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He Doesn't Even Notice Me, or Does He?

September 26, 2009
By Anonymous

He doesn't even notice me. I mean, he does, but it's just a glance while he's scanning the surrounding area for a friend he’s been talking to. A girl friend, possibly soon to become his girlfriend.
On the first day of school I walked into my third class, wishing for the day to be over. The stress was too much, although it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
I was one of the first in the room, so I took a seat at the far end of the room. Once the room was full, I realized I was surrounded by strangers. Lower classmen I didn't even know. My second day in that class I took a seat on the other side of the room with students my age.
That's when I noticed him. He was so cute and when he smiled, my heart skipped a beat. Butterflies flapped their wings, trying to escape my stomach. I wanted to talk to him, but didn't know how. So instead of making conversation I asked for help.
“Um...Do you know how to do this? I’m so confused,” I started off, with a little laugh. I hoped he couldn’t hear the nervousness.
“Yeah,” he said and went on to explain what we had to do.
“Thanks,” I said quietly.
Everyday was the same. Almost. He sometimes asked me for help. I loved when he did that because I loved to hear his voice. I pretended not to like him too much. And I didn’t want to show him how desperate I was to have a friend in that class.
One day, a few weeks into class, he moved seats. He moved one seat over so there was one between us. I could have sat next to him, but I chose to sit in my normal seat. Is that what he wanted? To no longer have to talk to me? I wasn’t the prettiest girl, but he could have just stopped talking to me. It wasn’t like I had talked to him everyday and flirted. I had barely talked to him at all!
It went on like that for a few more classes, until one day he moved back. He talked to me first this time.
“Hey. Can you help me with this?”
I was angry with him so I just said, “Sorry. I don’t know how to do it. Ask the teacher.” I leaned on my arm, facing away from him. Yes, it was childish, and yes, it made my heart ache to do it. But somewhere inside of me, I felt it was the right thing to do.
Those gut instincts proved right, when the next class he sat next to me with a bright, lovely smile. “Hey. What’s up?”
“Nothing,” I said. “What’s up with you?”
We went on like that, making small talk. Finally, what I had been hoping and wishing for came true. At the end of class, he stopped me by grabbing my arm and letting everybody else out.
“I have a question.” He seemed a bit nervous. It made me nervous also.
“Yeah?”
“Um...” he cleared his throat. “I like you and I want to get to know you better. Will you go out with me this Friday?”
I couldn’t even speak. But the look on his face showed me that he was more nervous than I. “Sure.”
His smile lit up his face. I gave him my number, thinking, Maybe he did notice me after all, and walked out of the room composed, while inside I was jumping for joy.


The author's comments:
This sort of happened to me. Except for the happy ending, but I wanted it to have a happy ending, so I wrote it out.

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on Jul. 28 2012 at 1:34 pm
RaisaMiri SILVER, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Do not try. Do or do not. There is no try." ~ Yoda

This was so cute! Haha I always freak out like the girl does when things like that happen, and that connection makes your story all the better!

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on May. 1 2012 at 8:52 am
JYazzmen GOLD, Pensacola, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"you can find out who a person is by the kind of books they read"

I loved this story i can so relate to it!

on Mar. 22 2012 at 7:52 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
32 articles 2 photos 329 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There’s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity—falling over and over again, thinking that won’t happen to me"

Gahh! Totally adorable; I could especially relate to the part about her insecurity with the guy moving seats. I pick up little things like that and overreact all the time! Great piece, I love it!

on Mar. 22 2012 at 7:50 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
32 articles 2 photos 329 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There’s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity—falling over and over again, thinking that won’t happen to me"

Gahh! Toatally adorable; I could especially relate to the part about her insecurity with the guy moving seats. I pick up little things like that and overreact ll the time! Great piece, I love it!

on Mar. 18 2012 at 3:57 pm
JesusFreak3 SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"When everything around me falls to pieces, I've got something more in my life. When I'm broken only God completes me."
Krystal Meyers
"God is love"
--Bible
"An eye for an eye makes everyone blind."
--Gandhi

That's so freaking cute!

on Mar. 12 2012 at 5:30 pm
writingandwondering BRONZE, Downers Grove, Illinois
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I love this! I can total relate too, I had a crush who I thought didn't noticed me when he really did and now I realize I blew my chance! The way you wrote it capturing every feeling and little detail is amazing! Truely outstanding work, keep writing!

Destiny2 said...
on Feb. 25 2012 at 10:50 am
Destiny2, Doha, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new". Albert Einstein

so real!!! something that anyone could relate to!

on Feb. 3 2012 at 9:54 pm
Trickarrie BRONZE, Santa Clara, California
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Quick, but dead on about the emotions everyone must have gone through in their lives. I loved it :D

on Feb. 3 2012 at 4:55 pm
Bookwizard PLATINUM, Watertown, New York
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Favorite Quote:
If you love something, let it go. If it comes back it was always yours, if it doesn't it never was.

Good story.

on Feb. 3 2012 at 4:55 pm
Bookwizard PLATINUM, Watertown, New York
38 articles 0 photos 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you love something, let it go. If it comes back it was always yours, if it doesn't it never was.

Same here. I adored it and it's something we can all relate to.

on Feb. 3 2012 at 10:33 am
MarissaWhitecloud SILVER, Oskaloosa, Iowa
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Loved it, well written.

on Jan. 12 2012 at 5:49 pm
Gift2Rhyme BRONZE, Randallstown, Maryland
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I like it, and the emphasis on how endings like this only happen on paper, or in the movies

on Jan. 12 2012 at 9:49 am
Cicichildress GOLD, Bono, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift thats why its called the present.

Very realistic I think this has happened to us all, well maybe not the end

on Dec. 21 2011 at 4:57 pm
Dancing2222 GOLD, Sandy, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"Be yourself, everyone else is taken."
"Imagination is more important that knowledge" -Albert Einstein
"Don't ever frown, you never know who's going to fall in love with your smile."

Haha cute! Made me smile:) I wish it was longer!

on Dec. 21 2011 at 1:21 pm
Goddess PLATINUM, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”

U did a wonderful job.

Brooki said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 7:29 pm
This reminds me of my 6th hour, only i never talk to him and he knows i like him because ive told him. there is no happy ending to my story tho. But this is a good story

on Nov. 29 2011 at 3:09 pm
LunaIsNotHere BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
4 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I admire the concept of selling your soul for the sake of an unforgettable performance"

This totally reminded me about MY third hour! Similar things happen to me, almost the same situation...ha I WISH things would wind up like that in the end...

on Nov. 7 2011 at 8:00 pm
billgamesh11 BRONZE, Grafton, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"It's always darkest before the dawn." ~Florence and the Machine

Awww!!! This was so cute!!! I love stories like this!!! They always make me smile :):):);) I liked everything about this story, the idea, the way you wrote it, and the happy ending :):):);)

Great Job!!! Keep Writing!!!:):):);)


on Nov. 7 2011 at 2:40 pm
abedengo-called-benny BRONZE, Valley View, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
Someday you'll be old enough to read fairytales again.

-C.S. Lewis

Actually, I found the simple word choice and varying in sentence length strong, as it matched the simplicity of the story.

Cute!


on Nov. 7 2011 at 9:00 am
maraquette.koss SILVER, New City, New York
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It's cute, but very cliche.  Some of the words you use make it sound a bit juvenile, but a good story.