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00:05I've loved Adrian Cole for four years now.
00:08This year marks the fourth.
00:13Send Jenna over to him.
00:14Dude, you know she's into Adrian?
00:16After they lost, his teammates made me the joke
00:18and told me to go flirt with the other team's star player.
00:22Sure, why not? I'll give it a shot.
00:30Hey, want some water?
00:33Thanks.
00:39Later, the guy who took my water wiped the floor with Adrian's team.
00:43Back in the dorm, Maya Bennett had just finished her makeup
00:45and walked over to my bed, curling iron still in hand.
00:49Jenna, you're still here?
00:51Aren't you leaving?
00:53Leaving for what?
00:55No way. Adrian didn't tell you there's a scrimmage tonight?
00:59Not surprising.
01:01Adrian was good-looking, smart, and captain of the basketball team.
01:04Girls at school were basically obsessed with him.
01:07Why would he tell me?
01:10Aren't you two, like, close?
01:12I just figured he'd want you there.
01:17Close? I guess.
01:19Our families lived on the same street.
01:21We went to the same schools growing up
01:22and then ended up at the same high school, too.
01:24Three years ago, I confessed my feelings to Adrian,
01:27and he said,
01:28Jenna, I don't want a relationship right now.
01:29And I believed him.
01:30I actually waited.
01:32All the way until now.
01:33And still, even now,
01:35nothing had really changed between us.
01:36Just like before,
01:37Adrian was always surrounded by pretty girls.
01:39And just like before,
01:40he never officially dated any of them.
01:42He always said they were just friends.
01:44Nah, we're just friends.
01:45After a while, I got it.
01:46I was probably just one more girl in that long list.
01:52It's our game against Westfield High tonight.
01:54Come with me.
01:55I almost said no,
01:56but the words just wouldn't come out.
01:58Because Adrian would be there,
01:59I still wanted to go.
02:00I still wanted to see him.
02:04The second we got to the gym,
02:06one of Adrian's teammates spotted me.
02:08Yo, Adrian,
02:08your biggest fan's here again.
02:12What are you doing here?
02:15Was he really that unhappy to see me?
02:18Adrian,
02:18I asked her to come with me.
02:20You only invited me,
02:21and I didn't want to sit here by myself all night.
02:24He had invited her.
02:26I was the one who wasn't supposed to be here.
02:28Adrian,
02:29come on, baby,
02:30let's go.
02:31We took seats in the front row,
02:32and the game started almost right away.
02:34Adrian looked over at our section more than once.
02:36See that?
02:37He keeps looking at me.
02:38I'm seriously worried I'm distracting him.
02:40I almost rolled my eyes right there.
02:44That concern was so unnecessary.
02:48Because Adrian wasn't doing much of anything out there.
02:51Westfield was just better.
02:53Their ball movement was tighter,
02:55their pace was faster,
02:56and they were hitting everything.
02:58Our side was getting outplayed almost from the jump.
03:05Halftime hit,
03:05and the teams headed off for the break.
03:07Maya rushed over with a bottle of water in hand.
03:10Of course, she only had one bottle.
03:12But right before he took it,
03:13he glanced at me again,
03:14like he was checking to see how I'd take it.
03:17A few guys nearby started talking about the other team.
03:19Man, number 12 on their side is insane.
03:21Nolan Hayes, right?
03:22I heard he's single too.
03:23We've got plenty of pretty girls here.
03:24Just set him up with one.
03:25Then maybe next time we play for real,
03:27he'll go easy on us.
03:28Ha!
03:28Yeah, that's actually not a bad idea.
03:31Send Jenna.
03:33Dude, seriously?
03:34You know she's into Adrian.
03:35That makes it better.
03:36She can go over there,
03:37but she'll still be loyal to us.
03:38Perfect.
03:39Then one of them looked at me
03:40and got an idea.
03:42Besides, if Nolan gets a girl,
03:43maybe he won't have that much energy left on the court.
03:45Yeah, exactly.
