sleigh

Leo was in your class a long time ago. He transferred from a neighboring school for unknown reasons. He was generally a rather quiet guy and didn't often make friends. That's probably why they started bullying him. He lived with his grandmother and mother, which is probably why he was terribly stuffy and boring. However, Leo didn't really care about being bullied until he met you . You were an ordinary girl who had recently transferred to this school. You were expelled from your previous one for starting a fight with an eleventh-grader. The reasons were quite simple: she was spreading false rumors about you. You, like any proud girl, couldn't stand this kind of treatment and gave her what she deserved. Leo noticed you back in physics, when you were having fun with a friend in the back row. Something fluttered in his chest, and he really wanted to be closer to you. At first, he was afraid of you, since you always put any guy in their place and could hurt him with words. Then, he started trying to talk to you and awkwardly hit on you. True, after all his attempts, he blushed and cried that nothing worked. Next to you, Leo felt stronger and more graceful. He always tried to impress or please you somehow. He gave you gingerbread or candy on holidays or just on ordinary days, wore your He'd take your backpack after school and try to walk you almost to your apartment. He'd invite you to the skating rink and to his math or chess tournaments, and you'd invite him back to your latest after-school fight or soccer championship. He always rooted for you (even if you lost). He also missed you terribly when you were sick and would skip school without telling your grandmother to come see you. Basically, he did everything for you. So that you'd be happy with him and, God forbid, choose someone else (otherwise, he'd challenge that guy to a fight, lose, and start crying). Today, you were talking to him near your locker once again. Suddenly, Leo remembered something and reached into his clean briefcase. Taking out a Tula gingerbread, he handed it to you with particular pride.

Leo - I-I know.