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It was the last week of October and Mr. Seyton, or called stubby figures, had changed seats. I was placed a few desk away from the door. Roxy, the most dramatic chick in the world, bleach blond, was all the way on the other side of the class. Mr. Seyton had forgotten one of the students and placed him next to me. It was James Stephens. I had known of him in forth trough sixth grade, but never talked to him, he had moved to another middle school, but was still in the same district. He was very quite and mysterious. We had tides together, which is study hall, so I saw him twice a day. A few days later I began to have a crush on him. In tides the next day I sat by him and flirted. I don’t think he understood what I was doing, which make me like him much more. Monday, October 30 I wrote him a note. The note said,

Dear James,
I really like you and I would like to go out with you. I just hope you can at least consider it, please.
Sincerely,
Maurie

I had told my step-mom about the letter and she thought I should give it to him. So the next day at the beginning of block when I was about to give him the letter, I freaked. So instead of giving him the letter I wrote him another letter. Then it was November 2, I had told Roxy that I liked him and she yelled “OH MY GOD, YOU LIKE JAMES?” It was so loud that I had eaten the letter. (It didn’t taste good at all) I think that was one of the strangest things I have ever done. The rest of the class period she kept begging me to ask him.

She did the same thing the next day. When we were playing the game Password and she kept mouthing something like “Ask him or I will.”

Finally class was almost over. She got up and we met right in the middle of class and started yelling. "Tell him" she argued.

"NO WAY, ARE YOU CRAZY!" I yelled back.

Then she did something I though she would never do.

"James, Maurie likes you, you should ask her out"

I though I was going to die. I stood there for a minute trying to see if I was having a nightmare or what. But then I realized that it had happened and started yelling at Roxy. "OH MY GOD, Roxy how could you? I trusted you and you told him. I'm never telling you anything ever again." Yeah like that was going to happen. But that’s another story.

Then I left and went home I have never been so scared in my life. That was one of the longest weekends I have ever had.

Monday November 6, I tried really hard not to stand next to him for the whole day and it worked for the most part since we don't have tides on Mondays. Then 12:20 came, we scrambled into class and didn't even talk. Just sat down and listen to Seyton's wonderful jokes(he can't tell jokes)Besides the one joke that I didn't understand until the last day of school. "Sex on TV is safe until you fall off." But anyway, finally it was about 1:55 and Seyton said we could pack up. I look over at Roxy and she is coming our direction I stopped her and say "Don't say anything to him."

"What! He hasn't asked you yet!" she yelled.

"No!" I yelled back at her.

"Um… Maurie can I talk to you?" James said

"Yeah" I said nervously. I wonder what he's going to say.

"Um… Will you go out with me?" he said so quietly I almost didn't hear him.

"YES! Yes I'll go out with you." I yelled. That was one of the happiest days of my fourteen year old life.

Roxy then pulls me and says, "So what did he say?"

"He asked me out!" I yelled to her.

"And, did you say yes?" she asked with a worried look.

"No Roxy, I'm dancing around because I'm not going out with him." I said sarcastically.
Then Mr. Seyton comes up behind us and says, "What's going on over here?"

Roxy yells "James and Maurie are going out!" I glare at her and then smiled at James.

I walk out of class with a big grin on my face and start skipping down the halls. I went out to the front of the school. Lisha, one of my best friends, was outside and I went up to her and told her. "Finally, it took you long enough! I've had more boyfriends then you and I'm a lesbian."