• Admirer
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    Jessy shifts in her desk rapidly tapping her pencil beaming at the clock. “Ten more minutes,” she says silently to herself. Her best friend taps her shoulder to get her attention; a few light taps Jessy can easily ignore until they become harder and faster. She turns her head slightly annoyed. Are you okay? Pen mouths to her. Jessy gives her a reassuring smile “Never been better” she whispers. Suddenly she feels a cool breeze on her neck and snaps to the front. She is shocked to see a little neat white note sitting on her desk. I just turned around… how did he?… She looked around confused and a little impressed everyone was either writing, texting or ‘secretly’ Passing notes but none was even paying the slightest attention to Jessy… She turned around, not even Pen. She shrugged, unfolds the little note and began to read.
    My apologies for not making my first impression the best. I know a guy leaving you little too neat notes out of the blue is a little… odd. I have never seen a girl like you. You’re interesting in a way that not even the far intelligent would understand. To get to the point I’d love for us to talk. If you don’t a clearly understand. I hope you trust me to know I will respond. –Uke

    Jessy was disturbed but at the same time flattered by the notes this boy named Uke wrote. They weren’t long enough to bore her but not short enough to make her think this was a complete joke. He says if you don’t respond I’ll understand but then he says I hope you trust that I will respond… you coy basterd. She smiles I have a feeling I’m going to like talking to him… Jessy looks around once again; same writing, texting, passing notes people. She sighed and pulled out a sheet of paper and her lucky blue pen and began to write. Dear Uke…. She erases it. This wasn’t a formal letter, it was her admirer. She could be smooth… kind of. She began again:
    Your note writing is sweet and romantic in a stalker way. I adore that I have an admirer and I’ll entertain you for now on one condition: We meet in person and get to know each other and so I can know how you look. Besides no point of talking to some I’ve never seen right? I don’t know if you know my name (I’m not surprised if you do) but its Jessy… actually it’s Jessika but I prefer Jessy.
    Jessy read her note over twice for punctuation and capitalization, folds it and just as she is about to place her little note under her desk she feels Pen coming to scoop it up. Jessy spats the friend’s hand away “Ow” Pen pulls away chuckling. Jessy chuckles quietly along with Pen “This note is not for you and you know it.” Pen sits back, folds her arms and shrugs casually “Hey, it might have been.” Jessy frowns slightly at Pen. Pen lets a big sigh “Alright, alright” She leans forward again “So what’s going on? What are you and lover boy talkin’ about now?” “Shhh!” Jessy tries to cover Pen’s mouth. “Okay, okay” Pen laughs “I’ll whispers” she says over dramatically. She looks over Jessy’s shoulder and whispers “What’s going on?” Jessy glimpses at the wall clock then at Pen and smiles. “Tell ya at lunch.” Just as Pen was about to put on her traditional just-tell-me pout the school bell rang. “Damnit,” Pen says sluggishly picking up her books off her desk. While the other students hurried to the lunch room for a good seat at lunch Pen and Jessy slowly emerge from the classroom. “So!” Pen says taking a step

    in front of Jessy. “Where do you want to skip lunch today? Under the bleachers? Sit on the bathroom sinks? Or,” she says twirling in a circle down the highway “My favorite in an ajar classroom.”Jessy smiles shaking her head half attentive half wondering about her admirer – mostly the admirer. “I wonder how tall he is…” Jessy says aloud sighing and squeezes her books close to her chest. Pen looks at Jessy a little disturbed then smiles “Its great getting so much attention huh? Hmm…I wonder how your boyfriend will take these little…” Pen tickles Jessy’s side “love notes.” Jessy looks down at the notes from Uke and blushes. My boyfriend… Joey, coming down the hallway… COMING DOWN THE HALLWAY?!?! Pen laughs as Jessy struggles to stuff the love notes in her pocket. “Hey Joe-Joe!” Pen says running to him and giving him a quick side hug to give Jessy sometime to fix her face of guilt and embarrassment. “Hey Pen,” he hugs her back to walks over to Jessy smiling “Hey Jes” He gives her his open arms; instantly she falls into them. Jessy places a kiss on his cheek “Hiya Joe” He smiles at her still in his arms then looks around.”Skipping are we?” Jessy looks at Pen who is exchanging her books at her locker then looks back at Joe.”I was thinking about it. Why wanna join me?” She flirtingly bites her bottom lip and pulls on a loop on his pants. He grins and holds her hands in his. “Or, we can be a normal couple and hang in the lunchroom with the rest of them like a regular couple instead of making out under the bleachers not that I don’t enjoy it.” She giggles then sighs in surrender “Fine, but I get your cupcake.” He kisses her cheek “Thank you and deal.” They walked down the hallway hand entwined in hand catching up to Pen who had already got the drift and began walking to the cafeteria. “Are you going to hang with me, and maybe Pen your choice, this weekend? He asks making small talk. “Maybe and no Pen doesn’t have to come if that’s what your asking.” They glimpsed at each other and chuckled. When they finally reached the cafeteria door Jessy stop and looked annoyed. “No backing down now.” He whispers in her ear. “Please don’t make me…” He grabs her hand and gives her lips a full but gently kiss hypnotizing Jessy. “Please?” By that time Jessy was half way through the door shining like she just won a million dollars. They went through the line, got their food and went to the outdoor senior courtyard.