Love
Always
5
My eyes
water when I see Liza grab him, I know what is coming. But
then right as her lips touch his, Ace pushes her away. He comes
back over to my side. "Listen Liza, I know that I could hang
out with you and the other popular girls, but I never will. Nor
will I ever love you because I don't even like you. I have
always been, and will always be hopelessly in love with a girl I
call Zandria, full name Alexandria Wish Lamonte." Liza is
fuming. But me, well I am beaming. I knew that Ace would come
through he always did.
"And I am
hopelessly in love with you too Ace, full name Casey Lucas
Demontague" I replied. Liza stormed away, her cheeks fiery
red with embarrassment. Everyone had been watching our drama
unfold. Ace and I looked at each other and hugged. While hugging
I realized he was shaking uncontrollably, worried I looked up to
see my one true love laughing hysterically. I couldn't help it,
when he smiles I smile, when he laughs I laugh, I too began
cracking up.
"You
are horrible Ace, you just crushed a girl and you are now
laughing hysterically!" I said still laughing so that it was
obvious I didn't really care. "But you love me like crazy
cakes Zandria and you know it". I couldn't argue so I simply
shrugged my shoulders.
The rest
of the day went relatively smoothly though Liza stared daggers at
me all day.I wanted so badly to go tell her off. But Ace knew me
all together too well. "Don't do it Zandria, there is no
need to rub it in her face that you have the love of your life
already and that she will probably live alone with forty seven
cats for the remainder of her life, as a bitter old woman."
I couldn't argue, he was right. He always is.
I couldn't
have been happier when the bell rang that day. Ace and I sprinted
to our lockers which were also right next to each other. We
stuffed our bags as quickly as possible and holding hands ran for
the doors. We got on the bus, and sat next to each other. Ace on
the inside, leaning against the window, and me in the aisle seat.
Just like we always had sat, my head resting on his shoulder, and
one of our shared Ipod's buds in each of our ears, fingers
intertwined. No one bothered us when we sat like that, and it was
as comfortable as anything.
At dinner Auntie Lyssa
asked us how school was, and yes I still called her Auntie Lyssa.
Ace and I shared a glance, signaling that the truth was for us to
know and us only. Mom and Auntie Lyssa didn't notice. "The
usual, you know classes lockers, always together" I said. We
were sitting at the table like we always did, Ace and I holding
hands under the table. "That's good!" mom and Auntie
Lyssa said simultaneously. They had believed us.
Our bedtime routine began as
usual. We each went to say goodnight to our mothers, then we met
in the hall. "Always remember and never forget, Ace loves
Zandria" he began. "Always remember and never forget,
Zandria loves Ace." I continued the ritual. But then,
instead of kissing my cheek Ace gently lifted my chin, kissing me
full on the lips. This was the first time we had really kissed.
Sparks were flying behind my closed eyes and my cheeks were on
fire. "Wow" we both whispered when we had come up for
air. Then we continued our routine, we hugged and he whispered in
my ear, "And someday we will get married because I will love
you always and forever".
We smiled at each other
again, and parted each to our own bedrooms, only to replay the
kiss in our heads over and over until sleep
came.