The First Time I Met You Again

Chapter 1

If someone were to ask me today what my best memory was, I would probably say the day I saw Hunter again.  I thought I’d never see him again after our rough break-up.  We had dated two years ago, when we were both sophomores.  I thought then that he was the most uninteresting person I’d ever met.  However, I dated him anyway because everyone thought we made a great couple.  The day I saw him again was the best and most embarrassing day of my life.

My mother and I were standing in line at a Publix, waiting for the cashier to finish ringing up the items of the person standing in front of us.  I had my head down, typing away furiously at a text to my best friend, Amanda.  

“Put your phone away, Zoey! We’re supposed to be spending time together today,” my mother berated.  I tried to act as if I was angry with her, but in all honesty, I could never be mad at my mom.  I had a great relationship with my family.  Sure, my parents worked a lot, but when they weren’t working, every ounce of their attention was bestowed upon me, their only child. 

I quickly did as I was told and slipped my phone into my back pocket.  I looked up to see a familiar face that I never thought would appear to me again.  I blinked several times, probably looking like an idiot as I stared at him.  He looked so different.  He didn’t have his hair combed out neatly and he wasn’t wearing those ridiculous sweater vests anymore.  He looked hot! His hair was a sexy mess on top of his head, and his eyes were so blue I thought I could swim in them.  He was wearing a black Publix t-shirt and dark blue jeans. 

“Zoey, darling, did you hear me?” My mother asked, waving her arm in front of my face.

“No, sorry.  I must have spaced out,” I said, giving a slight shrug and trying to ignore the blush that was creeping up on my cheeks. 

“Yes, well, aren’t you forgetting something?” My mother hinted.  I gave her a puzzled look, clearly not quite getting what she was hinting at. 

“No, I don’t think I’ve forgotten anything.”

“The reason you had to wear dark pants today,” Mom said, clearly not understanding that it was a private thing that was not supposed to be discussed in front of boys.  My cheeks turned absolutely red, I could just feel it.  I couldn't believe she basically just told my now incredibly hot ex-boyfriend that I was on my time of the month!

“Mom! Don’t you think you should’ve said that a little quieter?” I whisper-yelled at her. 

“Honey, it’s a perfectly natural thing.  It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” she said.  I pinched my arm, hoping I was dreaming.  When nothing happened I huffed and sprinted to the toiletries section.  I quickly picked up a box of my necessities and ran back to the register, where a line was building up.  My mother and Hunter were chatting as if they were old friends when I returned.  I placed the package on the register and Hunter looked at the label, a smirk appearing on his face.

“Maxi-pads, eh?” he said teasingly.  I swear I almost died when he said that.  The old Hunter would never say anything like that! He would have simply ignored it and moved on.  I remembered that might have been part of the reason I didn’t like the old Hunter.  So why was I so disturbed by this one?  

“Yes, she has it pretty heavy the first couple days,” Mom answered for me.  Could this get any worse? Hunter smiled, but it wasn’t like his old smiles.  This smile seemed mischievous.  Nevertheless, he scanned the items and put everything in a plastic bag.  My mom walked towards the door, leaving me to take the bag.  He held it out to me and when our hands touched, he held my hand in his looked me straight in the eye.  He held my gaze until he finally spoke.

“Nothing wrong with that,” he whispered, and he winked at me.  I stood there, frozen, as he moved on to the next customer, completely ignoring me. 

I was strangely curious about this new Hunter.  What had gotten into him? Why was he acting that way? Where did he go two years ago? But mostly I wondered what could have happened that changed him so much. 

As I walked through the parking lot trying to remember where my mother had parked, I couldn’t help thinking about him.  I couldn’t seem to get him out of my head.  Even when we reached home, thoughts of him were still circling in my head.  Through dinner, all my attention was focused on him. 

I knew he shouldn’t even matter to me anymore.  After all, Chad was my boyfriend now, and he was great.  He had everything a normal teenage girl looks for in a guy.  He was cute, funny, and smart.  He had emerald green eyes that shone in the dark, and his jet black hair really complimented that.  I was happy with him, and I wouldn’t let the reappearance of my ex-boyfriend change that.  

I just hoped I’d never have to see Hunter’s face again.   

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