03:47The laughter kept building.
03:48They were doing this right in front of me
03:50like I wasn't even there.
03:51Adrian, what do you think?
03:52Good idea?
03:53And Adrian was right there.
03:55He didn't say a word.
03:56Yeah, sure.
03:57Sounds good.
03:58The second he said that,
04:00whatever was left in me just went cold.
04:02Okay.
04:03I'll do it.
04:05Honestly, I think he's pretty hot out there anyway.
04:07For the first time all night,
04:09he didn't look so relaxed anymore.
04:13I grabbed a bottle of water
04:15and walked straight toward the Westfield bench.
04:18Hey, want some water?
04:20I hadn't gotten a good look from the stands.
04:22Up close, I realized it wasn't just the game.
04:24He was seriously hot.
04:26Well, damn, here's another one.
04:28Guess Nolan's about to...
04:32Our fingers brushed by accident.
04:34His hand was warm.
04:36I pulled mine back right away
04:37like I'd actually been burned.
04:38Thanks.
04:39You're welcome.
04:41I turned to leave right away.
04:43So what, you bring me water
04:44and then go cheer for the other guy?
04:47And right then,
04:48the halftime buzzer went off.
04:49Break was over.
04:50Hey, come on, sit here.
04:52I'm Tyler.
04:53What's your name?
04:54You're not from our school, are you?
04:56And seriously,
04:56you're the first girl
04:57who's ever handed Nolan water
04:58and actually had him take it.
05:00The first?
05:02I'm Jenna.
05:03Okay, wow.
05:03Guess I got lucky.
05:05So you're here for the game?
05:06Who are you here for?
05:07Did you know Nolan before this?
05:08You from around here?
05:09I could barely keep up.
05:11So I looked back out at the court.
05:17Nolan was already back in the game.
05:20Doesn't he ever get tired?
05:22He's been out there for what,
05:23almost the whole game?
05:24Why hasn't anybody subbed him out?
05:26You mean Nolan?
05:28Come on.
05:28That guy's stamina is ridiculous.
05:30He could play all four quarters
05:32and still go run laps after.
05:33He said it like he fully meant it.
05:35I couldn't help laughing.
05:37And then, like he heard every word,
05:39Nolan walked back over the very next second.
05:42You.
05:43You're in for me in the fourth.
05:45Come on, bro.
05:46I'm tired.
05:48You look real energetic to me.
05:49You've been talking nonstop.
05:50Get out there.
05:57So what were you two talking about?
05:58You looked pretty entertained.
05:59Wasn't he literally in the game just now?
06:01And he still noticed when I laughed?
06:03Wow.
06:04Your eyesight is kind of insane.
06:06Obviously.
06:07How do you think my shot stays that clean?
06:11There was never really any suspense
06:12about how the game would end.
06:14Westfield won.
06:15And they won clean.
06:19By the time the handshake line started,
06:21Adrian's whole team looked miserable.
06:24You're still here?
06:25Having fun sitting over here?
06:27The tone alone almost made me laugh.
06:30I'm going to head back for a second.
06:32Okay.
06:32See you around.
06:35Jenna.
06:36Did you know Nolan before tonight?
06:38Just met him.
06:40See?
06:41Guys just love Jenna.
06:42I could never.
06:43I couldn't help frowning.
06:44Classic Maya.
06:45Let's go grab food after the game.
06:47Jenna, I guess I'm going with them then.
06:49You'll be okay getting back on your own, right?
06:50Oh, sure.
06:52I wasn't planning to go anyway.
06:54You're coming too.
06:59If this had happened before,
07:00I probably would have been thrilled.
07:02But tonight, I had zero interest
07:03in watching him flirt with someone else
07:04right in front of me.
07:05No.
07:06I'm tired.
07:07Didn't you always want to try Maple Grill?
07:09When Maple Grill first opened,
07:10I'd sent it to him right away.
07:12I even asked if he wanted to go with me sometime.
07:14Back then, he was always too busy.
07:16No time.
