Summer flew by in a flash. Ty practiced relentlessly and spent his free time with his girl. They went to the movies, on dates, to the arcades, and several amusement parks. Since they both turned sixteen, they studied and got their driving license. However, Ty's parents bought him a reasonable car. And the vehicle Cinda's moma bought her seldom left the garbage because Ty drove them everywhere.
Today was the first day of high school, and they both were excited. Mrs. Jenkins was tired from a long shift at the hospital, but she wasn't too tired to make her baby girl an excellent breakfast on her first day of school. It consisted of scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, pancakes
and orange juice.
While Mrs. Jenkins was humming and preparing her breakfast, the doorbell ringed.
She stopped to answer the door.
As she opened the door, she saw Ty standing there with a smile.

" Good morning Mrs. Jenkins?" She greeted him back and motioned him in.

" Is Cinda ready?"He stated in a cheerful tone.

" Ty, you know that your girlfriend can take hours getting ready. Especially on the first day of school. Have a seat at the dining table. Breakfast will be ready soon." She stated in a motherly tone.

"It sure smells good, Mrs. Jenkins. I can't wait to dig in. He stated eagerly.

Mrs. Jenkins yelled upstairs for her loving daughter to come down.

" Cinda, breakfast is almost ready, and Ty is here. Now hurry up, you don't want to be late on your first day. She stated in a no-nonsense tone.

" Coming, moma. I'm almost done."After one last look in the mirror, she left her room satisfied and walked down the stairs.

Ty was already eating when she got downstairs.
When he saw her, he forgot she was eating and nearly choked.
She looked terrific; she wore a dark pink blouse and blue jeans and some Jordan's that matched her shirt.

" Good morning, moma and Ty. That looks and smells really good."

" Morning, baby girl. You look beautiful." Her
mother stated in a proud tone.

" Thank you, moma. I get my looks from you."
She stated in a grateful tone.

Ty stood up and pulled Cinda's chair out, and she sat down.
" Good morning, baby, you look amazing. I think I need to go home and change, lol!"

She almost whispered, " Baby,  you look handsome in everything you wear." She stated in a quiet tone.

" Thanks, you sure know how to make a guy
feel good."

When he finished saying those words, he leaned in and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. When they first started dating, they were a bit apprehensive about showing affection in front of their parents. However, that has changed now, but they still don't go overboard. They always showed their parents much respect.
They finished the excellent breakfast and left for school.

As they were on their way to school,  they listened to their favorite hip hop station. He
never drove with the music blasting really loud.
He didn't want to disrespect the neighbors or get pulled over by the cops.

" Are you ready for your first day of school, baby?" Ty asked in a loving tone.

" As ready as I'm going to be. I couldn't imagine my first day without you by my
side." She stated in a serious tone.

As he pulled into the school parking lot,

" I feel the same way," Ty stated.

The day zoomed by really fast, and it was already lunch. Cinda was sitting at a lunch table
in la-la land that she didn't even hear
Ty walk up.

" Hello, beautiful, is this seat taken?"

She didn't respond, so he kissed her on her cheek. She was a bit startled, and she was about to go off until
she realized it was her baby.

" Oh, hey baby. How were your classes so far?"

" They were alright. Cinda, where were you a second ago?"

She started to frown up a bit and
said, " What do you mean? I'm right here waiting on you?"

" Cinda, I know you were right here physically, but your mind was somewhere else. You didn't realize I was here until I kissed you on the cheek."

" Oh, I was just thinking of us and where we will be in a couple of years."

" What brought this on, baby?"

" It seems like everything is happening so fast.
You will be in the NFL before you know it. There will many groupies all over you, and I know you will probably forget about me."

Now he sees what had her all in la-la land.
He got up and hugged her and said, " You know that I love you, right?" She nodded her head said and said yes.

" It's me and you against the world. Being in the NFL is my dream, but making it to the NFL
without you by my side would be a nightmare. I love you, girl."

Next thing you know, he got down on his knees and asked her to be his wife right there in the cafeteria. Students started to stare at them. She couldn't believe what he was doing. She thought to herself, " I know this boy didn't just ask me to be his wife when we've only been dating for two months, not to mention the whole cafeteria is watching us."
She finally said yes, with big crocodile tears streaming down her face. Students in the background began to applaud.
Next, he got up off his knees, grinning from ear to ear.

He embraced her and said, " Thanks, baby, you just made me that happiest youngster on our block. And your boy's knees were starting to hurt." As little tears of his own started to fall, he looked and said, " I don't want any other girl but you. I want it all with you, the whole shebang; you're my best friend, girlfriend, and fiancé. I will get your ring later."

She looked and him a bit startled and confused and said, " Wait! When are we getting married? We are still in high school; we're too young, you have to focus on getting good grades, preparing yourself to make it to the NFL, not to mention college."

He silenced her with a passionate kiss that took her breath away.
" Now that I have your full attention, listen up,
Baby, we are not getting married right now. We are still too young. I just wanted to let you know that you mean the world to me, and you own my heart."

At that moment, she felt complete.
They finally noticed that the bell rang, and if they didn't hurry, they would be late for the fourth period. They gave each a quick kiss and headed to class.