You weren’t very popular. Alex was & his reputation matched perfectly with the class president. They were going to be a power couple based on how he looks at her, yet you still held out hope that he would notice you.

One day, you decide to try your luck before they become an item. You ask Alex to meet you at your dorm to confess properly. You’re expecting him to reject you, but it still stings.

“I’ve never thought about you that way before,” he sighs. “Sorry.”

He sounds truly repentant.