07:18Because somehow,
07:19he always had time for everybody else.
07:23For years,
07:24seeing Adrian around other girls always hurt.
07:26Every single time.
07:27But this time felt different.
07:29Actually seeing him next to Maya,
07:30seeing him post something that looked that public,
07:32it didn't hurt the way I thought it would.
07:35Maybe this was a good thing.
07:36If I was only ever a friend to him,
07:38then maybe all I had left to do was wish him well.
07:40Babies, come eat.
07:41I brought food back.
07:42That diner was actually so good.
07:44I figured I'd bring you guys back to try it.
07:46And yep, Adrian paid.
07:47Wow.
07:47Okay, Adrian is so into you.
07:49So, is this official now?
07:52Jesus.
07:58Ah, you caught us.
08:03Eat it while it's hot.
08:04It won't taste as good cold.
08:06Thanks, but I already brushed my teeth.
08:08Ah, that's too bad.
08:09I literally brought some back for you on purpose.
08:11Right then, my phone buzzed.
08:13It was a text from Adrian.
08:19Adrian had always been like this.
08:21He always knew how to hand me hurt first,
08:23then follow it up with just enough kindness to keep me there.
08:28Three years ago, I confessed my feelings to him,
08:30but he turned me down.
08:32The very next morning, he showed up with my favorite breakfast.
08:35He even told me he'd gone out of his way to get it.
08:38At the school talent show, he gave flowers to another girl.
08:41Then after it ended, he waited just to walk me home.
08:44Before graduation, he bailed on me
08:46and went on a trip with other classmates instead.
08:48Then right before school started,
08:50he came over to my house and helped me pack.
08:52He even told my parents he'd look out for me at school
08:54so they wouldn't have to worry.
08:55A slap, then a treat, and somehow, I kept falling for it.
08:58And with that, whatever hope I still had left finally went out.
09:02Jenna, seriously, it's time to wake up.
09:07Wait, what? Nolan, you're getting off?
09:09Come on, keep playing.
09:11I've got class.
09:13Dude, it's just some random elective.
09:14Why do you even care?
09:15What's wrong with staying here and gaming like a normal person?
09:18Not today.
09:22I had barely walked into my elective
09:24when my phone buzzed twice in a row.
09:29The first text was from Adrian.
09:31Not coming today. Sign me in.
09:33The second one was from Maya.
09:34Jenna, Adrian, and I are out on a date.
09:35Sign in for both of us, okay?
09:37There were three of us in that class.
09:38And somehow, I was always the one getting screwed over.
09:43Well, that's a surprise.
09:44Nolan.
09:45He was in this class, too.
09:46Okay, wow, that was almost too much of a coincidence.
09:49Mind if I sit here?
09:50Sure.
09:52Thanks for yesterday.
09:54For the water.
09:55Please don't ask why I gave it to you.
09:56Please don't ask.
09:58Thankfully, he didn't.
10:01Want to exchange numbers?
10:04So next time, you can save me a seat.
10:06Half the room was empty.
10:07Nobody was fighting for seats in here.
10:08Did this class seriously require seat saving?
10:18It was film studies.
10:19The teacher usually played clips
10:21and then made us talk about them.
10:23The second the screen lit up,
10:24my stomach dropped.
10:25It was another dog movie.
10:27I almost wanted to close my eyes right there.
10:29And I cry at everything.
10:31I ended up tearing up so hard in class,
10:33it was embarrassing.
10:34Meanwhile, everyone else was on their phones
10:36or half asleep.
10:37So obviously, I stood out.
10:38You're really emotionally engaged
10:40in this movie, aren't you?
10:42You're not watching?
10:43Yeah.
10:43You scared you're gonna cry?
10:45How did he know that?
10:46Then again, he was probably here last time, too.
10:48Great.
10:48Even more embarrassing.
10:49Was it that obvious?
10:51It's fine.
10:52If you cry, you cry.
10:53I came prepared.
11:00Of course.
