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Importance Of Meetings In School

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Justin and I acquired many stares as we walked hand in hand down the hall. People openly gazed at us with speculation and clear shock, whispering amongst themselves but I didn't care at all. I felt like I was floating around, very liable to meander off but Justin's steady grip anchors me. I wouldn't trade this moment with him for the world.

Unsurprisingly, the girls were waiting for my at my locker, most likely gossiping about the same old drama that goes on around here. Once someone's dirty laundry is loitering around it becomes the main topic of conversation in these halls. Entertainment comes in all forms I guess.

"What are you two doing?" Lou asks dubiously, as she, along with Jasmine and Amiyah, stare at Justin and I as if we've …show more content…

"Please stop!" I groan. "It's seriously no big deal. We talked, I'm getting my stuff, and now he's going to walk me to class," I slam my locker shut.

"And here I thought you'd avoid him like your life depended on it," Jasmine teases.

"So are you guys together or..?" Amiyah finally asks the question they were all probably dying to know. Lou actually leans forward in anticipation and I can't help but laugh at her serious expression. She looked as if they answer would determine the fate of her first born child.

"We're friends," I say simply, because we were that. And we were way more than that. But at this moment of time we were friends who were gonna work on the potential to be more.

"For now," Justin has to add in, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind, the textbook being pressed firmly into my stomach where butterflies roamed freely.

I quickly steer Justin away from them, not wanting to deal with explanations or unnecessary complications. This situation was delicate enough without other people's input. Besides, for now it made sense to us. And that's what matters.

The girls will corner me again eventually and demand a detailed explanation, but I wanted to focus on Justin right now. He's right when he says we need to take things slow, because feelings alone won't make a relationship work. We needed time, but as long as he's mine at the end of it all I had no problem waiting as we worked on ourselves.

Outside of my class Justin turns to face me and I

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