10. look my way; glance
She never seemed to notice him.
He had all the same classes as her, sat within at least 6 feet of her in all these classes, yet she never seemed to ever look his way.
He had shrugged it off towards the beginning of the school year, as he could easily tell she was a shy person, not used to speaking up. But as the year progressed, she opened up little by little, and her timid nature slowly faded. She talked freely with the other students, with the other girls in the class. She was friendly and sweet-natured, underneath her timid, worrying exterior. But still she never turned his way, let alone interacted with him. Was she ignoring him on purpose?
Though, he utilized this "being-ignored" time by watching her from time to time, getting to know how she worked, finding out what made her laugh, noting little things about her personality. The year progressed even more, and he found himself growing impatient. Then he grew irritated at himself for allowing such an emotion. Why did he want her to notice him so badly? He had never talked to her, only observed from afar. What would being seen by her do for him? Nothing. Well, that's what he told himself. The only thing motivating him to watch her was a sense of curiosity, that was all.
While watching her was turning to be a habit, he still never approached her. When he grew tired of observing her discreetly, he frowned at himself, and turned back to concentrate on his schoolwork again. However, it seemed even while he was working, his thoughts wondered about this girl that never seemed to notice him. Did she like this subject? Was she good at it? Hm. He spent a lot of time staring into space as well, always wondering.
Until one day, he found himself caught.
He had simply been working, then for a moment glanced over at her, and she happened to glance over at him at the same time. They both froze, neither saying a word nor making a move to break eye contact with the other.
It turns out she was as caught as he was.
They had been watching each other all along, never happening to meet gazes until then.
I just realized this sounds a little stalker-like. Sorry llllOTL