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The World as I Know It- Chapter 16
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The next day Chris said we were gonna try something different and that it would have to involve us going outside for a change. He said he wanted to drive me someplace but that it was a surprise. James’ words repeated in my head. We ended up in a similar secluded place as the first time with James. Now I didn’t trust him so much. I was terrified that this would go down the same road. He parked the car and said to come with him, that he wanted to show me something. We walked into the forest. It seemed like for hours. Then I heard the sound of water trickling when in front of me was the most beauty waterfall I’ve ever seen.
Chris turned around and looked into my eyes. Was this where he was gonna rape me? I thought. Instead he reached gently for my hands and said he enjoyed spending time with me. That he didn’t want it to end. That he had developed feelings for me but he didn’t know what to do because he had never had a girlfriend.
I loved his honesty. That was a difficult thing to admit. I said that I had never had a legitimate boyfriend and that I had only gone on a few dates. I added that I had been hurt (he had no idea how much) so I wasn’t sure I wanted to pursue anything.
Chris said that he understood. I think he mistook my words for a rejection. Now I was worried that he wouldn’t speak to me anymore. I couldn’t risk that. Not when he was quickly becoming the only friend I had.
I inched towards him and held his hands again. I looked at him again with the kindest, most loving stare I could muster. Slowly, I moved his hands around me and pressed my lips against his.
He was caught off guard. It was no doubt his first kiss. Then when we ended the kiss, I told him that I wanted to try a relationship with him, but we had to take things very slowly.
He interjected that with his lack of experience there was no other way.
