10 YEARS AGO
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"He's a big meanie!
Who does he think he is?
I wanna kick him until he cries!"
Seven year old Alice stared angrily at the boy who took her candy she had earned from answering a question correctly from the teacher.
"Give me back my candy!" Alice screeched, stomping angrily towards him and rolling up her sleeves with determination in her eyes. "I got it fair and square!"
Seven year old James rolled his eyes and laughed. "You're just a girl. You can't beat me up!" James said deviously with a smirk, dangling the piece of candy in the air, watching Alice jump for it in amusement.
"Stop it!" Alice cried, tears forming at the edge of her eyes.
Suddenly, there was a loud smack on a surface. A wooden surface. It sounded a little screechy... Which means the teacher probably smacked the wooden desk with her wooden ruler. "Enough! Both of you! Time out! James Harriet, give her back the candy!" The teacher yelled furiously, obviously annoyed by the children.
James raised an eyebrow and sighed in disappointment while giving the piece of candy back.
The teacher raised an eyebrow also, crossed her arms and tapped her foot against the wooden floor. "Do you have anything to say, young mister?" She asked flatly.
James sighed louder this time then looked at Alice directly at her eyes, then glanced away a little, his cheeks turning a bit pink. "I'm sorry, Alice," James muttered shyly.
Alice wiped the edge-tears away from her eyes and blinked at him absently, "Are you wearing makeup? Why is your cheek pink?" Alice asked, raising an eyebrow and holding her candy tightly in the middle of her chubby palms.
James' blushing face turned furious, "What!? I don't wear makeup! That's for girly-girls, like you!" James shouted at the top of his lungs, panting angrily.
Alice took a step back, her face bewildered. "H-Hey! That's mean! I-I'm just asking-"
"Silence both of you! Go to the corner right now and you'll come back and play when I tell you to!" The teacher interrupted loudly, pointing at a corner of the room.
James and Alice looked at each other in unison with a grimace then walked glumly to the corner. They looked around, deciding on a perfect spot then sat down, inches away from each other.
James glanced at Alice now and then, checking if she was still mad-looking and if she's staring at him. His instincts were always wrong. He stared at Alice's beautiful, silky hair that never seems to get messy no matter how strong the wind blows through it. He reached out his left hand to touch it, then suddenly realizing what he was doing then quickly pulled it hand away, looking away, his face crimson red.
"She looks... kinda cute..." James thought admittedly, still blushing while slightly grinning while thinking of Alice.
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