The rest of the week passed by uneventfully. Tanya finally made an appearance and shot me a triumphant look as she headed towards Deke one day but her look quickly changed when in front of the whole school Deke told her to get lost and that the only reason he made out with her was the alcohol. It was harsh and the old me would have felt sorry for her but that girl was long gone!
I shared a few exchanged glances with Deke but that was it. He must’ve given up. I knew it would happen and I refused to give in to the part of me that was disappointed by that.
It was now Friday and my wall of armor was firmly back in place, all memories of Deke’s sweet gesture forgotten. I kept my head down as I walked through the halls not wanting to converse with anyone so I missed seeing the posters lining the walls. I couldn’t miss the things being said though, because they were being said to me.
“I’d check yes Kaylah”
“Definite yeses from us, he’s a hottie”
“Three yeses here, you guys would make a great couple.”
“Check No and choose me instead, I’m way hotter.” that one was from one of the baseball boys.
What were they all talking about? Was there something in the water that I should know about? I was going to have to avoid all water fountains just in case.
Finally getting to my locker I opened it only to have a white sheet fall out and land face down at my feet. I bent to pick it up and as I flipped it over I was totally surprised.
There was a picture of Deke, Shane, and I but Shane was cut out. I remembered the picture well. My mom took it the night of our junior prom. It was one of those random pics when no one knows they’re being photographed. In it I was laughing hard as Deke looked down at me with a loving smile on his face? Why had I not noticed this before and how did he get this picture? Then it dawned on me. Deke, Shane and I were all at my house when my mom brought home the developed pictures. We were looking at them and when we came across this one Deke called dibs on it. I told him that was a bad picture since none of us were looking at the camera but he said it was his favorite. I didn’t think anything of it at the time but I now realize why he liked it so much.
Below the picture, typed in all caps and bold was this…
THIS IS KAYLAH STEVENS. SHE’S A SENIOR, BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY, SMART, AND THE GIRL I’M IN LOVE WITH. I MESSED UP REAL BAD AND I PROMISED I’D MAKE IT UP TO HER BUT I NEED YOUR HELP.
JUST LIKE WHEN A PRESIDENT NEEDS SUPPORTERS TO BE ELECTED, I NEED SUPPORTERS TO WIN HER BACK! I WILL BE GIVING HER A NOTE LIKE WE USED TO DO IN ELEMENTARY ASKING HER TO CHECK YES IF SHE’LL GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE OR NO IF SHE WON’T. SO WHEN YOU SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL AROUND CAMPUS PLEASE TELL HER TO CHECK YES. MY FUTURE HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON IT IF I’M GOING TO BE RE-ELECTED INTO HER HEART.
I felt my eyes tear. How could I stay mad at someone so sweet? It was then I noticed the little post it attached to the bottom of the flyer and it said exactly that, to check yes for another chance or no if I won’t.
