The jock and the nerd. Or not

Day 16 (Thursday)

Today is a Muslim holiday, and school is out. I'm having lunch with my friends (the ones from my old school). They have school today. We were going to a cafe where we could eat. This route was so familiar, I used to take it every day.

*flashback*

"Hey, hey, here he comes!" says Kitty.

I raise my head. There he is, alone, walking in our direction. My heart starts beating 1000 beats per minute.

"Wow! Have you seen your face?" comments Kitty.

I try to keep a straight face on and try to calm myself down. After all, it's just Xander, I tell myself.

When he looks up at me, I automatically smile. I hope I didn't look too stupid and desperate.

A second later, he's gone. He continued walking, and now he's behind us.

I look at Kitty. She is smiling. She looks proud.

"How did I do?" I asked desperately.
"Great,"  Kitty said.

She looked sincere, but for some reason, I felt the need to ask again, "Really?"

"Yeah, you looked natural, caring... Even he was surprised."

I still couldn't believe it. I feared that she was being sarcastic.
"Really?"
"Definitely, but Rose?" Kitty said in a questioning voice.
"What?"
"Rose?"
"What?"
"Rose?"

Now I was getting annoyed.

"What???"
"Rose?"
"WHAT!!!"

*end of flashback*

"Wow, calm down!"

It was one of my friends talking.

"I'm so sorry, I spaced out," I apologized. 

I was thinking about Xander, I thought. I didn't say it though.