Good News~Niki Belle

Good News


Wednesday night came in what seemed like minutes. I spent most all of my time at work and doing school work, and before I knew it, I was back at church. I was waiting in the youth room when Ali burst in with the biggest smile on her face I had seen in a long time.
“I was gonna call you and tell you, but I wanted to tell you in person. I have the most amazing news!” She said it so lightning fast, I almost couldn’t make out what she was saying. After figuring out what it was exactly that she was trying to say, I joined in on her hyperactivity.
“What?” I asked excitedly. Ali looked as though she might explode if she didn’t say something soon. “Tell me quick!” I said, easily sensing her eagerness.
She opened her mouth as though to say something, but then stopped. “What?” I asked, surprised she had become so calm all of the sudden. “Tell me what happened!” I said, now overly excited myself. She leaned over and whispered the news in my ear.
“Matt and I are dating!” She whispered excitedly into my ear. When she stepped back, I saw that her smile had grown even bigger, if that was at all possible. I squealed loudly and covered my mouth with my hand, thankful that we were the only ones in the youth room at the time.
“How did that happen?” I asked excitedly, eager to get as much information as I could. “When? Where?” She answered just as eagerly as I had asked the questions.
“He called me on Monday and he asked me if I wanted to go Starbucks for a little while, and so we did and we were talking about fairytales and he asked me and I said yes!” She said all in one breath.
“Oh my gosh! Congratulations!” I said. She was jumping up and down with her hands up covering the huge grin on her face. She threw her arms around me and hugged me tight.
“And I never would’ve met him if you hadn’t introduced us. Thank you so much, Niki.” She said, stepping back and standing in front of me. “And he’s coming to church tonight!” She said, biting her lip. I almost let myself believe that I had seen her smile widen just the slightest bit before realizing that it would be physically impossible for her mouth to stretch any further than it already was.
“I’m guessing your excited to see him.” I said, laughing.
“Is it really that obvious?” She said jokingly. “Darn, and I was trying so hard to hide it.” We stood in the youth room laughing. We didn’t care who saw us. She was happier than I had seen her in a long time, and her joy was contagious.
A few minutes later, Matt snuck in the door behind Ali and wrapped his arms around her waist. At first, she looked startled, but when she saw who it was, she relaxed right away. He moved his head so that he could kiss her on the cheek and I started gushing all over again.
“You guys are so cute together.” I said. Matt looked up and smiled. Ali smiled right along with him. The looked like the perfect couple. Matt standing there with his arms wrapped around Ali’s waist and Ali turning pink just from smiling.
Matt came around to stand beside Ali and Nichole and Joseph walked in. After that, Jenna, Alex, and James came in. Finally Becca came in right behind Joe. Joe asked for everyone to sit down and Ali took her seat beside me, Matt beside her. I couldn’t focus on the class much and I kind of figured the same went for Ali, as I often caught her staring of into space with a smile on her face. Only one thought came to mind as I watched them.
He had better not hurt her.