R+E - Reddie Oneshots

Courage (EP1 - Final Class)

Last day of class, everyone was counting the minutes, not even paying attention to Ms. Douglas, our English teacher.

Well, different from everyone, I was stealthily paying attention at someone. A boy. Yeah, it's weird, even for me. I don't understand, and this is killing me. I wish I could just stop with this, but I can't, so I live with it.

I think he was the only one who was writing in the notebook, but you never know if it was about class, it could be a shopping list of medications, he would always go to the pharmacy after school.

 And me? Nothing, sometimes daydreaming and sometimes looking at the clock. I wish I had the attitude to talk to him, I always try, but something stops me, I get butterflies on the stomach, and I freeze.

My daydream is interrupted by a noise, a happiness noise, the school bell. Finally, after all, I needed a break.

It was a mess, all the students running, the teachers getting crazy, the principal screaming on the microphone. Geez...

The classroom was empty now, it was me and him, he packs the backpack and walks away, but he stops at the door.

He looks back, and walks towards... Me? Oh God, what to do? Okay... Act normal, Richie.

"Aren't you coming?" He says.

"Uh... Yes..."

"So, finally, some break, Thank God."

"Yeah... I know."

"What are your plans for the summer?"

Well, this is random, I actually don't have any plans for the summer, and uh... He never went to me and talked like that so... I'll just enjoy the moment.

"Well uh... I have, uh... Oh, I'll go to... Hm... No."

"Yeah, same. Are you going to the ball?"

Goddamn it, I forgot about the ball, how could I? There were posters everywhere in the school about this event.

"I don't know, I don't even have someone to go with me."

"Really? I thought you had one, someone like you always have someone even before the ball is announced, you know."

Is he complimenting me? Really? Someone pinches me, I think I'm dreaming. We are walking down the school while we are talking, and in a second my heart beats faster, I take a deep breath and everything goes back to normal.

"Uh, no, I don't... know."

"Er... Yeah... Right."

Hm, if what I think it's happening, it's happening-

"Do you... You know... Do you wanna... Come with me?" He says, in a strange shyness tone.

Holy shit.

"It's kinda weird, since we don't talk that much, but I don't want to go alone." He says.

"Yes, I'll go."

"R-really?" He says. "Wow... So... Here's my number, we can message each other until there."

"Fine!"

"Thank you, Richie." He says, smiling.

I freeze, and he keeps walking to the school bus.

I didn't mind if I couldn't get the bus, actually, my home is near school so, no problem. I watched as the school bus left, and I could feel my heart jumping out of my chest.

Edward Kaspbrak just invited me to the Ball.