Beth Douglas was the kind of girl
you would see coming a mile away. She didn’t wear gaudy clothes, she wasn’t
tall, and she didn’t have crazy hair. Beth Douglas stood out because she was
beautiful. She was the kind of beautiful that took up a whole room and made it
glow. One of the reasons that made Beth so beautiful was that she had a kind
heart. She was always going out of her way to help people. See, Beth believed
in Karma. She knew that if she helped as many people as she could, that one day
some of the kindness would come back to her. But that day hadn’t come yet, and
some days Beth believed it never would.
“BETH! BETH WAIT UP!” Conner yelled, flailing his arms in the air hoping to catch her attention. Beth didn’t turn around at the mention of her name. Connor pushed past people trying to get closer before she disappeared into the abyss known as the cafeteria. “BETH!” He was almost behind her now, his book bag was practically falling off his shoulder and the comics in his hands were askew. Finally he reached her, and tapped politely on her shoulder. He could smell her perfume as she turned. It was honeysuckle and lilac, Connor’s favorite smell in the whole entire world. Connor sighed when he sigh the headphones in her hears.
“Hey Connor, what’s up?” She asked, pulling the ear buds out. “I-I..” Connor tried to catch his breath. “I was yelling..but you-didn’t-hear..me.” He said between breaths. Beth had her hair down today, it was long and black and looked like ink from a bottle. Beth tucked a strand behind her hear. “Sorry I was listening to music.” She said politely.
“It’s okay. Uh I got the new issue of Red Radar for you!” He said enthusiastically, pulling out the comic from the pile in his hands. She smiled at him and took the comic.
“Thank you Connor..how’d you know I liked Red Radar?” She asked. Connor blushed some. “Well..I saw you trying to hide it in the library the other day. You know I think it’s cool that you read comics Beth.” He said. She tucked the comic safely away into her bag before anyone could see it.
“Well thank you Connor. Anyways I gotta go, Lisa and Jen are probably looking for me. Bye.” She said and walked off into the cafeteria. Beth couldn’t see how in love Connor was with her, because she was too busy being in love with Brody Shooling.
“BETH! BETH WAIT UP!” Conner yelled, flailing his arms in the air hoping to catch her attention. Beth didn’t turn around at the mention of her name. Connor pushed past people trying to get closer before she disappeared into the abyss known as the cafeteria. “BETH!” He was almost behind her now, his book bag was practically falling off his shoulder and the comics in his hands were askew. Finally he reached her, and tapped politely on her shoulder. He could smell her perfume as she turned. It was honeysuckle and lilac, Connor’s favorite smell in the whole entire world. Connor sighed when he sigh the headphones in her hears.
“Hey Connor, what’s up?” She asked, pulling the ear buds out. “I-I..” Connor tried to catch his breath. “I was yelling..but you-didn’t-hear..me.” He said between breaths. Beth had her hair down today, it was long and black and looked like ink from a bottle. Beth tucked a strand behind her hear. “Sorry I was listening to music.” She said politely.
“It’s okay. Uh I got the new issue of Red Radar for you!” He said enthusiastically, pulling out the comic from the pile in his hands. She smiled at him and took the comic.
“Thank you Connor..how’d you know I liked Red Radar?” She asked. Connor blushed some. “Well..I saw you trying to hide it in the library the other day. You know I think it’s cool that you read comics Beth.” He said. She tucked the comic safely away into her bag before anyone could see it.
“Well thank you Connor. Anyways I gotta go, Lisa and Jen are probably looking for me. Bye.” She said and walked off into the cafeteria. Beth couldn’t see how in love Connor was with her, because she was too busy being in love with Brody Shooling.
Walking into the cafeteria Beth
spotted Brody in the corner, talking to some girls. Her heart dropped a little.
Sure she had no right to be jealous. Her and Brody were not together, even if she wanted them to be. But that didn’t
stop her from being any less jealous. She wondered when that Karma would kick
in and she hoped if it did that it had to do with Brody.
“Hey Brody.” She said tapping him on the shoulder. He turned to her with a smug expression on his face.
“Oh hey Beth, how are you doing?” He asked. She smiled. “Oh, I’m doing fine. How are you? Did you finish that Calc homework yet?” She asked tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. It was always one of her nervous habits.
“Uh no..haven’t finished it yet. Why?” He asked her. Beth shrugged.
“I was just hoping..maybe that you..figured out problem 11.” She said. Brody laughed some.
“Yeah Beth, I don’t usually do my homework. Especially not math. I usually have Craig do it.” Brody gestured two tables over to Craig.
“So if you wanted to ask anybody you should probably ask him.” Brody smirked turning back to the girls. Beth could feel her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. Again she was nice to someone, the one someone she thought she cared about. Karma didn’t care about her. Karma didn’t exist. Beth turned and walked swiftly toward the doors. She kept her head down, so that no one would see her tears.
Connor had his locker close the girl’s locker room. Most people (boys) would thank god for a gift like this. But Connor was different, he wasn’t gay or anything. He was actually too shy to even take a peek through the doors. Plus he had feelings for Beth. But she never noticed, no matter how hard he tried. Beth walked past him, rushing into the girls locker room. “Whoa, Beth. Hey Beth! Are you okay?” He asked. He stopped outside the doors, looking through the small windows to see where she went. He waited outside, debating if he should follow her. He wanted to so badly, to see what was wrong. But he also didn’t want to get slapped in the face by girls who thought he was a perv.
