MON L'AMOUR

STORAGE

  The ear-piercing ring of the school bell made my spine a little straighter,as I was still struggling from the aftereffects of pulling an all-nighter on a history essay.Just as I turned,my eyes involuntarily caught sight of a pink,bulky headphones on top a curly haired boy,annoyingly my heart couldn't help but skip a few beats.The boy then also noticing me made a beeline towards me.
"Hey Dror"
"Buenos dias princesa peach"
"So today's game is going to be Mario.....again"
"Not only Mario, were going to play another game this one has a twist"
"Soo...what's the twist?"
I wouldn't be able to hear what he said next because just when i inquired,the second bell rang.Making those who were still lingering in the hallways,take up their bags and proceed to class,including us.
   Before we parted down separate hallways.Your's truly going to History and the boy who still had his headphones on going to Spanish class.Dror turned to me and stated exasperatedly that if i didn't figure out what he meant after first period then I have to buy him lunch.Which is ridiculous because he always steals my money either way.Watching him stroll down the hallway in his own little world,filled with late night gaming sessions and voluntarily doing math questions to ease the space between absolute boredom and laziness,the question that i've been dreading to even think about flowed into my head.I then closed my eyes,helping ease myself out of fairy land and then when I opened them back I realised I had a history report to hand in.
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Fate..........
Synonym-destiny
Was it destiny that Helen and Troy met?
Was it fate hat Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight?
Was it fate that both lovers' destiny had a disastrous end?
Was it fate that me and Tatum had a free period at the same time?
Was it destiny that now when I look at her,my breath gets logged in my throat?
Was it fate that at age ten we both bonded over our shared loved for Nintendo DS?
Was it destiny at age 16 we have gaming nights every Saturday and Thursday and Hot chocolate mornings every Sunday?
Was it?
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  Tatum cursed all the Gods she can think about while walking to the empty Gymnasium.Her history teacher had instructed them yesterday to write a 4 page essay on the Civil War for today.To her dismay the teacher hadn't shown up.Unbeknownst to her,the boy who signed up last summer vacation to go to a trip to Dominican Republic,also had a free period at this time.
  "Free period also?"Tatum almost jumped out of her skin as she knew this place was empty on first period.But up on the second stand was the boy with the same pink headphones.She mumbled a quick response and plopped down next to him.If he noticed her annoyance he didn't say,he knew she had a temper and it needed to simmer right now.He took out his Math book and began some algebra.
  There was something so calming yet terrifying about silence,your mind could be at rest and thoughts begin to get idle,they can move from 0-100 real quick.Tatum pondered this for a while until the bell,calling for the end of first period rang.
  The boy let out a sigh and closed up his math book,he turned to face the girl with tea stains on her shirt.
"Figured it out yet"
the girl had complete forgot about the boy's bet and pursed her lips.
Dror simply took out a manuel from his bag....an Xbox manuel.
The girl's face lit up like fireworks on the 4th of July,Pushing the memories of a young girl and her game-loving father playing on his first edition Xbox out her head,she did something,she doesn't know if she regrets.
  She threw her arms around the boy,and just as fast as she did,just as fast as she released him.She hugged him alot of times already,but this time the hug was.....it was....different?They both stood in silence,aware that the bell for second period already rang and just as she opened her mouth to break the ice,the boy took her hand.It didn't matter that the gym was going to be used for 2nd period and they should most likely get going,no because right now the entire world had melted away into darkness,and the spotlight was on both of them.And without any sound but the thumping of their hearts they met in the middle.