raena_writer711
02-07-2010, 03:49 AM
the thought of knowing this is the best it gets always bugged me. that is until he came but that comes later. my name is jalena Valenti I'm native american and sicilian not a bad mix i might say. i'm of average height for my age 5'7". i'm 16 and i have an uncommon sense of perspective for most here. I'm a nice caramel tone with long black wavy hair .i live in a small and boring town in washington called cathan. It tends to get pretty dull at times. with nothing to do you tend to attract all the wrong attention. at least i seemed to. It all started the day they moved to town
my new neighbor the most amazing creature ever created. him and his sleek biceps and toned abs. the way his semi-long curly hair flipped in front of his gorgeous green eyes. even just how he walked was a gift from god. I couldnt believe this was happening. I stood there daydreaming on my porch. i must be hallucinating! right? no way did i get this lucky. Well now he's my neighbor no point in thinking i'm crazy. might as well go introduce myself.
"Hey i'm jalena i live next door?" He dropped the box and turned around revealing his irresistable torso. i almost gaspsed even though i've been staring at it all morning. they were even more defined up close.
"oh hey i'm michael, michael penn, it's nice to meet you..." he replied kissing my hand like they did in the 17th century "umm what was your name again?"
"huh?" i Stammered " oh uh jalena valenti"
"valenti? is that italian or something?"He inquired. Returning to his work. he picked up the box he just dropped and started walking towards the house. he motioned for me to follow " do you mind grabbing that other box?" nodding towards a small package on the ground.
"yea sorta it's sicilian, and sure no problem" i told him wondering what was in the box, it was so heavy yet so small. the breeze picked up and my hair swirled around my face for no more than a brief second and he was gone. i called him only to find him behind me already picking up another box.how did he do that? he wasnt even to the door yet. where the other box go? i shook my head wondering if i really was going crazy." hey werent you just in front of me?"
He looked suprised and answered quickly " No!, umm no what do you mean? i asked you to take that inside and handed it to you.and then went to grab this you were in front of me." he looked away muttering to himself in some inaudible language.
"oh... ok i guess where you want this thing its so heavy" i asked, my arms had begun to ache terribly.
"inside on the dining room table" he instructed. i walked slowly towards the door. struggling with such weight. it didnt make sense i was in perfect physical health. why was this little package so hard to carry just a few feet? as if noticing my strain he came up behind me offering to exchange parcels.he grabbed the box from me with such ease. he even carried it with one hand through the french doors leading to the hall.
nobody had lived in this house for six years. ever since the incident. a young local boy had disappeared from his bed and was never found. the boys parents stayed in the home for three years hoping he would show up but when he didnt they left in grief. i remember this boy he was just a year older than me. just eight years old then. nobody knows what happened but there are rumors about it.
interupting my thoughts he directed me to a dusty and dimly lit room with a elegant dinner table with six matching chairs arranged around it. the chandelier gleamed despite the conditions of the rest of the room. huh it must be new. i set the box down and he motioned for me to follow. we walked down a long hall into the kitchen. newly painted and already set up,i was amazed. it was beautiful.the cupboards previously a rotting wood color was now a rich mahogany shade. everything else matched also. he pulled out a seat and had me sit."so whats it like in this town? i'm kind of unsure about new places. but you seem nice so im gonna trust your opinion ok?" he sat down next to me with two glasses of milk and a plate of white chocolate chip cookies. mmmm my favorite!
I only had one word to answer him with" BORING! omg im telling you there is nothing to do here and thats probably what gets me in so much trouble." i wished i hadnt mentioned my getting in trouble.
he only laughed and smirked " what kind of trouble you looking to get into later today then?
the look on my face must have given all my thoughts away because he only laughed again. no way was he a badass! trying to find something clever to respond with all i could say was " not much maybe just grab a beer and go to my little hide out spot" i blushed feeling stupid.
seemingly sensing my uncomfort he changed the subject. he asked me about school and who i hung out with. lost in conversation i didnt notice when the beautiful blonde girl walked in." hey mike! what are you doing? you know your not supposed to be lounging around!" she started to walk away but not before she gave me the dirtiest look i ever seen somebody make. i was shocked into silence.
