The day goes on slowly as I mull over all the scenarios that can happen and only end up thinking about how it'll feel to be so close to Alden. NO...scratch that. Christy tries to engage me into her conversations but seeing my mind is somewhere else, she also leaves me to my inner self.
"So, are you meeting Alden after class? I mean you have to, right?" Her question brings me back out of my stupor and I look at her.
"eh?" Christy frowns at my reply. Real smooth Shia... real smooth.
"Hello...Shi?Alden?Assignment?Mr. Beans?Ring any bells?" She looks at me as if I'm losing my mind.
"Yes, of course... I...I mean I haven't really thought about it yet". I try to look normal when I'm flustered all over the place.
"Huh" I look at her as she tries to read me.
"I'm going to meet him Christy but only because this assignment is very important for my grades".
"Of course, and you should clearly turn around because he's standing right behind you".
I turn so quick that I might even be considered a superhuman.
"Huh... gotcha... you don't seem so disinterested now. In fact, some might even say you're eagerly looking forward to meet him. But I would say only one thing... Beware of Barbie" Her eyes are twinkling with amusement.
I make a face at her to which she gives me her own. I'm sure for others we look like two kids at kindergarten.
"Oh, Shit" Christy suddenly looks on all alert.
"What? What is it?"
"Don't look behind but he's coming towards us"
"Who's coming towards us?"
"Richards... you dumbass. Who else?"
"Huh... you can't make me look like an idiot twice" I mean, how dumb does she think I am.
"I'm not joking this time"
"Oh... so you're saying that he's right behind me eh?"
"Yup"
"And what? He's amused that we're talking about him. Like how handsome he is or how his crooked smile can make three fourth of the population of Rockville all hot and bothered. Or how his dimple can make anyone die for him? And I bet, he would be ecstatic to know that I might as well be in the list of all the girls crushing over him... is that what's happening?".
Christy purses her lips and looks at me with sympathy in her eyes and I realize that she might as well be speaking the truth.
"I didn't know you were crushing over me Angel" and it's like everything has stopped. I look at Christy for confirmation, praying that it's not who I think it would and she winces but nods in confirmation.
And ladies and gentleman, this is the time where god shall help me out by causing some natural disaster but even, he is having a laugh of his day.
I close my eyes and muster all the remains of my courage which can be considered as negligible at this moment and turn around to face my fate. Of course, he's standing here hardly two inches away from me grinning all the way to New York, showing his perfect white teeth and dimple that I just spoke about.