I think I'm dreaming.

Me, Wala, and Shay were playing cards chillin. Wala said guh guess who looking for you; she said with a big grin on her face. Who, I asked? You will never guess she said. I ain't got no time for that right now, I told her. Oh, you gonna have time for him; she said. After a brief minute I asked; who? She looked at me and said; Oneal, all while she was make a dance move. As much as I wanted to hide the excitement on my face I couldn't. I had the biggest kool-aid smile there ever was on my face. Oh yeah, I said trying not to smile too hard. Girl yeah, he told me to tell you to hit him up. I had to play this cool, I couldn't seem

to thirsty so; I waited until I got home to call.

Hello, a voice said through the phone in a New Orleans accent. My heart skipped two beats, hello I said. I heard you were looking for me. That voice brought back so many memories it made my head spin. We talk for hours and as the days went by we talk all day. He asked me would I be willing to travel to see him. Before I could even consider it in my mind my mouth said , Yes. I felt my heart racing and the air getting thin. After we finished talking I packed my bags and prepared to see him the next day. The ride came and we were on our way. The whole trip I wondered what he looked like, how he would smell and all the good thoughts that came along with seeing my First Love. When we arrived he was still working so I had to wait just a little longer. When he came around the corner I was 17 all over again. We walked and talked for hours and it still seemed there wasn't enough time to spend with him in one day. Our weekend was brief but, oh so memorable.

Finally he came back to Pickens from being on the road working. I couldn't contain the rush of adrenaline when I saw him I instantly leaped for joy but only on the inside; I didnt want to seem to excited. He smiled and it was like the sun turned on high beam. Hey you, he said. Hey I replied with a grin; we hugged for a long minute. Finally he said " I have been looking for you for a long time. Man; he said when he walked in the house, I missed you so much. He leaned in and kissedand lifted me into the air so passionately that he took my breath and my heart all at the same time. I haven't been this happy in a long time.