All Just A Dream by Zuria Thorpe

Malcolm, a tall smooth lighted teen with a passion for basketball took a walk out to the park one day, hoping to shoot some hoops with a couple of friends he would usually see every day at the park. He so happened to come across and unsuspected stranger.

As he walks passed her with his slipped back hair and tall wide shoulder, eye contact is made and that one glance spoke any words. As he walked Malcolm thought to himself “I have to know her name, but what if she rejects me, no I am going to turn around, wait no I can’t.” All Malcolm could see was her beautiful green eyes glowing from the reflection of the sun. He didn’t know what to do or how to react. In an instant, Malcolm started to panic and look away with shyness before he could go by her. She suddenly made eye contact again with him and smiled. The sight of his sudden shyness, brown eyes and long hair, seemed to be an attraction to her. Before he got a few steps away, she tapped him on the shoulder and softly said hi. Malcolm unexpectedly froze in his path and a gigantic grin came across his face touching his ears. Shocked, he slowly turned around to make eye contact with her, but somehow, his eyes stumbled on her cute glossy smile. In a stuttering response, he replied saying “Hi.” She chuckled as she covered her mouth. He then rapidly replied, “I couldn’t help to wonder about your nice eyes and that glossy smile; by the way my name is Malcolm.” He stuck his hand out to shake her hand, but it started to tremble. She reached out to show the mutual feeling, and replied quickly with her name “Stacy,” as she blushed with a bright smirk. In his mind, he could not believe what just happened. He quickly asked himself “Did she really just stop me in my tracks? Did she really blush at the comment I made? What do I do next? Think, Mal, think.” As she continued to smile after a stud silent of a minute, Malcolm then asked what school does she attend, her age and she told him in an attempt not to blush so much. Not only did he adore her smile, but found that Stacy’s laid back, intelligent, mature personality became more attractive to him than anything else.

They started walking in the opposite direction of where he was headed. While admiring the beautiful summer weather, Malcolm couldn’t help but realize the hour walk had made him lose track of time and take away from what was planned. Malcolm didn’t mind though because it seemed as if Stacy taken him away thousands of miles far off earth.

Months laters passed by and Malcolm started to feel this distance from Stacy. She would always say “ I’m busy “ or “ I don’t have time”. Malcolm didn’t know how to feel, he had fallen head over heels for this girl.

Stacy called Malcolm to met her at her house. She had never invited him there, so Malcolm was very nerves. Opening the door, Stacy’s facial expression had set the mood for the whole reason he came over there. Sad, Shocking and unexpected. Walking into the house, Malcolm was greeted by a little girl, “Hi, i’m Sally” . Leading Malcolm into another room while the kids played made Mal got every more nerve. He didn’t know what to expect next. After one minute of silence, Stacy says

“ How have you been ?”

Mal took a min to respond. “ . . . Ahh fine i guess, I really been missed you.”

“ I felt like I did something wrong, you haven’t called or came to see me in a while”. Stacy sighed “ That is why I brought you here Mal, I have to tell you the truth.” “ My boyfriend went away to the army and when I met you, you made me forget all my worries. Mal respond “ Stop, Stop right there.” Malcolm got up from the table , walked over to Stacy’s chair. Kissed her passionately for the last time and left.

Suddenly Malcolm had waken from this deep sleep, he couldn’t believe everything was all just a dream.