Awkward Turtle Moment

So, we were competing in quick recall last night, and it's customary to shake hands after every match. Since this was the final one of the night, we began to clean up and reorganize the room we had used. As I was collecting the pencils I noticed there was one boy I forgot to shake hands with. So, like any other nice person, I walked over, shook hands, and said, "Good game." He held onto my hand a second longer than normal. Then, just as he let go, he blurts, "Hey, you want my number?"

And there I stood, like a deer in headlights, "Uhh.....ehm....ehhh...sure?" So then he asks to put his number in my phone and looks at it for a second and, "How do you use this phone?" Now that would've made since if I had one of those complicated iPhones or something, but I have one with the numbers in plain sight. Just a little strange in my opinion, maybe it was his redneck-ness that led him to that, I'm not sure.

It doesn't help the whole academic team is guys, minus the few girls who had already left. Once the guy left the room, they all stormed around me and were like "Oh my gosh Kiersten, do you want my number?" and then turning away from laughing so hard. After being embarrassed for the next ten minutes, I happened to make the off-hand remark that all of the guys on our team already had my number, and one of the coaches responded, "Oh, so it that how it is?" More embarrassment.

Finally, it's time to go, but what do you know? The guy is STILL THERE. So while still trying to avoid him, I ask one of the guys to walk me out so he won't talk to me. So I think I'm in the clear. But, when I come to school the next day, I learn that someone had told the guy that I was already taken by one of the guys on the team so I couldn't go out with him! I didn't know whether to hug him or to hit him because I really didn't want to talk to the new redneck guy, but the guys on the team are friends, and yea. Just awkward turtle moments all around! Red cheeks for me, hearty laughs for everyone else!