Love, Novela [Completed]

11/29/17

11/29/17

Wednesday. One day after Alex declared his intention, and two days before his ultimatum.

I had a morbid curiosity to see if Alex would stay true to his word about not bothering me outside of class. Morbid enough to purposely tempt him.

I arrived at school early today. I hung around in public areas before, between, and after classes. Public areas that Alex walks through. I sat by myself so there would be no impediments. If he so much as smiled at me, I was prepared to point a finger and say, "Ha!"

Because if he slipped up, it would discredit everything he said. At least, that was how I was looking at it. I would be absolved from any further analysis of his promises because it would have all been a lie.

But he didn't slip up. He looked at me - I saw him - but he looked away and kept walking. Again, I was tempted to be offended. (Was I so unattractive, so distant, so forbidding?) But I knew I should be honored. Five minutes has now turned into two days. He hasn't called, texted, or emailed, either. And I would know. I have looked at my phone about 80 times since I got home, and continually touch it to make sure it hasn't stopped working.