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Creative Writing: Joshua Hale Burnes

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I had one tattoo, but I was afraid of forever - of commitment. My tattoo stood for everything that meant forever to me: my brother. "Joshua Hale Burnes" was etched into every fine line and crevice of my wrist, in the most spirally and gothic of fonts. I had plenty of scars that would only fade and never disappear, but my scars weren't a commitment. Promising my therapist I'd try to get better, promising my mom to raise my 3.9 GPA - these were a few of the "promises" I was scared of. Who knew if I could get better? Who knew if I wanted to get better? I peered into the backseat. Joshua's eyes were traveling down the window, along with the raindrops. His blue eyes were like lightning. Pale, dangerous, and mesmerizing. When he grew upset, white …show more content…

Her hair was a dark auburn with streaks of blond and her eyes were the deepest ocean blue. I traced her freckles with my eyes, like a constellation of stars. My heart skipped a beat when she sat next to me. I was questioning why I was breathless from a girl, a girl... Why a girl? I was happy she decided to sit by me, but then I realized it was the only empty seat in the class. She was mysterious and I could smell her coconut perfume from a few feet away. Her fingernails had been chewed off and I wondered why. Was it a nervous habit? Was she upset about something? Maybe she just didn't like long nails. I couldn't think well enough to draw, unless I could've drawn her. Would my pencil do her beauty justice? We didn't talk and she didn't even offer me a …show more content…

It's Linden. You sat by me." "I recall. Sorry I didn't speak to you, I had quite an anxious day." Her eyes traveled down my body. Was she... checking me out? Judging me? I didn't know how to react or what to think, so I suppressed a smirk and shifted my weight to my left leg. I kept asking myself the same question: why was I so smitten with a girl? All my life, I had silly crushes on attractive boys who'd never notice me. I didn't even know Demeri, but I felt like I could know her very well. "I moved here a little late in the year." It was April, that meant final exams would arrive within weeks and then teachers will aimlessly teach things we'll never need to know for a few weeks before sending us off for the summer. A little late was an understatement. "Do you know anyone yet?" I asked, only somewhat curios, but mostly distracted by the way she looked away and bit her lip when I asked about her. "No. Well, I met a few people today, but this is the first conversation I've had since school started," she bit her lip again. I clicked my tongue and shrugged. I've lived here my whole life and rarely had conversations with anyone but my best friends, Adrian and her boyfriend Kye. "People will warm up to you." I know I

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