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Someone's Happiness

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    Step after step, one foot in front of the other, I think to myself as I make my way through the packed hallway. I see a gap in front of me and I make my move. Stepping forward I try to slip through, but at the last minute I am backed into. The guy sends me flying backwards, but before I hit the ground, someone catches me. Inhaling deeply, I think, Mmm Scott. 
   
Setting me on my feet again, he says, "Whoa there, Georgy."
    "Thanks", I say trying not to stare too long.
    I turn and head to class before I embarrass myself. Quickly, I enter the classroom and find my seat next to my bestfriend, Sage. She smiles at me and mouthes, hey. Hi, I mouth back to her as I pull my chair out. It scrapes loudly against the floor. I give an apologetic smile to the teacher, a very severe woman.
    "Now that I have all of your attention", she says while giving me most of her glare, "Everyone get to work on your group projects. Remember, it the noise level gets too high, it's all over."
    With that, she gives us all one more glare. After she sits, I let out the breath that I had been holding.
    Looking to Sage, I say, "Well lets get to it."
    She nods and smiles at me, and I can tell that something is on her mind. I shrug to myself, she'll tell me when she is ready.
    "Hey, here's an ulna", I say to her.
    "Here's a radius for your ulna", she throws back at me, quietly of course. We wouldn't want to upset the teacher now would we?
    After this we continue on in silence, working on our owl pellets. I glance occasionally at Sage. Something is definitely bothering her. The question is what. After a few more minutes, I find my thoughts drifting to Scott. Scott, oh Scott I wish I had the courage to tell you, I think. 
    "Georgiana?" Sage's question jolts me from my thoughts. 
    I recover quickly and turn my head and look at her. I know it's serious when she uses my first name.
    "What Sage?" I ask
    "Can I ask you something?" she answers back.
    "Shoot", I say.
    She takes a deep breath and says, "I like this guy, but I don't know if I should tell him or not. What do you think?"
    "Tell him", I say without missing a beat and then I inwardly add, Don't be a coward like me.
    Again Sage falls silent. We eventually start cleaning up and I can see that she is mulling over my two little words.
The Next Day: Saturday Evening
    Up in my room, I'm sitting on my laptop watching Criminal Minds. But of course, my mind, like it always does, drifts to Scott. I wonder what he's doing now and if he's thinking about me just as fervently as I think of him. And as if on cue, my phone vibrates. Lifting it to my eyes, I see a text from Scott. I tap it and I read, Hey, we need to talk. Meet me at the park down the block from your house. I'll be there in 10 minutes. I jump out of bed, nearly sending my laptop flying. Throwing open my closet door, I start searching for a decent top. Eventually, I find a cute sweater. I run over to my dresser and start taring through my jeans drawer. I find my best pair of skinnies and I shimmy out of my sweats. Pulling on my skinny jeans, I try to regain control of my breathing. That done, I put on the sweater and grab a scarf. Then I run over to my vanity and put on a touch of lip gloss. 
    Once I have accomplished this, I walk over to my full length mirror to give myself a quick once-over.
    "That's good enough", I say to myself.
    I turn around and run down the stairs. Luckily, my parents are currently not home. I really did not want to answer their questions. Soon, I am out the door and running down the sidewalk. I don't slow until the park comes into to view. My breath catches when I see Scott. We spot each other at the same time. Scott starts running towards me. And I notice the huge grin on his face. When he reaches me, before I can protest, he lifts me into a spinning hug. I feel his arms squeezing around me. I start laughing and Scott's laughter joins mine.
    Finally, he sets me down and while looking down into my eyes he says, "I have to tell you something and thank you."
    "What did I do?"
    "Because of you, Sage and I are dating", he says, his grin spreading even wider and my heart breaks.

    Here's the link to part 2 :)  Someone's Happiness: Part 2  here's the link to part one :)  
"That's great Scott. I'm so happy for you." No I'm not.
    "Thank you for telling her to go for it", he says, his grin somehow spreading ever wider.
    "You're welcome." I wish I hadn't.
    "
Oh by the way, my brother was wondering if you wanted to come over tomorrow? He says that you haven't hung out with him in awhile."
    "Sure." I wish it was you.
   
With that, he once again grips me in a tight hug. When he lets go, I plaster on a smile.
    "Well, bye then", he says, turning away from me in more ways than one.
    I nod, but he is already gone. I turn back around to start the walk home. I feel numb, and I just wander down the sidewalk in a sort of fog. Somehow, I make it home and I find myself flipping on the light to reveal my room just as I had left it. When I had left it full of hope. This is when the tears com

This was a random spur of the moment kind of thing, enjoy! :D
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kbuckm's avatar
The title is definitely eye-catching and as soon as Sage said something about liking a guy, I knew she meant the same guy. There's a word missing from the first sentence, by the way. Overall, not a bad story (and I repeat, I really like the title!) :)