She Keeps Passing Me By

For the next few weeks she sees him. At first he tries to smile at her or when she walks by just stares at her. She does not pay him any attention. And it is not because she hates him or is even angry with him. One day she goes to her office and she hears him talking outside the office. She wants to talk to him, but her stubbornness will not allow it. She likes hearing his voice and she almost wants to will him to come talk to her. After an hour of his talking she walks out of her office. She speaks to the folks around him, but not him. He looks around. Again she asks herself why is she behaving this way and why has the cat caught his tongue.

She really does not have much to say. Every time they have a class together she does not speak to him, but she speaks to everyone around him. She catches him looking at her and she makes sure to speak to the person sitting in between him because she wants to see him. She misses talking with him. They both keep looking at each other’s reflections on the other classmate’s laptop screen. She wears her workout clothes and does not pay him any attention. One time she is in a heated debate with the classmate next to her about illegal immigration. She calls his name and asks him what are her feelings about illegal immigrants. He does not blink or look surprised that she is speaking to him. He looks at her and matter-of-factly says that illegal is illegal. She smiles at him. It is funny that he knows her views.