Disclaimer: This story of mine was inspired by the song "Smile Bright" by Letters and Lights. It was a fun collaboration with a friend of mine; "Kyle".
Smile Bright
Hannah slammed her locker shut and headed towards her history class. She hated the subject and was currently failing big time. The only positive thing was that she passed band class on her way there. She wasn’t good at playing instruments or singing, not at all. The reason that she loved passing by that class room was that Jacob was usually in there, strumming at an acoustic guitar.
Jacob, she sighed inwardly and smiled. Just like any other girl in school, Hannah had a crush on him. His blue eyes and gorgeous smile could melt any girl’s heart. Still he was single and rarely dated someone. So she took it upon herself to see him every chance she got, to hear his playing. When she reached the class, she could already hear the melodic strumming of the guitar and knew instantly he was in the room.
Almost squealing inwardly and shivering with excitement, she scurried to the door and slowly glanced in. There he was, on his guitar, strumming away as any other day. His usual cloths adorned his body and she couldn’t help but glance him over. She liked how hot he looked in his black cargo shorts and loose black button shirt. But he looked so in trance with his playing, like he was in his own world, playing to an audience that adored him.
When he slowly came to a stop, Hannah scurried to her class quickly, hoping he wouldn’t notice the ditsy blonde staring at him. She sat in her chair roughly and huffed a bit at how the teacher she despised so came walking in, yammering on about what they were to study that day. She simply tuned him out and went to her own dream land, listening to Jacob's playing. She couldn’t help the fact she had fallen hard for his good looks and skills with the guitar.
Before she knew it, the entire day had flown by and she was walking past the band class for the last time. She didn’t expect to hear anything, since it was time to go home, but she ended up stopping anyways. The same melodic tune began to play again and she glanced in the room to find Jacob once more sitting in the room, strumming away at his instrument. She did something she didn’t think she was doing.
She leaned in the door and just stood there, watching and listening to him play. Jacob didn’t notice at first and kept playing. Hannah smiled at the tune, and almost felt her body swaying lightly to the beat that his guitar let out. This caught Jacobs eye and he stopped playing when he saw someone was listening to him play. Hannah was brought back from her dreamy mind when she heard the song stop, and felt Jacobs eyes on her.
She blushed furiously and turned tail to run, not even stopping to look back. She felt embarrassed that Jacob had seen her in such a way and felt as if the world came crashing down around her. The entire night, she kept thinking about him and his song. It played through her mind time and time again till she finally passed out at her desk.
The next morning, she was woken up by a violent kick into the back of her chair from her younger brother. “Wake up lazy person!” He screamed out. Hannah groaned and swung her hand at him to push him away, which only effectively woke her up with movement. Sighing, she got up and got dressed in her casual cloths today. A plain pair of loosely fitting cream shorts and a Tinkerbell shirt. She didn’t feel like being primped and flashy today.
When she made it to school, she swung by the band class, looking in to see if Jacob had come in. To her disappointment, he wasn’t there. She went through the first two periods of her day with a gloomy disposition, as if her dream had come to an end. When it finally came time for her history class, she closed her locker with a sigh and slowly began to pass the room, not hearing anything. When she was just passing the door, in full view into the room, Jacob began playing the same dreamy tune, and this time, he sang.
"Tell me what it feels like. Being in my heart, and always on my mind. Tell me what it feels like. To know someone who cares...” His voice was so sweet and innocent, it crashed into her heart like a wave. She glanced back as he continued to strum away and sing. Hannah couldn’t help but just stand there and listen to the song, captivated by the lyrics he had added to the song she had so fallen in love with.
That’s when it hit her. She was completely in love with him, and didn’t want to wait anymore then she had to to have him. Through her third and fourth period classes, she planned and thought of a way to talk to him. And then she thought about visiting him at lunch. He always ate his lunch in the band room and messed with his instrument. That was the plan. But now she found herself, standing right in front of that door, blushing a deep shade of red.
She felt her legs were weak and shaky and she didn’t know how to go about it. Everything had happened so suddenly, she didn’t know what to do until the door opened and there stood Jacob. Her embarrassment and mixed emotions forced her to simply blurt out.
“I really like you and that song you sang earlier felt as it if was for me! I love it and I want to be your girlfriend!”She panted lightly after having said all she did with one breath. Jacob simply smiled softly and backed away from the door, letting her in.
“It was for you... I saw how you peeked on me during class all those times...” He walked over to his guitar and grabbed it lightly. “Every time I saw you, I always thought. Is she going to come in and listen? Or continue to sit at the door?” Giving the strings a gentle strum, he sat down in a chair, of which she pulled a chair slowly to sit a bit in front of him. “So I thought, why not make a song... Just for her...”
He began to play the song again and slowly, he started singing to it. Hannah smiled brightly, knowing her dream had come true and that she had the boy of her dreams. After that day, He made an album in school with small time school songs and some of his own creations. They passed them out to the students as a fundraiser kind of thing for the band class. After that day, Hannah and Jacob went through their school career together and eventually got married down the road.
