"Young Love"

Last week at school Nils and I were putting some things away when one of the girls came up and hugged the boy standing next to us. Then she kissed him on the cheek before going back to her desk. He wandered to the back of the room to tell the other boys that he had been kissed. I'm pretty sure the teacher missed this whole exchange of red-cheeked , wide-eyed gossip.
A little while later we went to lunch and the 2 love birds were sitting next to each other. The boy was referring to his "girlfriend" and she was smiling shyly. At recess they were actually not playing together.......but then I noticed him walking over to her. He said he had a surprise for her. She curiously followed him over to where he had been tracing words in the wood chips. "Look, " he said proudly. "It says, 'I love you'". And indeed it did.
I have to admit I was rather impressed by the boy. That was a smooth move and kind of sweet. I would probably love it if a boy wrote "I love you" in the wood chips for me. Maybe.....if I was seven years old......

FYI- I'm pretty sure the relationship is already over. I heard her say this week that she had 200 boyfriends and she couldn't have anymore. Tough break. But he doesn't seem too upset.