As I walked through the hallway, I felt my heart beating faster and faster. I know what I have to do. I have to tell him how I feel in person and I need an actual answer. I can't keep all of these feelings to myself and all these thoughts inside of my head. I am just going to walk into class and tell him.
There's going to be no hesitation. I have nothing to lose except for a great friendship and a potential relationship with the guy I like. Ok, you'll just tell him and accept whatever answer you get. It's better to know someone doesn't like you then delude yourself into believing that they care about you in the same way. It saves you quite a bit of heartache. Or so I thought.
There he was, sitting in his desk looking through his backpack for his homework.
"Hey, Arlo, I was thinking over our last text conversation and I just need to know. Do you like me?"
"I thought you were taking it as a no"
"I just want a clear yes or a no from you"
"I would give you an answer but I really don't know "
"Aren't there only two options"
"Yes and I still don't know"
"Arlo, you're driving me crazy"
"I know, I tend to have that effect on people"
"Can I please have an answer"
"How about you ask me in a year"
"A year? Are you kidding me?"
"Goodbye"
As I walked to my desk, I could feel my heart sinking. I tried my best to walk away with a smile on my face but deep down all I wanted to do was cry. I decided to just immerse myself in my classwork to pass time. When class was almost over, my teacher started explaining our next assignment.
"All right class, the next project will be astronomy. You will be analyzing the factors that affect the orbit of a planet. This will also be a group project and will be worth ten percent of your overall grade"
I absolutely hate group projects, mostly because I'm usually the one who does all the work, and some partners just annoy me to death. I am somewhat curious about who my partners will be but I hope one of them is not will Arlo. When she starts reading of the names of group members, I can't help but shake my leg unconsciously.
"Group B will be Raina ...."