Interpersonal Relationships: A Short Story

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One morning, as she was walking to her school, just as she did on every other school day for the last eleven years. Today became different when a car pulled up alongside. She was unaware of it until she heard a voice call out. She recognized the voice as belonging to a boy from school, surprised he was calling her name. "Melanie! Hey, Melanie, you wanna ride?” Her head jerked up in spite of herself. She bent over and glanced into the car, surprised that he remembered her name, much less would have stopped to offer her a ride. Blushing, she stammered, "Well, um, well." She turned around and checked behind her back. She swallowed, hoping that her voice didn’t squeak. “Me? Are you talking to me?” Her feet were shuffling, starting, and stopping in confusion as she waited to confirm he meant her. Trying to decide if he intended to …show more content…

Maybe he can take that topic and run with it! She was definitely ready to read some more books explaining and describing interpersonal relationships. She never knew any type of relationship with anyone except her mother, which meant there was nothing from which to draw. Rob beamed and started telling her all the details of his sixty-four Mustang, cream, and red. “I bought it by saving my money from working at Tribal Pizza. You know delivery driving earns me excellent tips on the weekend. Living at home with my dad, means I don’t have to pay for anything. It was more simple than I imagined to save up for the parts I needed. I became Amazon’s favorite customer while I was replacing all the interior and exterior parts. My dad and I worked on this baby for almost a year. It was in terrible shape when I bought it. It had been sitting in Mr. Johnson’s barn ever since his son died. I am not sure what year that was, I just know it was a long time ago. After Dad and I finished, I fell completely in love. I am such a proud

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