"who was that?" i asked twirling my hair around my finger, i did it when i was nervous" she's umm charming?"
"Ha! dont let her fool you she's nowhere near charming!" he grimaced. i stopped breathing wait what? all i thought this was his girlfriend or something.
"thats my little sister myra she's only fourteen but she acts like shes the boss of me" he sighed running his fingers through his hair."i swear i hate her, sister or not." he added."She doesnt seem that bad but hey i gotta go anyways my mom has this thing about me being home for lunch on time" i sighed wishing i didnt have to go just yet " she says its for "family time" but i think she just wants an excuse to watch what i do"
"ok well can i see you later then?" he asked with a hopeful look in his eyes "i mean to cause trouble of course" he said laughing the look had dissapeared and he appeared to be thinking very hard about something.
i ignored it and answered with a wave back as i walked out " yeah sure just stop by im gonna be home all day." wow he sorta asked me on a date if you think of it that way i guess. cristie has got to hear about this! crisyie martin has been my best friend and dearest sister since pre-k and we
never keep anything from eachother ever!
as i walked out the front door into the bright sunshine i got a really cold draft even though there was no wind not even a breeze. i went home to find a note on my counter in my mother's uneat hand writng instructing me to make lunch for myself. it seems she had a meeting to go to. did i mention she was on the pta and i guess they had some charity event coming up to raise money for our junior prom. i made a sandwhich and headed to our over stocked library. my dad had a thing about collecting books but they came to be rather useful at times. i must have fallen asleep reading my favorite book Twilight. i just love how bella meets edward and they fall in love. i sure wish it could be me and not her with a gorgeous mythical creature. i jumped up when i realized the time. it was quarter to eleven. i groggily shuffled to the living room where my parents were watching some old movie about elfs and what not. i kissed them goodnight and turned to leave.before i could make it out the door my dad called back to me.
"some boy came looking for you a little while ago he said youi guys had plans? i havent seen him before though and i dont know his name" he said without taking his eyes off the television. wait! what! could it have been michael? damn! i forgot we were supposed to hang out. i'm going to have to make it up to him somehow. i went upstairs down the hall second door on the right. i stepped into my room that consisted of a canopy bed a wardrobe dresser, a desk with my new laptop that i just got for my birthday and my clothes thrown everywhere. i sloppily changed into some pajamas and as soon as my head hit the pillow i was out for the night.
that night i dreamt i was in a completely different world and in my dream i was walking through the woods and a strange looking man with dark blueish black skin and pitch black eyes stepped out and grabbed me and all i could do was scream. i struggled but i couldnt break his grip but just when i lost all hope a bright light flashed and the man screamed in agony. i woke up sweating and a good thing too i was going to miss the bus! i threw on an uncoordinated outfit some eyeliner and mascara and rushed out the door books in hand.
At school i had biology first period. me and cristie, a red headed blue eyed girl who happens to be like a sister to me, were giggling like a bunch of second graders walking down the very unpopulated hallways of our small school building. i had just got finished spilling the details of my peculiar encounter the day before. "so does she like have horns and a pitch fork?" she joked about the mysterious look michaels sister had given me.
i dont know the way she had looked at me gave me the chills. the look in her eyes said there was something i shouldnt know and she didnt want me to find out. i couldnt get it out of my head. even more than i couldnt get that dreamy brother of hers out either. it seemed like she held a deep controversal secret i wasnt allowed to know. for a split second it had seemed like she was plotting but it quickly vanished along with her. down the dark gloomy hallway. myra huh? im going to have to watch out for this one.
" no she doesnt have horns! she just gives me the creeps thats all" i told her. just when i finished my sentence the bell rang. shoot im going to be late! " come on cris we got to go you know how mr.vinchez gets if your late!" we ran all the way to class making it in record time. luckily mr.v was late himself but for a very good reason. he came in followed by the man of my dreams. michael stepped into the room and the whole atmosphere changed. at least four girls gapsed and one girl actually fell out her chair. the whole class erupted into laughter.
