Dylan & Bee Elena H. ’21 It was a normal, bland day in the state of Indiana, but Dylan Hedge and Bee (that’s all she went by; no one knew her last name) would meet each other for the first time and change each other’s lives. It was the first day of Junior Year. Dylan had zero nerves and felt fine. He knew this year couldn’t be THAT hard. Bee on the other hand, was shaking with fear. She was the youngest in the class, and for some reason, always got picked on because of it. It never really made sense to her. She just skipped freshman year and went straight to sophomore. Dylan was the oldest in the class. He didn’t skip or repeat; he just had an early birthday. Bee walks in the door and quickly makes her way to her locker. She’s wearing loosely fitted vans, and somehow, one of them comes off. As she stands at her locker aimlessly, a random boy comes up to her and says, “I think you’re missing something.” She smiles back at him and notices he is holding her shoe. She quickly grabs the shoe, and places it on her foot. She softly mutters to the boy, “Thank you.” He is just standing there, looking at her. When he asks, “What’s your name? Mine is Dylan. Dylan Hedge.” Bee is confused as to why this boy, a rather cute one at that, is talking to her. In her nervousness, she sprints away from him. Dylan, rather confused, makes his way to his first period class. The day went by quickly for the both of them. But Dylan wasn’t finished talking to this mysterious girl, whose name he didn’t even know. He left last period early to wait outside to try to find her. It worked. She was the first to walk out of the building. Bee immediately noticed him and blushed heavily. Dylan noticed and waved right at her. Dylan went over and started talking to her. Just trying to even find out what her name was. Surprisingly, Bee tells him her name. Dylan replies with, “Woah that is the coolest name I’ve ever heard.” Bee knows what game Dylan is trying to play. He is one of THOSE boys, and Bee doesn’t like THOSE types of boys, so she answers shortly and dismisses him. Dylan eventually catches on and says, “I know what you’re thinking, and honestly I can see why.” Bee is shocked by this answer. She responds boldly, “Yes you seem like the player type and I don’t stand for that!” Dylan’s face changes. It is almost a solemn look. He is thinking about Bee and what she had just said. Is that really what people thought about him? He decides to say goodbye and head home. Bee doing the same.
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