Alan's pov

I turned on my phone to text Sawyer. My notifications showed messages from Bob. I clicked on them, guess he finished his thing for Monday. I think he really should have come to me to the school. I sent him a text saying hey and told him how I was busy with the Halloween Dance planning. Then I sent a text saying hi to Sawyer. My phone vibrated hinting that I got a text back from one or both of them.

Bob

Bob: Hey, so I'm guessing you had fun gawking at Stacie?

Me: Shut up I barely gawked I was actually working most of the time

Bob: Most.

Me: Anyway can I hear your thing for Monday?

Bob: Actually I'm not done with it yet.

Me: Then why did you text?

Bob: Because I can?

Me: Whatever. Wyd now?

Bob: Still working on my introduction.

Me: Sounds boring

Bob: Whatever, this will be good for me.

Me: Is that what you tell yourself when your forced or put into boring situations?

Bob: Is that what you say because you don't have the guts to do what you don't like to get to your goal to be happy?

Me: WELL DAMN BOB

Bob: It's Bob.

Me: Anyway, Bob. Are you going to the Halloween Dance?

Bob: I usually don't go to dances.

Me: Why not? I mean well I usually don't go but I am going this year since Stacie

wants me too. And I still went to some party at least that day. I'm guessing

you just stay home after school lol

Bob: So are you saying I should go to the dance?

Me: Pretty much. I think it's going to be great.

Bob: If you say so.

Me: It will beeeeee

I glanced at my notifications to see if I missed any messages. Mostly to see if Sawyer replied back which he didn't. I decided to text Stacie. Getting close to her as much as I could was the plan. But not too close that it creeps her out or runs her away.

Stace

Me: Hey! So today was good

Stace: Yeah it was!

I was surprised to get a reply back. Well, for her to reply back so fast. I guess she wasn't as busy. My phone vibrated and I saw Sawyer and Bob has text me back.

Me: What are you doing at the moment?

Stace: I am working on what was done today to organize things.

Me: Cool

Sawyer

Sawyer: Hello.

Me: Bob and You are so formal when texting

Bob

Bob: Okaaay.

Me: Anyway I don't know exactly how to get close to Stacie

Bob: Just be you?

Me: That's so clishé

Bob: Fuck you. It's true anyway! If someone doesn't like you for you then there is no point! Unless you're a scumbag!

Me: Woah Woah.WOAH! Let's rewind back to you cursing.

Stace

Stace: I guess so. I'm going to go buy more materials now and talk to the principal. Talk to you later!

Me: Uh yeah. Talk later.

Sawyer

Sawyer: Who?

Me: Oh just a guy I talk to

Sawyer: Oh?

Me: Also awkward

Sawyer: I talk like this normally, now time for us to work on this playlist.

Me: Okay okaaaay

Bob

Bob: Let's not. Anyway, don't as for advice if you won't take it.

Me: Fine fine I wiilllll

Bob: I don't know what other advice to give you at the moment. Besides just be yourself and talk to her. Get to know her. Normal things?

Me: What's that supposed to mean? -_-

Bob: She's human. If you want her to be yours you do normal things you would do to make a friend I guess? Then romantic things later or so to have more than a friendship.

Me: I guess you're right

Bob: Why do you like Stacie anyway?

Me: Well...

I start to think about why I liked Stacie. Of course, there were so many reasons why I liked her. Those thoughts lead up to the moment when I first met her. It's the event replayed all over again. I was reliving the past.

I was walking inside my school with my dad by my side. Walking with mom would be embarrassing. She would be crying and pinching my cheeks. Who knows what else. I grumbled to myself as I blushed in embarrassment just by the thought of it all.

"Stop looking at the ground boy." I heard a familiar voice say and got a smack on the back.

"Ow." I winced rubbing my back and glanced at the direction of the voice to see my dad.

Before I could come up with a comeback a girl walked past me. Her hair almost hit my face and it kind of ticked me off. I turned away from dad to the direction of the girl. Her back was towards me and she was walking with who seemed to be her mom.

"Hey!" I said and she turned around, her hazel eyes meeting mine making my heart stop as I stared.

"Um, yes?" she asked as her mom turned to look at me too.

"U-Uh um nice hair," I muttered glancing back at the floor then her repeatedly.

"Thank you," she said smiling before turning away and walked off with her mom before once again I got a slap on the back.

"Good job my boy but next time get her phone number." my dad said grinning down at me as I grumbled rubbing my back.

Later on, we would become partners for some art assignment. I would learn how smart, hard-working, and caring she was. We didn't really talk much though so this year I could change that. We could actually be friends and hopefully more. I glanced down at my phone to realize I didn't reply to Bob.

Bob: Well?

Bob: Hello?

Me: Sorry was thinking lol

Bob: Yeah, I kind of figured.

Me: Anyway I just like her. Of course, there are many reasons but not a main reason. You will understand when you like someone.

Bob: Woah, Alan sounds wise for once.

Me: Shut up