Don't Fall For Him, 'Cause He Won't Catch You

Changing schools is hard, especially when that school was your home. Going into fifth grade everything changed. My school, Bethel Christian, closed while my cousin and I were in camp, Camp Haluwasa. I had to change to a school closer by, St. James Catholic School. I was mad. Bethel had been my home. I hated to even go home for summer. St. James was a catholic school and I was a baptist. The night before school started, my mom and I made some jewelry. She made me a bracelet with one of my nicknames on it. 1

When I went to school the next day, the teacher was welcoming. I'm not very friendly and I tend to stay quiet and observent. I also seem to intimidate people with my dark eyes, the girls loved my bracelet, which I was glad for.2

We were putting our books away on shelves and such when I first noticed him. We were going opposite ways when we bumped into each other. We both stood there waiting for the other to pass. I'd been looking down the whole time. He still hadn't moved, so I looked up to see why. My dark eyes locked with the most beautiful hazel-brown eyes I'd ever seen. When he saw me look up, he unleashed the most amazing, white-vampire smiled I'd every seen. I stared at him for a second or two then he passed me. From that moment, I was in love. I learned his name was Alex and during the year we became friends. I was mostly friends with the boys, which was normal for me.3

The next year, in sixth grade, I had a few friends that were girls. We talked about boys as all girls do and we passed notes in class and hung out at recess. I had had a friend steal a boy I liked when I was younger, so I kept my crush to myself, and my cousin. 4

Year three, seventh grade, was the start of juniour high which wasn't any different at my school, exept we merged with another school. This is the year I went wrong. A friend of mine was having a birthday party at the skating rink. I couldn't skate, but I was forced to go. After the party, I went home and talked with one of my friends, Alli. She was a new friend of mine. I thought she'd be my best friend so told her my secret. 5

She kept it for a month or so before she told her boyfriend and he told his friend and he told Alex. Alex shrugged it off at first, but he started to talk to me less. I'd been so sure he liked me, so stupid. 6

One day, I was texting to my friend Mal and he was at one of the boy's house doing a project with him and Alex. When suddenly I get a text from Alex with my dream words on it. " I love you."7

I sat for a moment and imagined that the words were real, that he meant them. After a minute, I text back, " I think you sent your message to the wrong person, homey." He didn't text back so I text Mal saying, " Are you guys playing truth or dare?"8

He answered," Yeah, Alex had to do that. He doesn't like you." 9

That's when it finally hit my. HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU!!!!!!! I felt the words seep into my brain. I texted him back in understanding.10

" LOL! NO DUH!" It felt good. SOmeone had finally just said it and my best friend at that. I thank Mal for that. I acted so tough and hood, like I wasn't afraid of anything. I'd been a quiet, tough girl that was in love with the nice, smart, funny, pretty-boy, popular kid. It would have never worked. This wasn't High School Musical. My last thoughts before I finally moved on were, " Who would have thought that some one like me, could have fallen in love so easily?"