Hello

An assignment I did for English class--a mini story about how something as a simple hello can start something wonderful.

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It was a day like any other--routine, controlled, predictable, and normal. But the most unexpected and life-alternating things can occur during the most routine of days. Meeting him made my world and spine shudder, heat pool into my cheeks, and my heart ram against the bones of my ribs. The end of my life and the beginning of ours began the moment our eyes connected during class. Fate grinned like that of a teenage-matchmaker (hyperactive female of course) and had us assigned as partners for the year.

It took milliseconds for the strings of affection to form and knot and soon we memorized each others past and dreams for the future. We spoke of ourselves more then the assignment; he was fond of sports and struggled with writing, black is his color of choice, and he has a protective streak when it comes to his family. Drool and a clown on crack grin, eyes of a stalker and palms overflowed with sweat--the perfect combination for a first impression. Seventeen should give me a call and write an article on “How to Impress a Stud With Saliva”. It would change the dating world. He, however, didn’t seem ready to run for the hills, good sign I prayed.

The metal in our chairs seemed to have been manufactured with magnets, they simply kept inching closer together. Arms were pressed together--thank god for the bicep curl which battles the fattiness!--as we continued to lower our voices to avoid any sharp stare from the teacher. Our mouths wouldn’t stop moving, hungry to know more.

The class simply went by too fast, no amount of pulling or whining would slow down the time. It was the moment to part for our next class. I could only walk to science in a distasteful mood, lonely and miserable. Sitting in my cold seat I let out a whimper. Already I missed him. A pout went at my mouth when the chair next to me was filled, wishing it was him.

“Hello.” There was a grinning sound in that familiar voice. He was next to me in another class!

My lips turned up into a shy smile, that shudder going down my spine again, “Hello.”