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Meeting Bryant

Ugh… It was only Tuesday,  I laid there in bed trying to gather myself before getting ready for school.  How could I face him after what he had said to me yesterday!  I knew today was going to be hell… I couldn’t believe he would even say something like that to me especially after what he did to me!!  I heard my dad’s voice yelling up the stairs at me “Paige it’s 8:30! Your going to be late if you don’t hurry up!”,  I rolled over contemplating to just tell him I was sick today, but I knew that wasn’t going to solve anything.  We were only in mid school year and I knew there was no way I could hide in my room forever, I got myself dressed, and began making my way to school.  

As I approached the parking lot I realized I must have been running late since there were a bunch of empty cars and no kids in sight.  I took one look back behind me before entering.  I started to walk down the sidewalk heading to the main building, it felt peaceful being out there by myself, for the first time this year I actually felt relaxed, I took a moment standing, closing my eyes, soaking up the morning rays from the bright sun and listening to the birds chirping in the trees that surrounded. 

I took a deep breath in and let it out, just as I did I heard a deep voice from behind, “Hey!”, Oh no… there goes that relaxed feeling right out the window, “Hey!” I heard the voice again.  I turned around realizing it was the boy from yesterday, why was he calling for me?, I turned my head from side to side looking around to see if he was talking to someone else, then back to him with a confused look on my face, “Yeah You!” he looked directly at me laughing.  He was standing next to a small black acura smoking what looked like a cigarette, I felt my body freeze as I stood there just looking at him in disbelief, he plucked his cigarette across the ground and started walking towards me. “Hey!” he said once more with a smile on his face as he greeted me, “H-Hiiii” I said forced to stutter out. “I just wanted to thank you for the time yesterday” he said with a light giggle, “O-Ohh… Your welcome” softly replying back, “I would have thanked you yesterday but I seen you were in a kind of hurry after school” he said with a smile.  

His smile was really nice, he had perfectly straight white teeth that glisand when the sun hit them, I could feel myself getting lost in it not even realizing what he had just said, “I’m Bryant” he said nicely, stretching his hand out to me, “I’m Paige” I replied with a small smile, reaching for his hand to shake it.  “Well thanks again” I heard him say as one of his friends yelled out to him, quickly turning around beginning to walk away up the sidewalk back to his car.  I turned back around and started heading towards the big doors again to the main building.  I opened one and headed for my first period class.  

I hated math, it was my worst subjects, all these numbers were so confusing! I mean am I even going to need to know all this stuff when I'm older! Ugh…  I thought to myself, as  I looked out the window and noticed Bryant and his group of friends still standing out in the parking lot smoking. I wondered why they weren't in class, I mean what were talking about? As I noticed them laughing at one another. I hope not about me!  I wonder if he had told them how embarrassingly shy I was when he spoke to me outside earlier! Oh boy…  I thought continuing to stare out the window at them.  I then heard the bell ring to release us from this class to the next, english! finally to a class I actually can understand!!