Hope For The Hopeless

My Partner

As I glanced up once more to see this face once more again, the person glanced at me also

"Casity? Casity Baurd? Is this really you"

I widened my eyes more to focus on the persons facial appearance and tried to recall where I had seen someone with such familiar appearance, till I remembered.

"S-s-cott?", I asked

"So you are the Miss Beautiful Casity I have been missing for so long".His statement brought a blush to my cheeks. I would never suspect to see Scott in my life after he transfered from Brookside in our sophomore year.

"I would never thought I would see my first ever girlfriend again", I froze at his statement. I never had a boyfriend other than Scott and having realizing that my first boyfriend was now my ex and is now my elbow partner for the rest of the year, is pretty unbelievable.

"Well Brookside was never the same without you, I was never the same without you". At the realization of what I had said, I covered my mouth and looked towards the window to avoid an even more awkward conversation with Scott.

"U-um, I'm sorry I was never there for you Casity. If I didn't move, we would still be together and you wouldn't have been alone all that time and bullied, I knew I was your only friend and your first boyfriend but I felt like I could do more, I really wished I hadn't moved but hey now we can't start over as friends...", he then reaches his hand out to me as if asking for a handshake.
"Please, treat me good Casity", he then smiled as we shook hands.

My heart started to throb, the memories of me and Scott, the years after he moved, the loneliness I felt. All the memories rushed into my mind but it was no time to cry over the past for it was a new year, new school and new people, at least now I have regained an old friend.

After three periods with Scott, lunch arrived and I was anxious because it was my first day, I had no friends, other than Scott of course.

"Hey, since you're new...wanna eat lunch together?", Scott asked non-chalantly

"Like old times", I smiled.

Scott then escorted me through the halls while holding my hand and at that moment when I had been all tensed since he holding my hand, whether friendly or not, I felt nervous and then I heard whispers coming from the crowd of people.

'Isn't that the new girl?'

'Why is he with her? Haven't they only just met?'

'She looks so fragile and weak for someone so handsome"

'What are you eating today? Pizza?'

Okay, the last whisper was unnecessary but I like pizza.

"Casity? Are you okay? You seem to be spacing out?"

"It is okay, just the comments in the hallways...really got to me"

"You shouldn't be concerned with what they say, I know you're amazing and you're cool although I haven't talked to you in a long time, you're still the Casity that always smiled although she was sad and the intelligent girl who always had straight A's but tell me...what brought you to Miguel Juarez?"

I stayed silent. Looking down at my hands and making a frown, too afraid to talk about why the sudden move to this new town and a new school.

I could see Scott noticed my face had saddened and he also looked down with me.

"If you're not ready to tell me, it is okay", with that being said, the bell then rung and we headed back for fourth period, which I wouldn't be having with Scott sadly. I still was in shock that I am partners with Scott and now I would be spending my last year renewing my friendship with him, although we act just like a couple yet have been apart for such a long while I feel closer to him and as comfortable, I'm happy I met him today.