Young Writers Society

It’s almost Valentine’s day! I’ve been counting down since December. You see I made a card for my crush. It’s Ninth grade so if it isn’t impressive you’d be more than just embarrassed. This card had to be perfect, each little color, every script letter, everything! This girl and I go way back. Her name is Lily, Ahh the word just follows smoothly out of your mouth doesn’t it? Anyway, Lily and I grew up together. Our Mums are best friends and they live together. It would be hard for us not to be at least friends. She was the best friend you could ever ask for! It was around seventh grade that I realized I might have liked her. My mind started to scramble in her presence. I realized then I was cursed with a crush. In my defense she is beautiful, kind, and smart. She has strawberry blonde hair that goes down to her mid back. Her eyes are blue as the sky with grey clouds in the center. Her skin was pale, most people said it was odd but I thought it was the perfect shade for her. She wasn’t overweight or very skinny, it was a nice mix. I’ve finally convinced myself that I had to tell her, or it’d be too late. Of course because of her beauty she wasn’t exactly the kid with no friends, she was in middle school I guess people were blind then. Derek, his name just sounds evil doesn’t it? He was always nice, but with Lily he was too nice. So it’s now or never.

Today, it’s here, Valentine's day! It was a bright day, so of course it had to be sunday. Lily’s sister, Liv, was throwing a party. She invited everyone, even Derek. Oh shut up, you’d be mad too if they love of your life might be stolen by some guy, he isn’t even that hot. I was getting ready, I got my best clothes on. White sneakers, black skinny jeans, my lucky shirt with a red heart on it, and finally a white baseball hat. Lily always loved my lucky shirt. It was around seven O’clock, cars were appearing. My room was the basement so no one ever came down here. I fixed my hair, and everything else out of order. I stayed in my room until there was a nice amount of people here. I walked up and searched through the crowd for Lily holding my card in an envelope. “S’up Brandon,” Dang it, I was stopped by Thomas. “Hey, have you seen Lily?” He looked at me and thought for a second. “Yeah, I just walked past her in the living room,” I nodded and walked to the living room. You know I swear, sometimes Thomas’s brown hair should have been at least dirty blonde. “Dang it,” I said under my breath. I didn’t see her anywhere. “Crap, Lily where are you?” I looked through out the whole house, not a trace. I thought maybe I could just leave the card on her dresser. “Perfect!” I went upstairs, passing drunk couples, or not, trying to find a bedroom. I went down the hallway and found Lily’s room. The door was cracked open, I peered through. I saw Derek.

“Damn it!” I looked more to see what they were doing. They were kissing, by now my heart dropped passed my feet and first floor, and landed in my room. I noticed Lily, she was struggling to break free. “Yes!” I was so happy she didn’t like him. I had to save her, she seemed really upset. I opened the door and walked over to a shirtless Derek, restraining Lily. I could see Lily’s cry for help just in her eyes. I grabbed Lily out of his grip and tossed her on her bed so she wouldn’t get hurt. Without thinking I punched Derek right in his jaw. I peered over to Lily who looked horrified. I pushed him out of her room and locked her door. I went to her bed slowly. She stood up and hopped in my arms. “I-I couldn’t thank you more,” Lily’s words escaped her mouth between sobs. I held her close and kissed her head, “You alright Lily? You seem shaken up,” She look up at me with her innocent look, then smiled. “I’m alright Brandon, thank you,” she buried her head in my chest. After a few moments I picked her up wedding style and sat on her bed with her in my arms. I kissed her forehead. “Wow!” I screamed in my head, my dream seemed to be slowly coming true. I reached for my card nervously. “What’s that, wait, is that a card?” I smiled and handed her the envelope. She giggled, oh it was adorable! Lily slowly opened it, my heart skipped a beat as she took out the card with her gentle hands.

“Brandon!” She exclaimed, “This is so beautiful!” I smirked, “Just like you” Lily blushed at my comment. It was so cute, she attempted to hide her face. The paper was a light shade of pink, as it was opened a heart popped out seeming 3-D. On the card it read, “On this day of sweets I would get a cavity but you’re sweet enough.” that was the main part, on the sides and background it had all sorts of compliments. “Close the card and look at the back” I told Lily. There was a dark read heart, in the middle it said “I absolutely hate being your best friend, I much rather be your boyfriend” Lily looked at me dumbfounded. “Brandon” She only said my name. Her eyes filled with tears then she hid in my chest. I wrapped my arms around her, rubbing her back. A minute passed by slowly. She looked up at me, then whispered the words, “Yes”