Connor walked in with his eyes half covered by his fingers. His hand was stuck in the air, feeling for obstacles. “Beth?” He called walking further into the locker room. He could hear crying in the distance.
“Beth? Are you okay?” He asked. “UMPH.” He collided with one of the lockers.
“Connor?” Beth asked.
“Hey Beth..is it okay if I uncover my eyes. I kinda just ran into something.” He said. Beth laughed, closer to him now than she was before.
“Yes, you can uncover your eyes.”
When he uncovered his eyes, Beth was standing in front of him. Her eyes were swollen and red, but a small smile played on her lips.
“Hey what’s wrong?” He asked. The smile slowly disappeared and she turned away.
“It’s just…I do all this nice stuff for people and-and I just…I just never get anything back? I thought I believed in Karma, but it’s gave me nothing.” She said wiping a tear.
“What do you mean?” He asked stepping closer to her. He held up his arm. “Here you can use my sleeve if you want to.” He said. Beth looked up at him, her eyebrows knitting together.
“Thanks Connor..but I’m okay. I don’t want to ruin your shirt.” She said.
“Nah I don’t care about this old thing.” He shrugged, his arm still hanging between them. Beth didn’t believe in karma anymore and yet here it was. It had been in front of her face the whole time. Beth thought she wanted to be in love with Brody, but deep down she just wanted someone to love. And here he was, Connor McWallis. The boy who gave her a flower in the third grade when she fell off the jungle jim. The boy who always asked her how her day was. The boy who went out of his way to make her feel better, by offering his sleeve to blow her nose on. Beth was supposed to be the epitome of kindness, but she was beat.
“Connor…” She said.
“Yeah?” He asked. She hugged him. She could hear his heart beating, every beat getting faster the longer she hugged him.
“Thank you.” She mumbled into his shirt. Connor smiled and hugged her back.
“Anytime Beth…anytime.”
“Hey Brody.” She said tapping him on the shoulder. He turned to her with a smug expression on his face.
“Oh hey Beth, how are you doing?” He asked. She smiled. “Oh, I’m doing fine. How are you? Did you finish that Calc homework yet?” She asked tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. It was always one of her nervous habits.
“Uh no..haven’t finished it yet. Why?” He asked her. Beth shrugged.
“I was just hoping..maybe that you..figured out problem 11.” She said. Brody laughed some.
“Yeah Beth, I don’t usually do my homework. Especially not math. I usually have Craig do it.” Brody gestured two tables over to Craig.
“So if you wanted to ask anybody you should probably ask him.” Brody smirked turning back to the girls. Beth could feel her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. Again she was nice to someone, the one someone she thought she cared about. Karma didn’t care about her. Karma didn’t exist. Beth turned and walked swiftly toward the doors. She kept her head down, so that no one would see her tears.
Connor had his locker close the girl’s locker room. Most people (boys) would thank god for a gift like this. But Connor was different, he wasn’t gay or anything. He was actually too shy to even take a peek through the doors. Plus he had feelings for Beth. But she never noticed, no matter how hard he tried. Beth walked past him, rushing into the girls locker room. “Whoa, Beth. Hey Beth! Are you okay?” He asked. He stopped outside the doors, looking through the small windows to see where she went. He waited outside, debating if he should follow her. He wanted to so badly, to see what was wrong. But he also didn’t want to get slapped in the face by girls who thought he was a perv.
Connor walked in with his eyes half covered by his fingers. His hand was stuck in the air, feeling for obstacles. “Beth?” He called walking further into the locker room. He could hear crying in the distance.
“Beth? Are you okay?” He asked. “UMPH.” He collided with one of the lockers.
“Connor?” Beth asked.
“Hey Beth..is it okay if I uncover my eyes. I kinda just ran into something.” He said. Beth laughed, closer to him now than she was before.
“Yes, you can uncover your eyes.”
When he uncovered his eyes, Beth was standing in front of him. Her eyes were swollen and red, but a small smile played on her lips.
“Hey what’s wrong?” He asked. The smile slowly disappeared and she turned away.
“It’s just…I do all this nice stuff for people and-and I just…I just never get anything back? I thought I believed in Karma, but it’s gave me nothing.” She said wiping a tear.
“What do you mean?” He asked stepping closer to her. He held up his arm. “Here you can use my sleeve if you want to.” He said. Beth looked up at him, her eyebrows knitting together.
“Thanks Connor..but I’m okay. I don’t want to ruin your shirt.” She said.
“Nah I don’t care about this old thing.” He shrugged, his arm still hanging between them. Beth didn’t believe in karma anymore and yet here it was. It had been in front of her face the whole time. Beth thought she wanted to be in love with Brody, but deep down she just wanted someone to love. And here he was, Connor McWallis. The boy who gave her a flower in the third grade when she fell off the jungle jim. The boy who always asked her how her day was. The boy who went out of his way to make her feel better, by offering his sleeve to blow her nose on. Beth was supposed to be the epitome of kindness, but she was beat.
“Connor…” She said.
“Yeah?” He asked. She hugged him. She could hear his heart beating, every beat getting faster the longer she hugged him.
“Thank you.” She mumbled into his shirt. Connor smiled and hugged her back.
“Anytime Beth…anytime.”
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