the genius' first love

15 reviewing love 101

"Let's head back to the building." He pulled me carefully to stand.

Suddenly, something came spilling in my thoughts one by one. My jaw dropped as realization dawned on me.

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The gorilla's checklist

First, you are in love with the person when you cannot stand his gaze. Minimum is ten seconds.

Check. I did blink at the last second. Didn't I? It was the beast fault because he told me it was like I wanted to plant love bites on him again.

Second, there will be an electrifying feeling whenever you touch that person.

Check again. I thought at first that this test failed, but I was wrong. I felt it, can't deny that!

Third. If that person calls your name, your heart will jump.

Check. My heart didn't only jump, it was leaping endlessly.

Fourth. Whether you close or open your eyes, you will continually see his face.

Check, remember when I looked for soda and end up mumbling in one corner instead? He even caught me!

The fifth and the last. If you will not be able to see that person again, you will surely cry out of loneliness.

Check again for the nth time, I did cry wildly when I thought he died. Heck!

Am I possibly in love with the beast?

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"OH NOOOO!" I screamed in hysteria.

The boy's checklist —all results were affirmative! I expelled a shaky breath and shook my head continuously. I wanted to drop right through the floor as I suffered from thorough disbelief. I was acting like a blithering idiot in front of the beast. I didn't know what to do right at that moment.

I dazed over my thoughts in panic!

Suddenly...

I felt an embrace oozing all the negative emotions away. I landed on a hard chest, it was warm and absolutely mesmerizing. It belonged to the beast. He put one of his hands over my neck and buried me deep in his arms.

My body that was so tensed up turned calm and composed under his warm gesture. It was very enchanting.

By the way, what is he doing?

I was about to push him away but then decided not to, then he uttered something.

"Hey what's happening with you?" He said while I was trapped in his embrace. He seemed very frustrated "You were acting so weird since this morning and.... I feel so stupid... for not knowing what to do."

His words brought me into wonderland once more. So he had been worried about me all day long? Really worried, I can tell by the tone of his voice. And at the moment his embrace was so affectionate, as if some treasure was about to be taken and that he was savoring the moment while it was still in his hands.

But then again, the boy's checklist pop into my head again, reminding me of the most complicated predicament I had never encountered in my entire life.

"Darryl" I called, my voice was shaking.

"Yes?"

"I think I'm in love with you—crap!" I cupped my mouth to stop the words that were spilling out.

"Why did I say those? Holy cow!" I mumbled and cursed in front of him with so much regret. Colors were flooding back to my cheeks; red was the most dominant.