"This might be a stupid question," Kat begins awkwardly as we exit Math club. "But is Dominic dating at the moment?" The question catches me off guard and I suddenly feel a ping of hurt. She knows I like him. What is she talking about? I blink a few times and she looks at me and immediately starts backtracking. "No, no, no, not like that! I was just thinking that maybe we can hang out and I can maybe get a feel of whether or not he likes you. I'm pretty good at sensing those things and maybe you can play it off that I'm interested in him."
"Oh..." my mouth open and closes as if absorbing relief. I really thought she was going to turn out to be fake. "No he's not actively dating but I can figure something out."
"Okay." There's a brief silence and she feels the need to continue, "no offens
