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Mutual
Bell rings
You leave
You enter and start your shift
You ring people up
Then all of a sudden
You look up
And there he is
Standing there
Your mind races
Your heart swoons
Your breath fails
Your cheeks redden with a faint rose
He barely makes eye contact
Until he walks up
He asks for a scoop
Mint chocolate chip
You wordlessly hand him the cone
Your fingers brush
And you can feel your pulse racing
Along with his
He looks up
He smiles
You try to say something
But too fast he's gone
You sigh
Go home
Stalk him on Instagram
Facebook, Twitter, everything
Being careful not to
Make it too obvious
But too quickly
You make a mistake
Old post
From two years ago
You liked it
A slight double tap
You curse yourself
You cry
Scream
Die
Next day
He doesn't look at you
In the hallway
He might know
Then when the last bell
Screeches
You walk out of English
And then stop short
He's there
But he's not looking at you
He's looking at someone
A girl
Not you
A pretty girl
Brown eyes
Brown hair
Then he looks up
From his conversation
And the laughter
Fades
You will yourself
To try not to cry
But you can't
You run
You hear a male voice
Call after you
But you don't dare
Look back
Then you feel a shiver
A tingling
His hand
On your shoulder
You turn
Wiping tears away
And he smiles at you
But you can't smile back
You look over his
Broad shoulder
That girl is talking to
Another guy
He's all yours
He leans in
And you know
The feeling is mutual
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I wrote this because sometimes you may think that someone doesn't think of you in a certain way but if you just let them explain, maybe they really do.