Day 6 - Bike

It had been raining all the morning; Mei looked at the window, hoping that the rain stopped before she went home. She preferred sunny days, because there was something on days like this that made her feeling down. Anyways it hadn't been a very good day: she forgot her History book and she a surprise Math exam. Besides, she'd walked home all by herself. Her friends had club activities and her sister would go to a friend's house.

When the classes ended, the rain had stopped. The sky was still gray, but at least she didn't have to worry about getting soaked, she didn't want to get sick. Mei walked calmly, planning her entire afternoon in her head. She was minding her business and then she realized she was unable to cross a ditch, it was flooded. She hesitated, thinking what she could do.

"It rained a lot today, isn't it?" a boy with a bike stopped next to her.

Mei nodded and looked at him. The boy's name was Lars, he was her classmate. He was very quiet and he read a lot, and also he helped with the school's garden. Not that Mei observed him frequently because maybe she had a little crush on him. In fact, they talked sometimes, but she didn't know how to get closer.

"I could take you home… if you want to" he offered, looking away.

"I don't want to be a bother" she responded. Only thinking about it made her cheeks turn pink.

"You aren't!" he replied, then he added, shyly: "It's ok, besides, probably it'll rain soon"

She hesitated, but she got on the bike and then he started pedaling across the flooded ditch. Even though she had dreamt of a special moment by his side, now she didn't know what to do or say. The silence was getting awkward, and surprisingly, it was him who started a conversation. They talked about school, the exam and their homework.

His voice was soft and calm and he listened to her attentively. She made him laugh a few times. It was fun. He was very nice in spite of that intimidating aura of his, some people judged him terribly, but she already knew he was nice, and a little bit awkward.

She wished every day was like this. However, the dream finished soon and they arrived to her home. She got off the bike and finally she looked at him. His face was red, probably because pedaling, she thought. But he seemed happy and embarrassed.

"Thank you for taking me home" she said. "You are very kind"

"You're welcome. The pleasure was mine" then he blushed up to his ears and scratched the back of his head. "I mean, I wanted to help you, also you don't own me anything, and you have been very kind with me too"

She remembered that she shared her notes with him and she smiled. He got more flustered.

"It's fine. I appreciate it. Well, I see you tomorrow at school" she said, a bit sad for saying goodbye.

"Alright" he said, softly.

Mei looked at him getting away from there. She was excited, feeling her heart was beating fast; she had a huge crush on him now. What she didn't know was that he had a big smile on his face. He had looking for a chance to be closer to her and finally he had gotten it. Who knows? Maybe there were more chances like that.