His Thoughts, My Heartbeat
The Math Test Mishap
During the math exam, I accidentally overheard the brainiac‘
“Dude, all I wanna do is look at her, this stupid problem is kill
“I can’t solve the last problem, or I’ll steal her top spot.”
“She’s looking at me, oh crap, I’m freaking out.”
Me, the top of the class? I was internally combusting.
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“Why hasn’t she finished the last part? Is she just giving up?”
Giving up? Seriously?
That line totally threw me. Like, no way. I just couldn’t figure i
I glared at the overachiever next to me, Jason Miller, the numl
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I glared at the overachiever next to me, Jason Miller, the numbe
He seemed to feel my eyes on him, casually glancing back, all c
He was rolling a pen between his long, slender fingers, looking
“Oh man, oh man, she’s looking at me! Did she see me doing th
“My neck and ears are burning, noo! I hope she doesn’t notice.”
Just then, my teacher, Mr. Thompson, who was also Jason’s ho
He looked at my paper, muttered under his breath, “For the top
My pride, already battered by the unsolvable math problem, too
Then, Mr. Thompson turned to Jason’s paper, and a look of con
“You haven’t even touched the first part, are you done for?”
Jason, looking completely unfazed, said, “Nah, I’m just phoning
Me: …
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1r. Thompson: …
How I could hear Jason’s thoughts was pretty ridiculous.
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was cramming vocab words, rushing to school this morning.
Not paying attention, I slammed my head into a pole. Hard.
Later, during the math test, it started. I could hear Jason’s inne
But what freaked me out the most? He’d been letting me take t
And, apparently, the dude had a major crush on me.
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When the test results came out, I was still on top. No surprise t
Jason, as always, was number two.
My homeroom teacher called me to his office, where the other 1
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He was like, “Sarah, you rocked the number one spot again! W
Why so serious? I was dying on the inside, dude.
I plastered on a weak smile, “I’m just not a smiley person.”
Jason, meanwhile, was being grilled by his teacher right next c
“Jason, were you being a slacker? You’re always missing the ni
“Tell me now, why didn’t you even attempt the final math probl
Jason was like, “I smacked my head as a kid, it’s kinda hazy up
“Ugh, why did I say that? What if Sarah thinks I’m actually a kn
“Ugh, I can’t stop looking at her. I’m so afraid she’ll know I’m in
I wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out.
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Jason got dismissed from the office and left.
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My teacher kept me there.
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“Sarah,” he said, “I see how much effort you put in. You deserv
He emphasized “deserve,” like it was a profound truth.
I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to confront Jason.
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I caught Jason in the hallway and pinned him against the wall.
His eyes flickered between shock and excitement, before he re
“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! I’m getting pinned against
“Should I play it cool, or go full–on Romeo and show her I’m tot
“Why isn’t she making a move? I’ve already planned what the k
His inner drama was giving me a headache.
I crossed his wrists above his head, pinning him to the wall with
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My eyes drifted between his nose and his lips.
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His pale skin went scarlet and his Adam’s apple bobbed.
“You look a little rattled there.
“Jason, are you into me?”
