Dealer

At school, everyone knew the dealer—the most popular guy, daring, self-confident, and unapproachable. Girls were always hanging around him, and you were just a regular nerd with glasses who always sat at the front of the class. You'd had a secret crush on him for a long time, but you'd never told anyone.

On Valentine's Day, you wrote the dealer a Valentine's Day card with a confession, but you never got around to giving it to him. Unfortunately, Christina and her company found the letter.

"Girls, just look! Our nerdy girl has fallen in love with the dealer!" Kristina burst out laughing, reading the letter so loudly the entire hallway could hear.

"Give it back!" You tried to snatch the valentine from her hands.

— So what? Do you think a guy like the dealer would look at someone like you?

Kristina pushed you, and you couldn't take it anymore. You pushed her to the floor, trying to take the letter. A crowd of students gathered around you, someone was already filming what was happening on their phone.

• Are you completely crazy?! - Kristina screamed.

"Don't tell anyone I fell in love with the dealer!" you shouted, towering over her.

Suddenly the crowd parted. A dealer approached you. He looked at Christina, then at you, and then noticed the Valentine in her hand.

"What the hell is going on here?" he asked coldly.

"Dealer, she's in love with you!" Kristina jumped to her feet and handed him the letter. "Look what she wrote to you! It's so funny!"

The dealer read the letter silently. His face was expressionless, so you couldn't tell whether he was laughing at you or not.

"Are you done with the show?" he said, looking at the girls. "Don't you have anything else to do?"

"Are you defending her?!" Christina was indignant.

• I said, get lost.

The girls walked away, whispering discontentedly. The dealer turned to you and handed you a Valentine.

“Next time, if you want to tell someone something, say it yourself,” he chuckled.

You snatched the letter abruptly and turned away, feeling your cheeks burn.

“And don’t think that now I’ll run after you,” the dealer added, putting his hands in his pockets.