"ok class calm down" mr.vinchez said trying to reclaim control of his students, but with no such hint of success " CLASS! i said calm down it wasnt that funny"
somebody from the back yelled out in contradiction yes it was. i think it may have been jake levine, the jock and most popular guy in school. all the girls had previously wanted him but i think that changed when michael stepped into the class. " mr. levine how would you like a weeks of detention for disturbing the class?"
"sorry mr. vinchez i was just stating the obvious it wont happen again" jake managed to apologize breifly
"see to it that it doesnt"
"yes sir" jake said looking down ashamed for his rude behavior.
clearing his throat the teacher continued " class we have a transfer student his name is michael penn, i hope you will all treat him with respect. remember,some of
you,how it was being new here and how harsh the first day was" he looked at michael and asked " now would you care to share some few minor details about yourself?"
"well umm i guess. i'm from buffalo new york, a big sabres fan, i like meeting new people and im rather easy to get along with..... as long as your not on my bad side" he smirked like he was laughing at his own private joke." thats all thank you"
"very well, if you like you can take the seat next to jake if thats not a problem?" the teacher looked hopeful but that may be because the only other seat was next to otis avery the school bully. he was a rather tall gothic fat kid who hated all people especially the ones who sat with him. michael must of seen the only other seat was with this ogre.
" yeah sure no problem" he said while walking by my seat to reach his,he dropped a expertly folded peice of paper on my desk. i looked up with suprise had he known i was in his class? but how? i carefully unfoled his noter and in the nicest handwriting i ever seen it said:
What happened? I thought we were going to reek havoc on this establishment you call a town.
If you want to have some real fun meet me at midnight behind our houses. we wont get caught
I promise i have an idea. I just want you to know though i think your beauty may be beyond compare
to anyone I have ever had the priveledge to meet yet. dont let it go to your head though please you
wouldnt want to be with me if you knew what i relly was.......... see you later jalena
sincerely and yours truely,
Michael Penn
i looked up and looked back at him he was still smirking but this time staring right at me.i quickly turned around and began taking notes. i went the rest of the class in a daze. i read and reread the note over and over again. what did he mean? "what i am?" had he really meant to write that? i kinda doubt it he must have meant who not what. i dismissed the thought of it from my mind. i got a ride home with peter burwell. the psychopathic crazy in love with me boy that ive known since the third grade. he's an alright guy but i dont understand his obsession with me. he doesnt know that i know he likes me but its hard to hide something like that when everybody knows everybody else. he has black spiky hair and an alright body but his skin didnt match the rest of him he had pale almost bluish skin like he never seen the light of day. also he always has this goofy grin on even in the worst of scenarios. it kinda creeps me out. but hey he has a positive outlook on life and my parents are always pressuring me to be with him. they say he's the kind of guy who will treat me right unlike the badass guy's i like to date. it's not so much that i care that they're bad it's just i have more fun with them thats all.
as i pondered over his mysterious actions all day another thought came to realization, he thought i was beautiful! during lunch i sat with the normal crew. cristie of course, a brunette girl whose name i never quite remembered, craig a dark haired moronic jokester, and his psychopathic emo girlfriend jannet. i never understood what craig saw in her but she was alright if you wanted to talk about and depressing feelings you had. lunch today was disgusting it looked like barf, literally. i pushed my treay away afraid that if i looked at it anymore i was going to be sick. i went to get up but as i was doing so i felt like i was being watched. i turned my head and there he was. also there was peter too glaring like someone just ran over his cat.
as michael walked towards me it seemed like everything was in slow motion like you see in movies for dramatic effect. "hey jalena" he said talking casually like we've known eachother our whole lives. my stomach fluttered like it had butterflies waiting to erupt from me like a volcano. " do you mind if i join you?" he asked as if it would be a problem.
"ummmmmm........" i almost couldnt get the words out" yeah" i offered looking at my friends' disapproval all except for cristie who was beaming with glee. the rest had this whole anti-popularity thing going on and michael was an automatic shoo in for popularity.
