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“It all started with
how he shocked
you with a very
impressive
attendance at
classes, how he
never seemed to
miss a day, and the
only day he wasn't
in class, you had
found out it was
because he had a
terrible fever and
was vomiting“
throat.
The time at this point is 7:45am,
you don't want to be locked out of
class, so put in your earpiece, place
your songs on shuffle while your
phone picks 'I Choose You' to start
the walk to class, throw in a gum to
chew for fresh breath and say in a
loud voice “have a nice day people”.
Get to class to find him sitting with
an empty seat beside him, this
doesn't usually happen so say to
yourself “My lucky day!” walk up to
him and ask “anybody here?”, he
will shake his head and then in a
happy state you would sit down on
his left, your body seeming to
appreciate the empty space beside
your crush for the past one year.
It all started with how he shocked
you with a very impressive
attendance at classes, how he never
seemed to miss a day, and the only
day he wasn't in class, you had
found out it was because he had a
terrible fever and was vomiting.
How he had friends, so many even,
a lot of them in the female gender,
maybe because of his good looks,
his straight shoulders, his
handsome side profile, and yet how
he knew how to draw the line
between play and serious.
You watched him read in class
everyday of the year and how it had
seemed like he went through the
Professional examination
effortlessly, he sometimes reminds
you of your Secondary School
Chemistry teacher's favorite quote
“Make Hay while the Sun shines”.
Just before the class begins, she
comes and sits beside him on his
right and you then would realize
that she too was having a lucky day.
You would think to yourself “the
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