Ground Zero

Ground Zero
By Tony Brunelle

Silently I sit. She looks over but not at me. I don't know if she saw me looking at her. I walk over and in a calm voice i say,"hey, how are you?" she of course smiles and says "im doing pretty good, how about you?" i say,"Oh I'm alright." Then i ask in a suave voice,"what are you doing this friday night?" she says,"i dont know really i dont have plans." I say well would you wanna catch some dinner and a movie?" she says,"i would like that." Then she smiles. Her smile reminds me of my first second grade crush. The nostalgia her smile triggers amazes me. I say,"Does 7:00 sound good?" She says,"that sounds fantastic." At this point i am still calm and collected mind you. Thats when i say,"alright i'll talk to you then." Then a quick laugh, and i walk away triumphantly. I am amazed at what just happened and the feeling of confidence and happiness overwhelms me. Sadly in the distand i hear something calling me. "brunelle. Brunelle. BRUNELLE!" I suddenly jump from my seat. Mr. Larson says "Mr. Brunelle, sleeping is for the night." Everyone is not laughing at this comical situation. I return to my seat. Damn it! There she sits quietly working on her assignment. She is back to not noticing me taking glances at her as i silently sit. Back to ground zero once again.