Write about a kiss
posted in Journal Entries |The same group of girls that had been there since this year of school had started were all watching me as I walked around the corner. They had either not yet begun their endless gossiping that kept them occupied through the lunch hour, or they had stopped as they saw me come.
I smiled confidently at them and they turned their faces back into the center of the circle. I checked my blouse and skirt to be sure I hadn’t spilled something on my uniform. I shrugged when I noticed nothing out of the ordinary, and fished a pen from my purse.
I looked up at the steps into Jeuno High to see Xi. He was there as usual, standing with his jacket slung over his shoulder as if the world owed him something. His black hair was sticking out everywhere, the common way of styling hair now, with his bangs hanging over his eyes. His shirt was untucked on the right and his tie was skewed. He looked good, standing among his friends who were completely envious of him, and told jokes to pass the time between our lunch break and our afternoon final.
As I closed the gap between us, his friends glanced in my direction and he followed their gaze. I watched his eyes pass up my body and finally meet my eyes. As I passed him, I purposefully dropped my pen and watched him turn around slowly and pick it up for me. His smile widened as he extended his hand in my direction, and I couldn’t help smiling myself.
“Did you drop this?” he asked me. His voice was so angelic I had to hold myself back. I nodded and took the pen from his hand and returned it to my purse.
“I did, thank you.” I managed. He stepped closer and placed his hand against the wall next to my head.
“How have you been this year Mikado?” I could smell the cologne and I tried to hide the fact that I was inhaling as much of it as I could. I nodded and began to get hot as he stepped closer. I slid my purse to my elbow and crossed my arms over my book. He would think I was weird for being in an AP Math class.
“I’ve had a great year, Xi.” I managed to blurt out. I dropped my eyes as he put his other hand against the wall, blocking all my exits. I stepped backward into the cold brick wall.
“What are your plans after school today?” He asked. I shook my head and realized that I was meeting Niko after school. She was American and her real name was Nicole, but we all called her Niko. I didn’t realize he had dropped his hand and stepped closer until I felt his fingers clutch mine. I could feel my cheeks getting red as he gently took my hand and brought it to his lips. A kiss.
“I’m uh…” I stammered as my heart beat into my throat. “I’m sure you can aim better than that.” I didn’t think, I just grabbed his face and leaned in to kiss him. It was an awkward kiss and I tried to ignore the catcalls coming from his friends, but this was something I had wanted since I met him two years ago.
I let him go and pushed his arm out of my way as I hurried into the school. I’m sure I would hear about that later.