"you know, i liked you in middle school" Christian says, now man spreading on the couch in front of me. "and what happened?" i ask loudly because of the pounding music in the background. he pats the spot beside him on the couch, signaling me to sit down. i hesitate. now is chance to escape from whatever this is leading to, but something just drawns me to him. my gut feeling tells me that i need to listen to him for once. I step closer to the couch. our knees touches when i'm finally sat down, but he doesn't move away, odd. flook up towards him only to find his eyes all focused on me. he licks his lips before speaking up, "what happend was that this admiration i had of you-" he grabs a hold of my hands. it feels like my heart is about to beat out of my chest. "it turned into genuine love.”.