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Nicole and Waverly go to the same college. Nicole is 21 and Waverly is 20. Nicole is a junior and Waverly a sophomore. They have not met yet, but everyone knows about Nicole, one of the few people in college who is out and proud. She is quiet, reserved, and very focused on her work and studies and nobody knows much about Nicole. Waverly, on the other hand, is pretty much a ball of sunshine, very popular, she loves talking to everyone and everyone loves her back. She is also up for helping anyone having a hard time in college and goes out of her way to do so. But she can also be shy but is super competitive and a go-getter.
Nicole also knows of Waverly, she always glanced and smiled at Waverly whenever she passed by her in the dorms or in the corridors after class. Waverly always smiled back in the most subtle way, in a way that made Nicole think that that smile was only for her. Nicole really felt special whenever that happened. Nicole wanted to know more about Waverly, she wanted to talk to her, she wanted to spend time with her (well she also wanted to do a lot more, but she liked to focus on how warm Waverly made her feel). But she knew she would not have much to talk about if she ever got the chance. Though she was really attracted to Waverly, she was also really sure that they were worlds apart and they would never hit it off.
All of that changed when Nicole and Waverly found themselves taking the same ancient languages class together.
Day #1
Nicole did not know anyone in that class, so she just took a seat in the back of the class and decided not to pay too much attention to anyone else in the room. Everyone was settling in and the class was pretty much full but there were also quite a few empty seats in there. Waverly made it to class just in time and was looking for a seat when Nicole noticed her. There was an empty seat next to Nicole, so Nicole decided to casually wave at Waverly when she caught her eye, to indicate that there was a seat next to her. Waverly hurriedly made her way there and placed herself next to Nicole.
Nicole thought to herself, 'Wow, she smells like cinnamon and strawberries. Really does seem to suit the entire ‘ball of sunshine’ thing she has going on.'
Nicole was lost in thought when she saw a handing waving in front of her. It was Waverly, she was saying hello and had the most excited smile on her face.
“Umm, hi. I’m Nicole”
“And I’m Wav…”
“Waverly, yeah I know. You are quite the popular girl around here. I’d been meaning to introduce myself; you know one of those many times we’ve seen each other in passing. You always seem to smile at me, but now I am coming to believe that you smile at everybody.”
Waverly is a little taken aback. She did not expect Nicole to know her, let alone bring up all the smiling she involuntarily caused whenever she passed by.
Waverly tries to play it cool and says, “It’s all in the smile and wave, you know.”
“Of course, it is. Well cannot say I am complaining, it really is quite the sight”, Nicole replied.
Waverly could feel her cheeks turn red and she could not bring herself to stop blushing. Waverly had never felt this way around a girl ever before. Nicole had such an unexpected effect on her. She liked what she felt – it was exciting. She could tell that Nicole was flirting with her, but she could not be too sure. But before she could think about this any further, Ms. Dorfman, the Ancient Languages Professor began spewing out phrases in Latin asking the class to translate, swiping away Waverly’s attention.