Tell me again why you love me?

 

I looked at myself in the mirror and was disgusted as always. I'm 17 years old weigh

320 lbs, and look like a hippo. I dreaded this point in time when I realized I had to go back to school and deal with the teasing and insults like I do everyday nothing ever changes for me. Little did I know however that today would be different than the others. I got on the bus and in came my first bombing.

"Hey every move away from the back of the bus she needs the whole backseat to herself." Laughing came from everywhere. . I got to the back of the bus when my only friend Jessica came and sat with me.

"Well maybe a hippo and a pig can fit by each other. We'll try." She said and everyone looked confused.

"1: you’re not a pig you're only 169, and 2: You don't have to be my friend ya know." I told her as she sat down.

“No, I totally have to. Some one has to look after this hot mama from getting all the dates on this bus and from keeping the guys from dropping dead." she said obviously sarcastically.

"Oh, ha ha. The only reason a guy would drop dead because of me is because of disgust." I said.

"Ya know you need to stop insulting yourself. You're actually really pretty." said Jessica. The bus made a new stop to pick up some new kids, I noticed a really thin girl get on the bus. My friend and I looked at each other.

“Holy cow." We both said at the same time. The same jerk face who made of me immediately piped in.

“whoa better guard the bus doors, wouldn't want her to slip through the crack." He said. My friend Jessica spoke up.

“Wow, do you know how old of a line that is? Of course you have no brain to understand this information with...oh sorry.” She spoke very slowly breaking the words into 2 parts. “under-stand." She broke the word into two halves.

"I forgot that's a big word for you." She smiled and motioned for the girl to come sit by us. The girl came and sat down.

"Hey my name’s Jessica." said my friend.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Jordan. Thanks for speaking up for me, but that doofus doesn't bug me." said Jordan.

"Oh, well as I said I'm Jessica and this is my Best friend Jenn." Said Jessica.

"Hmm, nice to meet you Jenn." Said Jordan. We finally pulled into school.

"Well, here goes another day." I sighed.

"Hey, remember you're pretty, they're jealous.”

"Oh yeah I'm sure." I said sarcastically.

"Have a good day." My friend said. We were in different classes so the only time at school we saw each other was at lockers, lunch, and on the bus. So when she stepped off the bus she went in an opposite direction. When I stepped off the bus however… I plowed over a guy. I was ready for the torture to begin but instead he actually said something to me.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." He said.

"No, it was my clumsy fault." I said.

“Well, I’ll catch up with you later ok?” Said Jordan.

"My name's Ryan by the way." Said the boy.

"I'm Jenn." I said.

"Nice to meet you." said Ryan.

"Wow, so it's actually nice to meet me?" I asked half sarcastically.

"Yeah...why?" He asked.

"A lot of people would strongly disagree with you." I said.

"Well, I'm not a lot of other people." Ryan said smiling a really nice smile at me and actually making eye contact.

"I see. Well I have to get to class." I said and started to go inside the school. I proceeded for the door, but he rushed in front of me.

"After you." He said opening the door for me. I stood there shocked for a minute.

"Did Riley put you up to this?" I asked.

"Who?" He asked seriously.

"Riley, like big stupid mean Riley?" I asked again.

"No, why do you ask?" Ryan asked.

"Because, no one's been this kind to me since...forever." I said realizing the sad truth.

"Oh, well as I said, I'm not other people." said Ryan. I almost dropped my books.

"Um, here let me take those." He said carrying my books for me.

"Are you sure no one put you up to this? not even Jessica?" I asked.

"Yes, I'm sure." He said, and carried my books to my locker. His locker as it so happened was kitty-corner from mine.

"So, you are absolutely positive that absolutely no one is putting..." He stepped to look directly at me.

"I am absolutely positive that absolutely no one is putting me up to being nice to you." Ryan said. I was finally starting to believe him. Then he had to go and do this.

"The truth is, this is going to sound creepy. But I saw you get off the bus a couple of weeks ago, and I just noticed how pretty you looked that day. You seemed to be glowing." He said. I was so stunned and couldn't move. Was I dreaming this? I thought back and realized why I had been 'glowing'

"It was my birthday." I informed him. "I turned 17. I said.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yeah. Why?" I asked."Well, I thought you were 18. A senior." He said.

