An unforgettable school trip

Introduction:
First of all, I would like to apologize for all the mistakes you will find in the text below, I’m a French student and this is my first story…
This story is a little bit long, so if you prefer short story it might be a good time to leave.

This story is half true, half fictional, to separate one from another you will find a line with “*”; it will indicate that what’s below never really happen but might have… (Who Knows?)


At the time, I was 15, and never really done something “interesting” with a girl before.
It all happened during a school trip to New York 😉
In the group, I had some friends but they almost all had girlfriends that were also on the trip.
We can say I was one of the only guys in the band that was single…
And why is that? I think it’s time I start to describe myself : some would say I was a little bit overweight, a little bit short, even in my boxer ;-), I would rather say I have tones to love…
Even though I wasn’t George Clooney, I had (and still have) one of the most powerful weapons to hunt a girl down when you’re not as attractive as Brad Pitt: it is to say  Humor.
I was the funny guy of the band, the one who always make jokes on everything even on subject I shouldn’t!
Well let’s go back to the story…
As I was almost alone during this trip, I became closer and closer with a girl of the group called Maria (of course, that’s not her real name).
During normal school year we never talked much but during those two weeks we spend in the “big apple” we really hit it off together (that expression does exist, doesn’t it?).

During the morning we would visit the city with a guide and the teachers, and during the afternoon we were allow to go on “free time” by group of at least 5 and do whatever we wanted as long as we were back to the hotel at 18h30 to get ready for dinner.

During one of this afternoon, Maria and I left the group (don’t say anything, I would get into trouble 😉 and went on walk in central park.
There we talked a lot about her, me, school, friends, the trip, the teachers, tensions with her roommates but what was special that day, wasn’t what we said, but what we didn’t : through all our tour, we almost avoid all eyes contact, because they reflected the only thing we didn’t dare to talk about : us.

18h00, time to go back to the hotel.
For those who are curious, we stayed at the Milford plaza (270 W 45th St # 1, New York, NY 10036)

Once there, we each went to our own room where I found back the guys, I had a hard time explaining that nothing happen and that we were only friends!
We were still only friends? Is that what I wanted, do I love her? Do I want her?
During the dinner, we were separate by old buddies that sat between us, so I had plenty of time to think about what I really wanted to do…

After dinner we went for a walk in the city with class, and I walk with Maria.
At some point she get cold and I offered her my jacket (being full of “love” protect you from getting cold), she thanks me with a kiss on the cheek.