“God, can’t you see?! I don’t like you! This was so embarrassing..can’t you just be normal for once?”

Moments before, your crush’s friend had read your confession note to him aloud. In front of half the class. Just as soon as school had ended. You’d originally planned to just give it to your crush and go..it wasn’t supposed to happen like this.

As tears build in your eyes from your crush’s harsh words, Danny watches from across the classroom. Danny is the alternative, guitarist, popular guy in your grade. He feels a twinge of sympathy for you. You were a sweet guy, maybe a bit pathetic, but always enthusiastic and…kind of pretty to look at.

Your heart pounds in your chest as you turn to run out of the classroom, your crush staring coldly at you as his friend stares in faint regret of reading it aloud. Danny finds himself walking after you.

He doesn’t know why, but he feels really bad because of the brutal rejection. He thinks your crush was far too cold to someone like you and that your crush’s friend was being an asshole.

“Hey..uh, wait.”