First Move
464 Words
The next day, I decided to do something different.
Something direct.
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I met Natasha during break.
It wasn’t unusual—we had already been talking more recently.
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But this time, I had a purpose.
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“I think I might have a crush on your friend,” I said.
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The moment the words left my mouth—
I knew I’d made a mistake.
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Not because it wasn’t true.
But because I had no way to explain it properly.
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I didn’t even know her name.
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Before I could say anything else—
Natasha’s expression changed.
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It was quick.
Subtle.
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Excitement… mixed with something else.
Something I didn’t fully catch.
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And before I could think about it—
she ran out of the classroom.
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Just like that.
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I stood there for a second, confused.
Trying to process what just happened.
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Then she came back.
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Not alone.
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She walked in with a girl.
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Amanda.
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I recognized her immediately.
She was always around… part of the same circle.
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But that just made it more confusing.
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Why was she here?
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Before I could figure it out, Natasha rushed up to me.
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“Is it her?” she asked, almost too excited.
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My mind blanked.
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“No,” I said quickly.
Too quickly.
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“It’s not her.”
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But the way I said it—
the hesitation, the nervousness—
said more than I wanted it to.
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I felt it immediately.
That wave of embarrassment creeping in.
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So instead of fixing it—
I left.
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Just walked out of the classroom.
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I stood outside, trying to calm down.
Trying to think straight.
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My heart was still racing.
My thoughts weren’t helping.
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And then—
I saw her.
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Across from me.
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For a moment, everything else faded.
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I just stood there.
Looking.
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Lost in the same thing that pulled me in from the start.
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Her.
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I didn’t even notice Natasha come up behind me.
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Until she leaned closer and whispered—
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“It’s her… right?”
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I didn’t trust my voice.
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So I just nodded.
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She smiled.
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And then she said something that stayed with me longer than I expected.
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“She and Sidney are dating.”
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For a second, everything paused.
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It wasn’t shocking.
Not completely.
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Some part of me had already seen it.
Felt it.
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But hearing it—
made it real.
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And somehow…
that made it different.
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I just stood there.
Not saying anything.
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Because even though I understood it—
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I was still confused.
Why HIM.
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