , I can't keep going on like this , it makes me feel so bad because I know I need her so much . Ring ring , ring ring , ring ring ...
" hi Ali , what's up ? Sorry I can't come round today , like I said my mum told me I have to stay at home - it's so annoying" I paused with nervousness .
"Ali? You okay?"
I pause again , my hands shaking , sweat building on my head as I plucked up the courage of what I was going to say to her .
"Ali , what's wrong ? Ali??" She seemed concerned at this point .
"Vi ?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I like you"
"Well Thankyou I'm glad you do otherwise we wouldn't be friends ." She laughed .
"No , I mean , fuck, I like you , like you"
"You mean ... you like me in that way?"
Suddenly the line dropped dead . What had I done ? Had I messed up our friendship ? Tears streamed down my face as the realisation seeped in ...
violets pov .
ring ring , ring ring , ring ring
I ran to the phone box , telling my mum that I would get it , while picking up the lime green receiver , I see by the familiar number that it's Alison .
"hi Ali , what's up ? Sorry I can't come round today , like I said my mum told me I have to stay at home - it's so annoying"
No answer , maybe this wasn't Ali ? I looked at the phone again and could see that it was definitely her number , I'd learnt it by heart . Maybe she just didn't hear me .
"Ali? You okay?"
Again , there was no answer and i was getting really worried about her ? Was she ok ? What happened ?
"Ali , what's wrong ? Ali??"
Finally , I get an answer out of her .
"Vi?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I like you"
She what? She likes me ? My mouth hang open in complete shock , my mind full of questions . I decided that just like i always do , make a joke instead of actually being serious .
"Well Thankyou I'm glad you do otherwise we wouldn't be friends ." I laughed down the phone .
"No , I mean , I like you , like you"
What . The . Fuck . I'd been dreaming of this happening for weeks now . I wanted to kiss her , and now it might actually happen for real . I had to go and see her , I couldn't just talk to her on the phone . I quickly hang up and got my coat on to rush out the door .
"Mum , I really really have to go out right now !"
"Oh okay Violet that's ok we've had a nice day together ."
"Yeah we have mum Thankyou."
I sprinted out of the door and continued to run as fast as I could towards Alison's house which was five minutes away if I ran like a lightning bolt .
Rapping on the door with my knuckles with adrenaline coursing through my veins as I need to see her , I was increasingly getting impatient as no one came . Suddenly the door opened and Alison's sister was at the door .
"She's upstairs ."
I rushed up the stairs , just about capable of opening the door to her room and just about all the oxygen left my lungs .
"Ali ."
I crumpled onto the floor where she was rolled in a ball on the , sobbing , tissues all around her and tears streaming down her face right in front of me . It was coming back to when she cuddled me in the store back a couple weeks ago when I was upset again , I realised . I had to help her . I needed to kiss her . I cradled her in my arms as I whispered into her ears to tell her it was okay. I wiped her tears with my fingers and held her face with my hands as she smiled at me .
Those eyes looking straight at me , those soft pink lips in front of my face , that  long curly hair . Suddenly I reached forward and lightly kissed her on the lips , my senses exploding . I felt tingly all over even from a little peck .... and She then pushed forward and smashed her lips into mine , kissing me roughly- and we snogged for the next five minutes , holding each other but kissing on the lips delicately . She tasted like cherry coke and strawberry chapstick , her kiss lighting me up inside , making me feel like the world was upside down . It was a high that id never felt before , never thought would happen , never thought would happen to me , I never thought I would kiss someone and it would be this amazing , like someone was getting me drunk with no alcohol ....
I knew she was the one . I knew she was the one I'd spend the rest of my life with , marry, kiss forever without getting bored , lose my virginity to , have children , propose, be engaged to- I would never be apart from her , my best friend and my soulmate .

Vi x