Hope
©Poet of the Shadows AKA Shadowpoet
Chapter 7
"Some people say it's a long way down before you hit rock bottom, in some peoples opinion this is where it started for me...
Two weeks after Hope had returned I finally got the courage to ask her on a date. Her reply was a very large ... YES.
We planned to go to the movies on Friday of that week and met at the mall. Though I was very nervous, I reached for her hand. The second our hands touched a 'spark' of sorts shot between us, all the sudden I felt a tidal wave of emotion hit me. Love, hate, self-loathing, anger, happiness, childlike joy, bashfulness and any other emotion you can name, I felt it. I tried to ignore it though out the movie but it just got worse. I could feel the emotions of every one in the mall and the theater, even the couples quietly making out in the back row. As we were leaving the mall the tidal wave calmed down slightly and I was able to walk with Hope, hold her hand, and mostly just enjoy the rest of the evening with her.
As I walked her home many things were going through my head but not the things you would expect after a first date. Instead of worrying about kissing at her door, I seriously thought I was going insane. We made it to her front porch then sat and talked for an hour before I realized it was late and I had to get home. Finally letting go of Hope's hand I noticed that some of the emotional waves were gone, not totally absent but allot less.
I was confused. I was in love. I was desperate for answerers.
When I got home from my date I sat down and had my first really serious heart to heart with my mom. I told her about everything that happened that day and explained things the best way I could. I think instantly my mom thought I needed mental help because of the way I explained the feelings and thoughts I was getting from others but I can't prove it. I heard her crying later that night and I swear ... I honestly FELT her crying.
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