True story, names have been changed to respect privacy. All characters 18 years of age or older.
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Memories of senior year in high school means different things to different people. Maybe the one shy introverted kid finally got the date with the one cheerleader, or maybe the unpopular girls got invited to a party at the popular girl's house. For me. though, my best senior year memory is losing my virginity... to my English teacher's room aid. I first met Brittany when she was my English teacher's aid in junior year. She was more of a cool teacher aid in her mid-twenties who looked more like she would be hanging out with the popular girls than the teachers. That's probably why we got along great. We liked the same music -- went to see Breaking Benjamin together -- and even exchanged phone numbers.
This close bond carried through to senior year as well. She was my teacher's aid again and always helped me with classwork. We even tag-teamed on a novel together for fun and the love of writing we shared. She also got me a birthday card when I turned 18. I'll admit I developed a crush on her, even more than any of the girls in my class, but I always thought she didn't share the same feelings about me, so I kept it inside. As my senior year wound down and Prom time came up, she asked if I had a date. I said I had -- a friend's cousin who went to another school -- and she was excited to meet her at the dance, where she was a chaperone.
Graduation was two weeks after Prom and I couldn't wait to get my diploma & enjoy the class trip to Florida (we got to fly first class by the way.) Brittany was to be a chaperone for the trip as well and told me how excited she was for it every day. On graduation night, the class went out to dinner at Dave & Buster's, which was a good precursor to the trip. We met at the airport the next morning, boarded the plane and were off Florida. Brittany & I sat next to each other on the flight, where we chatted and listened to music together. We touched down in the lovely Florida sun and got a bus ride to the hotel. There, our principal gave us a rundown of the upcoming week's festivities.
We were gonna spend a couple of days at Disney World, go to the beach, and take in the beauty of the Everglades, among other things. Little did I know one of those "other things" included me losing my virginity, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves. By the end of our two days at Disney Word, the bond between Brittany and I grew even stronger, especially after we rode the waterslides at Typhoon Lagoon together (and yes, I admired her body in a bathing suit.) At Disney World, we got ice cream, rode the rides together; we were practically on a date down there. But even so, I wasn't expecting what would happen our last night there.
That last night began with the class enjoying dinner at the hotel after a final day of sightseeing. Brittany and I sat with a couple of my classmates between us, but she texted me saying she wanted to see me in her room after dinner, alone. I wondered if I did something wrong and she was gonna set me straight or something; in hindsight, I probably should've seen what was coming. After dinner, around 9 PM. we all went back to our rooms, but I snuck away from my roommates to see Brittany, telling them I was going downstairs to buy souvenirs for my family. I got on the elevator and went downstairs for those souvenirs, so I'd had an alibi. I then rode back up to Brittany's floor and knocked on the door of her room.
She answered the door in her robe, gave me a hug, and invited me in, closing and locking the door behind me. This is where the action truly begins: Brittany first told me about what a great time she had with me and said she "wanted to end it properly."