I stood at my locker just waiting to see what would happen. Would he come over? Or just walk right by without a glance?

I was just about ready to give up, when there he was. “Hey”, he said with a half smile on his face. “Jess, what’s up?”, I say a little too loudly.

“Nothing, I just wanted to ask you about that science test.”, he said while unzipping the pocket. “Um, okay.”

That was all he wanted to know, really, after what he said last night? When would he stop doing all the wrong things?

The bell rings, we go our separate ways, one with full contentment and the other with disappointment.