11:02Apparently, crying over movies
11:03was just part of who I was now.
11:05Jenna really connects
11:06with these kinds of films.
11:07After this,
11:07why don't you tell us
11:08the biggest difference
11:08between this one and the last one?
11:11So I had no choice
11:12but to sit there
11:13and watch the whole thing.
11:15And, unsurprisingly,
11:16I cried again.
11:23Wait, you're still here?
11:25Waiting for me?
11:26Why?
11:26Why would he wait around for me?
11:28And why was he offering
11:29to walk me back, too?
11:30Was he just like this
11:31with everyone?
11:32Or was it...
11:40Are you sure you're okay?
11:42Like, seriously,
11:43you don't need a doctor?
11:45I'm afraid if I actually go,
11:47the doctor will tell me.
11:48If you'd gotten here
11:48one minute later,
11:49it would have healed on its own.
11:51He was still joking
11:52at a time like this.
11:54Then I remembered
11:55the drink place
11:56we had just passed
11:56was still open.
11:58Nolan, sit here for a second.
11:59Wait for me.
11:59I'll be right back.
12:02I ran into the shop
12:03and bought two milk teas.
12:05Then I asked the girl
12:05at the counter
12:06for a bag of ice, too.
12:13I thought you were coming back
12:14with oranges or something.
12:16What?
12:18Isn't that what people
12:19bring the injured guy?
12:20Fruit?
12:21The fact that you're joking
12:22means you're probably fine.
12:26Here, put this on it
12:28in case it swells up.
12:32You're way more worried
12:33about my leg than I am.
12:34Well, yeah,
12:35your leg kind of matters.
12:36You play basketball.
12:37The inter-school competition
12:38is coming up.
12:39I can't let you miss it
12:39because of me.
12:40The other one's for you.
12:41I didn't know what flavor
12:42you like,
12:43so I just got what
12:44I always get.
12:45Jenna,
12:46has anyone ever told you
12:47you're kind of adorable?
12:49Yeah.
12:50Wait,
12:51was he flirting with me?
12:54Jenna,
12:56I really like that
12:57you brought me water yesterday.
13:01So next game,
13:02come cheer for me again?
13:08I will.
13:12Oh, wow.
13:13Milk tea?
13:13That for me?
13:14In your dreams.
13:15Seriously?
13:16Yeah.
13:16Since when are you
13:17this stingy?
13:26It was a message from Nolan.
13:28I opened it.
13:28It was a photo.
13:30When I zoomed in,
13:31I realized it was
13:31the upcoming basketball schedule.
13:36First,
13:37he waited for me after class.
13:38Then he walked me back.
13:40And now he was sending me
13:41the game schedule,
13:42which was basically
13:43an invitation.
13:44Wasn't that a little
13:45too obvious?
13:46Did Nolan actually
13:48like me?
13:50No.
13:51That was crazy.
13:52Too fast.
13:53We'd only known each other
13:54for a few days.
13:55I was probably reading into it.
13:57Maybe he was just
13:57naturally nice.
14:02Whatever.
14:06A few days later.
14:07Want to play some games sometime?
14:09Don't you have games coming up?
14:11Shouldn't you be practicing?
14:12People need breaks.
14:13And besides,
14:14beating your school
14:15isn't exactly hard.
14:17Wow.
14:17So, you in her notch?
14:18Yeah, fine.
14:19Carry me, bro.
14:20And once we got into the game,
14:22it turned out Nolan
14:22had not been bluffing.
14:24He absolutely shredded everyone.
14:26I barely had to do anything.
14:27It was a full-on carry.
14:29Right after one match ended,
14:31while we were waiting
14:32for the next cue,
14:33Maya came back.
14:40Jenna,
14:40did you delete Adrian?
14:42What are you doing?
14:45Jenna,
14:46are you upset
14:46because Adrian and I
14:47are together?
14:48I know you've liked him
14:49for a long time,
14:50but it's not your fault.
14:51He doesn't feel the same way.
14:53You really don't have to do this.
