“He’s a new kid. It was my job to show him around the school....

“He’s a new kid.  It was my job to show him around the school.  I wasn’t wearing my glasses when I met him, so all I could see was blonde hair and a red face.  He didn’t say a word.  He just had a blank expression the entire time.  And he’s pretty far from my type.  But we both play percussion in the band, and I’m the section leader, so it was my job to help him learn.  I didn’t have much patience with him.  He’s not good on the mallet.  He can’t play his scales.  He doesn’t even know his notes.  Plus he could barely make eye contact.  But one day after school we were with a group of friends in the park, and I started making fun of him.  I told him: ‘You’re so shy you can’t even do anything.’  He started to pout, then he said: ‘I’m game to do anything at all.’  So I said: ‘Well I dare you to kiss me.’  And he did.”
(Montreal, Canada)