"actually a few of us were just leaving... gota study see you later lena" jannet said coldly as her craig and the brunette got up and dismissed themselves.
"oh yeah thats right i..i.. um i gota study too! call me when you get home!" cris said as she got up a little too fast knocking over her chair. she laughed nervously and ran off but not before she gave me the look. oh i dreaded that look it was the look that said she wanted to know everything right down to each breath i took.
" so um michael hat was that note about? it seemed a little wierd?"i asked him while not makiong eye contact. i dont think i could they were just too gorgeous i'd probably forget how to speak.
" oh that " he said looking away nervously " i actually wanted to talk to you about that"
"what about it?" i asked curiously
" well um was it too much? i'm kinda old fashioned in that way i wont hold anything back and last night i couldnt get you out of my head it was like i was going through a dream actually i was just so....." he stopped midsentence to see the shocked look on my face" did i say too much ?"
he sat there waiting patiently for an answer but i just sat tyhere and stutter a bunch of no comprehensible words and shook my head no. he suddenly got this pained look on his face and said " oh i guess i did, i guess i'll go now....." he stood up looking crushed just as i got my words back
"no!" i almost shouted" dont go i well i .. i umm i think its sweet how you think of me already" his face changed andhe was smiling like he just won the candicy for president of the usa. he sat back down and said in a low voice just above a whisper.
"i was hoping you wopuld say that so will you meet me at midnight then? he asked anxiously awaiting my response he reach out and grabbed my hand. i froze and my heart raed like it was running a marathon. i looked up into the deep green eyes that i was so afraid of just moments earlier. who could resist such a handsome and indescribably sexy guy like him.
" yeah " i barely whispered but he seemed to hear it anyway. he got up and said that he had to go that i should hurry too. i didnt under stand but the second he turned to walk away the bell rang dimissing us from our lunch period. wo that didnt just happen.
i walked to class and spent the rest confused and in disbelief. as the bus dropped me off at the end of my driveway i walked to my door pausing before going in to look at his house and there he was in the upstairs window staring. i got goosebumps and quickly went inside. my parents were waiting for me in the kitchen as usual drinking tea mint by the smell of it. i popped a bagel into the toaster and leaned against the counter blushing. my parents must have seen it because my mom asked me a question i didnt expect.
" dear? who is he?" she looked at me expectantly
" who's who? theres no boy mom god cant i be a little embarrased with out it meaning theres a man in my life about to sweep me off my feet?" i snapped at her i buttered my bagel and left the room with out apologizing. i went to my room and slammed the door . i huffed in exasperation and got up to check my email;. of course i already had six emails from cris demanding to know the juicy details. i turned of my computer with out replying and grabbed my toiletteries and went to the bathroom for a shower. i hoped this would help relax me. as i waited for the water to heat up causing steam to fill the room i pondered over why i was so mad in the first place. i mean why was i being so self centered my mom was just being a mom.
i jumped into the shower and almost immediatly the knots of tension in my body were released. the shower made me sleepier that i thought it could. i got out yawning and wrapped one of my moms good towels around me and walked to my room to get dressed. finding some old sweats and a tank top i hastily dressed as if for bed. luckily thats just what i had in mind. i set my phone alarm for 12 and put it on vibrate so that when it went off it didnt wake my parents. i slumped on my bed and drifted off into a dreamless sleep. i awoke just two minutes before the alarm was to set off. i turned it off and threw on a sweater. looks didnt seem to matter as much to michael considering the condition i went to school in.
i tiptoed down the stairs careful to skip the steps that creaked. i slipped out the back patio door and planned to wait twenty minutes for him to show but to my suprise he was already there. he was laying on a blanket drinking rootbeer. he sensed my arrival and without even looking at me he jumped up and bowed before me.
feeling foolish i returned it with a curtsie pretending i was wearng a dress. i laughed at the foolishness of me." so what is this idea of yours?" i asked teasingly
he just looked at me and smirked " how do you feel about taking a little walk i want to show you something i found yesterday" he didnt wait for my response and started walking towards the woods that lay behind our homes. he gestured for me to follow. i unexpectantly did without a word.
