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I teased her lips between mine, and she let out a soft moan. I deepened the kiss, savoring the moment as one of the best in my life. How long had I waited to kiss Shannon? Wondered what it would be like? I’d never imagined it would be this amazing, and I never wanted it to end.
But then it did. Shannon pulled away from me. I looked into her blue eyes and caught the unmistakable fear she held there. She curled her fingers around the ring and looked down, her blonde hair falling around her face like a protective curtain. “I’m not sure that was such a good idea,” she said. She crept from beneath the bleachers and stood, brushing the dust from her hands, shaking the dirt from her ring. She headed back to the bleachers where her books were still resting.
“Shannon, wait.”
She didn’t stop. I followed her back to her seat. She was shoving her books and notebooks back into her backpack. “I have to go. Please don’t follow me.”
I sunk onto the warm metal beneath me as she shouldered her backpack. She dashed down the bleachers and disappeared around the corner.
My hope plummeted as I watched her leave. Had I just ruined my relationship with my best friend? I could still feel her kiss lingering on my lips. Everything had seemed to be so perfect. She’d even agreed to go to prom with me. What had I done wrong? And did her hasty departure mean she was withdrawing her agreement to go with me? Was she just caught up in the moment?
At this point, only time could tell.