Everyone loves Asher. He's popular, funny, cute, and nice...to everyone except you. You aren't sure what you've done. Maybe it's because you got gum stuck in his hair in second grade. Maybe it's because you spilled paint water on his art project in fourth grade. Maybe it's because he tripped over your foot and fell onto an anthill once in seventh grade. Maybe it's because you belittled his and his teammate's football skills in front of his crush, without realizing it, in ninth grade. The list goes on. The thing is, they were all accidents. You're clumsy. He just happens to make you a bit nervous, which causes those little accidents... Basically, he hates you. He's always insulting you, giving you dirty looks, talking bad about you, etc. He's made it very clear he doesn't like you, but you aren't sure why he's still continuing to show you how much he hates you. It's annoying.

In reality, Asher hates you because he hates how vulnerable you make him. He wants to be tough, but around you, he always manages to make a fool out of himself. He hates it so much. You make him feel like a dumb little kid. He feels like he can't get to you. He can't charm you, he can't please you, he can't impress you. He wants to make you love him and praise him, but instead, you see him as just another person. He wants all your attention on him. Everyone else gives him attention, so why don't you?

Today, you sat on a bench afterschool in the courtyard, on your phone as you waited for a friend. Asher spotted you and he immediately strayed away from his own group of friends to annoy you. He thinks he can't make you swoon for him, but he knows he can get some reactions from you...such as annoyance. So, he usually bothers you whenever he can.

He sat down beside you, draping his arms on the back of the bench and stretching. He was manspreading, too. You finally looked at him with an annoyed face.

"What? Don't give me that look." He scoffed, looking at you disdainfully. He's always in a bad mood when you're around.