Welcome Distraction

3. First Impressions

Alyssa's POV:
I was scared because I thought that Michael saw me. But fortunately he didn't, it was Aaron Hayes, he was part of the soccer team too.
"What? I wasn't hearing anything I just..... Was on my way to the library, but wait how do you know my name????" I said trying to change the whole conversation.
He smiled " let's say I believe you this time. And why wouldn't I? You are in my gym class and physics too. Do you think I don't know the smartest girl in school?"
I was in shock; I thought nobody knows me it at least they didn't care, but here was Aaron a soccer player who noticed my existence.
"Yes sure, I just thought I was kind of invisible" I answered
"You wish, you stand out from others. And well now you are my tutor right?" He asked me
" I am.... Well yes .. I guess I am". I answered really nervous.
"I guess what Michael told us it is actually true". He stated
"What did he tell you?" I asked. Great I barely know these guys and they are already talking bad about me.
"That you are not the biggest fan of the team, and you are not really happy to be our tutor"
"Well it isn't like that; I mean I like soccer it's just I don't like the school team, no offense" I tried to explain, because truth is I like soccer a lot I watch some games with my father, but the team of my school was full of stupid boys.
"Why? I mean you should support your school right? And maybe you think we are bad people because we are popular and stuff but it isn't like that". He said
"What do you want me to think? I been classmates with you for four years and you never speak to me, for you I am the kind of girls who are not important" I answered a little bit angry. I mean we wouldn't be having this conversation if I wasn't her tutor
"Hey you didn't speak to us either! You just try to hide behind your books and pretend everything is fine". He said and it really hurt me and I don't know why maybe because that is the reason people think about me just a girl who avoids social contact.
"Well if you excuse me this girl is going to find more books then". I told him and left to go to the library.
When I arrive there I couldn't keep to shed some tears. What Aaron told me really cause something in me, I said I never cared what people think about me, but I think that is a lie I tell to myself everyday. You just look for acceptance of other people, because you are not able to accept yourself.
Maybe I wanted people to at least like me and don't see myself as a weird girl. Now I have a mess in my head; this topic has never affected me and I don't know why is now.
While I was silently crying I heard some noise and then I saw Michael standing there seeing me.
"Hey Alyssa, are you okay?" He asked me
"Yes I am fine. Why do you even care" I answered in a very rude way even though I didn't want to.
"Wow calm down, I just saw you cry and I was worried" he said to me while he was getting closer to me.
"Why are you being nice? You don't even know me" I said
"I don't need to know you a lot to notice you are hurt, and a girl should never be crying" he answered. And of course because he know a lot of girls to say that.
"Do you think I am weird?" I asked without even thinking about it, I just have lost my mind.
"Why would you even say that? " he asked trying to clean the tears that we're going down my cheeks.
"Because that is the first impression I give, a weird girl who is afraid of the world and tries to hide behind book"  I said trying not to cry.
"That wasn't my first impression of you, and yes I know you are going to say I didn't know you before today and stuff. Truth is I know you okay? I know who you were before today" he told me but I didn't believe him. Why would he lie to me this morning?
"But you didn't know my name"
"I knew it! But I was nervous okay?" He said with his head down
"But why? You are Michael Collins one of the most popular guys in school" I said
"Because I didn't want you to think I am just an stupid jock you will have to teach math! I know you are the most intelligent girl in our school" he said to me in a tone with some frustration
"I am .... I don't know that to say just ammmmm thank you I better get going, bye Michael" I said fast and leave the library almost running. How I could be so stupid? I don't know how to speak with boys and one just said something nice to me and the first thing I do is escape! I am a genius. I better get home and forget about this stupid moment.
When I was arriving to my house I receive a text of an unknown number
Unknown: see you tomorrow
I didn't know who it was so I just follow the lead
Alyssa: yeah sure
I didn't expect a reply but I had one
Unknown: intelligent girls don't cry over stupid comments
It was Michael, he was the one texting me! I didn't expect that since I left him in the library like a fool, but I don't know he acted really sweet. Maybe he is not as bad as I think and that is a good new.