GABE
Everything in my life happens uniformly, I’ve always thought life couldn’t get any better until I met Cassandra. Her chestnut colored hair always smelled like fresh baked cookies and honeysuckle, and surprisingly I was in love with her. But who am I kidding who isn’t in love with Cassandra? She plays her music loud and jams out like nobody's watching, she speaks and her mind and doesn’t care about the consequences, she loves action, fun, and to live life at its fullest; everything that was completely opposite of me.
Who am I you might ask? I’m Gabe; I’m the kid you shove into the lockers, I’m the kid who wears glasses and literally cannot see five feet in front of me. I’m a nerd, a loser, a weirdo. Everything that was not Cassandra. I met her the first day of school she sat in front of me in U.S. Government. She always wore her yellow glasses and tilted her head to the right when she didn’t fully comprehend what was being taught. I never knew I could know so much detail about one person who has only ever said a simple, “Hello!” to me. I couldn’t help it, her smile was infectious. If only I could get her to notice me…
* * *
“Gabe!”. I heard a girl’s voice behind me. I turned around, I instantly knew who is was. I looked around to make sure she wasn’t talking to somebody else.
“Hey! Whew, you walk so fast! I was wondering if you would like to study with me at lunch for the U.S. Gov. test tomorrow?” I was utterly stunned. Was she talking to me? I couldn’t move my mouth. Oh geez I’m going to mess this us. Don’t say something stupid, Gabe. I thought to myself. “Oh! Uh, yeah sure… where do you want to meet?” I stuttered.
“How about in the library?” Her sweet smile had me mesmerized. I knew this was my chance to win over Cassandra Bay… I headed over to the library but she wasn’t there yet. I was starting to get nervous and wondering what I would do if she didn’t show up. I paced back and forth. I looked at my watch, the time read “11:03 A.M.” She was already 10 minutes late. I felt a cold hand grab my arm; startled I jumped and turned around. “Hey! Sorry I scared you. I had to run to my car and grab my textbook” Cassandra said, she sounded out of breath. “You look really nice today, by the way! I love your glasses.” She observed, as we walked through the library doors.
TO BE CONTINUED…
CASSANDRA
I could feel my face getting red hot. I wondered if he knew how extraordinary he was. Finally someone who cared this much about education as I did. He wasn’t bad looking either he had some cool glasses. I slyly glanced at him in hopes he wouldn’t catch me staring. There’s no way a kid like that could find me any sorts of interesting. We walked into the library hall and went into a small room towards the right of the old building. It was dim and extremely quiet there was no one in the small room but us. Gabe pulled out an old wooden chair with a red plush chair pad attached to it and sat down. I followed. Laying my books down I managed to sneak a quick glimpse of his face. His features were hollowed out and he looked carved from the Gods themselves.
“I’ve never met someone like you before...” I thought to myself. He reminded me of a teddy bear. Gabe wasn’t overweight but he wasn’t fit like the football jocks, either. His curly hair always got in the way of his eyes, so he constantly had his hand in his face. His little quirks made me fall in love with this boy from my U.S. Government class and this is how the story goes…
* * *
Cassandra
It was mid February until we saw each other again. We had only one mutual friend, but that was enough for us to build up the confidence to talk to each other again. I saw him from afar with his friends, across from my friends and I, on the opposite side of the bleachers. It was the last ten minutes of the soccer game when we locked eyes. Something within me burned. The feeling stretched throughout my body ending up in the tips of my fingers and toes. It was electrifying. I wasn’t wearing my glasses that night, his face blurred into all sorts of colors, but I could recognize that curly head of hair anywhere. We didn’t speak to each other but that was when I knew, that he was the one.
Gabe
She looked beautiful, even under the harsh florescent lighting at the soccer game. I didn’t have the courage to speak to her. I wish I wasn’t so shy. We have one mutual friend, Luke. Cass takes Luke homes on Wednesday’s.
“Luke,” I said to him as I continued to look at Cassandra. “--Luke, you have to talk to Cass for me. Ask her what she thinks of me.” I pleaded.
“This isn’t Middle School, Gabe. Show her that you’re a real man. Talk to her yourself, boy.” Luke encouraged.
Easier said than done… I thought. I had a plan. Tomorrow at U.S. Government, I was going to ask if she needed tutoring again. It was the perfect plan, I had it all thought out. I would sit behind her, casually start up a conversation -- Charm her -- Make her fall in love with me. Bam! Done. -- Just kidding… It went more like this:
I sat behind her, and softly said her name. When she turned around it was hard not to keep my mouth open in utter shock as she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I stuttered.
