Confessions Of Aaliyah

2. The butterflies

I stared at the inbox with mixed expressions. Should I inbox him back ... My fingers were shaking while I replied back .

~ Hi ~ Aaliyah

I anxiously waited for a reply
~ read at 6:07~ ~ typing ~

My heart did a little dance . what's wrong with me I thought
~ Do you go to walnut high ? ~ Alex

~ Yeah why ? - Aaliyah

~ Because my cousin goes there , and he said I should start getting to know people . ~

I paused , maybe he just wants a friend .
~ Oh well , yeah it's a pretty good school . ~ Aaliyah

I lied , just making conversation

~ Do you talk too anybody? ~ Alex

~ what do you mean ~ Aaliyah

~ Your beautiful .. Do you have boyfriend or something ?" ~

My heart did a double take. My fingers froze on the keyboard. I read it , Screamed a little and read it again.
I had to think a little before I replied . I mean I knew I was single . But I don't want to seem all desperate .

I started to reply

~No not really I just be chilling .~ Aaliyah

I tried my hardest to sound cool. This is honestly my first time really interacting with a boy , cute one at that!

~ Good 😉 , I'll see you tommrow I guess . ~ Alex

I was smiling ear to ear as I typed .

~Ok , I'll see you tomorrow . ~ Aaliyah

I logged out and shut my computer down . I closed my laptop and headed down stairs.
" Fuck are you smiling about ." said my mom .

She always got an attitude , she's so bitter because my dad left .

Boo hoo sad story , who's dad didn't leave them . She thinks I'm the reason he went off and found a sweet little Spanish slut too spend his jolly good life with.

NEWSFLASH baby , maybe if you didn't open your legs too an dope boy that played you like he did millions of other girls you wouldn't be stuck with me .
She always says it was the eyes that got to her ...they were the same color as mine.

She never looks at me .

"I'm just in a good mood ." I said in the same dull tone .

" MHMM .. you bet not be doing no sneaky shit , that's your ass ."

The fuck is she talking about I rolled my eyes and kept walking

"yes ma'am ."

I turned my right back around to my room I don't even know why I bother to come out of it .

It gets lonely up there sometimes , all I do is watch T.V and eat . It's amazing I manage to stay healthy and not overweight .

It's just me and my mom here , but she works a lot down at the dentist office as security and doesn't get off until late . So I usually have the house to myself .

I go upstairs and drag out the rest of my day doing homework , picking out an outfit for school and sleeping and waking up and sleeping again.

By the time I woke up AGAIN it was 5:56 time to take a shower for school .

I spunt an hour getting ready and walked to the bus stop . I'm always the first too arrive but today I wasn't alone .

My heart dropped .. Alex was standing there .
What the fuck do I do? I thought

At first I wasn't sure if it was him but I recognized him from his profile picture .
From the back he was wearing black joggers and a H&M shirt that had the number 4 on it . It was all black and had white stripes on the sleeves.

His hair was a jet black like mines and curly . He was mixed and not too small but not too bulky either . Then he turned around .

He was gorgeous , at that moment it felt like nobody else in the world mattered . A little cliché I know but the way he stared back at me made me feel like I was the only girl in the world . He had the brownest purest eyes and thick full lashes too shade them . His eyes seem too show everything he was feeling and ever felt .

I saw pain in them , the pain look all to familiar .
I was frozen I couldn't speak . So I just stared like a weirdo . He gave me a strange look and turned back around and put his headphones in too tune everybody out .

I'm such a fool 😒 I could have said something ANYTHING . I felt a blush of embarrassment coming to my cheeks and I put my head down and waited for the bus .

* 10-15 minutes later *

The bus pulled up , Me and Alex were the only ones who boarded the bus . I walked to the back of the bus to take me usual seat , the second too the last row. As usual the bus was packed and I was wondering where Alex was going to sit . As I sat down I felt someone behind me Alex ...

OMFG
He sat next to me and took his headphones out and stared straight ahead . The bus started too pull off and we were silent . I stared out the window because I didn't want to be a creep and keep staring at the boy .

After a while I was lost in thought and didn't think he would speak cause I know damn well I wasn't . Then his voice interrupted my thoughts .
" Aaliyah Poole ?"

I turned towards him , I could feel the blood rushing too my cheeks already .
" Yeah ."
He gave me a smile that made my heart ache " Its Alex from Facebook , I was going to say something to you at the bus stop but I wasn't sure if it was you ."

I was most definitely blushing by now
" Yeah same , I wasn't sure if you were .. um you . " I nervously laugh

He gave me a friendly laugh back , " You look so beautiful in person I love your eyes Aaliyah ."

Put me in a coffin cause I think I just died . WHY am I feeling this way ? I never been so nervous , happy , and confused in my life .. I love it .

" T - thank you so much , your not so bad yourself " And I did my best sexy smile and a small wink .
I hope I did the wink right because I don't want him being like , ( the hell wrong with your eye ) 😐

I must have because he gave me a sexy smile back . The rest of the bus ride we made a mix between friendly and flirty conversation . Then he showed me his schedule , We had the last two periods together .
The bus pulled up too the high school and we got off , Alex walked with me too breakfast , we both got a pop tart except mine was cinnamon and his strawberry .

" Ew you would get strawberry . " I flirted with him
" What you mean ? this is the best one . " He flirted back .
"Lies told by Alex ." I said matter of fact .
We ate then we walked too the main hall where our classes divided us.

" Bye beautiful Aaliyah , I'll save a seat for you after lunch , last two periods ."

My heart did another dance , I also felt people starting at me and Alex . Most likely shocked a boy like him would talk to me . At the moment I didn't care I was too distracted with more important things if you know what I mean .

" Ok , I can't wait ." I smile and walked away .

I felt his eyes on my back and I smiled and thought , I can't wait too see him again .