My tiny temptation

Sometimes god likes to put temptations on earth that we have no way of resisting. Sex, video games and alcohol are the common temptations. But, the temptations I chose to give in to don’t cause STDs and pregnancy, lower your vocabulary skills or make you red in the face… it makes your thighs touch and your bottom stick out, but all of this is a small price to pay for a moment in heaven.
When I had my first Reeses, I knew that I was in for a romance full of mystery and wonder. When you first enter the relationship it is dark and you don’t know where you are going……… but then the soft, peanut-buttery security blanket comes in and saves you from the horrors of the outside world!
I used to have a hard time eating Reeses, because I have peanut allergies. I would consume one and then get a large, persistent headache and my throat would swell up. I, however, have learned that for love we will go through great suffering. I drank lots of water and took a clariten and told my allergies to suck it up and go back home. As I got older my allergies saw that I was the big momma in the house and left.
As a young child I was very hyper. I couldn’t sit still for long and having caffeine or sugar wasn’t encouraged. If I were to have soda, I would be up all night and still have energy for school. I imagined that my parents had a safe in our basement where they had a collection of chocolate bars, just waiting to be discovered.
When I turned nine my chemical inbalance went away and I became more sane. I went to the gas station with my mom and sat in the car listening to Ricky Martin. When she came back to the car she had two reeses packets. I stared at that orange package for a long time. I saw how the Yellow Curvey Reeses lettering complimented the orange and then there was a picture of the chocolate buttercup itself…. A preview of what was within! I undid the wrapper hearing it crinkle invitingly, a tray with two buttercups lay waiting to be tasted. I bit into one and that’s when my addiction started. The milky chocolate that had been heated by the persistent August sun melted in my mouth.
“ Mhhhhm.” I grunted.
But, the Reeses wasn’t done impressing me.
“ Alas!” I said. The peanut butter emerged through the milk chocolate, making my mouth become a happy oasis. That’s when my love started. My first love. My only love. My love that has been there for me on lonely rainy days. My love that has been there when I failed a FTS Exam. My first love and my only love.