Escalate

"What do you mean by that?"

"I don't know. He's just weird. Something about him makes me feel uncomfortable when he's around."

"Did he do something to you?"

"Not directly, but the way he's behaving is off-putting. I can feel his eyes on me all the time, not to mention how he asked you what happened between us after we just greeted each other."

 "You heard that?"

"Of course I did, I am in the same class you know?"

"I know. I thought he was more secret with it."

       She was weirdly looking at me. I guess she's pissed. "Okay, Does it bothers you that much? I also think that it was weird, he never did anything like this before and when I asked him about it, he said that he was just curious, which obviously isn't true."

       I started to feel like some kind of psychological detective or one of those people starring in a reality show about relationships. I don't really care about stuff like this and I always tried to avoid conflicts with others, but there is no way out for me this time.

"It does. How would you feel when there is someone staring at you all the time?"

"Isn't it just in your head? I know him for a long time, and he never did anything like this before."

"I don't think so, I've caught him a few times."

"Well, if that's the case, never thought about that he might like you or something?"

       She stumped for a bit and probably was surprised that I mentioned it. I've been thinking about it for a while and the truth seems obvious.

"Do you think that is what's happening? I never even thought of it." she went silent for a second, probably thinking about it. Is it really that unbelievable for her? I assumed many guys fell for her in the past given how she looks.

"That explains it a bit, but it's still creepy"

"Why all that unnecessary hate? He never did anything that bad, did he? If he likes you, of course, he's going to look at you. Never experienced that before?"
"No, never," she said, embarrassed.
       That surprised me a little, to be completely honest. I tried to make her confession less awkward for her by saying that it's nothing to be ashamed of and things like that She reassured me that she doesn't care about it and that I should stop making it look

 like I am comforting her. Again a good deed was left unappreciated.

       We finished our cold food and talked about more positive stuff, at least I would say positive, and we parted on good terms. She made it crystal clear that she wants to do this again, and I am happy about it, to be honest. I learned a lot of things today that I will probably think about for a long time. Alan was never interested in relationships in the slightest, so I am happy for him that he found someone worth chasing. Although I am not sure about his chances after today. But that's up to him what he wants to do about it. I'll want from the sideline because I am a bit curious about what's in store.