Giving Him Something He Can Feel

She sees him around school but does not pay him any attention. By now he is not saying anything to her or even making an attempt to smile. Though he is always polite in class to move his chair or if she needs a pen or paper to provide that to her. She sees him in a study session. She does not pay him any attention though she makes sure to say hello to his friend on her way to her seat and after the study session. He just looks forward looking stony.

Then next time in class she is speaking with some classmates. She needs to get around him. He moves his chair. She is going back to her seat and he is standing in her way. She does not say “excuse me.” Instead she places her hands on his waist. He does not jolt, which she causes her surprise. He does not say anything. He seems comfortable. She is surprised that he is physically more her type than she thought he would be.

She goes into an area looking for an acquaintance. When she goes in there he is seated next to a girl. She does not pay him attention. Though she feels his eyes on her. She scans the room, never making eye contact with him. She then leaves. She does not know who the girl next to him is. Though she cares, she tries to make herself believe that she does not.