The Perfect Guy

MARIELLA FAST WALKED DOWN THE RED AND GOLD DECORATED HALLWAY AS THE SECONDS TICKED BY TILL THE LATE BELL RANG. ONE MORE TARDY AND MARIELLA WOULD FOR SURE HAVE A LUNCH DETENTION.
         “MARIELLA!”
MARIELLA GROANED AT THE SOUND OF SERENA’S VOICE, SHE ALWAYS CAUGHT HER AT THE WORST TIMES.
         “SERENA, I’M GOING TO BE LATE FOR CLASS! I’LL TALK TO YOU AFTER!”
         “BUT MARIELLA, IT’S ABOUT THE PERFECT GUY!”
         “AFTER CLASS!” YELLED MARIELLA ONE MORE TIME OVER HER SHOULDER AS SHE STORMED THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE CLASSROOM JUST IN TIME FOR THE BELL TO RING. SERENA STOPPED MID-JOG DISAPPOINTED BY MARIELLA’S REJECTION, THEN SLOWLY HEADED INTO THE LIBRARY.
         SERENA STORMED OUT OF THE LIBRARY AS THE BELL RANG. WHERE WAS MARIELLA?
         “ALRIGHT, WHAT IS THIS `CRISIS’ ABOUT.” SAID MARIELLA AS SHE LED SERENA OVER TO THEIR LOCKERS.
         “OMG! THERE’S THIS KID IN MY HISTORY CLASS AND OH MY GAWD HE’S HOTT! HE SERIOUSLY JUST MEETS EVERY MAN-GOOD STANDARD! HE HAS THE GORGEOUS NICK JONAS HAIR, THE FUNNY JOE JONAS PERSONALITY AND THE OH SO SWEET KEVIN JONAS ATTITUDE.” SERENA PAUSED. “OH MY GAWD, HE’S A 3 IN 1!”
         MARIELLA LAUGHED. “I’M SURE HE HAS ONE FLAW.”
         “NO NO NO, HE’S PERFECT!”
         “OK, YOU’RE TOTALLY GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW ME THIS GUY.”
         “OH MOST-” SERENA STOPPED MIDSENTENCE AS SHE CAUGHT SIGHT OF ANOTHER GUY, HER EYES LOCKED ON HIS AND A SMILE SPREADING ACROSS HER FACE. 
         “SERENA?”
         “YEA?”
         “WHAT ARE YOU-” MARIELLA CAUGHT SIGHT OF HIM TOO. “OH SNAP, IS THAT HIM?”
         “NOPE.”
         MARIELLA LAUGHED IN DISBELIEF. “OKAY, I’LL SEE YOU AT PE I GUESS.” SAID MARIELLA TO HERSELF AS SHE CONTINUED WALKING DOWN TO HER LOCKER.

         MARIELLA PRETENDED TO DRIBBLE A BASKETBALL AS SHE WATCHED THE BOYS ON THE OTHER SIDE, TESTING HER PERFECT GUY QUALITIES. ATHLETIC, SWEET, FUNNY, ROMANTIC, GORGEOUS HAIR, SMART……THE LIST COULD GO ON AND ON.
         “MARIELLA! YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE THIS!”
         “OK LET ME GUESS, YOU ATE LUNCH WITH THE HALLWAY HOTTIE?”
         SERENA LOOKED DOWN. “NO, I COULDN’T FIND HIM AFTER HE WAS SURROUNDED BY A BUNCH OF CHESS PLAYERS.
         MARIELLA DOUBLED OVER LAUGHING.
         “STOP!”
         “I’M SORRY, SO WHAT HAPPENED?”
         SERENA STRAIGHTENED UP. “I HAVE FOUND MY PERFECT GUY.”
         MARIELLA ROLLED HER EYES.
         “NO SERIOUSLY, I REALLY HAVE.”
         “YOU REALLY NEED TO STOP THIS PERFECT GUY THING. THIS MORNING YOUR PERFECT GUY WAS THE 3 IN 1 JONAS GUY, THEN IT WAS HALLWAY CHESS HOTTIE, NOW WHO IS IT?”
         “I SAW HIM IN SEWING CLASS-”
         “OH MY GOSH HE’S A QUEER!”
         SERENA LOOKED AT MARIELLA WITH A CONFUSED LOOK.  “WHAT’S THAT?”
         “HE’S GAY.”
         “WELL HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT, YOU HAVEN’T MET HIM LET ALONE SEE HIM!”
         “IF HE’S IN AN ALL GIRLS SEWING CLASS, HE IS OH SO GAY.”
         “BUT-”
         “NO BUTS SERENA! THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SAYING AN OBVIOUS GAY IS YOUR PERFECT GUY!”
         SERENA SHYLY CURLED HER BLONDE HAIR AROUND HER FINGER.
         “YOU CAN’T JUDGE 3 IN 1 JONAS GUY, YOU HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN HIM YET EITHER!”
         “PROVE IT.”
         SERENA POINTED TO THE JONAS LIKE CURLY HAIRED GUY WALKING OVER TO THEM. MARIELLA’S JAW DROPPED AS HE WALKED CLOSER. HIS INTOXICATING ADORABLE SMILE, HIS ATHLETIC BODY, HIS SWEET ROMANTIC APPEARANCE………….
         “HEY.” SAID 3 IN 1 JONAS GUY, DIRECTING HIS GREETING TOWARD MARIELLA. “MY NAME IS SANTIAGO, YOU’RE MARIELLA RIGHT?”
         MARIELLA FELT AS IF SHE WAS GOING TO FAINT, SERENA STORMED OFF ANGRY, AND SANTIAGO JUST CONTINUED HIS ADORABLE SMILE. HE REALLY WAS THE PERFECT GUY.