"We never dated and I am not dating him now!" I flipped around to her and glared.
"AHH, of course, I forgot, you're so in love with Mike that you could never date anyone else. Silly me." She smiled at me and something about that specific smile turned my insides. How had she become so cruel?
"I'm walking to school!" I got up from the table and left, not able to get out of there fast enough. I knew that walking would make me late, but I didn't care. What day of the week was it? Friday the th? Was there a full moon happening tonight?
There was just something about this day that was leaving me feeling queasy. I had this sense that something was just not right, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I had a sense that something big was about to happen. I arrived a good minutes after the bell had rung. I jogged up the stairs but as I had almost reached the top, I felt a hand tug at my arm. I stumbled back and two hands caught me.
"Where you going?" It was Mike. Still with that stupid smile on his face, still with that spaced-out Zombie look.
"Uh... to class, you should be too."
"I was waiting for you."
And then the fucking weirdest thing happened! And it stopped my world.
No, it stopped all existence in the universe, and any other multiverse that may exist too.
Mike wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close to him. I gasped at the sudden closeness. His whole body was pressed up against mine and his face was just cm's away. And he was staring at me. His stare was so intense, it cut right through me, it was as if he was trying to communicate something telepathically. His hand slipped down and rested on my lower back, just like the night we had kissed.
"Um...." I half muttered/ whispered/ gasped.
Um what?" He also seemed to be mumble gasp whispering.
"What... is.... Wh... w...what are you doing?" A tiny sound escaped my mouth as his hand moved in circles on my lower back.
"What I should have done years ago...."
And then he wrapped a second arm around me. He leaned towards me. His eyes were focused on my lips and I could not believe that this was actually happening. This was happening! I was still dreaming. I must be asleep. I was dead and this was the afterlife, because it looked like Mike Matthews was about to kiss me. I closed my eyes. I had been waiting for this moment for ten years, technically I had already kissed him, but not as myself. I shivered when I felt his lips come into contact with-
BRIIINNNNGGG
The sound of the bell made us both jump and scuttle in opposite directions. We were standing right under it and the sound was so loud that we both put our hands over our years.
Mike started to move towards and I followed him inside.
"Mike Mathews and Maria Glover." I didn't need to look around, the voice belonged to Mr. crab. Well, that's what we called him anyway. "Get to class you two."
I turned and looked at Mike with desperation. His eyes met mine with the same look.
"Now!" He raised his voice a little louder.
I didn't want to leave him. Not now, not when we had come so close. I continued to look at him and he me.
"Do you both want detention this afternoon?"
That made Mike break out of it. He had a match this afternoon.
"No sir. On our way." Mike shot me one last smile before running off down the corridor, my first class was in the opposite direction and I ran too. But as soon as I was out of crab's eye I stopped running and leant against the wall. Out of breath. Heart racing. Every nerve in my body screaming. In shock. Joy. Ecstasy. WTF?
I wanted to scream. Or to cry. Fucking sing and dance and slide down a fireman pole. Had Mike just tried to kiss me? Had he just tried to...
My pocket vibrated and I pulled my phone out.
Mike: In case you're confused. Yes, I was trying to kiss you.
I gasped, raised both my hands to my mouth and my phone went tumbling to the floor. I didn't even bother to pick it up, I just stood there and stared straight ahead of me. This was happening.
This was actually happening!
This was the happiest day of my life. The happiest moment of my entire existence, and I had a feeling I had Brett to thank for it.
Mike
This was so perfect, I didn't want anything to jeopardize it. So I knew exactly what I needed to do. I just didn't want to do it in a way that would result in me getting slapped across the face, or worse. And since Brett seemed to be the relationship 'go-to' guy, I managed to grab him in-between class.
"Brett... you have to help me, please."
"Haven't I helped you enough for an entire life time?"
"You have, but I have one last request."
"And what might that be?"
"I need you to help me break-up with mystery mint kisser. I mean... not break-up, we weren't together... it was just flirting and... you know what I mean?" I said holding my phone in my shaking hand.
"And how would you like me to do that?" Brett stopped walking and turned to face me.
"I need to send her an email. But what do I say? I don't want to hurt her feelings or....shit Brett, what do I say. I don't want to mess this thing with Maria up when it is just starting!"
"What do they say about honesty... best policy, setting you free and all that shit. I'd start there." Brett started walking again
