Strange Ending

Everybody says that friends always make the best couples, but what about enemies?1

This boy always picked on me, during school, on the bus, and any time I saw him. Josh was his name. He would call me names, tease me about the clothes I wore, he even told the teacher that I was picking on him. Talking like this makes me sound like a second grader. I'm Viktoria by the way, and no I'm not that young. Josh is actually two years older than I am but we see each other every day. He is a sophmore and I am an eighth grader. I could easily say that I hated him. He was so mean to me. I found it kind of weird when our stories mended together to create one of the weirdest love stories told...2

We were on the bus, riding towards school. Josh sat in the seat behind me and was flicking something at me. Then I noticed he had put gum in my hair. I started screaming which only got me into trouble. The bus driver accused me of lying about the situation just to get Josh into trouble. Of course since the stupid bus driver thought I was lying, I was immediatly sent to the principals office once we arrived at the school. Mr. Brown asked me exactly what happened and I told him but since he is more likely to believe the stupid bus driver than me, I got a detention and I had to apologize to Josh. Can you believe that?!? I was so angry. Now that I have showed you just a fraction of what Josh put me through each day I will explain how the rest of that strange day ended up...3

"Bringggggg" (the bell)4

"First period was so boring", I told my friends at lunch. "All we did was talk about frogs, how stupid is that?". Then Josh walked by our table on his was to his next class because our school are connected. As he walked by he dropped something on the table. My friend Jess grabbed it.5

"It has your name on it, Vik", she said.6

I grabbed it out of her hand and realized she wasn't joking. There in solid black ink was the word "Vik". I decided to open it when I was alone just in case it was a trick of some kind. So during third period I asked if I could use the restroom. I went into the stall and locked the door behind me. The note was deep in my pocket but took only a matter of seconds for me to retrieve it. I slowly opened it and to my surprise, this is what it said:7

"Vik,8

I know this will sound weird but... You have to understand how hard this is for me to say but I don't know if I will ever have enough courage to tell you again. I think that I might love you. I have always liked you and once again I realize how that could seem impossible because of the way that I treat you and all but you have to know that that is just my way of showing affection. No matter how weird it seems, it is true. I have feelings for you, strong feelings. It doesn't seem appropiate to ask you out through this note but if you would consider the possiblity of a relationship, talk to me on the bus. Please, no matter how weird this is, it is the cold heart truth, no strings attached. Well I guess I will see you later.9

Love, 10

Josh"11

I sat there in shock. Was this some kind of trick or did that boy, that cute cute boy, really have feelings for me? Quickly I snapped out of my trance because the bell rang and I realized I had been gone for 15 minutes so I rushed back to class to retrieve my belongings. Josh was standing there in the hallway with my stuff. He saw the note in my hand and blushed. I turned to him and quickly said.12

"If this is some kind of joke I will kill you".13

"It's no joke", he said. "It's the truth, I sware to God".14

"Josh", I said and looked up into his beautiful brown eyes. "I love you too"15

The next thing I knew I was lifted off the ground in his arms. That was the happiest day of my life. To this day, that note has held true and started one of the greatest relationships either of us had ever had and hopefully ever will.16