However, here is something I wrote a little while ago, enjoy... (Sorry if there's any grammatical or spelling errors)
The Lightbulb
I was sitting in class when realisation had hit me.
It was last lesson, biology, so naturally I had zoned out the second we’d all sat down and the only thing I was sure about was that it had something to do with surface area and the rate of reaction which sounded like a string of words I’d rather use to hang myself with than listen to a single sentence about and a load of other crap that would help me pass my exams. Oh well. I never wanted to be a scientist anyway.
Anyway, I had been thinking about Seb. Sebastian Halkes. What a perfect name. And i’d realised after five years of sitting in the friend zone, being mildly comfortable with watching him from a distance, that I, Bella Piercson, had had enough. I’d been single for months, nearly years now and I couldn’t take it any longer. It’s not like i’d struggled through life, melancholy and alone. No, i’d an adequate amount of male attention and felt confident enough in saying i considered myself more towards ‘experienced’ than to ‘novice’. Especially within my friendship circle.
I’d decided right there and then that I wouldn’t just walk aimlessly through life anymore; I would seek out the things I wanted and grab them, and in this very moment what I wanted more than anything was to be more than anything to Seb.
See I’d known Seb since the beginning of year seven when he was in year nine, and we’d formed a friendship a few months into the school year after group outings and mutual friends. We weren’t best friends, maybe not even close friends but we knew things about each other and we talked from time to time. He made me laugh too much and I found myself completely in awe when he spoke. Not just because he was absolutely gorgeous, but also because I loved the way he perceived life, and how he reacted to it. He was confident and honest, he always seemed to know exactly what was going on. Thats what I liked the most, his air of sureness. Of course I hadn’t been the only one to notice this and my sudden realisation had come from the fact that Seb had been single for over two months now - or so sources say - and no girl had been in the picture at all; which was unnervingly yet joyfully unusual. This was Sebastian Halkes we were talking about here. And so, at two twenty one I had finally come to the conclusion that I would become Mrs Halkes. Well, maybe not that far, I would definitely become his girlfriend though. It was time to hatch a plan, and what better way to do so than to debrief Kim, my best friend and right hand girl.
“Kim”, I half whispered, half yelled at her. She was a few desks down from me, her head flopped to the side, propped up against her elbow. Her dark hair was hiding her face from view and i wouldn’t even be surprised if she was actually asleep. After I called again a little louder to no avail I wondered if maybe she had dozed off. She always was perfect with timing.
When the bell rung at three twenty signalling the end of the day I rose quickly from my seat, cramming everything into my bag as quickly as possible. Thankfully I reached the classroom door just as Kim was approaching it, I stood directly in front of her and anyone else trying to get out of the room.
“I have the most amazing idea.” I said fast, I could barely contain my excitement.
“Great, can we move ourselves to an area that isn’t in peoples way?” She asked, rolling her eyes and pushing past me. I followed her quickly as she walked out of the science block.
We both pushed the double doors open and she started laughing.
“Okay, lets hear it.”
We walked by the side of each other towards the school gate, everyone else pushed past loudly and rudely especially the younger ones. I couldn’t wait to leave this school.
“I have a proposal, about Seb.”
“Aha!” She practically jumped in the air and turned to face me, her long hair whipped around her shoulders and nearly took out my eye with it.
“I knew it was about him, go on.” We’d both completely stopped moving now and were standing inside the gate of the school, we were most definitely in the way.
I looked at her, she was just as excited as I felt.
“I’ve just had enough of sitting there with all these feelings for him and I think it’s time I let him know and make him feel the same way!”
“Bella this is absolutely the best idea you’ve ever had! It’s about time, I’ve had enough of hearing you mope about your lover.” She winked at me and I stuck my finger up at her.
“Oh my god, get out of the way!”, shouted some boy in the younger year, shoving Kim into me.
She shot him a nasty glare and muttered something about being rude.
“We better walk”, I said and we did.
I opened my car door and waved Kim off.
“Text me” she mouthed while waving back. I definitely would; we had much to discuss.
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