A Thousand Ways to Stay Sorry Ch.5
Andrew in his bed after school, staring at the ceiling. The dance, which was tonight, gave him anxiety. All he could think about was his new girlfriend, Kelly. He couldn't believe he could be worthy enough for such a girl to like him.
He met Kelly at the mall a couple weeks ago. She was working at the McDonald's in the food court. He stood in line trying to make up his mind on whether he wanted a quarter pounder meal, or the Big Mac meal when she greeted him.
"Hi, big guy, welcome to McDonald's!" Said Kelly, with her braces gleaming from her smile. "What can I get for you?"
Andrew, too shy to look Kelly in her eye, blushed as he answered. "Uhm, uh.. I think I'll have....."
"You think, or do you know what you want?" she teased. "C'mon, kid, I might be on the clock, but I haven't got all day!"
Andrew could feel his temper start to rise a bit. Finally, he looked her in her eyes to give her a piece of his mind, but when his eyes met hers, his heart skipped a beat.
Her face was lit up with a glowing smile. Although her face was covered in acne, her features captured his heart. She had wavy dark brown hair, that either had gel in it, or was greasy from working the fryolator. Her nose was round and cute like a button, but it was her eyes that truly caught his...