High School Crush

Juliet? Me? Really?!!

Chapter-14

(KATIE)

I walk in the classroom and find Sam already in his seat. He smiled at me when he saw me. I can see the old Sam in that 'smile' today. So Sam Williams is back, I thought to myself.

"Good morning Katie" he said.

"Good morning Sam. It's good to have you back" I say smiling.

He wrinkles his brows in confusion and as realization falls upon him he gave his signature, mind curling smile. Seriously he's got to stop doing that, it's distracting me.

"Yeah it's good to have myself back. Thanks to you." He said.

"Will you already stop thanking me. I didn't do anything extra ordinary" I said.

He opens his mouth to say something but he was cut off by the entrance of Miss. Flower.

"So as I have completed with play, we will have a class dramatization on Monday, so that you will have atleast five days of practice. Is that alright?" Miss. Flower said.

"Yes Miss" we all answer.

"Ok then we shall finalize the characters, who is going to play who, okay? I think I'll choose only Romeo and others you can mutually decide among yourselves, alright?" she said.

Thank God if we are going to mutually decide then maybe I'll slip off easily without having to act. "Okay" we all answer.

"So Sam will be Romeo and Juliet you can decide among yourselves" she said.

Why am I not surprised that Sam will be Romeo? Maybe that's because no one will fit being Romeo other than him. Well now the problem is if Sam is Romeo than all the girls will be dying to be Juliet. So Juliet should be the most beautiful girl in our class and that would be...

"Since I am Romeo, I would like Katie to be my Juliet" Sam announced cutting me off my thoughts.

I snap up my head at him hearing his words. No..no I must have dreamed or might have heard it wrong, he didn't really said it. It's not even possible.

"What?" I ask but for the first time in my class it came out as a whisper.

Sam gave a low chuckle and turn to me. I caught his eyes and a shiver run through me. He gave me that soul trapping look of his and leaned forward. For a moment longer I can't help but hold his gaze.

"I said, since I am Romeo I would like Katie to be my Juliet" he said looking straight into my eyes.

"Well then Katie is Juliet" Miss. Flower announced.

I tried to say something but no word came to me and my voice is gone. I think I am in shock right now.

It's lunch break and I was about to stand in line in the cafeteria when I see Sam walking out with two plates. He walked straight to me and motioned his one plate to me. I raise one brow in question.

"I got for you too" he said and put the plate in my hand.

I open my mouth to ask something but he cuts me off "Come on let's take a seat somewhere outside" he said and moved ahead. I just follow him.

We got the same spot where we had lunch some days before. I have so many questions to ask him.

"Why would you get lunch for me?" I ask my first question.

"Because I want to thank you for what you did for me that day. It's the least I could do" he said.

I nod "Why would you say since you are Romeo than I should be your Juliet?" this is my next question.

"Because if I am going to be Romeo than I wouldn't have any other girl to be my Juliet than you." He said looking straight into my eyes with the same intense look.

Seriously this guy is going to make me crazy.

"And why is that?" I ask again raising my one brow.

"Because we are partners remember? Any project on English for this year we'll have to do together. And this too is also a project" he said matter-of-factly.

I nod. I am not so sure about the reason he just gave but I don't have any other better reason for him to choose me as Juliet. So for now I'll have to go with this reason but I am sure this is not the full reason.

"If your list of questions is completed, can we please eat now? I am starving." He said smiling.

"Okay" I said and hover over my plate.

"Katie?"

"Yeah"

"Can I ask you something?" he said looking at his plate.

"Sure" I said.

"Why is that every time when I am around you seem to be....closed off? You know. You seem to be so free and frank with every other guy but it's not the same you act around me?" he asked looking at me, staring into my eyes.

Wow...I never expected this question. Am I that obvious? Now what am I going to answer him?! I can't just answer him like 'well that's because I like you. And by like I mean I really really like you. So you make me nervous'. He'll run away and probably will never talk to me.

"Um...because I thought that you hated girls." I blurt out trying to save myself but when I turn and look at his face I realize what I just said. Shock is clearly registered on his face.

"Well I don't hate girls. Why would you think something like that?" he asked still shocked.

I wince mentally smacking myself. How could I say something like that?

"Um...because you seldom talk to any girl in school and even from our class too. And you've never gone out with any girl" I said realizing too soon that I shouldn't have added the last part.

At my answer most probably the last part of my answer, he grins at me. He looks so handsome and sexy when he grins.

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(SAM)

"How can you be so sure that I haven't gone out with any girl? I hope you haven't been stalking me Katie?" I tease her. Actually her last comment got me surprised.

It's true I haven't gone out with any girl but I didn't think she would know it or atleast say it to me from the front. But I just can't ignore how beautiful she looks when she blushes that's why I thought of teasing her.

"Nooo!....That's not what I meant" she said blushing a little more.

I laugh not being able to control anymore. "Relax I was just kidding. And to the first part of your answer, I always talk to you, don't I?" I said raising one brow.

"Yeah....but I thought that's because I am different. You know I am a..." she said but I cut her off knowing so well what she is going to say next.

"You are not a tomboy Katie. You just dress like one but you are not. And yes you are definitely different. And that's what I like about you. You are not clingy and you do not practically throw yourself to any guy. You know I don't like girls of that type. That's why I seldom talk to other girls. I want somebody to like me and want me for who I am not just because I am handsome or smart. That's the reason I haven't gone out with any girl. I want to go out with the girl I love only. You know looks could be deceiving" I said and look up at her. I can see in her eyes she clearly understood what I said and she was looking at me intently.

"What?" I ask at her look.

"Nothing...it's just that you seem to be matured for your age when you talk like that" she said still with that look. Her look is doing something to my whole body.

"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" I ask with a low chuckle.

"Yeah it's definitely a compliment" she said smiling.

"Thanks. Come on let's go before we get late for class" I said.

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