i woke up breathing hard. my memory was hazy but i couldve sworn..... yes! i remember now i was in the woods with michael and i saw that same flashing light as i saw in my dream. any good im still working on it but should i continue?:confused:
my new neighbor the most amazing creature ever created. him and his sleek biceps and toned abs. the way his semi-long curly hair flipped in front of his gorgeous green eyes. even just how he walked was a gift from god. I couldnt believe this was happening. I stood there daydreaming on my porch. i must be hallucinating! right? no way did i get this lucky. Well now he's my neighbor no point in thinking i'm crazy. might as well go introduce myself.
"Hey i'm jalena i live next door?" He dropped the box and turned around revealing his irresistable torso. i almost gaspsed even though i've been staring at it all morning. they were even more defined up close.
"oh hey i'm michael, michael penn, it's nice to meet you..." he replied kissing my hand like they did in the 17th century "umm what was your name again?"
"huh?" i Stammered " oh uh jalena valenti"
"valenti? is that italian or something?"He inquired. Returning to his work. he picked up the box he just dropped and started walking towards the house. he motioned for me to follow " do you mind grabbing that other box?" nodding towards a small package on the ground.
"yea sorta it's sicilian, and sure no problem" i told him wondering what was in the box, it was so heavy yet so small. the breeze picked up and my hair swirled around my face for no more than a brief second and he was gone. i called him only to find him behind me already picking up another box.how did he do that? he wasnt even to the door yet. where the other box go? i shook my head wondering if i really was going crazy." hey werent you just in front of me?"
He looked suprised and answered quickly " No!, umm no what do you mean? i asked you to take that inside and handed it to you.and then went to grab this you were in front of me." he looked away muttering to himself in some inaudible language.
"oh... ok i guess where you want this thing its so heavy" i asked, my arms had begun to ache terribly.
"inside on the dining room table" he instructed. i walked slowly towards the door. struggling with such weight. it didnt make sense i was in perfect physical health. why was this little package so hard to carry just a few feet? as if noticing my strain he came up behind me offering to exchange parcels.he grabbed the box from me with such ease. he even carried it with one hand through the french doors leading to the hall.
nobody had lived in this house for six years. ever since the incident. a young local boy had disappeared from his bed and was never found. the boys parents stayed in the home for three years hoping he would show up but when he didnt they left in grief. i remember this boy he was just a year older than me. just eight years old then. nobody knows what happened but there are rumors about it.
interupting my thoughts he directed me to a dusty and dimly lit room with a elegant dinner table with six matching chairs arranged around it. the chandelier gleamed despite the conditions of the rest of the room. huh it must be new. i set the box down and he motioned for me to follow. we walked down a long hall into the kitchen. newly painted and already set up,i was amazed. it was beautiful.the cupboards previously a rotting wood color was now a rich mahogany shade. everything else matched also. he pulled out a seat and had me sit."so whats it like in this town? i'm kind of unsure about new places. but you seem nice so im gonna trust your opinion ok?" he sat down next to me with two glasses of milk and a plate of white chocolate chip cookies. mmmm my favorite!
I only had one word to answer him with" BORING! omg im telling you there is nothing to do here and thats probably what gets me in so much trouble." i wished i hadnt mentioned my getting in trouble.
he only laughed and smirked " what kind of trouble you looking to get into later today then?
the look on my face must have given all my thoughts away because he only laughed again. no way was he a badass! trying to find something clever to respond with all i could say was " not much maybe just grab a beer and go to my little hide out spot" i blushed feeling stupid.
seemingly sensing my uncomfort he changed the subject. he asked me about school and who i hung out with. lost in conversation i didnt notice when the beautiful blonde girl walked in." hey mike! what are you doing? you know your not supposed to be lounging around!" she started to walk away but not before she gave me the dirtiest look i ever seen somebody make. i was shocked into silence.
"who was that?" i asked twirling my hair around my finger, i did it when i was nervous" she's umm charming?"
