Crap. He noticed.
Luckily, he was turned to a happier page, where I drew Becky and a poem to describe her, a small project in my art major. I quickly grabbed the notebook out of his hands, not wanting him to see the rest of it. I hastily shoved everything else that fallen back into my backpack and stood up.
"So is this going to become a regular thing now?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Is what going to become a regular thing?" I asked, grateful for the change of topic.
"You falling and me helping" he laughed.
"I dunno. Probably, I'm really clumsy, so sorry in advance" I joked.
"Na, don't be, I like it. Your cute when you fall" he teased. I could feel heat rising into my checks so I was grateful when my phone started ringing. It was Hazel, a short, sassy Indian girl I had befriended. She could be nice if she wanted and for the most part she was, and I was glad she had a reality check coming every once in a while. I mouthed, 'sorry' to Eli, that he reponded with a small wave and left. I started walking to my car, and got in. (It wasn't far at all)
"Hey, what's up?" I said.
"Eh, not much, just wanted to talk to you and see if you wanted to hang out later?" She asked.
"Sure! That would be great, what time?"
We set up a time and made sure to try to study a bit.
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'Falling' In Love
Teen FictionAriana was your typical 8th grade girl. She had a major crush on Elliot Morgans. He was the school's best soccer player, and on the last day of 8th grade, shy, quiet, Ari confesses her feelings him... sadly he rejects her. 5 years later, they end up...
