Carol was always such a tomboy that it seemed like me and the and rest of the guys were her only friends. All the other girls had their little groups, but Carol was part of ours', and for the most part she blended right in. A short little girl with dirty brown hair and hazel eyes, often shadowed with mud, she may as well have been named Richard.
As we all grew older some of us separated off, but even then Carol stayed a part of the group. It wasn't until high school that I realized I didn't know Carol anymore. Of course that didn't really hit hard until I began noticing her again in a new way.
It was the beginning of my sophomore year in high school when I began catching glimpses of a slim, beautifully proportioned girl. I smiled at my luck when I found out that I had English with her. Carol would sit up in the front of the class and I would sit a few seats back just watching her as the teacher droned on. Her long dark brown hair could hold my gaze for hours. The way it flowed over her delicate shoulders and down her smooth back was enough to give me something to hide under my desk.
Strangely, though she was polite enough, whenever I tried to make conversation with her she seemed distant and uninterested, as if we hadn't been friends at all in years past. And thus did I fall into obsession over Carol.
During the rest of high school I dated a few other girls, but nothing serious ever developed. It wasn't for lack of trying on their part either, it was simply that I had my eyes elsewhere. No matter what I did I couldn't get her out of my mind. It seemed like every time I wasn't looking I would be heading up the stairs only to find myself right behind Carol, who often seemed to be giggling with this or that guy. I couldn't even help myself. In crowded groups of people I found myself unable to tear my eyes away from the way her tight butt shifted back and forth as she made her way up the stairs.