It's the last day of Summer. Yawning I wipe the crust out of my eyes. "Yo Juice you wanna go eat before we go to Abby's"?
"I was planning on raiding her kitchen after we smoke but i can always eat" he says smiling and laughing slightly. As I wake up, auto piloting through my morning routine I slip into a train of thought about the coming school year. You see..I live in a small town in Vermont, moved here last year with my best friend Julio. He's a charismatic and loud individual, brings out the best in me in many ways, wears his hair in a messy lump of curls, average build but what stands out about him most is how he always looks like he closed his eyes and threw on whatever clothes happened to end up in his hands. We moved here on a whim and it paid off well. Despite having spent the first summer here alone, the first year of school changed everything. We made friends, I got out of my shell a bit a lot of things changed for the better and hopefully this trend continues into the new school year. "Charles?...Chach?...Yo! Can you move so i can brush my teeth"? Julio barked as if mocking me for staring off into space in front of the mirror. I snapped out of it moving on ready to go about my last day of summer. The day went on and before i knew it I was laying out my first day of school outfit at the end of the bed thinking about what i wear just slightly more than usual as I prepared for bed.
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Stepping outside to wait for the bus first thing in the morning feeling proud of the effort i put into my outfit for the day I say to the disheveled person I call my best friend "You couldn't even attempt to control your hair today"? "What? Not like first day of school is a massive event we are just meeting up with Gage and the others today anyways" he grumbled through his lips as he finished his half eaten pop tart from the night before. Gage is one of our closest friends, among the first people we met during the first school year here. We all meshed perfectly and now we are always together finding something to get into, our dynamic is akin to something out of a dumb, dumb and dumber movie; entertaining to watch from the outside I'm sure and just as entertaining for us. I showed up to school more than half an hour early heading to Julio and I's usual hangout spot in front of the school to meet with our friends. Rounding the corner from the bus drop off to the front of the school there they were posted on the brick stair case that led to the double door entrance to the building. "HEY!!!" Gage yells out waving as we walked up. We shared loose handshakes and began to catch each other up on the night we spent without the other waiting for the day to start. Cars began to file into the small school parking lot, the usual characters appearing the closer the first bell came, Mr. Stein the favorite English teacher, Mr. Maloney the school principal and...? A new vehicle pulls into the parking lot, the group watching casually while still holding conversation. Its not unusual for people to use the school lot to turn around so those around me paid no mind but for some reason this vehicle stood out to me, it parked, slightly crooked in the back corner of the parking lot and I watched waiting in wonder as the person behind the wheel steps out and there she was.
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She stepped out of the car grabbing her things with her head hanging just out of sight inside. "Slightly different vibe with this person" i thought. By this point she had gotten out fully and I was able to make out her long black hair contrasting her fair smooth seeming skin as she approached further. I realized i had slipped out of the conversation with my friends. "Whats y'all's first period"? I asked, attempting to reassert myself while still making sure to look at this new person as unnoticeably as possible. Finally she was making her way towards the entrance of the school and I could actually see her face; dark hair, dark brown almost black eyes complimenting her perfectly smooth skin and plump lips wearing a noticeable amount of makeup nothing overpowering but gave a dark tone to her features that made her stand out that much more to me, "She is gorgeous" I thought trying not to stare too intently. I returned to the conversation for one more brief moment before I looked up realizing I wasn't the only one curious in this situation, she was looking at directly at me! Almost as if she was hoping I wouldn't talk to her but would appreciate looking at me a little longer; I would appreciate looking at her longer too admittedly. As soon as she realized we had locked eyes she snapped her head away and i think she...blushed? "No, I'm just imagining it no way she blushed just from a glance" thinking to myself dismissively trying to play it cool. She continued walking past us all and into the building as if nothing happened seeming to dismiss it just as i did, just then, the first bell rang off announcing the last warning before class began anew.
