Naveen wasn't really one for words, but he really poured his heart onto this piece of paper. Marina was new to his school, but she was his partner in chemistry, which he was sure they had.
He said he felt a strong connection for Marina, and he wanted her to know. She was really nice and always laughed at his jokes, he wanted to ask her out before someone else did.
He nudged the girl in front of him. She turned around and glared at him. Maren Elizabeth was not a force to be reckoned with, and since Naveen like his head on his shoulders, he asked in the most polite voice he could muster, "Would you do me a favor and give this to Marina?"
Maren rolled her eyes but gave it to Marina who was sitting in front of her.
Naveen waited nervously, he didn't like this, he wasn't supposed to get nervous. He was calm, cool, and collected. Naveen wasn't a nervous person, he convinced himself. His sweaty palms said otherwise.
He saw Marina turn around and give the note back to Maren. Maren turned around, looking him dead in the eyes and said, "Don't make this a habit, lovebird."
Naveen shook his head, he definitely wasn't planning on it. He quickly unfolded the piece of paper.
He wasn't expecting what he saw. She had corrected his love note. In the margin, she had written, 'Are you even paying attention?'
Naveen looked up to see that their English teacher was going through DOL. He was currently explaining the importance of the apostrophe, which he saw Marina put in three in his heartfelt confession.
Blood rushed to Naveen's cheeks, he had made an absolute fool out of himself. He thought that if he did something bold, something good might come out of it. Now, he just wanted to go home and stop existing.
Something at the bottom of the page caught Naveen's attention. Written in what has to be the most beautiful handwriting Naveen has ever seen is, 'From what I can see you aren't getting what Mr. Smith is teaching, if you want me to go over the material with you, I would be happy to meet you in the library after school.'
Blood rushes to Naveen's cheeks again, this meant Marina liked him, right? He was sure he would be able to figure out after school if she liked him for sure or not. If she didn't, he would just have to keep finding reasons to hang out with her until she did, and he was already coming up with a few in his mind.