"Nope, only a Junior." I said.

"Hm, well I am 18, and this is my senior year." He said.

"Oh. well then. Is there anything else Ryan that I can help you with?" I asked.

"Well, I was wondering if maybe you'd like to go out with me Friday night and go see a movie?" He asked.

"What?" I asked still shocked that a good looking guy was still talking with me.

"A movie, like on the screen. A moving picture..." He smiled.

"Yeah, I know what they are. I'd have to ask my parents though, I've never been....asked out before." I said.

"Really!? Sorry. Really? But you're so beautiful, how on earth have you not been asked out before?" He asked.

"Ummm, I don't know. But you're so good looking..." I blurted out.

"Sorry." I said embarrassed.

"Ya think so huh?" He asked putting his fingers through is hair.

"Yes, yes I do." I said.

"Hm, so friday then."

"I'll ask, and get back to you." I said.

"Cool." He said.. When lunch rolled around I ran up to Jessica and Jordan.

"You'll never guess what happened when I stepped off the bus this morning." I said.

"Well, no. I'm guessing I won't either with that smile." I told her the story.

"SEE YOU'RE PRETTY!!" she said with excitement. Ryan and I went through out the day smiling at one another. Come to find out it was perfectly alright with my mom and dad, and Ryan picked me up at 7. We went to dinner and a movie. I was actually in a dress.

"You look Beautiful." He said.

"Ok, you do realize I'm a hippo right?" I asked.

"Wow, really? But you don't look like a gray, ugly..."

"OK. I get it. But seriously. I'm overweight a lot of guys at school..."

"As I keep saying, I'm not other guys; the other guys can go sit on a tack. I think you're the most amazing, beautiful, talented, girl. With an awesome personality to top it off." I smiled. "and I absolutely love that smile.        

 

7 Months Later

 

Ryan came up to me at my locker. "So, it's prom Saturday and..."

"Oh, no. I am not going to prom." I said.

"Why not, I really need a date, and I really want it to be you." He said holding my hand. Riley walked by.

"Dude, you could do sooo much better, and you might want to go wash up. You don't know where that's been. Riley laughed.

"Seriously. Diss my Girlfriend again, and I'm gonna diss your face in some toilet water or against your locker." Ryan said.

"Woah man, chill." Said Riley.

"I was just saying that hippo's are known for diseases." He laughed with his friends again.

“Wow, you mean you actually stayed awake long enough in class and remembered something…miracles do happen.” I said.

“HIPPO!” Riley yelled.

"Your locker or mine?" Ryan asked.

"What?" asked Riley.

"Yours or mine?" Ryan simply asked again.

"Yoooours?" Riley asked confused and real slowly. Ryan took Riley's head with the back of his hand and slammed it against the locker. Riley laid on the floor forever.

"Whoa dude." Said Riley's friends. "Your girlfriend's beautiful." they said and moved on. The principal came walking by.

"What happened here?" she asked.

"Riley was running and hit is head on a locker." said Ryan.

"Oh, well. I'll get him to the nurse’s station." She said smiling, and walked over to me. "It's about time you found one that cared about you." she whispered in my ear. I smiled while Ryan looked at me baffled.

"What?" He mouthed.

"Nothing." I mouthed back. The principal walked away, and so did we.

"So, about prom?" Ryan asked.

"Fine, I'll try and look non-hippoish." I laughed.

"That's another thing. Quite calling you a hippo, now Riley on the other hand..." He said jokingly. I laughed.

"I'm kidding. It wouldn't make us any better to call him names." Said Ryan.

"How on earth did I get so blessed with you?" I asked.

"Actually I was gonna ask the same thing." He said. Prom came quickly. Ryan picked me up, and mom bombarded us with photo taking.

“Ok mom, it’s time to go.” I said.

“Oh, right. Sorry.” She said. “I can’t help it, my little girl…” her bottom lip started to quiver and she started sniffling.

“Mom, please.” I said.

“Sorry.” She said.

“Ya look beautiful pumpkin.” My dad said.

“Thanks dad.” I said.

“I will definitely second that notion.” Said Ryan. We got into his car and off we went. We arrived at the school and lights came from every where.

“You’d think it’s the Emmy’s or something.” I said.

“Yeah.” He said chuckling. We met up with Jessica and Jordan.

“Hey guys.” I said.

“Hey, you did come.” Said Jessica.

“Yeah. Although I can just tell something’s going to go wrong.” Didn’t know how much of an understatement that would turn out to be. We went inside and some people just stared. Amazed that I actually had a date.

“Well Hi.” I said. They went about their business. My dress was a deep red with an upside down V on the skirt portion. The outside of the V was a see through material with sparkles in it, and the inside was just a silk material. The top portion was Velvet; with long see through sleeves that draped…I guess it was medieval looking. Ryan was in a very nice tux. Then Riley and his posse showed up and ruined the whole evening. His girlfriend came up to me.

“Where’d ya get that, goodwill?”

“Yeah, you were outside in the trash items getting yours remember?” I asked.

She sneered at me, rolled her eyes, and turned away from me and walked up to Ryan.

“Ryan, your girlfriend is making fun of my dress.” She said childishly.

“Oh come on Samantha, no one likes a tattle-tale.” He said. Jordan spit out her punch, she was standing behind him the whole time.

“Humph.” She stamped her foot and went to her boyfriend. Told him everything.

I went to get some punch and the worse thing happened. I spilled punch all down my dress, which then caused a chain reaction. Once I spilled the juice, I stepped back onto a girl’s foot, who then grabbed a streamer, which in turn pulled the disco ball out of the ceiling, which then ripped the rest of the decorations of the ceiling, finally crashing on Riley and his girlfriend Samantha. Riley came over to me.

“You clumsy, stupid, ugly, disgusting HIPPO!” holding back tears I made a joke.

“Technically disgusting and ugly is the same thing. So which one is it?” I asked fake smiling. Jessica could tell something was wrong and was about to step in when Ryan did.

“It’s neither.” Said Ryan, who by now had Riley by the collar dragged him into the bathroom dunked him into the toilet, all the toilets, and then dragged him into the hallway and slammed him into his own locker.

“Quit dissing my beautiful, wonderful, graceful, and intelligent girlfriend.” Jessica and Jordan laughed. Riley stayed in the hallway for an hour, and amongst the chaos Ryan and I danced in the mess of the gym. We finally left, and I got home. I said goodbye, and went to my room.

The rest of the school year went great, and he only had to put Riley’s head into a locker once more. I watched Ryan graduate. I knew where he was going to college and I was sad. I still had one more year at this torture chamber. But with Riley getting a sudden phobia of lockers and toilets it was getting easier to deal with. Not to mention my 2 best friends, yeah I now have 2 friends. Jessica and Jordan.

"Well, I leave for college next week." Said Ryan

"Yeah, I know." I said. A tear going down my face.

"Hey, come on now. If a face needs to meet a locker, just call me." He said Kissing the top of my forehead.

"Yeah, I will." I said.           

 

1 Year later

 

I was sitting in my cap and gown. The principal finally said:

“Ladies and gentleman I present the class of 2011.Hats went up in the air everywhere. From amongst the crowd I saw Ryan sitting there with a gift bag.

"HI!" I said running into his arms.

"Hey. So no face meeting lockers huh?" He asked.

"No." I laughed.

"Well, I got you a graduation present." He said.

"I see that." I noticed Jessica and Jordan walk over here. I took out the gift unwrapped it. It was a small box. Ryan took the box and opened it revealing a small ring. He got down.

"Will you marry me?" He asked. I started crying.

"what's the matter?" He asked, some coloring leaving his face.

"Why are you in love with and want to marry a Hippo?" I asked. He sighed.

"I'm in love with you because you turn my world inside out, you make it bearable to live in. I love you because you're smart, beautiful, and talented. I love you because you've shown me that love is better bigger, and I love you because you've also shown me that there's more to love than beauty, even though you're very beautiful. As regards as to why I want to marry a hippo. Well, because they're my favorite animal."

 

         END

Author's Note

I had to change the names...sorry but now it's better. Grammar wise, and story wise.

Reviews

[WriterMe]

Oh my god that was so sweet. I don't know how to review this work. It was so good =] You might just want to proof read it again. There are a few mistakes, but aside from that this was very cute =]

[Colby]

Oh my gosh that was the cutest thing ive ever read!