The One

                                                                                            CHAPTER 1



    It was a mid September day in a little town called Fresno in California. The summer has just ended and the restless



hearts of highschool students  beat of pace as they can't keep their minds on both romance and their studies. I on the



other hand had a crappy job and a casual outlook on life. I never expected to be on top of the world or swimming in rooms



of money, i just wanted to be happy, to be content. As i was driving around my little town i decided to visit my step brother



since our parents had a very emotional falling out. I was at the entrance to the neighborhood and i saw a girl. She looked



familiar and yet very out of place in this town. My thoughts carried me away but i quickly caught myself and continued on



my way. I changed my mind about visiting my step brother, if my step father was there i wouldnt know what to say to him.



Maybe a "HI, how are you doing? That's great?" instead of my first idea i just drove home. To my mom and sister's



apartment, my four brothers and my biological sister. The seven of us have been through so much together, i like that. As i



got home my mom asked me " So, where'd you go with my car eh?" She said with a joking tone. I shrugged and went to



my brothers room to think......."Who was that girl?" i went back to the living room and my mom was watching a movie. I



interrupted her movie," Hey mom, did Kyle(my step father) bring his new family back to Fresno?" she paused her movie



and replied," I think so, im not keeping tabs on him you know that." I smiled and went to the backyard, which was more like



a patio considering we are living in an apartment. "It's her" i thought to myself. A couple years ago i made a Myspace



account, and i met a girl from there. She was a pretty looking girl who also had the smarts. When my step father and my



mother divorced he met someone new and it just happened to be Susan's mother......Her name echoes through my head



and my heart beats faster. i went back into the small living quarters and i told my mom that i was going to visit Jari, my



step brother. "Ok, just be home for dinner, we're having Spaghetti!" she announces excitedly. I quickly washed up and



headed to my step brothers home. when i arrived i sat in my car not sure what to say if she was home. My hands were



shakey and i was feeling nauseous. "ok, pull it together Sonny, get a grip," i thought to myself. As i exited the car i trip over



the seatbelt that hung low to the ground and nearly fell over. i quickly adjusted to make sure no one noticed. I walk up to



the door nervously and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" a small an young voice asked excitedly. "uhhhhh.....it's Steven 



i replied. I heard shuffling of some sort on the other end of the door. The door opens, " YO, whaddup my nigga?!" Jari



celebrates. I noticed a very young boy standing behind my step brother, he looked about five or six years old, very petite



indeed. "Hey man, what's up?" i responded and shook his hand," who's this little guy?" He looked around and whispered, "



That's my new step brother Tyson."  We went into Jari's room and played video games for a short time and headed



outside for a smoke. I saw that girl again, Susan, sitting on the couch. I paused and played it off. She looked at me. "Hello



Susan," i directed it straight towards her so she knew i was talking to her. "Hi?" she responded. i wasn't sure if she knew



who i was. We came back in the house after a brief moment and i decided i should go home. As i left the house i saw



Susan  with her dog Bella outside. "Hey, it is Susan right?" i asked, " it's me, Steve? that guy from myspace." "Oh hiiiii," she



responded. " i wish i could stay longer but uhhhh," i pondered what to say next," i gotta go home for dinner, i'll see you



around next time yea?" I gave her a hug and drove off. A million thoughts rushed into my head and i could barely



concentrate on the road. "She is much more beautiful in person," i thought to myself. Much more elegant. When i got



home i was all smiles. I felt like a little kid who just found out the tooth fairy gave him a dollar. "Whoa, look at that smile,"



my mom teased me. i laughed and got a plate of spaghetti.



As my family ate their dinners i sat there, staring at my plate of food, sort of lost in my own thoughts again. "HEy, why



aren't you eating?" my sister asked me sounding intrigued. I just sat there still, not recognizing that she was talking



to me. "Oh, sorry haha, i was just thinking," i responded. She grinned at me and continued to eat her plate



of speghetti. We finished our dinner and watched a movie then my brothers went to sleep. My mom was still awake



and she turned on the television. "Hey mom?" i asked my mother in the most polite and innocent way i knew how. She



studied my face and said, "What is it this time?" I paused for a swift moment thinking of what to say to her. "Since Ker is



married to Sam's mom, does that mean i can't date her?" My mom sighed and took a deep breath," Well, biologically you



two aren't related, so i don't think there is anything wrong with that." I gave my mom the biggest hug i could have ever



given anyone and kissed my mom goodnight.



                                                                                          CHAPTER 2



                    The next day i woke up with a strange feeling in my stomach, i guess some can call it butterflies. I texted



Susan to see if she had  any plans that day and conveniently she had none so i decided to ask her if she would like to go



to the mall and we could hang out or catch a movie. She said it would be fine since we both had an empty schedule.



I got cleaned up and nervously tried on at least 10 different outfits. Ok, i had on my blue plaid button up shirt and a



nice looking colorful sweater. I picked her up right around four or five o'clock in the afternoon, just right after she got home.



I knocked on the door and my step brother answered the door. "Hey man, what's up today?" he asked me, "you takin'



Susan out today or somethin?" "Yea, we're going to the mall and just hang out," i replied. We joked around for a little while



then Susan and i continued on our way.