[Robert]
I don't get to chose my classes and therefore I am in Literature class. I enter the class and all the girls around look at me like the I am their new prey. I walk to the first seat to avoid the murmuring that's going on.
"Let me introduce to you Robert Davis, who's joining us from The Falls." Mrs. Thompson addresses me to the class.
"Say a few words about yourself boy."
"I am Robert Davis and it's my pleasure to be here." That's all I say and take my seat.
When class begins, Mrs. Thompson talks about the assignments and sitting arrangements until a feminine voice breaks in.
"May I come in Mrs. Thompson!"
It's her, the Collision Girl.
Her hairs are spilling down her face. She's sweating profusely and panting while she looks adorable puffing her cheeks in and out for air.
Why this girl always has a dramatic entry?
After yesterday night, I have been constantly thinking about stuff I don't want to- I was thinking about her. I have to avoid her because she gets under my skin like no one else.
As if my stars were not happy with her being my classmate, Mrs. Thompson announces her my partner for the rest of the semester. I can sense her awkwardness when she takes a seat beside me, maintaining the farthest distance possible with her head bowed down.
After a minute, she manages to look into my eyes.
"Hi there. I am Katherine." Her voice is dripping with nervousness and I like the effect I have on her.
"Hello yourself. I am Robert."
Just then her cell phone beeps with a message. From the corner of my eyes, I read it and it wants to make me laugh out loud.
Do girls really think that far? I mean babies!
Then I notice Katherine's expression. It seems like she's about to pass out any second. Her cheeks flush with redness and she bites her bottom lips. I don't know why but I feel giddy. I look away when she looks at me, trying to hold back my laughter. The whole period, she keeps her eyes fixed down into the books as she doodles in the margin of her notebook and avoids any direct eye contact.
At the end, when Mrs. Thompson introduces my roommate as the newcomer, Katherine's head snaps up. I can feel her spine getting stiff and her body immovable. Her breathing becomes shallow and faster. I feel the urgency to slide her behind my back. To hold her and tell her whatever is bothering her will be alright. That I am there for her.
But I don't say, rather as soon as the bell rings I move out.
I am afraid of what I feel for her and of what I may feel for her.
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The Collision Theory of Love
Teen FictionWhen a girl who has lost her faith in love collides with the guy who lost his love, the collision theory of love begins. Katherine Royals was left abruptly by her childhood love Daniel Williams. Even after three years of his absence, she finds hers...
