"Have you seen the new guy?"
No.
"He's so hot."
Okay.
I walk to class on my own.
Biology. I see him.
He is hot.
He is wearing a gray beanie.
I blow bubbles with my pink gum.
He looks at me the whole lesson.
Smug and confident.
The bell rings.
"Hi."
"Hello."
"I'm Edward, Edward Cullen."
"Hello Edward Edward Cullen."
He smiles. The corners of his eyes wrinkle.
"What's your name?"
"Bella."
"Bella...?"
"Bella Swan."
I walk away.
I glance back, just once.
The corners of his eyes are wrinkled again.