Submitted to: Contest #295

A Love At First Sight, Of The Heart, And Mind

Written in response to: "Center your story around someone who cannot separate their dreams from reality."

High School

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A Love At First Sight, Of The Heart, And Mind

Back in my senior year of high school there was a girl named Debra. We had a mutual friend Herb. Herb told me that Debra was talking alot about me. Debra was very attractive with an excellent body, she could've been a model. I had always viewed girls like Debra as out of my league, although I did nominate her for homecoming queen. After Herb told me that Debra was talking alot about me, I started having weird dreams about Debra (I used to keep a dream journal back then).

At our high school if you lived a mile away, you got bused to school. If you lived less than a mile away, you either walked (like I did) or found another way to get to school. One day as I was walking home, Debra had gotten a ride from someone. After you pulled out from the school parking there was a traffic light not to far down the road. As I neared the traffic light on the sidewalk, the car Debra was in slammed on the brakes to avoid going through a red light. The car then veered to right almost going onto the sidewalk near where I was walking. Debra was in the passenger seat and she started laughing. I forgave her for laughing at the fact that I was made a hood ornament. Debra wasn't the kind of person to laugh at someone else's misfortune. I told myself that it was accidental, I gave Debra the "petty girl exception ". I'll admit that I liked Debra alot, I'll own it. That night I had a dream about Debra and I being in the hallways at school. Debra looked very depressed and indicated that an ex boyfriend had done something very mean to her. I said to Debra to channel all her anger over what any guy had done to her and take it out on me ( I would've taken a bullet for her.). Debra then proceeded to grab my crotch area and squeezed.

On another occasion at school Debra came over to me in the hallways then left very hurriedly. That night I had a dream about Debra. I was moving through a crowd at a school dance. When I glanced over to the right I saw Debra dancing with some other guy.

On another occasion at school while I was walking through the hallways at school, I waved to Debra. She gave me this "cold hard stare ". I had a dream that night that Debra had placed this practical joke on me and that the entire school found out about it, and were laughing at me.

One day at school, I overheard a couple of girls saying mean things about Debra (behind her back). I had a dream that I was walking through the school parking lot and that there was a noise coming from the trunk of one of the cars. I went and got a teacher, and when he opened the trunk Debra was in there tied up.

Herb told me one time, that Debra was self-conscious which really bothered me, because I didn't like it when she would low rate herself. I had a dream that Debra and I were talking at school. I told her that I would trade any part of me for her eyes (I did love her eyes). I then asked her which part of my body she wanted, her face started to turn red, I guess she felt embarrassed.

One time at school Debra had dropped a quarter on the floor and bent over to pick it up. I caught a glimmer of her "derrare extrodinare "( I couldn't help but stare it was really nice. ). That night I had a dream that Debra was in just a bra and panties running through the hallways. I had a jacket on, took the jacket off and started chasing after Debra (to put the jacket over her). I never did catch up to her. Don't get me wrong I would've liked to catch a glimmer of Debra in bra and panties, but I would've put the jacket over her just the same. I'm not the kind of person to take advantage of that situation.

As a practical joke Herb told me that Debra was looking for me. I asked Herb where she was, and he said in one of the 1st floor English classrooms. I went there but she was nowhere around. I looked around a couple of classrooms, but she wasn't there. Finally near the end of the hallway I saw Debra talking with two other girls. I went upto Debra and asked her what she wanted. She wanted to know what I was talking about, I told her that Herb said she was looking for me. She started laughing at me. The next day at school the other two girls Debra was with, the day before, told me that Debra was looking for me then they started laughing at me.

There was one time I was out shopping with my mother at a mall, and I saw Debra. I didn't go over to talk to her because I didn't want to be embarrassed by my mother.

I have an account on classmates.com, Debra doesn’t, but her sister does. I found out that Debra is married with three kids. I'm really happy for her. I only wanted the best for her and I'm glad she is doing so well. I found out that her husband doesn't want Debra talking to other men. I'm not sure that what Debra envisioned when she wanted "the love of a lifetime ", but I wish her all the best anyway. I always wondered what she was like outside of school.

Debra if you are reading this I want you to know that these are the feelings and dreams I had about you. I would've liked to get to know you better, and whatever feelings you had for me. If I couldn't get to love Debra in this lifetime, maybe then in the next one.

Posted Mar 22, 2025
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