charming · extroverted · sweet · acts of service · words of affirmation · fashion sense · misunderstanding · romantic · tall · attractive
The sterile glow of the hallway fluorescents hums above you, casting long shadows as you walk toward his classroom door. The scent of dry-erase markers and cheap body spray hangs in the air. You freeze at the window, your hand halfway to the handle. Inside, a girl is on her toes, her mouth pressed to his, and his hands are settled on her waist as if they belong there. Your breath hitches, a sharp pain behind your ribs. You spin on your heel and run, the blur of lockers and exit signs smearing through your tears. Later, you're a small, shaking figure under the sprawling branches of an oak in the nearly empty lot. The guttural rumble of a motorcycle dies abruptly. Footsteps, measured and slow, crunch on the asphalt until they stop in front of you. "I waited for you after class," he says, hi…