This work is an original and notional story of young adults who are above the age of 18. The school they attend serves special needs adults who graduated high school with an annotated diploma at the same time as their cohort. Their cohort went on to working life or higher education while these adults continued learning life skills with a combination of academics and trades skills under the care of professional educators who are trained to accommodate individual behavioral and cognitive needs. The 2 main characters still live at home with family for care that is otherwise available at assisted care facilities.
No clinical terms are used to describe characters in this story. They are highly functioning young adults still learning about social norms and life in general. The central characters are old enough to be held responsible for their actions, to vote and enter military or national service, to get married and have their own families, and be approved for loans and pay taxes.
What follows is a work of fantasy.
- It is completely original and is not based on any real experience nor intended to portray any actual person having these experiences.
- It is written in the female first person voice.
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Valentines Day at School F
Valentines Day at school M" is this story's companion story written from the male perspective of the same storyline, let me know what you think of how these two stories go together.
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Valentines day at school is finally here! I've had my class set of Valentines cards ready since last week. I bought a box of cards last month at the craft store as soon as they arrived while shopping with my dad. I love making things and I made special cards for people I love and for one person in my class as well as the teachers but the store bought cards are good enough for everyone else.
The one I made for someone special in my class is for the most attractive guy. He has been in my classes at all our schools for as long as I can remember. Of everyone we have been going to school with since we were kids, he is the one I think about all the time. He's 21 and I'm sure he has had adult beverages yet.
I love looking at him and the way he does what he has to do without drawing attention to himself. I sometimes hear girls talk him like they do about guys. Saying things that makes them sound like witches with a b or like sluts. I still think of myself as a princess so I behave accordingly and I love myself this way.
I can't talk about anyone disrespectfully, it wouldn't be proper. I see him as a caring responsible man who is very much like my dad. It's because of him that I look forward to going to school every day and he makes me wish we could go to school on weekends too. I like making myself look good and hope he notices.
The best classes are the ones when we get to work near each other and sometimes he looks at me. Also the best are when we get to work together. But the ones I dream about classes when I get paired up with him, and that hasn't happened for years.
Any day we can do something together always goes way too fast. I can never get enough time to be around him without feeling like I am never going to get my chance with him. If my wish ever comes true we will get assigned to work together permanently.
I feel a strong pull on my heart when he is around like my heart is literally being pulled in his direction. I sometimes wonder if he can can feel that pull too. I think he does by the way he leans in my direction when we are close to each other and in every photo I have seen us both in.
In the photos of us when we were at Prom we are always near to each other, same with graduation. He got his license after we graduated high school and I would love to have him drive me somewhere. I often see him arrive at school driving his mom in her car. My dad still drops me off on his way to work. I don't think about anyone else.
He usually stands or sits with his body turned in my direction and it is easy for me to see his face. I don't often see the back of his head. For some people it's like I never get to see their face so I think I'm supposed to be looking at him. He almost never looks away from where I am and that makes me happy.
I notice everything about him and I hope he notices me. His name is Derek and I have had a secret crush on him since I before I can remember. It's Valentines day and I wore my outfit that fits me best hoping that maybe today he will finally let me know he is interested in me. I don't want to do anything before he is ready.
It's now time for Literature class with Mrs. Fox when we get to give Valentines. I get to the room before anyone else does, like always. The desks are paired up with name signs on them mostly guy and girl. She told us yesterday about this but I purposely did not imagine us together to make my disappointment easier to hide.
Mrs. Fox told me as I passed by her, "You're in the back Debbie, these seat assignments are for the next few weeks." She always says nice things to me in a nice way when I pass her going into her classroom. She is a wonderful teacher and a very nice person.
I can't believe it!!! My name and Derek's name are on the same sign! And we are at the back of the room! Mrs. Fox said to me, "I hope you like who you're paired up with!" in her cheerful voice. She must know I like him and she just made my day! My tummy feel like it's full of butterflies.
My face felt really hot when I looked back at her and I couldn't say anything, only nod my head yes. If she only knew how much I like it. She's smiling and I think she knows. The next girl came into the room and her smile changed to her normal teacher self.
I put my bag by my desk and got my Valentines card box out and put it on my desk. I made sure nothing would be between me and Derek. He can sometimes take so long to get to class but it is always worth waiting to see him come in wearing his short sleeve collar buttoned dress shirt and jeans looking stylish.