Yup, We're back in business Reythan shippers! It's literally only been a day. It's been like 9 plus a couple extra chapters and I have a fan group and a crush cheer squad XD Chapter 10 - Sunday No no no. I didn't want to get out of bed at 7 on a Sunday. Not now. My stomach hurt, from nerves or an actual need of the water closet, I didn't know. My eyes wanted to close, I wanted them to close. I also wanted to talk to Ethan though, and morning mass was the mass he goes to, so I ...... balled up and groaned. I sat on the floor in front of the fridge and stared at the things in there. All the things I'd eat were in need of cooking first. My dad came over and started naming all the things to eat. 'I could cook you a steak.' He said. 'Yeah, okay.' I mumbled. I sat on the couch as I waited, curling into a ball to stop the cool air touching as much as my bare arms. We got to the church, but all the seats were full, so we stood at the back. I suddenly got goosebumps as I noticed two dark heads of curly hair sitting further up the church. *Oh goodness, no.* I thought. *Ohhh, look at that.* My brain started. *Your crush's brothers are here. That means he's either singing for the mass, or...* I looked at the left side of the row and saw Ethan. *There he is!* *Oh no.* I could feel my face moving into a smile. I looked down, as if praying. The rest of the mass was terrible. The singing was beautiful, but I kept seeing Ethan and thinking about all the stupid things I could do wrong if I said hi, but I knew I should say hi, as that was a big reason I really wanted to go. I rushed out of the church and down to the green area next to it. I watched the door of the church, waiting for Ethan to walk out of it. I glanced back at my brother, who also seemed to be looking up near the door. 'Is that Ethan?' He asked and my brain glitched. Wait, why did he ask about Ethan specifically? I looked up and saw Ethan walking down to the morning tea. 'Wh- Ye-' I breathed and looked at my brother. 'Yes, that's Ethan. Why?' He seemed almost surprised I stuttered. 'I just want to try to remember faces. He comes from a large family.' *Right,* I thought. *I guess he does come from a large family.* 'Oh right, okay.' I said as calmly as I could. I walked into the little room with a table of morning tea snacks and looked around for Ethan. He was sitting on a cabinet to my left when I came in. He was talking with two other boys who were sitting next to him. He looked over at me and I waved. He smiled and waved back. My heart jumped and I tried to look calm, but inside my mind was screaming in fear and excitement. I grabbed three crackers and retreated out of the room. I started walking very fast, even in my high heels, to the car park. My dad asked if we had talked to anyone. I shook my head, but smiled. I had waved at my crush, that was incredible progress. It had been a couple hours since we'd left the church and I decided to check the chats again. Then I saw a little one next to the chat I had made to say hello to Ethan after I had got his email. My heart jumped into my throat, was this good? I clicked the chat and read the messages. Me: Hi Ethan, hru? Ethan: Hello Marilyn, I'm good. When we talked at youth group, I had forgotten that my mum doesn't want me to talk to girls online, I'm really sorry. We can talk after mass though.' I smiled sadly, I understood if he couldn't talk to me online. The way he said he was very sorry made me feel warm and happy, he was so kind and almost sounded like I'd be disappointed in him and not like him because of the rule. That was definitely not what I would do. Me: That's alright, see you later. Wow, this was so exciting. It felt to me that he might have been trying to make up for not being able to talk to me, by making sure I understood I could talk to him after mass. I grinned, I definitely had to go to the morning mass now. I had a friend I was almost completely positive would be there and who I had liked talking to before. Maybe it could feel like it had used to talking to him. Just maybe. (Happy?)
