I get started on our project which is that we have to time each other on our laps and our sit ups and push ups and all other exercises. I time Carlos and before I know it first period is over and the bell rings. I am about to turn into the girls locker room but then Carlos grabs my arm and pulls me to the bleachers and he has a face of a boy who gets in to trouble right now. I stand there as he waits until the rest of the kids pass by and go into the locker rooms for there stuff and to get into there day clothes.
" I was wondering if you want to go out on a date?" he asks and I gape up at him. I am exactly 5 foot so he's a little bit taller than me. I smile at him and he smiles back so I don't want to upset him since he is handsome but I don't even know him well enough to go on a date with him.
"Okay" I nod
"So that's a yes?" he clarifies
I stare into his brown eyes and he waits for an answer.
"Yes it is a yes Carlos" I say and I give him my number and contact info so he can call .e for the date. He smiles at me again and I can't help it so I lean up on my tip toes and kiss him on the cheek. He blushes and then we part ways to go to our next class of the day. The day goes by fast and I have Trigonometry second period and then Art class third and fourth period I have Advanced History class and then I go to lunch. I decide to sit with Mya even though she is with her girls again. When she sees me she jogs over and hugs me.
"Your not gonna believe what I just did for you?" she bounces on the balls of her feet and I know what this means. When we were freshman we went on a trip to Disney World with 6 other kids and when we got to go on the Bee ride that goes fast we got off after and she was so dizzy yhat she decided to try and bounce on her feet as an idea came to her and she saw it was fun to do and so she has a habit of doing it when she has a great idea or did something and is really happy about it. I put my hand to my forehead and sigh.
"What did you do now, Mya?" I arch my eyebrows and she claps her hands onto my shoulders and lets out a shriek and I put my hand over my ears.
"I got you a spot on the cheerleading team" she says and I almost pass out. Ever since we first met she has wanted me on the team but I tried and tried and just never mad it because I was not the right weight and I would have to lose the weight cause at that time I was 172 pounds and going on. Now I am 102 pounds and have muscles on my arms and legs and calves. I contemplate whether to speak what I truly think or just go with the flow and get the bad news later along the line.
"So?" she smiles
"Fine, but just know that if I get rejected it's gonna be your fault and if I actually did make it on the team then we are going to the movies tonight" I smile as she hugs me tight and I lock eyes with Carlos across the room and he gives me a thumbs up and motions for me to come to him. I stand back from Mya and she goes back to her girls and I make my way over to Carlos and he grabs me by my arm into the janitors closet.
"Really, are you being old fashioned?" I gape at him and look around at the small space of the closet and smile.
He stares at me for a few seconds before hugging me to him.
"What are you doing?" I ask while putting distance between us
"I want to give you a hug because I like you a lot and can't say I love you until I know you well enough" he says while playing with a lock of my mid back length hair. He leans down and our lips meet and he kisses me slowly and carefully.