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Chap 23: After All

Vernon pov.

"What if I am... serious?"

Then there was silence. Boo looked at me as If I was fucking crazy. But I was looking at him as if he's the only person in this world. And the fact that I am really serious waiting for his answer.

I leaned in closer to him and he moved back bumping his back on the car door. I knew immediately that he was in a state of panic, maybe if I make him conscious of me, not as a friend but as someone who is really interested in him maybe I could make him realize how I feel about him. Then suddenly I got slapped. The sound echoed inside the car and I was shocked.

"Ow! What was that for? " I said as I returned back to my place. I guess he doesn't like that..

"It looks like you were gonna kiss me! I panicked." He said as looked as confused as I was. I mean, I was wanted kiss him but ofcourse I wont. I was just trying to tease him.

"What's so wrong about that?" I told him and then he furrowed his brows.

"What's wrong? Why would we kiss? It's not like I like you or something. Your like a brother to me." He said and then I almost laughed at my own pain.

"Wow got rejected and now stuck on brotherzone. I'm such a lucky guy" i said as I nodded in pain. Like seriously this is torture to hear but I'm now out of ideas. I probably should just give up. I tried telling him, doing everything he wants, even flirting with him doesn't work. He just looks at me as a kid. That's the conclusion here.

"Rejected? You're saying weird things. " He suddenly said to me. I stayed quiet and then the awkward atmosphere enveloped us both.

"I'm sorry, I let my intrusive thoughts win over me." I told him honestly. He then looked at me.

"And those are?" He asked as if he didn't just see me going to kiss him in the first place. Do I really need to spell this out for him? Now who is  the child in this situation.

"Seriously? I tried flirting with you. Goddddd... is that even so hard to read? Look Boo I'm really trying here!" I said but remained calm but somewhat a little annoyed.

"That was flirting? Dude. If this is how you flirt, no wonder the guy you like haven't noticed it yet. " He said with a smirk and then I immediately felt insulted. Is he insulting my flirting skills? And seriously he still believes that the guy I like is someone else. I'm literally feeding him signals here. But I was a little curious so I asked him.

"What the hell is your definition of flirting? Tell me!" I said in defense and annoyance as well.

"Well, since you asked... let me give you 3 tips." He said confidently. Wow let's see what he got then.

"Alright.." I said as I crossed my arms.

"First of all. Don't ever do that again! Practicing to flirt with me will never be a good idea. We're platonic so get it to your head.... Now for the tips, lesson number 1, body language is everything. Always find a way to initiate contact. Light touch at the arm or even just a flirtatious nudge. But don't go over the top, that's just annoying in the long run." He started. I stayed quiet and just let him lecture me, because I wanna see what the hell was wrong with my flirting. Though, I don't see any flaw in mine whatsoever.

"Lesson 2: pay attention to your tone of voice and do something to him that is specific to them. That way they can feel special. Like seriously you need to step up your game here dude. Find something you guys got in common and just bond over that. And don't forget to leave them wanting more." He said and then I thought about what he was currently saying and I'm doing that all to him yet he's too oblivious to notice.