~The nerd of the school and young love~

Anastasia

Note: this is a true story involving me, my childhood and my grade 6 crush. So what ever I'm telling you is true :)
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I was the nerd of the school! Big huge glasses and braces. I was a bit chubby because I was still in puberty.I've always liked Gabriel myself. We had the same last name! Everyone told me that 'it's not going to happen, so don't even try'. It always made me angry when ever someone said that. Gabriel and myself were somewhat on good terms.

One day, Mr. M (our teacher) was choosing partners for a weather project. I suddenly turned my head to his attention when he said that me and Gabriel were going to be partners. I guess you could say I was nervous. But the girls gave me a dirty eye roll look. I couldn't do anything now! We both always stayed after school to finish our project. I got to know a little more about him. He wasn't just handsome, he had a funny personality.

I saw some of the girls passing by going to their lockers to get their binders! Suddenly, the chair caught my foot so I fell forward onto him making me almost kiss him. I was quite embarrassed and I didn't do it on purpose at all! One of the girls came in furiously and took my hand and slapped me on the face causing my glasses to fall. She let go of my hand then left like nothing happened. Maybe there was a teacher, I didn't know. The next day, I was ignored after the incident! Everyone avoided me!! I sort of felt like crying because everyone ignored me. A knot started to form in my stomach. That feeling of crying! At lunch, I was trying to talk to my friend Clare in the other grade 6 class, she ignored me as well.My eyes started to get watery and I wasn't the person who cried so easily.No one talked to me, but then... Gabriel came up to me when I was crying. He asked me what was wrong and I explained to him what happened. He was so nice, nice enough to let me cry into his shoulder. He was like a best friend, and I really developed feelings for him.

He was my only best friend and everyone still ignored me. Me and him were almost finished the project and it was winter time now. As our tradition we do something called a couplet skating dance.
You dance with who ever you want but it has to be with the opposite gender. Like a ball, with skating! It was finally December! We were done the project and we presented it. I'm in a car ready to go. My skates and, my face! I was wearing eye contacts and my braces finally got taken off. Straight teeth and no big glasses. My doctor said that my eyes were blurry because of puberty! My eye sight was a little better and a bit more clear. I was wearing make up because it was a special event. My eye lashes were long so, my sister curled them then applied some mascara! She said I looked beautiful. I got out of the car to see Gabriel practice skating. The girls talking about something. One of the girls looked over to me, they had wide eyes almost. "Who are you?" one of them asked. "It's me.... Anastasia!" I replied. I just started to practice skating. I've been skating ever since I was 5! I was doing one of those twirls that people do and people looked to me. I wasn't used to everyone looking at me. Gabriel suddenly came up to me and asked me a question, "Are you... Anastasia?". I nodded my head and he seemed a little shocked. "Well, you look stunning" he said as he pulled out a lily.
I felt weird because no one has ever been so nice to me like that. He put the lily in my hair. "It suits your outfit and your hair" he said smiling. I smiled and looked downcast from the embarrassment! "Thank you" I said while still looking down.

It was suddenly time to do the couplet dance. "Would you...like to dance with me?" Gabriel said. My eyes lit up and shocked. I grabbed his hand that he oferred. He twirled me around his finger and I laughed. I've never been happier. I looked into his brown eyes. He looked into mine. I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, thank you for being such a good friend!" He held my hand tightly. "I've wanted to tell you something, Ann" I smiled at him. "I...I liked you for a long time now....a-and I think you looked pretty from the start". I blushed a million shades of red. Everyone sort of heard Gabriel so they looked at me. I was happy because, I knew from the start that if you give up so easily then nothing will happen.

It's like climbing the top of a mountain. Where ever you start no matter how slow you are, you can always accomplish things that you think aren't possible. You just need a little bit hope~ that's all that you need.

Now a days, I look around the world for Gabriel. He moved for a million reasons. He doesn't have Facebook or twitter. He told me to wait because he said he'll come back. I never fell in love with anybody else.
I just wish I could see Gabriel one last time so he could make me happy like he used to!

I hope you enjoyed it.