"Ha! dont let her fool you she's nowhere near charming!" he grimaced. i stopped breathing wait what? all i thought this was his girlfriend or something.
"thats my little sister myra she's only fourteen but she acts like shes the boss of me" he sighed running his fingers through his hair."i swear i hate her, sister or not." he added."She doesnt seem that bad but hey i gotta go anyways my mom has this thing about me being home for lunch on time" i sighed wishing i didnt have to go just yet " she says its for "family time" but i think she just wants an excuse to watch what i do"
"ok well can i see you later then?" he asked with a hopeful look in his eyes "i mean to cause trouble of course" he said laughing the look had dissapeared and he appeared to be thinking very hard about something.
i ignored it and answered with a wave back as i walked out " yeah sure just stop by im gonna be home all day." wow he sorta asked me on a date if you think of it that way i guess. cristie has got to hear about this! crisyie martin has been my best friend and dearest sister since pre-k and we
never keep anything from eachother ever!
as i walked out the front door into the bright sunshine i got a really cold draft even though there was no wind not even a breeze. i went home to find a note on my counter in my mother's uneat hand writng instructing me to make lunch for myself. it seems she had a meeting to go to. did i mention she was on the pta and i guess they had some charity event coming up to raise money for our junior prom. i made a sandwhich and headed to our over stocked library. my dad had a thing about collecting books but they came to be rather useful at times. i must have fallen asleep reading my favorite book Twilight. i just love how bella meets edward and they fall in love. i sure wish it could be me and not her with a gorgeous mythical creature. i jumped up when i realized the time. it was quarter to eleven. i groggily shuffled to the living room where my parents were watching some old movie about elfs and what not. i kissed them goodnight and turned to leave.before i could make it out the door my dad called back to me.
"some boy came looking for you a little while ago he said youi guys had plans? i havent seen him before though and i dont know his name" he said without taking his eyes off the television. wait! what! could it have been michael? damn! i forgot we were supposed to hang out. i'm going to have to make it up to him somehow. i went upstairs down the hall second door on the right. i stepped into my room that consisted of a canopy bed a wardrobe dresser, a desk with my new laptop that i just got for my birthday and my clothes thrown everywhere. i sloppily changed into some pajamas and as soon as my head hit the pillow i was out for the night.
that night i dreamt i was in a completely different world and in my dream i was walking through the woods and a strange looking man with dark blueish black skin and pitch black eyes stepped out and grabbed me and all i could do was scream. i struggled but i couldnt break his grip but just when i lost all hope a bright light flashed and the man screamed in agony. i woke up sweating and a good thing too i was going to miss the bus! i threw on an uncoordinated outfit some eyeliner and mascara and rushed out the door books in hand.
At school i had biology first period. me and cristie, a red headed blue eyed girl who happens to be like a sister to me, were giggling like a bunch of second graders walking down the very unpopulated hallways of our small school building. i had just got finished spilling the details of my peculiar encounter the day before. "so does she like have horns and a pitch fork?" she joked about the mysterious look michaels sister had given me.
i dont know the way she had looked at me gave me the chills. the look in her eyes said there was something i shouldnt know and she didnt want me to find out. i couldnt get it out of my head. even more than i couldnt get that dreamy brother of hers out either. it seemed like she held a deep controversal secret i wasnt allowed to know. for a split second it had seemed like she was plotting but it quickly vanished along with her. down the dark gloomy hallway. myra huh? im going to have to watch out for this one.
" no she doesnt have horns! she just gives me the creeps thats all" i told her. just when i finished my sentence the bell rang. shoot im going to be late! " come on cris we got to go you know how mr.vinchez gets if your late!" we ran all the way to class making it in record time. luckily mr.v was late himself but for a very good reason. he came in followed by the man of my dreams. michael stepped into the room and the whole atmosphere changed. at least four girls gapsed and one girl actually fell out her chair. the whole class erupted into laughter.
"ok class calm down" mr.vinchez said trying to reclaim control of his students, but with no such hint of success " CLASS! i said calm down it wasnt that funny"
somebody from the back yelled out in contradiction yes it was. i think it may have been jake levine, the jock and most popular guy in school. all the girls had previously wanted him but i think that changed when michael stepped into the class. " mr. levine how would you like a weeks of detention for disturbing the class?"
