“Come here!” her gaze falls to the front of the room. Looking behind the smiling faces and she too, smiles because of the random doodles on the chalkboard.

“Come here!” her classmates call her again but she refuses to budge. She shifts on her seat and answers with a smile. Of course she won’t join them, even if they call her a killjoy.

Her classmates have all gathered at the front of the room, anticipating the clicks and flashes of the camera. Oh, they were overjoyed after all next week would hold a future of changes.

High school is over. No more waking up early, no more life changing exams, no more late night cram school.

Her train of thought gets abruptly stopped as the designated photographer emerges from the back of the room and positions himself to capture the photos.

Hongbin, the most handsome in her class if not in the whole school. She sighs, using the distraction to move to the small lockers at the back of the room to collect her things.

Oh man. I can’t believe I’ve liked him since middle school and not a soul knows, I hope.

With her back turned she can hear her name in the mish mash of conversation at the other side of the room. No doubt, those shrill voices are from her friends.

She bites her lip and shakes her head not wanting to laugh out loud.

Miraculously, the photo op was over and she too was almost done with her things. She checks behind her back if her friends were waiting for her but to her surprise Hongbin was walking towards her.

She whips her head back, almost hitting her nose. Her face warms and she just kno