Love From First Photo

Charlotte was a talented photographer. She always loved to take pictures of animals and buildings and what she loved. But not like another girls, she hated to take photos of herself. And she never liked to do it; it's looked weird to her, to hold the cellphone and to take your pictures.
So let's start our story, Charlotte was in the seventh grade, she could fall for every boy she saw, even if she didn't know who is he and what his name. She had long blond hair and blue-green eyes. She was kind of random sometimes, but she was serious too.
Her best friend was Grace; she had also guy friends
She was very close to them, but the most to one of them. She started to think that she likes him but he loved another girl, so she let it go and leave her.
One day was a big mess by the seniors, as school's tradition,
When finally she got into school, was a "beach party", meaning is: the seniors put sand and rubber swimming pools in the major floor of school, and was music and dances. She felt bad for not bring her camera, but she had her cellphone and she took 2 photos of the students who danced. Not in the best quality but good enough to keep it. After some time she wanted to see if some kids from her grade are in the photo. But what caught her eye was a young guy with a Turquoise T-shirt and pair of jeans. He had dark brown hair and light brown eyes, he was older than her. When she saw his photo closer, dancing with his friends. She felt like she is must to find him and to take photos of him, she saw him walking to his classroom. In the break she told Grace she is going to take some photos of that boy. Grace heard all of Charlotte stories about love, as what I said, she could to fell in love with anyone. When Grace heard about the boy, she groaned and said: "You don't know what it is his name, you are only known that he looks good!" Charlotte didn't listen to her and took her cellphone and went to the ninth grade's place. She quickly saw him, she only could take photos of his back, because he could to see her and to think:"hey! What this weird girl is doing?" She didn't want it to happen. So she took like 4 photos but one of them was with a girl who was on the branch and she leaned her head towards the boy's shoulder, it made Charlotte scared from the fact that maybe he dates this girl.
Well, he almost caught her there, and a boy from her classroom asked her why she takes photos of the ninth graders. She answered: "I think that they are great for the photos". And they were great for this, that was the truth, but the most great was the guy. She promised herself she will find everything about him, because its might to sound stupid and cheesy. But she fell in love for him, even if she only knew that he is a ninth grader. That all, but she loved his pose, dancing with his friends. From zoom out, she couldn't see him dancing; she thought he is just standing there. But when she made zoom in she could to see him dancing, she just stared in it happy. All of her free time was for it.
so after few times she saw him accidently, Charlotte decide to do something to find him and to know him, and just because of this her friend won't say she doesn't know him. She decided to print the photo in zoom in on the guy and to hang it on the billboard in school. And to write that who took this photo is from a male models agency. And they tried to find the guy and to meet him for it.
Than she did the plan and many boys came, most of them were from the ninth grade. "I guess that many of them want to be a male model", Charlotte thought. She started to see the boys who came. Many of them looked like the guy she saw in the photo. But nobody was really him. When she almost gave up and left.  2 boys came and asked her if they can to bring their friend. She agreed and they called him. She thought that will be another boy who just wants "fame", she couldn't believe how much the boys are idiot, they couldn't to feel it's a big lie.
When he came, she was really surprised; it was the boy whom she always searched from when she took the photo.
"Oh, hi; what is your name?"
"Ryan"
"OK and why you are here?"
"My friends here, A.K.A these idiots, said that I must to be here, they think I'm looks like a model or something. I'm doing I it just for them".
"Well, one of the reasons for the search for the boy, I'm a photographer, and I want to find a good job in this talent. And when I took this photo I thought about to use it as a part from my works file. So what are you thinking?".
"Well, from hearing your story I think I will help to you."
Noting could to make her happier in this moment.
"Alright, but I need that you will see the photos, if it's you are in, if not you are out, that is the deal".
"Okay"
"So Friday before 2 weeks; did you wear a pair of jeans and a dark turquoise T-shirt and you walked barefoot and you danced in the "beach party"?"
"Yes I did, can I see the photos?"
"Of course you can that what I need, but sorry about the fact it's blurry".
"It okay, and from what I can see and remember from this day, that me in the photos
"Oh, I almost forgot to ask you what your name". He said.
"It's Charlotte".
"It's a lovely name; so when we will start to work?".
"This Sunday, it's free for you?"
"Yes, it does"
"So we have a deal".
"That's great".
When he left she ran to meet grace and to tell about it
"So charlotte, find the boy from the photo?"
