Posts

Showing posts from December, 2022

Astrophil and Stella

     I watched her from afar. Not in a creepy way, I promise. Let me start over. There’s this girl: Stella. She was in my freshman writing class and she sat right in front of me. I remember the first time I ever saw her. I was sitting alone in the classroom because I got there thirty minutes early like an idiot, but what can I say? I was a freshman. So anyways, I was sitting there reading my book when I heard someone walk in. And there she was in all her beauty. Her short brown hair was done in loose curls that framed her round face. She wore round glasses and a warm smile. I can even remember what she was wearing. Overalls over a white t-shirt and a mustard yellow bandana to match her converse. It’s her favorite outfit. She wears it all the time.           I wanted to say hi, but something in me just couldn’t. I had never been that frozen before. So, I just smiled and she smiled back. She gave me a little wave and sat down in the seat in fro...