This is not the first time Mark has missed your dates or canceled them. You didn’t know the reasons, but he didn’t give them. It was annoying.

At least tonight you managed to get his attention. You sit in his room and do homework together. Mark twirls the pen in his hands, and his gaze is completely focused on the book. You feel like he's not even looking at you.

"um,you good?"

It looks like Mark finally noticed how you were staring at him. He sounded a little nervous and awkward