"sorry mr. vinchez i was just stating the obvious it wont happen again" jake managed to apologize breifly
"see to it that it doesnt"
"yes sir" jake said looking down ashamed for his rude behavior.
clearing his throat the teacher continued " class we have a transfer student his name is michael penn, i hope you will all treat him with respect. remember,some of
you,how it was being new here and how harsh the first day was" he looked at michael and asked " now would you care to share some few minor details about yourself?"
"well umm i guess. i'm from buffalo new york, a big sabres fan, i like meeting new people and im rather easy to get along with..... as long as your not on my bad side" he smirked like he was laughing at his own private joke." thats all thank you"
"very well, if you like you can take the seat next to jake if thats not a problem?" the teacher looked hopeful but that may be because the only other seat was next to otis avery the school bully. he was a rather tall gothic fat kid who hated all people especially the ones who sat with him. michael must of seen the only other seat was with this ogre.
" yeah sure no problem" he said while walking by my seat to reach his,he dropped a expertly folded peice of paper on my desk. i looked up with suprise had he known i was in his class? but how? i carefully unfoled his noter and in the nicest handwriting i ever seen it said:
What happened? I thought we were going to reek havoc on this establishment you call a town.
If you want to have some real fun meet me at midnight behind our houses. we wont get caught
I promise i have an idea. I just want you to know though i think your beauty may be beyond compare
to anyone I have ever had the priveledge to meet yet. dont let it go to your head though please you
wouldnt want to be with me if you knew what i relly was.......... see you later jalena
sincerely and yours truely,
Michael Penn
i looked up and looked back at him he was still smirking but this time staring right at me.i quickly turned around and began taking notes. i went the rest of the class in a daze. i read and reread the note over and over again. what did he mean? "what i am?" had he really meant to write that? i kinda doubt it he must have meant who not what. i dismissed the thought of it from my mind. i got a ride home with peter burwell. the psychopathic crazy in love with me boy that ive known since the third grade. he's an alright guy but i dont understand his obsession with me. he doesnt know that i know he likes me but its hard to hide something like that when everybody knows everybody else. he has black spiky hair and an alright body but his skin didnt match the rest of him he had pale almost bluish skin like he never seen the light of day. also he always has this goofy grin on even in the worst of scenarios. it kinda creeps me out. but hey he has a positive outlook on life and my parents are always pressuring me to be with him. they say he's the kind of guy who will treat me right unlike the badass guy's i like to date. it's not so much that i care that they're bad it's just i have more fun with them thats all.
as i pondered over his mysterious actions all day another thought came to realization, he thought i was beautiful! during lunch i sat with the normal crew. cristie of course, a brunette girl whose name i never quite remembered, craig a dark haired moronic jokester, and his psychopathic emo girlfriend jannet. i never understood what craig saw in her but she was alright if you wanted to talk about and depressing feelings you had. lunch today was disgusting it looked like barf, literally. i pushed my treay away afraid that if i looked at it anymore i was going to be sick. i went to get up but as i was doing so i felt like i was being watched. i turned my head and there he was. also there was peter too glaring like someone just ran over his cat.
as michael walked towards me it seemed like everything was in slow motion like you see in movies for dramatic effect. "hey jalena" he said talking casually like we've known eachother our whole lives. my stomach fluttered like it had butterflies waiting to erupt from me like a volcano. " do you mind if i join you?" he asked as if it would be a problem.
"ummmmmm........" i almost couldnt get the words out" yeah" i offered looking at my friends' disapproval all except for cristie who was beaming with glee. the rest had this whole anti-popularity thing going on and michael was an automatic shoo in for popularity.
"actually a few of us were just leaving... gota study see you later lena" jannet said coldly as her craig and the brunette got up and dismissed themselves.
"oh yeah thats right i..i.. um i gota study too! call me when you get home!" cris said as she got up a little too fast knocking over her chair. she laughed nervously and ran off but not before she gave me the look. oh i dreaded that look it was the look that said she wanted to know everything right down to each breath i took.
