• Love. Just four letters. L-O-V-E. Yes, it was simple, pure in every way; just the things that came along with it made it difficult. How could just four letters…mean so much? It seemed in possible—improbable to me! More than once I had to remind myself I wasn’t in a dream, in some fantasy that my mind had brought to life within my own imagination. No…it was real. All of it! Even if I wanted to deny it. I was in love…and no one can control who they fall for. I just got lucky.

    Part of me had known it was true. I had known it because I had felt it too…but the other part of me…couldn’t believe it for the one simple fact of well, me. I wasn’t anything special. I looked, well, less than normal. Today especially. My hair hadn’t cooperated with me this morning, so it had been pulled back in a wavy pony tail, and my bangs hung over my right eye. My eyes had been green, they changed often. I looked like hell, wearing a sweat shirt over a Paramore tee shirt and jeans. No, I wasn’t anything to look at. Most of the school didn’t even bother to spare a glance at me. Why did he…of all people, see me differently?
    It just didn’t add up. He couldn’t have been telling me the truth. It was impossible! I sulked, spinning the lock to my locker in a daze. I wanted it to be true though…all of it. I sighed and closed my eyes briefly, opening the metal locker door. I could almost hear his voice again. It sent a tingle through my entire body. What was I doing? I was being paranoid. I put my jacket, along with my backpack inside the locker and grabbed the books I needed. I shut it and began walking to class. I didn’t bother going to my friend’s usual meeting place. They’d notice something was up. Our place was called ‘the bench.’ It was right outside the theater auditorium. We didn’t know why we’d meet there before the first bell, we just…did. I couldn’t tell them…couldn’t tell anyone. The news would somehow spread of me dating, and my parents would freak. We couldn’t have a repeat of…last time.
    But…he was different. If only I could show them.