Confession: I have kissed a total of three people in my lifetime. That is two too many, but these things happen at parties. Well, they happened at parties back when I went to them, when I was friends with Lola.
My first kiss was with Popko, three weeks after we'd started dating in seventh grade. It wasn't anything special, and it didn't make me feel anything. I mean, it was exciting; it was my first kiss, of course it was exciting and new and sweet. But no, it wasn't anything to write home about. The diary I kept in seventh grade kept that there, the details, the feeling, everything.
My other two kisses were with random boys at Lola's parties. I remember them but they're not interesting. It was a game of spin the bottle and we landed on each other. Nothing too interesting, and they weren't even hot.
The camera is still on us, sadly. Sky and Alex are enjoying this way too much; they all are. Sky's light brown eyes start crying from how badly she's laughing. At least this is amusing to someone, even if it is my very yellow clothed friend.
My mind is running a million miles an hour, trying to figure out a way to not kiss my crush because that fails a vibe check horribly. And of course, it's just staring at us, not moving. The brightness of the light they use for the cam is bothering me. It's blinding, especially when it's on you for two minutes straight.
"Move the camera, please," I shouted, dangling in midair. This is my least favorite part of the ride because I never know how far up it is from the rest of the world. Heights bother me.
The camera stays there, quiet, just staring at them. She gets an idea, a perfect one at that. It involves no real movement of them being awkward, and it's the loophole. There's always a loophole.
With that in mind, I whisper to him, "Kiss my cheek. I'll kiss yours."
"You're one weird person, you know that?" Jax agrees, laughing.
"Shut up and kiss me," I respond. We both kiss each other's cheek, making our entire friend group scream in excitement.
With that, our ride continues, and the kiss cam goes away.
The loophole to having a first kiss is that it only counts if it matters to you. If it doesn't, then it's not a first kiss. Forget it. If it wasn't with the right person, none of the kisses matter. There's this quote I read somewhere: "I've kissed lots of women. But the first time I kissed my wife, she wasn't my wife then, she was just this girl in a bar. But when we kissed, it was like I'd never kissed any other woman before. It was like my first kiss. The right kiss." I think it's from Grey's Anatomy. It's a good show, and a beautiful quote.
Kiss a bunch of people if you want, kiss none if you want. It doesn't matter. Just, when you have that one special first kiss with someone you love, it's important you remember that one. That's the one that matters.
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DEREK IS DEAD I AM NOT OKAY
Later loves,
~Ry
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