"Yes, and we talked and we will start to work next Sunday"
"And what do you think about him?"
"Well, he looks really nice, don't be surprise if something will get from it"
"What do you mean in that?"
"Well, maybe after some time with him something will happen, I mean a relationship".
"Oh, but you don't think you take it too far?"
"I don't know, let the destiny do it"
"I guess so, but from what I think, you will be with one of your friends, the one I really don't like, you don't like him anymore?"
"I did so, but I understood that will never happen, we are just friends, and yes grace, I know you think that we will date, but maybe it won't happen, sometimes what you think will happen will not happen"
"Well, I can't to argue with that" Grace sighed.
So Sunday finally came, and Charlotte was really excited for it. She met Ryan in the place they decided to meet and they started with the work, Charlotte discovered that Ryan is really great model. Well, she knew it from when she saw him at the first time, in his photos. When they done she asked him if he wants to go for eat something, because it was late then, and they were hungry. He agreed and while they ate they started to know each other better. Charlotte discovered that Ryan and she have many things in common.
They worked together many times, but like in every story, was a problem.
Was a girl named Molly; she studied in the same classroom with Ryan. And she really liked Ryan, or more then liked. Remember that Charlotte took photos of Ryan before she knew in and she saw a girl with him? : Molly was that girl. She did not paid attention in the start but when she understood that Ryan is busy in Charlotte project she started to suspect in that, like, why a seventh grader will try to find the boy for a modeling project to find a good job for her?, she even wasn't 13 years old yet!. Molly tried to find a way for get Charlotte from Ryan. But she couldn't., they were really close. One day she heard Charlotte talking with Grace about her plot. And she decided to tell it to Ryan. This is how I will surly getting them away from each other. She thought, smiling evilly.
From when Ryan talked to Charlotte for the first time he couldn't do not think about her. She always was on his mind. His minds always was on how her smile is cute,  on how she loves to laugh from anything, on the fact he always saw her going out from the cafeteria looking at her friend in a look of what?, I was hungry!". On how she always was happy when they worked. He always tried to understand what he felt towards her. So he decided to ask his friends for help, they got him met Charlotte. He told them the story, without names, and they said the feeling is love. Of course he was surprised, but he knew that this is what it is. And he decided to confuse his feelings to Charlotte.
Charlotte really enjoyed from being with Ryan. And when she was with him, she found more reasons for love him. But when everything was great, a girl from Ryan's classroom named Molly told her to stay away from him and if she won't do what she said she will tell him her secret, which is the fact that there is no getting good job. Charlotte did not want Ryan to know her secret, if he would know he could to leave her alone and to hate her, and she did not want Ryan to do it. So she had to agree for what Molly wanted.
But Ryan did not hear about it, and he was about to confuse his feelings to Charlotte. Of course that he was nervous from that, but he knew that he must to tell it to her, because in the next year he will be a tenth-grader, and he will be far from her, they will still be in the same school, but she will be in the first floor and he will be on the third one. And he will not be able to see her anymore. He will see her only when she will go to the lab, which is in his floor. So he decided to meet her in the end of her school day. When he met her, she looked really nervous, he didn't know why but he didn't put mind on it. He had only thing on his mind, to tell Charlotte that he loves her. So to get the stress away he talked with her, it came to this:
"Hey Charlotte, what are you thinking on romantic relationship between 2 workers?"
"What do you mean in romantic relationship between 2 workers?"
"I meant between a boss and a worker".
"Oh, I think it's not good but not bad, not good because it can to make the worker to a favorite by the boss or they can to fight and this will not be good, but not bad because they love each other, and that's good"
"Same as I thought"
"By the way Ryan, why did you ask me that?"
"Well, it's something about you, I-I…I…"
Then Charlotte looked really nervous, she said "I'm sorry, I need to go". And ran away, leaving Ryan alone before he said what he so wanted to tell her.
Charlotte felt really bad about leaving Ryan there, but she saw Molly and she knew that she need to leave him.
Molly thought that her plan is getting great; she came to talk with Ryan about it.
"Hi Ryan, what happened with this little idiot girl?"
"Noting you should know, it's none of your business, and she is not an idiot, so    Molly, don't dare to call her idiot"
"She is an idiot, and I know a very bad secret of her, and you are in that"
Then charlotte knew that she must to say it.
"The secret was that there is no male models' agency, it all was a big lie". She felt the tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry Ryan". And she ran away from there, as far as she can.
