When I woke up this morning I had a big smile on my face. I was replaying yesterday in my head. I kept picturing his smile and every time I did, I would blush and my heart would race. I figured I'd go for a walk since it was something I did when I was bored so I put on my sports bra and my thin workout pants and headed up the street. When I turned at the first stop sign my heart started pounding. There he was outside with some kid I am going to guess is his brother or cousin playing basketball in the driveway 2 houses from me. I thought about turning around and going back home but decided to go ahead and go on my walk. As I passed by him he stopped and smiled at me. I smiled back but kept walking and when I turned to look at him and he was standing there with his arms up like where are you going. I held up my finger telling him to wait and I kept walking. When I came back around the other side of the neighborhood I debated on going home but I ended up going back over there to see what
When I woke up this morning I had another big smile on my face. I had a really good dream last night about Brooks. I don't know what has come over me, I don't normally dream about stuff like I did last night but something about Brooks just brings all of those thoughts out to where now I am acting on things in my dreams. I rolled over to get up and decided to go clear my head by walking. I thought surely he wouldn't be outside right now since it was 9 am on Saturday. I got dressed and told my dad who was sitting at his computer like always that I was going for a walk around the neighborhood. I headed up the street and when I got to the stop sign I thought about turning the opposite way and coming back around by his house just in case he was outside. I looked down towards his house and didn't see his SUV in the driveway so I figured I was safe and headed that way. I made it past his house and let out the breath I was holding. I was supposed to be clearing my head but I couldn't get the
I don't know what time it was but I heard something and it startled me. I looked in the living room window and saw that my dad had gone to bed. I guess he forgot I was outside. I turned around to see if I could see where the noise was coming from but it was too dark on that side of our house. I was about to go inside when I heard "cutie" I said Brooks? He stepped out from behind a tree and said he was sorry for scaring me. I told him it was ok and asked what he was doing. He said he couldn't sleep and was sitting out back when he decided he would come down here and see if I was ok. I told him I was fine and said thank you for being concerned since obviously my dad wasn't when he decided to go to bed. He asked if he could sit with me for a little while and I said that was fine but we had to be quiet. He sat down on the ground on my pallet and I sat in the chair with a blanket covering me. He scooted my chair closer to him so we wouldn't have to talk as loud. He asked me what I liked to
It has been a week since Brooks and I kissed on my patio and I have tried not to make it too obvious I really like him, so I haven't been walking as much. Today will be my first day walking in a few days and I am kind of nervous to see him if he is outside. I slipped my tennis shoes on and headed out the door. When I got to the stop sign I saw his SUV but I didn't see him. I walked past his house and before I turned to go down the road I heard my nickname being called. I turned to see him walking down the stairs from his front porch. I felt my cheeks getting warm and I knew I was blushing. When he walked up to me he asked what was doing and I laughed and said well Brooks, it seems I am going for a walk. He called me a smartass and asked if he could join me. I said that was fine with me and we walked down the road. It was awkward at first because we were both quiet but he broke the silence and said, “about the night on your patio, I didn't mean to upset you, Crystal." I said you didn
School starts in 3 days and I haven't snuck out again to see Brooks since that night. I have seen him a few times while I was out walking and we talked for a few minutes but I have been trying to avoid being alone with him. I know I allowed that to happen but it doesn't mean it didn't scare me a little. I mean so much happened in the short amount of time I was up there and just thinking about it is overwhelming. I went from only a kiss to making out, telling him personal stuff, touching, and saying something that has never crossed my mind to say. I was sitting outside in the yard near the road drawing in my journal Brooks pulled up and asked what I was up to. I told him just drawing. He asked if I wanted to come hang out for a little while since no one was home at his house. I asked if we were going to be outside and he said, “I thought maybe we could sit in my room and hang out." I thought about it for a minute and said ok I will be up there in a minute just let me take my journal
After my dad made me promise to tell him next time I decided to go for a walk, I went to my room and turned on my radio. I opened my closet and pulled out a few outfits my mom took me to get before she died. I was going to start wearing skirts and midriff shirts but I felt like it was something I couldn't pull off. I tried on a black skirt that came to my knee and a black midriff shirt and I didn't really like it. I tried on my green and black plaid skirt with my black off-the-shoulder midriff shirt and I liked how I looked in it. I tried on my tan and brown plaid skirt with my tan half-sleeve midriff shirt and liked it too. The last one I tried on was my black and grey plaid skirt with my light grey midriff t-shirt and liked it as well. I decided I was going to start wearing them when school started and see if changing my appearance would make a difference this year since I have always been a tomboy and wore baggy pants and t-shirts. I was also going to ask my dad if he could take me
**Beep, Beep, Beep** I freaking hear you alarm. I got up and turned my alarm off, today is the first day of school and I am not really looking forward to it. I got dressed and then went into the kitchen to make myself some grits and toast with butter. Once I ate I went and brushed my teeth and then got my bag ready. I told my dad bye and headed to the bus stop which happens to be the stop sign where I can see Brooks's house from. While I was standing there I saw him walk outside with his younger brother. I smiled when he waved at me and I waved back. As he was turning to go back inside he blew me a kiss and it made my morning. When the bus pulled up I got on and found a seat. I took out my schedule and looked over what my first 2 classes were. When we pulled up to the school I followed everyone into the gym and waited until they released us to our classes. I had to ask a teacher where my first class was. I was right about this place. All the kids seem stuck up and no one has even sai
**Beep, Beep, Beep** I got up and got dressed and ready for school. After I ate and brushed my teeth and I headed to the bus stop and there he was again walking his brother out and he waved just like yesterday. I blushed and waved back. As I was sitting down in a seat his brother walked past me and told me Brooks liked me. He took the seat behind me and I asked what he meant by that and he told me Brooks never walked him outside for the bus before until after he met me so he had to like me for him to do that. I laughed and said I doubted he liked me. His brother said, "by the way my name is Jonah." I said my name is Crystal. He said, "I know." I asked how he knew my name and he said," this is probably going to sound weird and I may end up getting beat by my brother for telling you this but my room is next to the bathroom and I can hear him while he is in the shower saying your name and sometimes if I am walking through the hallway I can hear him say it while he is in his room."