Mark's POV
"nice day", i said, "the weather's sunny and beautiful", i remarked, looking at the clear blue sky. after that, i looked at my watch. "o god, its already 7!", i said, "i lost track of time because of watching the beautiful scenery. after that, i ran, not thinking of anything until... i bumped into something... or someone."ouch!" a familiar voice said, and the two of us fell to the ground. "i'm sorry", i said, picking up her fallen things. "it's fine but next time, watch where you're going", the familiar voice replied. when she turned to look at me, i felt my whole world slow down, as if i was using drugs or something. it was her. it was Christine. but, before being all emotional here, let me introduce myself first. i'm mark. many people call me the coolest nerd and the "academic ace" (i'm always top in the batch) but basically i'm just a simpleton in my own ways. the girl i bumped into earlier was Christine. she's the school's sassiest nerd , the academic ace next to me and the campus crush too. but, even if you might think that i have a serious competition with her, i don't. rather, she's the one who makes my hypothalamus run wild and my heart's aorta widerj because of excess blood pumping to my body. in other words? i'm in love with her. but sadly, she's in love with the school's athletic ace and playboy, Kyle. ok, back to reality after that long introduction, i gave the books to her. "thanks", she said. " no problem", i replied. "well, gotta go now", she said as she ran to school. after watching her run, i also run to the school. "at last", i said, breathing heavily from all those running, "i reached school" i said as the first bell rang.
Christine's POV
"what's that guy's problem?", i thought, "running into me even if he saw me. at least now, i can find my classroom", i thought. when i found out my room, i found out that my classmate was Kyle. "eep", a girly scream came in my mind, "we're classmates this school year!" i thought as i hurriedly went to the classroom. when i went there, i already saw him sitting down on his place. "omg, he's so cool!" i thought. when homeroom began, our teacher assigned us at our places for the whole school year and luckily, my seat is next to Kyle. "eep, i'm going to be seated next to Kyle for the whole year!" i thought as i went to seat next to him. when i was already seated, my heart raced fast and i drowned in my thoughts as i looked at him. "hi!", he said, bringing me back to reality. "he-hello", i said. "i already know your name, but i want to know you more", he said, making me feel like my body is made of jelly. "o-ok", i said. i can literally feel my heart pumping harder in my chest. as our classes continued, i was partnered with him in almost all subjects. i also quite noticed the guy who always tells the teacher that he wants to be alone. "hmm", i thought, "this guy is so weird". "he doesn't want to be partnered with anyone", i thought, looking at him. when classes ended, i saw everyone going home, each with their own friend. when my friend lexie walked by my side, she asked me what was i thinking. "i don't know lex", i said "that guy is always alone. he's like, invisible to society. he's kind of like.. kuroko- a 'shadow'.", i said. "why is he a shadow?", lexie asked " because he can only be noticed when he achieves something or you need his help- kind of like what kuroko does for his teammates. ", i said walking outside the school gate. "so be it", lexie said "he is Mark, the shadow".