“S-so, how’s the weather in here?” I choked.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Everything in my life happens uniformly, I’ve always thought life couldn’t get any better until I met Cassandra. Her chestnut colored hair always smelled like fresh baked cookies and honeysuckle, and surprisingly I was in love with her. But who am I kidding who isn’t in love with Cassandra? She plays her music loud and jams out like nobody's watching, she speaks and her mind and doesn’t care about the consequences, she loves action, fun, and to live life at its fullest; everything that was completely opposite of me.
Who am I you might ask? I’m Gabe; I’m the kid you shove into the lockers, I’m the kid who wears glasses and literally cannot see five feet in front of me. I’m a nerd, a loser, a weirdo. Everything that was not Cassandra. I met her the first day of school she sat in front of me in U.S. Government. She always wore her yellow glasses and tilted her head to the right when she didn’t fully comprehend what was being taught. I never knew I could know so much detail about one person who has only ever said a simple, “Hello!” to me. I couldn’t help it, her smile was infectious. If only I could get her to notice me…
* * *
“Gabe!”. I heard a girl’s voice behind me. I turned around, I instantly knew who is was. I looked around to make sure she wasn’t talking to somebody else.
“Hey! Whew, you walk so fast! I was wondering if you would like to study with me at lunch for the U.S. Gov. test tomorrow?” I was utterly stunned. Was she talking to me? I couldn’t move my mouth. Oh geez I’m going to mess this us. Don’t say something stupid, Gabe. I thought to myself. “Oh! Uh, yeah sure… where do you want to meet?” I stuttered.
“How about in the library?” Her sweet smile had me mesmerized. I knew this was my chance to win over Cassandra Bay… I headed over to the library but she wasn’t there yet. I was starting to get nervous and wondering what I would do if she didn’t show up. I paced back and forth. I looked at my watch, the time read “11:03 A.M.” She was already 10 minutes late. I felt a cold hand grab my arm; startled I jumped and turned around. “Hey! Sorry I scared you. I had to run to my car and grab my textbook” Cassandra said, she sounded out of breath. “You look really nice today, by the way! I love your glasses.” She observed, as we walked through the library doors.
TO BE CONTINUED…
CASSANDRA
I could feel my face getting red hot. I wondered if he knew how extraordinary he was. Finally someone who cared this much about education as I did. He wasn’t bad looking either he had some cool glasses. I slyly glanced at him in hopes he wouldn’t catch me staring. There’s no way a kid like that could find me any sorts of interesting. We walked into the library hall and went into a small room towards the right of the old building. It was dim and extremely quiet there was no one in the small room but us. Gabe pulled out an old wooden chair with a red plush chair pad attached to it and sat down. I followed. Laying my books down I managed to sneak a quick glimpse of his face. His features were hollowed out and he looked carved from the Gods themselves.
“I’ve never met someone like you before...” I thought to myself. He reminded me of a teddy bear. Gabe wasn’t overweight but he wasn’t fit like the football jocks, either. His curly hair always got in the way of his eyes, so he constantly had his hand in his face. His little quirks made me fall in love with this boy from my U.S. Government class and this is how the story goes…
* * *
Cassandra
It was mid February until we saw each other again. We had only one mutual friend, but that was enough for us to build up the confidence to talk to each other again. I saw him from afar with his friends, across from my friends and I, on the opposite side of the bleachers. It was the last ten minutes of the soccer game when we locked eyes. Something within me burned. The feeling stretched throughout my body ending up in the tips of my fingers and toes. It was electrifying. I wasn’t wearing my glasses that night, his face blurred into all sorts of colors, but I could recognize that curly head of hair anywhere. We didn’t speak to each other but that was when I knew, that he was the one.
Gabe
She looked beautiful, even under the harsh florescent lighting at the soccer game. I didn’t have the courage to speak to her. I wish I wasn’t so shy. We have one mutual friend, Luke. Cass takes Luke homes on Wednesday’s.
“Luke,” I said to him as I continued to look at Cassandra. “--Luke, you have to talk to Cass for me. Ask her what she thinks of me.” I pleaded.
“This isn’t Middle School, Gabe. Show her that you’re a real man. Talk to her yourself, boy.” Luke encouraged.
Easier said than done… I thought. I had a plan. Tomorrow at U.S. Government, I was going to ask if she needed tutoring again. It was the perfect plan, I had it all thought out. I would sit behind her, casually start up a conversation -- Charm her -- Make her fall in love with me. Bam! Done. -- Just kidding… It went more like this:
I sat behind her, and softly said her name. When she turned around it was hard not to keep my mouth open in utter shock as she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I stuttered.
“S-so, how’s the weather in here?” I choked.
TO BE CONTINUED…
To read more or Regina's work, please visit her website.