Then He Showed Up

"Now it's your turn," he says. I hand him the paper, eager to hear what he will ask me. "Okay Miss.Elizabeth, with my questions you have to answer fully and truthfully just the same as I'll do for your questions."
"Uh okay," I look at him concerned. What is this handsome devil going to ask me.
"Promise?" He asks.
"Promise."
"What is your goal in life?" My goal in life? My goal is to feel fulfillment, and find a reason and meaning for me. But I can't say that, I can't show my vulnerability in these questions. I look at the ground.
"Eh uh... have a great life." I quickly answer. He looks at me with the "bitch really face." I smile awkwardly.
"Come on, tell me a more personal goal" he says. I stay quiet.
"You don't have to tell me, I know more...personal questions can be hard, but I understand people can be chickens." he teases. Chickens? I'll show you chickens!
"To feel something real I guess..." I say as I fiddle with my fingers. Dammit, I let my competitive side take over.
I then feel Derrick put his hand upon my thigh.
"Does this feel real?"

Elizabeth Jae Monroe is a sarcastic, modest teenager filled with many weird and random thoughts and outlooks on life. She believes everything to come will end in sorrow and pain, until he showed up...