Falling For A Hot Nerd

Thirty Five | Pretentious

Third Person

End of junior year, Jon was looking directly at the most amazing girl he has ever known. Luna. She looks so red from blushing, her lips are quivering every time she tries to speak, and these he finds very cute.

She told him to wait for her in the locker room after the game. Of course, Jon was very excited. What could be so important to tell him for her to ask him to be in here? His heart is racing like he's about to crap.

"Hey."

A familiar voice called him. He looks back and he saw Luna, getting redder as she approaches Jon.

"Hey, why'd you call me here?"

"Umm, I need something to tell you."

"Yeah," Jon said, trying to hide the excitement. "What's up?"

She pursed her lips, then she chuckles as she gets nervous.

"Uh, you know we've been hanging out for a while now, and I enjoy most of those times, probably because you're fun to be with."

"Yeah?"

"So, um, uh, I realized something. Err, I- I learned that-that, I lately find you attractive. In some way, you make me feel good like I can be myself around you."

"Okay.?"

"And uh, so, I just want to tell you, that, I um, I'm-" she looked at him nervously, and blushing. And Jon, he can feel every fiber of his being getting excited from what his anticipating to happened.

"I-I like you...Shane."

His heart suddenly sunk. As if the whole world stop revolving, and he can feel nothing, only pain. He narrowed his eyebrows, trying to keep his composure together.

"What?" He asked, very confused.

"Huh? What do you mean what?" Luna said, acting as if she didn't hear him right.

"Uh, did you think I was Shane?"

"Aren't you?"

His heart gets even more shuttered after hearing he was mistaken to be his twin brother. The girl he liked the most just indirectly shut him down, and in the worst possible way ever.

"No, I'm Jon, Luna. I think you've mistaken me to him."

Luna, like the great actress she is, faked getting surprised by this. She pretended that she didn't know it was Jon. She originally plans to be confessing to Jon. She's always been in love with Jon, as a matter of fact, she knows how to identify Jon from Shane. It's just that she lacks courage from confessing and actually felt shit after pretending that she didn't know it was Jon. She knows it would hurt him, she can see it obviously, but she didn't choose to take t back. That is how coward she got.

"I'm so sorry Jon. I didn't know."

"Yeah, I understand. It's just surprising, but I get it a lot. Hey, we aren't twins for nothing, also its probably the haircut too."

Luna pains herself from enduring how she's seeing the man that he likes to be hurt because of him. She knows Jon gets talkative whenever he's nervous or embarrassed.

The following moments has been nothing but silence, they can't even look at each other straight in the eyes. They are both embarrassed, and their feelings are crushed. It is Jon's sigh that cuts the silence, Luna giving her full attention to him.

"Well, if you want I can tell Shane about this. You know, about how you feel?"

"Uh, no, I think I got it. I mean, I accidentally confessed to you." She jokes, and he silently chuckles, pain all throughout his body.

"Well, I gotta get going. I need to go to homes and celebrate the win. I'll see you around."

"Sure, congratulations again."

"Thanks, see ya'"

And with that, they separate themselves from one another. 

Jon's View 

It is so awkward, she can't even look at me straight. It feels like junior high once again, only the situation is different. 

All this time I thought I was not the one she likes, I even get mad towards my brother for a mean time because of it, it's stupid.  I feel elated. 

"So, all this time you felt that way towards me and you still choose to stay silent about it?"

"I know, I'm very sorry Jonathan. I was scared."

"That's understandable, but why didn't you take it back? I mean, I got hurt, and it still hurts."

"I'm sorry, really. I really messed up, didn't I?"

I nod my head slowly, and she bit her lower lip, guilt visible from her face. She look at me straight to my eyes, her eyes getting slightly teary as she starts to speak.

"Look, I know I messed up, and now I'm trying to fix everything I've ruined. It's stupid of me to say this after I hurt you using your brother, but Jon, I still feel the same way towards you. You still makes me feel good, and I regret not telling how I truly feel about you back then. But please, give me a chance?"

I narrowed my eyes on her, trying to make sure it feels and sound right. It is. I also feel the same way about her, but it was not easy to forget about what I just learned.

"Do you honestly think I would say yes?"

"I hope yes, but I know i wasn't easy after all the things you just learned. I've hurt you, allow me to make it up t you. At least as a friend."

She reached to hold my hands over the table and I looked at it. It feels to good to be true. The girl of my dreams asking my permission to give her a second chance. How many girls would admit they messed up? A few. And I'm not a monster, I still like her. I would like to continue. 

"Honestly, this has been a lot."

"I know, I can wait."

She said releasing her hands from mine. I smirked, and I held back her hand, she obviously getting surprised by my action. 

"Let's try this again. Let's start over."

"Really? Are you sure?" She asked, getting even more teary, but this time, from excitement and relief. 

I nod at her, and she smiled at me, squeezing my hands as she started crying a little. 

"Thank you, I wouldn't let you down."

I chuckle and I wipe her tear away from her cheeks.  

"I'll look forward to it."

xxxx

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