“So, I have another idea.” Alex said his back turned to me. He was fiddling with old lab equipment while I edited another paper of his, this one a poem.
“Oh yeah?”
We were now meeting on daily basis during 7th period, we didn’t even text each other anymore, it was just kind of expected. I didn’t help with his homework every time, sometimes we just used it as a study period. But every time, we usually ended up laughing about something. We didn’t kiss or even touched at all, but something was growing between us. I had the feeling he liked being around me at least. I was totally willing to escape the friend zone, but no way was I telling him that. I convinced myself to feel content with our friendship.
“I have already worked it out!” He said, spinning a small vial in hi
