She's Got A New Attitude

With that realizes knowledge she has had a better attitude. She knows that they both have their oral arguments on the same day. She has gone home and changed clothes. From the fit of the suit she can tell she has gained weight from not having time to exercise and drinking too many sodas to stay up studying. She hopes he sees her. She wants to talk to him. At some point she wants them to start talking again. She is trying to figure out how to see him. At first she stays talking to a classmate after their oral argument. She hopes that their conversation will last long enough that she will see the guy. That does not happen. So she goes up to the library for a while. She is on her way back down when she notices another male classmate of hers. She tells him she would like for him to walk with her. They walk to the second floor and she sees the guy pacing back and forth. They look at each other. She keeps chatting with the classmate and trying to figure out the lock. She knows that the guy is watching. She is laughing and talking about her locker. The classmate leaves and she tells him bye. She takes a breath and turns around and faces the guy. He is still pacing. He is not wearing a suit. Instead he is wearing a pair of navy slacks, a navy Mr. Rogers sweater, and a red bowtie. She cannot believe that she is attracted to this guy. She feels that it is ridiculous not to speak to him. She misses him. She says hello and his name. He turns around and looks at her. They look at each other for a minute like a deer facing a headlight. They discuss the oral argument. They discuss how tall the classmate that she argued against is. She tells him that the classmate towered over her and that how she is tiny even with heels on. She rambles on nervously. She tells him that she did okay, but that she needs to tighten some things up. She then decides to mention his not showing up to the school event that she had e-mailed him about and how the girl from the organization he was interested in was in attendance. She tells him that she told the organization rep about him. He says that he could not attend because he had lent and “thank you for the e-mail.” Inwardly she is pissed – because he got the e-mail and did not acknowledge its receipt and how matter of factly he makes the comment as if she is some business contact. She laughs and tells him that she does not know anything about lent. She tells him that the rep will be in attendance the following week at an event that her student organization is hosting. He gives the rep’s specific name. She cannot remember the name, so she says that she believes that is correct. He says that he had submitted his resume and was waiting to hear back from the rep. He then asks about the oral argument and had she seen the person he is going against. She says that she does not know, but tells him how long hers lasted. She talks about possibly going out for moot court. She asks him whether he is going to go out for law review or moot court. He states that he is not thinking about that at the moment. She is surprised because he is always planning ahead. The professor opens the door at that moment and she sees them talking and smiles. She waves at the professor. He politely and reluctantly says that he has to go to his oral argument practice. They both say goodbye. She wishes they could have spoken more. She hopes to see him later on, but she does not see him.