Cupid’s Touch

Joseph Barroso

Love. How is it found? Where is it found? Well I’m here to tell you, you can’t find love even if you tried and no one really knows where it’s found. I believe love comes with time, with time love will cross paths with you, Love is something so rare and unique, only because not a lot of people can feel that feeling. However I’m not “a lot of people” love found me, and I don’t regret it. So let me tell you my story.

Junior year of high school, I went to school everyday just like a typical 17 year old would do I hated it- okay okay off topic. Anyways, I did what I had to do in school you know school work, class work.. you know the boring stuff. However, there was one specific reason why I always looked forward to going to school… to see a girl. Now this girl didn’t know my name and I didn’t know hers (That sounds weird but just bare with me) This girl was my school crush and I spoke to everyone about her even my teachers. I remember having a conversation with one of my friends and I go to him “Yo D, there’s this girl that goes to this school and like I got no game” D proceeds to respond with “Joey, you gotta talk to her” he said. I went home that day and I sat and thought about that girl all day. The next day I seen my school crush walking in the halls and you’re probably asking “How do you know it’s her?” well let me tell you, this girl would always have her hair up with a clip holding it up, now I know what you’re thinking “All girls have hair clips” no. I knew it was her by the position of her hair the color of her clip.. (I promise I’m not weird or stalking I just liked her so much). To continue with my story I was scared I was never going to see this girl again- I didn’t even know what grade she was in.

Fast forward to the almost ending of junior year around the middle of April. We had testing, it’s what every school had at the end of the year. We were sectioned by grades so 10th graders were testing first. Which means everybody else had to stay in one class until testing was done. Luckily for me I had no teacher so I’d chill in ROTC with my friends. (Yes I have friends, you aren’t funny). One of the testing days two of my friends came up to me and convinced me to go to the cafeteria… I didn’t want to go but they somehow managed to make me. As we’re walking to the cafeteria, the doors have glass windows. I look up and you wouldn’t believe who was sitting down at the first table… it was her. It was really her.. my school crush. My heart sank and I tensed up. I was filled with everything at this point anxiety, nervous, happy, shy everything you name it. We sat down with her and both my friends knew her, I was flabbergasted. I told my friend that, that was the girl and he looks at me and whispers, “Maddy? she’s you’re school crush” I thought to myself.. I finally know her name. For so long I actually know her name.

It’s the prettiest name ever and it made me fall for her more and more. When I figured out her name I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. Okay okay don’t get disappointed but I was still scared to talk to her. (I was nervous okay don’t judge, she’s very pretty girl and she was way out if my league). I kept staring at her but on the low because her face and her aura was just so beautiful and out of everyone in the cafeteria I only felt her presence and seen her aura. My focus was on her, I didn’t care about anyone else but her. I think that’s where I realized I was in love with her, this girl didn’t even know me and she got my whole heart. The gym teacher proceeds to blow his loud ass whistle, we were moving into the gym, knowing me I was lowkey trying to walk next to her but It didn’t work. when we got to the gym we sat at the top of the bleachers and MADDY WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME!! you know how happy I got.. no you don’t so let me tell you. I got super happy like it was the best day of my life.