Than Molly thought her plan worked, Ryan looked really shocked from what this little idiot girl said. But after few seconds after she ran, he left Molly alone and chased the little girl.
Charlotte thought that she ran really fast and nobody could find her. But she was wrong, she heard Ryan running after her.
"Why did you chase after me? I lied to you!" she asked him.
"I know you lied, but you said the truth, and this is much important to me, why should I care about a job as a model?"
"Well, many boys would be care about it"
"They would be care about it, but not me? Remember why I agreed for this "plan"? I wanted to help you, and because of another reason"
"Ryan, what was the reason?"
"Before you will hear that, Charlotte, please look at me"
She was too nervous for it, he guessed. So he took her chain and raised it for make her look at him, "why you look so scared? You know that I'm not biting?"
"I do not scared, it just feels so weird to be so close to you, I never been that close to a boy."
From this reason he knew why she looked nervous from their closeness in this moment, Charlotte was only a seventh grader, and she never had a boyfriend. And he wanted to be her first, because even with his charming personality and look, he never had a girlfriend.
"Okay, I understand you, but I want to talk to you about another thing"
"And what is it?"
"It's the fact that from when I met you for the first time, I couldn't stop thinking on you, I saw on this day when you took photos next to my classroom and I thought that its really brave to come to another floor in this school and to take photos. I always thought about you. On how much cute you are, on that you are one of the beautiful girls I ever saw. On that you are always clam, on how much you are perfect and mature. Before I knew you I thought that seventh graders are stupid and childish. And about that I love you, love you more than any girl I ever loved. I don't know if it will look okay because I'm 2 years older than you, but I wanted to tell you that I love you and I can't stop thinking on you.". He said softly while holding her hand, waiting for her reaction.
Charlotte felt her cheeks are on fire. Did she hear Ryan says that he loves her?. She always wished for him to say it. But it was only on her dreams.
She saw his face and understood he waits for her to say something.
"Well, I never expected to hear that from you. But I have something to say too.
I love you too, from the first time I ever saw you, I just couldn't stop look on your photos I took, my friend thought that I'm crazy, to fall in love with a guy in a photo?, it can to happen only to me! Charlotte "the girl who always falls for every boy she sees". and when I first talked to you. It was like a dream comes true. Until we talked I thought you think I'm a weird girl because I came to your grade floor and took photos. And don't worry about the age problem; I'll keep on it in secret from my parents."
"So everything okay now?"
"Yes, but I must to admit, it's really surprising that you told me that you love me. I never knew who it feels and I never knew how it's to have a boyfriend, and now I'm about to have one, and a ninth grader, when I'm a seventh grade! I know it going to hear selfish but all of the idiot girls in my grade are so going to be jealous, when Charlotte the little photographer has a ninth grader boyfriend! That is going to be a surp…" and she stopped by Ryan who pressed his lips to hers, or simply, he kissed her.
Ryan never thought he will have his first kiss with a seventh grader, a seventh grader girl whom he loves. He wasn't aware for that he leaned closer; he understood what he did only when he kissed her.
It didn't matter to Charlotte, when Ryan kissed her he felt like the luckiest girl in the world. She always dreamt on this, she thought that will be only when she will be older. But in this moment she wrapped her arms around his neck while he wrapped his arms around her waist. They both felt how the kiss warmth is in all of their bodies. They wished for to stay like that forever, but if they didn't want to lose their breath they had to part and to breath.
"So, it was a surprise for you, isn't it?"
"Yes it was, now let's go from here"
"Alright Charlotte" Ryan answered while intertwining his fingers in hers.

--Epilogue--
After 2 years after Ryan finished high-school and waited to Charlotte until she graduated too.  2 years after it they finally told Charlotte parents about it, because they were adults then and it didn't look weird. Charlotte was 20 years old and Ryan 22 years old. They lived together for this time and enjoyed from every moment as a couple. Then Ryan started to think about wedding. He wanted to be with Charlotte forever. So why not ask her to marry him? After he finally asked her she could say nothing but yes. And they got married happily. After few months Charlotte found her dream job, a professional Photographer. But she got another future work, she was pregnant. So now all of her wished came true. To get her dream work, to make a family, and the important, to be with someone she loves forever.
And to be with the prince charming which all of the girls waited for, and in this case, to be with Ryan. When it all start from love from first photo.