Richard and I met freshman year at James Madison High School. We had the same circle of friends and we were destined to meet. Richard's memory really is better than mine at remembering the little details but we both never forgot our firsts.
He mentioned seeing me for the first time walking down the grey cement halls one day at school and had to ask a friend exactly who I was. Before Richard met me, he knew he had to get to know me.
One day after school, near the school sign out front, a boy walked up to me with the most charm I had ever felt. He introduced himself and asked me my name. I completely forgot what I was talking about, and who I was with, and my world stopped for a second. That smile, his eyes lighting up and looking at mine, got my attention as I said "Christina", grinning slowly.
That day would change our lives.
We both remember our first kiss too. The moment truly was magical. We had been out with a group of friends one night, drinking, running wild, and carefree. The tension between us had been building up. Richard would flirt, follow close behind me, and made it quite obvious how much he adored me. I took the window of opportunity to have Richard walk me up the hill to use the "restroom" and when my friends were busy enough and too drunk to notice, we walked quickly away. We were at the Clairemont Rec Center, near the swing set. In one moment, I turned to look at Richard and he stopped walking. I did too and we could not take our eyes off each other. Richard took a slow step towards me and then another. His eyes locked on mine, I stood perfectly still with a slight smile on my face, eyes beaming. Richard continued to move his body inches from mine, eyes coming in closer, and his lips hovering closer and closer to mine. He grabbed my pant belt loops, pulling me in for the kiss of a lifetime. When people say that time stands still, I knew what that meant that second. The electricity we both felt was unlike anything we would ever later have. The spark and wonderful feeling we experienced was so amazing. We both never forgot it.
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