As we walked, quietly side by side. I stared down at my feet, biting my lip in the awkwardness of the quiet. My head was spinning with thoughts, as though trying to fill the awkward void that stood between us.
I looked over at her, she didn't even notice. Her hair flew behind her in the wind. She was beautiful.
I could feel my heart beating fast within my chest. I wondered if she would even like me, I wondered if she noticed that I liked her. I wondered if we were even friends.
I tried to think of something to say, hating our silence, but nothing came to my lips. It was like I couldn't speak like the silence had consumed me like speaking was wrong or something.
The wind blew hard, and suddenly something fell hard onto my head.
"OW!"
I rubbed the top of my head, looking up, as a chestnut rolled away on the ground.
"What the heck?" I said, looking up at the chestnut tree waving, chestnuts hanging dangerously above my head.
I heard the giggling from beside me. I looked over at her, her hand was covering her mouth.
"The chestnut hit me." I laughed, and suddenly she started bursting out into laughter.
I joined in her laughter at the craziness of the situations.
"That really hurt." I moaned, rubbing my head.
She was laughing so hard that tears were starting to fall from her eyes.
I couldn't help but laugh at how funny she found the whole situation.
She tried to slow down her laughter with slow breaths.
"You got bits in your hair." She reached up, suddenly picking little bits of the chestnut shell out of my hair.
"Thanks," I said, trying not to blush as I picked some out of my hair, continuing to smooth it out.
She was still laughing, beginning to walk once again. "I can't believe that happened to you. You poor thing."
I laughed lightly, and we kept walking. The quietness returned, but it lasted for only a few mere seconds. She glanced back at me and our eyes met. She broke out into a grin and suddenly we burst out laughing once again. Things suddenly felt comfortable, even when the silence returned.
