do you belive in love at first sight?

Do you believe in love at first sight?
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there was this one time where i locked eyes with this guy and the look on his face will forever be imprinted on my heart. it wasnt the first time we saw each other but it def made a lasting impression.

the story:


my freshman year in high school i was in marching band. the season started in may. i loved it. i had always wanted to be in it so i was really excited the first day. all the freshman girls were giggly in the corner on first rehearsal. we were filling each other in on the m.b gossip from previous years so we would be up to date on everything. then one by one we notice him. he is this totally hot, punk bad-boy. he was a junior. he played trombone and his name was brett. there were so many different rumors floating around about him it was impossible to decipher the truth. that day i started my crushing on brett.
days passed and i got no closer to talking to this breathtaking badboy. i admired his style. the whole i dont care thing was really chill with me. i wanted that. but with no evidence of him even knowing i was alive i started to talking to another guy. he was nothing like brett. his name was jason. he played the saxophone. he was my age and he was fairly shy. one day he asked me out. he was the sweetest thing but he fell way to fast. during a trip he took to alaska he told me he loved me, a week later i broke up with him because i didnt feel the same way. rehearsals continued throughout the summer. jason now hated me and brett still didnt notice me. the crush had pretty much faded only to reappear if i happened to be in his group or something.
in august we went to band camp. it was held at unc wilmington(6 hours away). we had to meet at the school that morning and we left from there. by this time i had 2 fairly close friends. only problem was you can only fit 2 to a seat and there were no 1 spots around them. i was stuck looking for a seat. as i anxiously looked around i heard my name called. it was a clarinet in the back. her name was amanda and we had only talked a few times previously.
"yeah?"
"you looking for a seat?" she asked
"yeah, i am." i replied
"well you can come sit with me if you want."
i was more than greatful. i walked back and sat with her. we each had our walkman's (this was before ipods and mp3 players) adn she had the new papa roach cd. we chatted and exchanged cd's for a while but by the 2nd hour we were silent. i was bored and kind of zoning out. out of no where i hear a giggle. i look over at her.
"whats so funny?"
more giggles and a pointed finger to the back. i look to see brett. i look back at amanda and say,
"ok. what about him?"
"he keeps flipping me off." even more giggles.
i had no idea why this was funny so i looked back again only this time he was flipping me off.
"umm, thanks?!"
laughing he says, "who says thanks to that?"
"apparently i do." i reply with a big grin. which is fairly rare with me. i never smile like that. it must be the crush creeping up on me i resolve.
"and who exactly are you?"
"im tiffany."
"im brett."
yeah i know, i think. we exchange a few more snide comments before falling silent once again.
about 4 and half hours later we reach the school. we receive our orders. we are to line up at the counter with out roommate and receive our keys. we anxiously wait in line. the girls rooms are downstairs and the boys are up. the second floor has a loft so you can look out into the lobby where we are receiving our keys. also there is a commons room upstairs where we are free to all hang out on off times. so we are waiting in line and all of a sudden,
"hey tiffany!"
i look up. its brett and he is smiling. "yeah?" i reply. i cant help but smile back.
holding his jey up he says, "room 212."
i laugh and invariably turn bright red. all my friends giggle and its over but i replay it in my mind over and over.
my roommate is rachel. she is a bit off but had good intentions, plus i waited to long to get a roomie so i got her. anyways we get our key and run to our room. its amazing. we love it. we are giggling and squealing the whole floor is a buzz. after things start to quiet down and we begin fixing our beds and stuff i mention brett to rachel. i tell her about the crush and how we talked some on the bus and maybe what he did in the lobby meant he may like me too.
"tiffany, dont get your hopes up. he doesnt go for girls like you"
which translated meant your not so pretty and your overweight. why would he go for you? that kinda dampened my spirits but i knew she was probably right yet i still felt a tug towards him when i thought about him or when i saw him.
camp lasts a week and with each day brett and i talk more and more. around like the 3rd morning i get up early and go upstairs and sit outside the commons room in the chair he usually sits in. when he comes out he has to walk past where i am so i deicde its the perfect spot. soon enough he comes out and walks by me with out a word.
"well good morning to you too sunshine." i send after him. i dont even know where it came from but he wasnt gonna let him away that easily. he turned an about face walked straight up to me and kissed my forhead,
"good morning"
panting at the surprise and excitement, i jsut couldnt seem to catch my breathe "good morning"
and then he was gone. we tunred and went down the stairs. i was dumbstruck. i never saw that coming. neither did my friends because they had the same look on their faces. we were silent for a moment and then simultaneously began squealing with joy.
that morning was the next step. soon we were walking to practice together and talking during breaks. cracking jokes at each other during warm up. it was great and i was happy although i couldnt convince myself it wasnt a dream. the faces on other girls was priceless. the skinny flag girls and preppy band chicks couldnt imagine what this hot punk saw in a chubby short flute player like me and to tell ya the truth neither did i but i wasnt gonna say no!
the 5th night was the talent show. brett was an amazing guitarist and he planned to play a very special song for the show. it was the "blow job song" by blink 182 which happened to be both of our favorite band. all of our friends were in on it and suppposed to join in. it was hilarious. even the taechers laughed but needless to say the teachers put on a stern face and reminded him how a lot of people looked up to him and he was setting a bad example. on the way back to the dorms it was late and dark and the entire back of the bus was couples making out besides brett and i. we just kinda talked and joked and danced around saying we wanted to kiss.
the next day we packed up for the trip home. i had been repeatedly harassed with the same question,
"are yall dating?"
"no, i dont know." i continuously replied.
we began to load up the bus and realized we didnt sit together on the way up and it wasnt gonna be so easy to get someone to switch for the 6 hour ride back. i has sat with amanda and she had a crush on brett so she wouldnt support letting me have him and he had sat in the little one person seat. so i sat in the floor beside him. as we started on our way i looked to him as i had been asked that question again and asked,
"what are we?"
"what do you want to be?"
smiling, "i dont know what do you want?"
"wold you like to be my woman?"
laughing, "your woman?!"
"well yeah"
"i would love to be you woman!"
and he leaned over and kissed me, our first real kiss! with that we finally found a tender heart and got a seat together. we sat with my back against the window and my legs over his lap smiling and looking into each other's eyes for bout 30 minutes before the make out began. we made out for at least 5 of the 6 hour drive. and it wasnt gross and pornish, it was sweet and romantic and i realized then this was gonna be something life changing. i gave him a peice of my heart that day and its something he can never give back because it has become him. we are in many ways the same person and whether or not all the plans we made and ideas we had come to pass in the future i will always look back on this memory and smile. i loved him then and i love him now. love like we had is eternal. it doesnt fade. it may be sat aside for life as paths grow apart but it is bever extinguish. the firr burning in my heart for him will never be out out.