We arrive at the Planetarium. Everybody rushed to their seats and waited impatiently for the show to start. After a few minutes, the house lights dimmed and a voice started to speak from the booming speakers. As soon as the first explosion of images from the ceiling started, we were all in awe of the spectacular light show we were being treated to.
My attention span nowadays is as short as a burning match stick on a windy day. You could just imagine how short my attention span back when I was ten. It didn't help that I was sitting with an equally restless classmate who made me realize that right in front of our seat was April. Short description of April, she was the cutest 10 year old in my class. She had rosy cheeks, long black hair and if my memory serves me right, she smelled like lilacs.
The classmate beside me gave me a suggestion that, back then, I thought was genius. He made me realize that it was dark inside the planetarium. Sometimes, it gets TOO DARK. It was my chance to steal a kiss from April, he told me. After contemplating the thought for about 5 minutes, I was decided. I will kiss her while it was dark. I wanted to, and nobody would know, so I'll do it. My classmate and I waited for the darkest part of the show. The show was at a part where they were discussing the life of the star.
THEN IT HAPPENED, the projections stopped. It was pitch black. This was my chance. I quickly stood up, leaned over to the front and gave April a kiss on her cheek. Imagine this in slow motion. I was leaning over, as the voice said SU-PER-NO-VA. I was an inch from April's cheek as the light started to glow from the middle of the dome, flooding the whole area.
Then as the whole Planetarium was as bright as daylight, I found myself pervertly kissing a 10 year old girl in front of the whole 3rd grade class! I quickly got up and went back to my seat. Then April looked back at me and then started to cry. Not knowing what to do and dying in embarrasment, I started to cry too.
Our teacher rushed to our row and called me out. I was scolded for the rest of the show and was made to stay on the bus. As the kids got back to the bus, I was jeered, laughed at and even mocked for what I did. I was just silent and didn't look at them. Then April went into the bus. I could just vomit in anticipation of the hell she was going to give me. She didn't even look at me. She just went to her seat and stayed there silently. As the bus started the move, I saw her get up to get something from the overhead compartment. Then she suddenly glanced at me, gave me a faint smile, then she sat down again.
Awesome 3rd Grade Field Trip. Definitely Awesome.
