Starry Eyed

It was a summer. he first met her when they were both stuck on a ferris wheel at the county fair. her name was Sarah. he hadn't really noticed her before in school; but in the car he could see the dark flecks of green in her pretty green eyes, the freckles crossing the bridge of her nose, the darker blonde streaks in her blonde hair. he realized how pretty she was then, with her cute farmgirl look, and his heart beat faster just glancing at her.

He had been head over heels for her for months now, but he had kept it to himself, he really had. no one expected Peter Bishop to have a crush on a girl that barely anyone noticed. they all expected him to go out with ava, a girl apparently suited more to his 'popularity'. he didn't really care about popularity, not really, he just cared about Sarah and what she was doing and what she thought of him.

They had math together, which was very unfortunate for him, because math was definitely not Peter's good subject at all. he failed miserably and didn't quite understand algebra two (using the word quite was being nice to the poor boy). it drove him insane, knowing Sarah was only a few feet away while he struggled and nearly cried because he couldn't comprehend any of it.

That day in math, he sat with his feet crossed, aware that there were girls around him that happened to be gossiping about the fact that he was having trouble. the math teacher could see it, too, and she whispered a few words to Sarah, the math genius of the class, which made Sarah come over to him. his heart beat faster with every step she walked towards him, and she kneeled down beside his desk, her arms crossed on it and head resting in the crook.

She asked him, "what do you need help with?" with that soft voice of hers, and he shook his head, running a tan hand through his black hair. she chuckled andsaid, "if you don't tell me, then i can't help you," and he smiled miserably, feeling very self conscious at that moment. Sarah looked over at his paper and picked up his pencil, choosing a problem to explain.

When the bell rang, Peter hopped up and would have bolted out of there, had there not been a girl clutching to his arm and saying, "oh no you don't." he turned to her curiously and she said, "i saw your grade in here when i helped ms. sanchez." Peter cringed. "you need help," she declared, pointing at him, "and lucky for you ms. sanchez has assigned me to tutor you."

He gulped. "are—are you sure?"

Sarah crossed her arms. "damn sure."

"when, then?"

"anytime i tell you." she grinned mischievously. "meet me in the library at lunch." and with that, she was gone.

 He entered the library with his sack lunch and sat down. Sarah emerged from the stacks a few minutes later, setting down her stuff at the seat across from him. he assumed that she came from the other side of the library, through the other enterance. he sighed and pulled his sandwich from the bag.

"what exactly are we here for?" Peter asked her, and Sarah replied, "if i'm going to tutor you, i need to get to know you."

so the two talked all lunch period. they both were nervous, legs shaking, voices trembling, palms sweating—for both had loved the other since that day in the ferris wheel, but neither knew it. and they came back again the next day, and for lunch every day, and went to the library after school on wednesdays so that Sarah could tutor Peter. with each session, his grades got better, and he always felt better about himself afterwards.

one day, after their session, Peter blurted, "you should go to the game on friday."

Sarah raised an eyebrow. "um . . . why?"

"i'm the quarterback," he replied, "so you should come."

she smiled. "maybe i will."

At the game on friday, Peter looked for Sarah in the stands and finally spotted her in a green sweater and jeans. he smiled and waved, to which she returned. then she sat down and he started the game, playing more vigorously than he ever had before.

After the game, his teammates all came up to him and said, "way to kick some ass, Bishop!" before finding their friends and hiding away. he looked for Sarah after, and he found her with a group of her friends. they looked like they were about to leave. Sarah told them to go ahead, saying, "i'll catch up with you later!" and jogging to him.

  

"hi, Sarah," he said to her, smiling.

"hi, Peter."

he sighed. this was it. "so, there's something i want to tell you."

"alright, shoot."

"Sarah montgomery, i've had the biggest crush on you since that day we met in the ferris wheel. you're the prettiest girl i've ever met. you're the kindest, most patient, you know how to deal with my struggles in math—" at this she laughed— "and i've grown closer to you in the time we've gotten to know each other than i've ever been to anyone before. would you do me the honors of letting me take you on a date?"

Sarah, on the verge of tears, nodded yes.

They dated for awhile, through the rest of junior and all of senior year, and all the way through college. you couldn't think to find a happier couple. one night, just for the hell of it, they went to a game at their old high school, cheering the football team on. after, they stood in the spot that Peter had asked her out six years before, and he said, "Sarah, i want to ask you something."

Sarah said, "ask me something."

He turned to her, looking her square in the eye. "you know that the nfl wants me, and i really want to go."

"i know."

"Sarah montgomery, i love you with all my heart. i don't want to go anywhere without you. you are my second half, my soulmate. i can't live without you. you are truly beautiful, and wonderful, and the only girl i want to spend the rest of my life with." Sarah started crying as Peter got down on one knee. "will you do the honors of being my wife?"

Sarah exclaimed, "yes!" and hugged him, kissing him on the lips.

Just then, the coach (who happened to also be Peter's old coach from high school) came out with the quarterback of their team, nick. he had said, "i want you to meet my star quarterback of the old days, Peter Bishop," and led nick out to the spot where he had seen Peter and Sarah last. nick looked perplexed to see the two kissing, looking towards the coach; coach just smiled and said, "i haven't ever seen two people more starry eyed."

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