Wanna Hear About ... My First Kiss

# Wanna Hear About My First Kiss

Allow Jack L. Bruit to recount the tale

## The Background

Let's call her Kira (picked via this site)

We were young

The year was ...

It was winter of my high school sophomore year ...

10th grade ended in 2010 ...

So 2009!

That made me {2009 - 1993 or} 16 years old

Kira would've been 15yo

We had been getting to know each other since summer of '09

We officially met during marching band camp

Then we "became a couple" sometime during the football season

She played the piccolo while I was a drummer

## The Day Of

I can't say specifically the calendar date

But there was a date for the evening planned

It was a Christmas play at some church with her family

Some random tale set in the 1940's or something

Mostly I only remember the pain in my right arm

As I had it around her shoulder during the entire play!

Only recently turned 16 ...

I was not licensed

Thus,

Kira's mom had to drive me home after the play

Kira tagged along for the ride

There had been some inclement weather,

So my driveway was treacherous w/ ice

As we pulled into the driveway,

Kira & I exchanged a glance

An unspoken request & acceptance to walk me to my door

After her mom put the van into park

Kira trailed right out that van door after me

& we could hear her mother demanding, "Get back in this car!"

But Kira refused to change course

We carefully continued up the remainder of the driveway

& up the porch steps

As I opened the door,

I saw my Mom enjoying some nightly TV

Can't remember what I said / asked,

but I somehow prompted my Mom to head back to her room ...

So that I could say good night to Kira

## The Moment

Please keep in mind ...

To that point in my 16[year] of existence ...

I had never had a legit kiss

Tis a fact!

Another fact: Kira was my first official relationship

So ...

I was nervous

& the cold weather was not helping

I sheepishly stole a glance into Kira's eyes ...

Then darted my gaze back to the ground

She caught my attention & said, "It's alright"

Clearly reading my nervous hesitancy

"No ... I want t...", I whispered

As I leant in

& then ...

Got my first kiss 😁