The nervous energy roiling inside him was almost too much to bear. His heart was hammering in his chest, his lungs could hardly breathe right. The anxiety flooded his veins with such conviction that he thought he was going to burst.
He rehearsed the words one last time before the time for him to shine had come.
"Hi! I was wondering if you would like to go out with me, sometime?"
"Aren't you supposed to face me when you ask that?", a voice asked behind him. He whirled. The boy he wanted to ask out was standing behind him all along.
"The answer is yes, by the way."
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Tiny Stories
Short StoryA collection of 100 word stories, based on two prompt list challenges. The first 100 stories will be based on general themes, the last 100 will be based on a list of 100 emotions. *COMPLETED*