" so um michael hat was that note about? it seemed a little wierd?"i asked him while not makiong eye contact. i dont think i could they were just too gorgeous i'd probably forget how to speak.
" oh that " he said looking away nervously " i actually wanted to talk to you about that"
"what about it?" i asked curiously
" well um was it too much? i'm kinda old fashioned in that way i wont hold anything back and last night i couldnt get you out of my head it was like i was going through a dream actually i was just so....." he stopped midsentence to see the shocked look on my face" did i say too much ?"
he sat there waiting patiently for an answer but i just sat tyhere and stutter a bunch of no comprehensible words and shook my head no. he suddenly got this pained look on his face and said " oh i guess i did, i guess i'll go now....." he stood up looking crushed just as i got my words back
"no!" i almost shouted" dont go i well i .. i umm i think its sweet how you think of me already" his face changed andhe was smiling like he just won the candicy for president of the usa. he sat back down and said in a low voice just above a whisper.
"i was hoping you wopuld say that so will you meet me at midnight then? he asked anxiously awaiting my response he reach out and grabbed my hand. i froze and my heart raed like it was running a marathon. i looked up into the deep green eyes that i was so afraid of just moments earlier. who could resist such a handsome and indescribably sexy guy like him.
" yeah " i barely whispered but he seemed to hear it anyway. he got up and said that he had to go that i should hurry too. i didnt under stand but the second he turned to walk away the bell rang dimissing us from our lunch period. wo that didnt just happen.
i walked to class and spent the rest confused and in disbelief. as the bus dropped me off at the end of my driveway i walked to my door pausing before going in to look at his house and there he was in the upstairs window staring. i got goosebumps and quickly went inside. my parents were waiting for me in the kitchen as usual drinking tea mint by the smell of it. i popped a bagel into the toaster and leaned against the counter blushing. my parents must have seen it because my mom asked me a question i didnt expect.
" dear? who is he?" she looked at me expectantly
" who's who? theres no boy mom god cant i be a little embarrased with out it meaning theres a man in my life about to sweep me off my feet?" i snapped at her i buttered my bagel and left the room with out apologizing. i went to my room and slammed the door . i huffed in exasperation and got up to check my email;. of course i already had six emails from cris demanding to know the juicy details. i turned of my computer with out replying and grabbed my toiletteries and went to the bathroom for a shower. i hoped this would help relax me. as i waited for the water to heat up causing steam to fill the room i pondered over why i was so mad in the first place. i mean why was i being so self centered my mom was just being a mom.
i jumped into the shower and almost immediatly the knots of tension in my body were released. the shower made me sleepier that i thought it could. i got out yawning and wrapped one of my moms good towels around me and walked to my room to get dressed. finding some old sweats and a tank top i hastily dressed as if for bed. luckily thats just what i had in mind. i set my phone alarm for 12 and put it on vibrate so that when it went off it didnt wake my parents. i slumped on my bed and drifted off into a dreamless sleep. i awoke just two minutes before the alarm was to set off. i turned it off and threw on a sweater. looks didnt seem to matter as much to michael considering the condition i went to school in.
i tiptoed down the stairs careful to skip the steps that creaked. i slipped out the back patio door and planned to wait twenty minutes for him to show but to my suprise he was already there. he was laying on a blanket drinking rootbeer. he sensed my arrival and without even looking at me he jumped up and bowed before me.
feeling foolish i returned it with a curtsie pretending i was wearng a dress. i laughed at the foolishness of me." so what is this idea of yours?" i asked teasingly
he just looked at me and smirked " how do you feel about taking a little walk i want to show you something i found yesterday" he didnt wait for my response and started walking towards the woods that lay behind our homes. he gestured for me to follow. i unexpectantly did without a word.
i woke up breathing hard. my memory was hazy but i couldve sworn..... yes! i remember now i was in the woods with michael and i saw that same flashing light as i saw in my dream. any good im still working on it but should i continue?:confused: