A Grain of Truth

A Story by Cheyson

I think this is cute if nothing else

I saw you sitting there and fell in love. You were like an angel from above. I tried to say hello, but could not. So I walked on by. I could smell your perfume, the sweet fragrance filling my soul.

I risked a quick glance, saw the amazing blue of your eyes as you stared back at me. You smiled, and I nearly fainted. Your smile was so beautiful, so exquisite I could hardly believe it. I grinned at you like a fool and continued on my way..

At home I was determined to speak to you, so I gathered my courage. I let the thought of you fill me up and knew that I could do it.

But when next I saw you, you were within a crowd. I saw you see me, excuse yourself and walk over. My knees were like rubber and I almost fell forward, though you were so close you could catch me if needed. I know you would have.

You said hi, and I did too. Your voice was a harmonic melody, so beautiful that I could spend hours listening to it. Eventually I found my courage and asked you out. Saturday at seven I was to pick you up.

I floated through the next few days in a joyous daze. On Saturday I spent hours getting ready. Making sure not a hair was out of place. I was finally ready and left, driving mother's beat up old Buick. I nearly had a heart attack and barely kept my self from wrecking. I was going on a date, it was really happening.

I smiled when I walked up to the door and knocked. We went to a movie. I'm not sure what it was about, I was too caught up watching you. Your expressions changed in a wondrous array of laughter, tears, and anger. But you were always beautiful, you could never be any different.

As I drove you home I tried to figure out if I should kiss you. I think you wanted me to, but can a guy ever tell? I opened your door and helped you down. I felt myself start to sweat while we walked along the sidewalk, side by side. My thoughts were racing, faster than my heart even. How could a sound so loud be so quiet that you couldn't hear? We were walking up the stairs.

Amazingly it was completely quiet, not a sound could be heard. Not even our shoes as we walked to the door. Was it just me? Your mouth was moving but no sound was coming out. Was I going insane? We stood there for a minute, and when nothing happened you turned toward the door. Thinking this would be my only chance I grabbed your arm. You looked at me with your shocking blue eyes and I leaned forward slowly, ever so slowly.

I started seeing black spots and suddenly I Could hear.It wasn't that there was no sound, it was my heart thudding so loudly I could hear nothing else. It was pounding in my ears as my heart pumped faster and faster, louder and louder. Then I started falling, not registering when I hit the cement. I saw nothing, heard nothing, felt nothing.

Wait, what was that? An annoying buzzing sound. Then I realized I could feel my body again. I sat up quickly, getting a little dizzy from the sudden movement. I tried to ascertain the source of the annoying buzz, it was just my alarm clock. Everything came rushing back to me. It was all a dream, an amazing one, but a dream all the same. I was sorry it was gone.

I got up and dressed for school. That evening I was glancing at the benches on the bus trying to find a seat when I froze midstep. You were sitting there all alone, staring out the window. The girl from my dream. I tried to control my heartrate. I tried to ask if I could sit by you, but once again I was speechless.

I was about to walk past when you glanced my way and smiled. You offered the seat next to you and I took it. I was sweating, I hated it, but you seemed not to notice. I finally gathered my courage and right before your stop I asked you out. Saturday at seven. You stared at me with your piercing blue eyes, undecisive. I felt my face fall when you said nothing.

You were about to step off when you finally turned around and looked me in the eyes.You smiled at me, your blue eyes glittering in the mystic light of the sun, and said yes.