Mismatched

Unofficially Official

I didn't know what my heart was doing to me; I woke up the next morning with some major butterflies in my stomach, which was super unlikely for me. Should I tell this girl my true feelings? I mean, she already hates my guts as it is.

Throughout the day, I refused to talk to the damn nerd, my palms were insanely clammy, and I couldn't focus through any of my classes. Those butterflies in my gut would not go away, no matter how hard I tried to make them. Was I really that nervous about what I was about to do after the day was done?

Come on, JJ, fake it 'til you make it.

Yeah, I said it. I called myself "JJ." Why fight it anymore?

Next thing I know, I was quietly humming to myself to try and keep the nervous feeling hidden away from her.

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!?

Ugh... And just my luck, she spotted me getting all fidgety and began walking towards me. Well, I'm fucked.

"What's the matter, JJ?" Hera said with a smile that she tried to hide. But I could tell it wasn't her usual evil smile, but it was sort of a caring smile; one I'd never seen before. "It's not like you to get all nervous like that."

"I-it's nothing, Hera," I replied, trying to cover it up.

She rolled her eyes. "Okay..." she said sarcastically.

FUCK!! She was onto me!

When that final bell rang, I tried to sprint to my car without Hera trying to catch me.

Unfortunately, my attempt failed as the nerd had found me as I was trying to lock the door.

She knocked on the passenger side window of my car, saying: "Can you let me in?"

Dammit! It looks like I had no choice than to let this girl into my car... So much for trying to hide my feelings.

"Think you can drive me home?" she asked. "My parents are still at work; they called me and said that their jobs were keeping them for overtime."

I didn't want to make Hera mad for the umpteenth time. "I-I can do that," I quickly answered.

And after Hera climbed into the passenger side of my beautiful car, I backed out of the school's parking lot and got on the road.

All this nervousness was clogging my arteries and my veins; it was unbearable. It was time for me to tell this girl how I really felt about her.

***

Hera

I could sense the nervous aura coming from JJ. This isn't like him. What the hell would he be nervous for?

Fortunately, I wouldn't wait long to find out what exactly was getting him all apprehensive and skittish.

"Hera, I wanna tell you something..." JJ said as soon as we were far away from the school building.

"Oh no, what did you do this time?" I sighed while getting out of his car; the way his voice was shaking probably meant it was pretty bad.

He barely made eye contact with me as he continued. "Don't laugh, okay? And don't think I'm joking, cuz I'm not." He took a deep breath. "I need to be mature and admit this to you, and myself. Lately, I've been... seeing you."

I shook my head. "Duh, you have, right? Dude, what's going on with you?"

He shrugged. "No shit, Sherlock. That's not what I meant. I've been seeing you differently. Like in a way that makes me think about you before I go to sleep, or makes me wonder what kind of music you like. I made a playlist for you last night, and I don't even know why." He shrugged again.