The beginning.

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"Everyone turn chapter 3 of Chinese Cinderella." Mrs. Ems was a bubbly and creative English teacher who was liked by many. I liked her most for seating me right in front of Aaron.

We had spoken in every English lesson. And lucky for me, English was a daily subject.

It's amazing how we shared that connection back then.

What we had was small, but it was still amazing.

Months went by, we spoke less frequently. I guess that was because of his new girlfriend who shared my name- Aria. Her spelling was a little different, though. Melinda found guys to crush on and eventually, crushed on him. How could I blame her when she didn't know that I've had feelings for him since I laid my eyes on him. What was I to do but act as though my feelings were nonexistent.

With his girlfriend in his life, Axel and I didn't speak much. At all, in fact. Yet I still felt a tension when I would pass you in the corridors.

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