They played that song she so loved at their wedding, and Hannah couldn’t have smiled brighter that day.
Smile Bright
Hannah slammed her locker shut and headed towards her history class. She hated the subject and was currently failing big time. The only positive thing was that she passed band class on her way there. She wasn’t good at playing instruments or singing, not at all. The reason that she loved passing by that class room was that Jacob was usually in there, strumming at an acoustic guitar.
Jacob, she sighed inwardly and smiled. Just like any other girl in school, Hannah had a crush on him. His blue eyes and gorgeous smile could melt any girl’s heart. Still he was single and rarely dated someone. So she took it upon herself to see him every chance she got, to hear his playing. When she reached the class, she could already hear the melodic strumming of the guitar and knew instantly he was in the room.
Almost squealing inwardly and shivering with excitement, she scurried to the door and slowly glanced in. There he was, on his guitar, strumming away as any other day. His usual cloths adorned his body and she couldn’t help but glance him over. She liked how hot he looked in his black cargo shorts and loose black button shirt. But he looked so in trance with his playing, like he was in his own world, playing to an audience that adored him.
When he slowly came to a stop, Hannah scurried to her class quickly, hoping he wouldn’t notice the ditsy blonde staring at him. She sat in her chair roughly and huffed a bit at how the teacher she despised so came walking in, yammering on about what they were to study that day. She simply tuned him out and went to her own dream land, listening to Jacob's playing. She couldn’t help the fact she had fallen hard for his good looks and skills with the guitar.
Before she knew it, the entire day had flown by and she was walking past the band class for the last time. She didn’t expect to hear anything, since it was time to go home, but she ended up stopping anyways. The same melodic tune began to play again and she glanced in the room to find Jacob once more sitting in the room, strumming away at his instrument. She did something she didn’t think she was doing.
She leaned in the door and just stood there, watching and listening to him play. Jacob didn’t notice at first and kept playing. Hannah smiled at the tune, and almost felt her body swaying lightly to the beat that his guitar let out. This caught Jacobs eye and he stopped playing when he saw someone was listening to him play. Hannah was brought back from her dreamy mind when she heard the song stop, and felt Jacobs eyes on her.
She blushed furiously and turned tail to run, not even stopping to look back. She felt embarrassed that Jacob had seen her in such a way and felt as if the world came crashing down around her. The entire night, she kept thinking about him and his song. It played through her mind time and time again till she finally passed out at her desk.
The next morning, she was woken up by a violent kick into the back of her chair from her younger brother. “Wake up lazy person!” He screamed out. Hannah groaned and swung her hand at him to push him away, which only effectively woke her up with movement. Sighing, she got up and got dressed in her casual cloths today. A plain pair of loosely fitting cream shorts and a Tinkerbell shirt. She didn’t feel like being primped and flashy today.
When she made it to school, she swung by the band class, looking in to see if Jacob had come in. To her disappointment, he wasn’t there. She went through the first two periods of her day with a gloomy disposition, as if her dream had come to an end. When it finally came time for her history class, she closed her locker with a sigh and slowly began to pass the room, not hearing anything. When she was just passing the door, in full view into the room, Jacob began playing the same dreamy tune, and this time, he sang.
"Tell me what it feels like. Being in my heart, and always on my mind. Tell me what it feels like. To know someone who cares...” His voice was so sweet and innocent, it crashed into her heart like a wave. She glanced back as he continued to strum away and sing. Hannah couldn’t help but just stand there and listen to the song, captivated by the lyrics he had added to the song she had so fallen in love with.
That’s when it hit her. She was completely in love with him, and didn’t want to wait anymore then she had to to have him. Through her third and fourth period classes, she planned and thought of a way to talk to him. And then she thought about visiting him at lunch. He always ate his lunch in the band room and messed with his instrument. That was the plan. But now she found herself, standing right in front of that door, blushing a deep shade of red.
She felt her legs were weak and shaky and she didn’t know how to go about it. Everything had happened so suddenly, she didn’t know what to do until the door opened and there stood Jacob. Her embarrassment and mixed emotions forced her to simply blurt out.
“I really like you and that song you sang earlier felt as it if was for me! I love it and I want to be your girlfriend!”She panted lightly after having said all she did with one breath. Jacob simply smiled softly and backed away from the door, letting her in.
“It was for you... I saw how you peeked on me during class all those times...” He walked over to his guitar and grabbed it lightly. “Every time I saw you, I always thought. Is she going to come in and listen? Or continue to sit at the door?” Giving the strings a gentle strum, he sat down in a chair, of which she pulled a chair slowly to sit a bit in front of him. “So I thought, why not make a song... Just for her...”
He began to play the song again and slowly, he started singing to it. Hannah smiled brightly, knowing her dream had come true and that she had the boy of her dreams. After that day, He made an album in school with small time school songs and some of his own creations. They passed them out to the students as a fundraiser kind of thing for the band class. After that day, Hannah and Jacob went through their school career together and eventually got married down the road.
They played that song she so loved at their wedding, and Hannah couldn’t have smiled brighter that day.
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