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Noah had caught himself staring again and turned his head away. Christian Alexander was on the football field, his face flushed from the exertion.
He was tall, that had been the first thing Noah had noticed about him. He towered over most of his other peers. He had a classically handsome face and an easygoing smile.
He had been trying for the past couple of weeks to muster up the courage to talk to him but he had always bowed out at the last minute.
He had just started over with this new school and was determined to at least make a good impression.
Christian always had people around him, he was practically a celebrity at the school. Being a star athlete in a school obsessed with sports is an easy route to popularity.
On this particular day, he watched the football players walk off the field after practice. He noticed Christian staying behind. This was his best chance, he made his way down the bleachers carefully.
When he reached the bottom, he was only a short distance away. He made his way over and saw Christian had already spotted him.
“What's up?”
Christian raised an eyebrow,
“Do I know you?”
Noah bit down his lip.
“Um, no but-”
“Wait, I've seen you before, hanging around in the bleachers.”
He cursed himself inwardly for being so noticeable, he had hardly been the only person who would watch the team practice. There had been a small group of girls who would hang around on occasion.
“What can I say, I like seeing you guys play.”
“For real? I wouldn't have pegged you for a football fan.”
Noah crossed his arms defiant, “Why the hell not? I thought you didn't know me.”
He shrugged “I get the feeling you're not really into football, it's fine if you aren't.”
Noah could feel a droplet of sweat trickle down his back. He couldn't say his actual reason for sitting in the bleachers.
“I was hoping I could talk to you.”
He nodded “About what?”
Noah swallowed trying to think of a valid answer.
"I was wondering if we could hang out or something?"
A slow smile spread across Christian's lips. "Hang out? Like a date or something."
Noah's heart beat loud in his ears as he scrambled frantically to correct this assumption.
"No, I just thought it be cool to-"
"Hang out, I don't really know you. I can't imagine why we would hang out
"
Tears welled up in Noah's eyes as he turned away. He was an idiot for thinking this would have worked.
"Forget it" he mumbled, he ran off in the other direction without another word. His fallen backpack lay forgotten on the ground.