Chapter 12
They Have a Feeling
I was walking to the common room feeling dreamy. He smiled at me today, he looked at me today. I was in heaven!
"Someone looks dreamy," Zetta, a second year commented, walking passed me. I took no notice. I just couldn't help thinking about him. I hate to say it, but I think this is more then just a crush. I'm in love, big time.
"Are you okay?" Katerina asked when she saw the dreamy look on face, "you look out of it,"
I snapped back to attention.
"What? Sorry…" Katerina groaned.
"You are too obsessed over him," she replied.
"I'm sorry," I apologized. Katerina went back to her work. Then she paused and smiled.
"I think he really does like you," she said quietly. I blinked in surprise. Me? George, like me? Yeah right! That was the sad part. George couldn't possibly like a lowly first year like me, even though I secretly wished that he did. I mean, I'm so young compared to him! He's 17!
"Fat chance," I replied back to her, "George couldn't possibly like a lowly first year like me who's his brother's best friend's cousin,"
"Then why are you the only first year he hasn't offered a Canary Cream or Ton Tongue Toffee? Why he so quiet around you? I mean, Fred and George have always been, and will be loud, but around you he tends to shrink back a bit," Giovanna argued, coming towards us with a mountain load of spell books.
"It's not like he was last year," Katerina muttered, "I mean George still is loud, but lately he's been in a bit of a daze. It's just different then last year,"
"But still! George doesn't love me," I retorted.
"She's just being modest…again," Katerina added.
"Karina, just face the fact," Giovanna started, "he blushes when he sees you. He's nice to you! He didn't get you canary creamed!" Giovanna flopped down onto a couch, "it's evident he likes you,"
"Well, somehow, I think you're wrong. He's probably competing with Fred for Angelina's attention. It's just too weird for him to like a first year. Maybe you're right, but he'll never say it to my face because of embarrassment,"
"George doesn't care what other people think about him, Karina" Giovanna said.
"He doesn't need other's opinions on his life," Katerina added.
"HE LOVES YOU!" they cried. I looked back at them.
"He probably sees me as his brother's friend's cousin, not as a date," I said calmly. Though I wish he did, I added silently.