I woke up to a fine morning, filled with smells of chocolate chip waffles and freshly squeezed orange juice. I ran downstairs to grab my breakfast and scurry off to school to begin today’s “Schedule of Events”. You know how I’m all organized and all, so I began to write event schedules for important days of the year, and today of all days was extremely vital to have a schedule. Today is Valentine’s Day and I absolutely had to be at my best friend’s side to help her get that date she always wanted with “Mr. Hottie”, himself!
Allie was so obsessed with him, that the fact that “Mr. Hottie” was the most wanted boy in school slipped her mind all the time. She just had to have him though, or else her life wouldn’t be complete, so this is why I devised my list of events.
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Schedule of Events:
1) Get to school early and sneak a love letter from “A” into his locker.
2) Run to homeroom and accidentally switch the seating chart so he sits next to Allie.
3) Compliment him and walk away.
4) Let him chase you and flirt.
5) Ask about his plans for the Valentine’s Dance.
6) Fall in love and live happily ever after!
7) ???
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I ran into school, ten minutes before all of the buses came and met Allie at her locker. We did our secret handshake in silence and read the schedule. She smiled at the plan, which made me feel like a great friend, and we began our schedule right away. We had written the little love letter together last week, so all we had to do was sneak it into his locker. Thankfully Allie was a complete stalker to her crush and new his locker and combination by heart.
“Locker 588. Combination 5-18-25” she said in triumph!
We unlocked his locker and all of his soccer trophies shone with excessive light! It felt as if we stepped in front of the sun, with all of that illuminating light shining directly at our faces! Allie shivered a little bit from happiness and I handed her the tape. She finished her own dirty work, then I slammed the locker closed.
We began walking to homeroom to complete step number two, when we realized it said to “Run to homeroom”. We both laughed at how precise we had to follow the list, but soon I tripped in the hallway! Allie laughed even more, but I stopped with the humor, because I couldn’t get up! I yelped in terror of the possibility of a broken leg and soon rushed over Brendan.
He was always a nice guy and a good friend, it was just that we never really hung out like me and Allie. You could tell because whenever I was in danger, he was always there to help me like he was my guardian angel sent from above! My thoughts calmed down as he came by me, and asked what happened.
I explained to him the problem, then he told Allie she could go to homeroom and finish her little “step number two”. She laughed at the way he said it then ran off because people began filing in already. I smiled as she left, thinking that her dreams would come true, but I had forgotten all about Brendan until he asked me if I needed to go to the nurse. Of course I did, because I couldn’t walk, so I answered truthfully with a skeptical tone about how I would get down to the first floor without an elevator.
“I can always carry you, Aubrey. I do work out you know!” he responded cheerfully.
I smiled and responded “Are you sure? I’m not the lightest girl here… and I wouldn’t want you to be late for class!”.
He stood up “I guess I have to get to class, I’ll see you later” he said as he slowly walked off.
I was dumbstruck, he actually left me in the middle of the floor! There goes guardian angel, I thought as I slumped my head down. Suddenly I felt the increase in wind and fingers grabbing me. I was scared to know what was happening, but as I looked up I saw my guardian angel laughing at how gullible I could be at times. I began to laugh with him and hugged him tighter for his sincerity.
I began to wonder how Allie was making out with “Mr. Hottie” back in homeroom, and I had a feeling all was well. She had chosen a great guy, even though Zach was the hottest guy in school, so I knew she would get him! I was so joyed that I continued to hug Brendan and put my head on his shoulders, like I was his little girl and he was my dad. It was a feeling I hadn’t had since my parent’s divorce ten years ago, but trust me, it was worth it. I began drifting off and soon fell asleep.
“I think she’s waking up, Mrs. Warner” I heard come from a familiar voice.
“Yes, Brendan, I think so too! I guess I’ll just go fill out the injury form for her now, so you two can get going soon. Stay here with her for company when she wakes up.”
My eyes were heavy and my limbs immobile, so I used my voice and questioned what happened. I didn’t get a response though, so I tried to open my eyes. Eventually I did, only to find a pair of hazelnut eyes staring into mine with concern.
“Hey, Aubrey! How are you feeling; you took a good blow this morning! I thought you’d be in a wheelchair after I saw the x-ray.” Brendan exclaimed!
“Wait, how bad is my ankle? More importantly what time is it?” I responded without a clue to the current time.
“Oh, well you were out for a few hours with the help of anesthesia so it’s about three o’clock. For your ankle though, Mrs. Warner said you’ll be on crutches for a month…” he said with reserve.
I began to stress out and look down at my ankle, but I couldn’t see it; it was covered in a cast! Then, just when I was about to become physically disturbed Brendan stepped closer and began stroking my hair. Gentle and kind words escaped his mouth that let me become calm, so I sat up. There was now room on the bed so he sat with me. He handed me a letter from Allie, and I tore it open like a was a wild boar!
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Hey, Aubrey! Hope you feel better, Brendan told me what happened after you both got back from the E.R. You better thank him, for missing all his classes to stay with you because he missed all of school! Anyways, thanks so much for you “Schedule of Events” list because guess what! Zach asked me to the Valentine’s Day dance at lunch in front of the whole school! I completed all six steps successfully all thanks to you! Hope to see you tonight at the dance!
-Love Allie <3
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I looked up, dumbfounded once again and asked Brendan if all of that was true. He responded with a smile and a shy glance towards me to see how I took it. I smiled back with one so bright it was better than all of Zach’s soccer trophies and I went to hug Brendan.
“Thank you so much for helping me; no one else would have cared as much as you! How can I repay you?” I said with tears filling my eyes.
He replied with a simple phrase and a box. “Be mine?” he asked shyly as he handed me a plastic box with a corsage in it! I almost fainted right then and there as I reached towards him to hug him!
“Why, though?” I asked even though it didn’t matter because I had a boyfriend.
“You’ve always been on my mind, since I laid eyes on you back in kindergarten. I’ve always tried to tell you but I felt like it was never the right time; I had to wait till I was positive you felt the same way. Never did I stop loving you, and never will I stop loving you. I want you to be mine, now, and forever more.” he said throughout his speech.
I thought he was Romeo, no longer my guardian angel, but my destined true love. I told him thanks and finally began to blush! I pulled out the “schedule of Events” I had written prior to all of this, and stared at the paper. There was a correction on step number seven. I looked at it for a minute and read it aloud.
“Find your true love, and not your best friend’s”
I realized whose handwriting it was I began to laugh loudly as I checked off step number seven. B-R-E-N-D-A-N the seven-lettered name of the cutest guy in school, would be one that I held close to my heart from now on.
Brendan nudged me with another shining smile and took my hand, asking if he could carry me home so I could get ready. I said yes, and soon enough I was in my man’s hands once again being carried home to safety.