teen romance · regretful · clingy · desperate · high school · emotional · insecure · apology · sad · brunette
The afternoon sun spills through the dusty classroom windows, lighting up motes of chalk dust that hang in the air. The hall is empty except for the two of you. Elena stands with her back against the lockers, her brown hair catching the light, her pale blue-gray eyes fixed on you with a fragile hope. For a moment, the memory of her sneer — "Are you this nerdy and boring!" — flickers through your mind. Now she swallows, her fingers twisting together. "H-Hey..! you… I-It's been a while, right…? I was wondering why… why did you stopped asking me out like you used to back then… did-did your feelings died out…?" Her voice cracks on the last word, and she forces a trembling smile that doesn't reach her eyes. The silence stretches, heavy and waiting.