(All characters are over 18.)
Thanks Tiamo15 for the help.
Plunk!!!
Carl could feel the cold water running down his back as it slipped in the space between his scarf and his toboggan hat. He didn't have to look around to see who threw the snowball. Still, just to be sure he turned.
Plunk!!!
The second one hit him right in the nose. It was a good thing it was soft. As he cleared his face, he heard her sexy voice apologizing.
"I'm sorry, Carl," she said.
Carl was too occupied with clearing his line of sight to get weak in the knees like he usually did when she spoke. Amy was one of the hottest girls in school. It seemed like every guy wanted to date her or get close to her. Yet, she had proven to be selective about not only the guys, but the girls she chose to hang out with. Carl had known her since their Eighth grade year when she moved from Colorado to the Seattle suburb they both now call home. Carl had been one of her acquaintances for that long.
Too many times, a football player would try to hit on Amy and as many times, Amy would answer back that she was taken. This usually led to Carl having to play her advocate because he seemed to be the one the jocks always went to in order to find her suitor. Every time he would say that she never told him and every time, he would almost get beat up over it before he reminded the wannabe suitor that if he knew, he would surely tell. Amy had led to many close calls with getting his butt kicked, but one cute smile from her made the possible inconvenience worth it.
As Carl finally cleared his face, Amy was looking in it almost expectantly. Carl looked back at her.
"What?" Carl asked.
"Are you okay?" she asked. Carl could feel his knees want to give.
"I'm good, Sweetheart. That was a good throw." Carl kicked himself in the head for calling her Sweetheart. Amy began to laugh.
"Thank you for forgiving me. We need to get together soon before we graduate. Did you get accepted to U-dub?"
"I haven't heard back yet," Carl answered as they both started walking to the front door. It was a rare Seattle snowstorm and the roads were cleared enough for the students to return to school. As they walked into the building, Carl was feeling a bit better. As they edged near class, Amy's attention seemed to waver a bit. Carl looked and could see she was about to cry.
"What's wrong?" he asked her.
"I haven't heard back from PLU yet. I hope they accept me. They have a really great Communications program and it's not as crowded." Carl remembered some of the cards Amy would give him for different holidays and the graphics on them. She was definitely the artsy type even if she was a stunning hottie.
"They better," Carl said. "They would be foolish not to." Carl tried to smile at her and it worked. Soon, her killer smile was back out. She gave him a peck on the cheek before walking into class. Carl was on cloud nine as he walked into his home room.
During the day, Carl would check his smart phone for updates from all the colleges he applied to. Carl had good grades and applied to most of the colleges in the Puget Sound area. His preference was the University of Washington or U-dub as the locals call it. Most of his fellow classmates already heard back and he was hopeful he would soon since they mostly applied at the same time. It was during his fourth period Chemistry class that he saw the email. It was also at that moment that he heard a familiar cry for help.
He quickly rushed over to where Amy was standing. She accidently poured the water into the acid. As he assisted in helping her clean up, he felt the eyes of the whole class on him. Carl hated being the center of attention, but with Amy around it was unavoidable. Soon, the mess was cleaned and the eyes of the class turned back to their beakers. Carl looked at Amy and again she looked down.
"Are you okay?" he asked. She looked at him before whispering.
"I didn't get in. PLU said they didn't want me." It was then that Carl felt Amy's arms around his neck. He did the first thing that came naturally to him which was hugging her around her slender middle. Amy's hair was up in a pony tail and her eyes sparkled a bit as Carl looked at her. He then unwrapped her from his arms before the teacher came over. Amy looked at him.
"Can you meet me after school? I think I need a ride home. Besides, I need to show you the character I put together for WoW. "
"No problem," Carl said. Carl went back to his station still feeling some eyes on him. He didn't like that feeling, but he did like the fact he would get to spend time with Amy.
A few hours later, Carl was rolling his car up near the front of the school. Amy saw it and waved him down. As she slid into the seat, Carl noticed that Amy switched from the sweatpants she wore earlier to a pair of black leggings. He thought that maybe she was getting warmer as he pulled out of the parking lot. As they drove towards her house, Amy was still kind of quiet. Carl decided to let her be for the moment so that he didn't say anything wrong. When they reached her house, Carl was about to look at her when she spoke up.