We had a class together. I never really noticed her until she screamed one day- I like it when they scream. She was acting out a scene and caught my attention. It stayed with her for a while. She had dark brown hair and always kept it back in a tidy ponytail. It accented her lovely jaw line and the light sprinkle of freckles on her smooth, pale cheeks. I’d love to see those cheeks blush, I said to myself. She was always quiet though, watching her friends perform and waiting to be called on.
Our first encounter was an ordinary one. We had been instructed to collect our books from the pile and while most people swarmed, we were the few who waited for the crowd to thin out. Finally we approached and when we reached for the book pile, more people tried to push through and our hands touched. I looked up and met her steel coloured eyes’ gaze. I looked back down at her hand, small, manicured, soft. I picked up my book and moved away. I cast another look at her when I returned to my seat, but she was back with her giggling friends. Even though it only occurred in a few seconds, I replayed it in my mind, trying to remember every detail of her carefully carved face. Her neck was slender and long- like everything about her- and her b-cupped breasts were perfectly rounded above her thin waist and long legs.
Throughout our final year, rumours began to spread about me, all kinds of things; malicious or just petty gossip. I thinned and grew out too. My hair lengthened and thickened and the rest of my face matured. Whispers about my sexuality became a favourite topic, simply because I didn’t date and wasn’t a fan of PDA. I didn’t mind so much- it never ceased to amuse me to overhear someone in the back of the class or someone commenting aloud about my choice of clothing.
It was raining on the day that she approached me. There was an earthy smell in the air and the whole school looked like mist. Class had just finished for the day and I was leaving the usual way around the back. That way I could sneak out through the bushes. I could hear her approaching because she was running to catch up. “Wait,” she asked, pushing an invisible thread of hair from her perfect face. I stopped for her. “I just wanted to know, actually a few people wanted to know.” I knew what she was going to ask. She must’ve drawn the short straw to question me. “Are you… well do you like guys or girls?” For a moment I considered what to say- yes, no, maybe… Instead of speaking, I took a small step towards her. The science building was behind her and behind me was a small waterfall of rain running off the roof. I took another step and she backed away, bumping into the brick wall. A shocked expression took over her face when I moved further still; ‘o’ shaped mouth, widened eyes. One more footstep and I had her fully cornered. Her mouth opened a fracture when she took a breath while her eyes wandered over my nearing face. “How about you?” I took her hands that had been folded in front of her in mine and pushed them against the wall above her, slowly closing the gap between us. My lips were only a few millimetres from hers when she leaned forward too. I kissed her hard, feeling the softness of her flesh on mine. I tilted my head a little to the left and kissed her bottom lip, biting it before massaging it with mine. She licked my top lip and I retracted my head. She tried to follow but I pressed my whole body against hers, holding her trapped while my kisses followed her jaw line as far as I could before lowering her hands. Now her head was back, savouring the feel of my body warmth and the slowly lowered touch of my lips. I stopped at the top of her right breast and released her hands only to grasp her head to kiss her again. Strands of hair fell out like I hadn’t seen before and she didn’t mutter as she wound her arms around my neck. I stopped with another delicate bite. I backed away and smiled, relishing her now partially messy appearance; falling hair, smeared lipstick and slightly flushed cheeks. She stared in amazement when I turned and left her, not uttering a sound as I disappeared into the bush.
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