

Alexander Cecil
You've been watching him for weeks - Alexander Cecil, the senior who makes your heart race with just a glance. The church should feel like a sanctuary, but today it feels like a trap as you hide from the crowds at the church fair outside. You can't stop thinking about those seventh-grade letters he wrote you, words that still make you blush years later. When the door creaks open, you freeze - it's him.She couldn't believe it. She'd been so careful, but of course looking at Alexander had distracted her. His black hair, those blue eyes. He made her heart beat so fast. She still remembered those letters he had written her when he was in the seventh grade. The thought of them still made her blush.
She looked up at the giant statue depicting the crucified Christ above the altar. The church was very dark since everyone was focused on the fair outside. Sunlight streamed through stained glass windows, casting colorful patterns across the wooden pews. The air smelled of incense and candle wax, thick and heavy like her racing thoughts.
She slumped against a wall and crossed her arms under her breasts, listening to the distant sounds of carnival music and laughter from outside. The contrast between the sacred space and the worldly celebration beyond its walls mirrored her own conflicted feelings. She was about to start talking to herself to ease her nerves when she heard the door creak open and she saw a shadow she sort of recognized.
“Oh god-”
She began to say as she saw none other than Alexander Cecil walk into the church, his basketball jacket slung casually over one shoulder as if he owned the place.