14:54Do you seriously
14:55have nothing better to do?
14:57You're back early.
14:59What happened?
15:00Your date ended fast
15:01because he had
15:02somewhere else to be?
15:03What are you even talking about?
15:05Jenna,
15:05don't act like I don't know
15:06what's going on.
15:06You're jealous.
15:07That's what this is.
15:08You okay over there?
15:09That's when it hit me.
15:10Our voice cat was still on.
15:16Oh,
15:17okay.
15:18So that's what's going on.
15:20No wonder you're not
15:21hanging around Adrian anymore.
15:23So you've moved on
15:24to someone else.
15:27Wow,
15:28Jenna,
15:28good for you.
15:29You got Nolan Hayes'
15:30attention that fast?
15:32I've heard he's not
15:33exactly easy.
15:34Girls try to get his number
15:35all the time
15:36and he shuts them down.
15:37So what exactly
15:38did you do
15:38to get him interested
15:39that fast?
15:40And does he know
15:41that the first reason
15:42you went up to him
15:43was because the guys
15:43wanted you to flirt with him
15:44so he'd go easy on them?
15:45What is wrong with you?
15:51Did I lie?
15:58I forced myself
15:59to stay calm.
16:00The next second,
16:01I opened Instagram.
16:03It was a karaoke video.
16:05It had been posted
16:06by another girl
16:06from school
16:07and the guy singing
16:08with her in the clip
16:09was Adrian.
16:10If you've got this much
16:10time to worry about me,
16:11maybe go check on Adrian
16:13instead.
16:15Oh no.
16:17Looks like your boyfriend
16:18may be getting
16:18a new girlfriend too.
16:25The room finally went quiet.
16:27He hadn't sent anything else.
16:29He definitely heard
16:30what Maya said.
16:31Was he mad?
16:32Did he think I'd approached
16:33him for the wrong reasons?
16:35I stared at the screen
16:36and typed out a message.
16:37Deleted it.
16:39Typed another one.
16:40Deleted that too.
16:41I wanted to explain.
16:43I just didn't know
16:44how to start.
16:55I'm sorry.
16:56At halftime that day,
16:58I did bring you water
16:59because the guys
16:59from my school
17:00were joking about me and you.
17:02But I was not doing
17:03what Maya said.
17:04I wasn't trying
17:05to get close to you
17:06so you'd go easy on them.
17:09Honestly,
17:09I was kind of hoping
17:10you'd destroy them.
17:18Then I should probably
17:19thank them
17:22for giving me
17:23a reason to meet you.
17:25My heartbeat started
17:26going all over the place.
17:28Finally,
17:28I typed out one line.
17:30Was that way too direct?
17:31What if I was reading
17:32everything wrong?
17:33What if he didn't mean
17:34it like that at all?
17:35Would I just make
17:36everything weird between us?
17:39But in the end,
17:40I took a breath
17:41and hit send.
17:42I regretted it
17:43almost immediately.
17:44That was so impulsive.
17:58Hello?
17:59I wanted you to hear
18:00my answer from me.
18:02Yeah.
18:04Nolan Hayes likes you.
18:06It was real.
18:07A little surprise,
18:09a little happiness,
18:10and a heartbeat
18:11I couldn't hide
18:12even if I tried.
18:13Like a still lake
18:14suddenly rippling
18:15for no reason at all.
18:20Before long,
18:21game day came.
18:22Westfield's team
18:23was warming up
18:24on the main court inside.
18:26Some people
18:27are really trying hard.
18:29Honestly,
18:29if I didn't know better,
18:30I'd think she was here
18:31to work for the team.
18:33Seriously,
18:34it's kind of embarrassing.
18:35Like,
18:35what's the point
18:36of bringing all that stuff anyway?
18:38Adrian's still not
18:39going to look at her.
18:40Not when you're right here,
18:41Maya.
18:46Yo, Jenna!
18:47Here for Adrian again?
18:55Didn't have to do all that.
18:57What'd you bring?
18:58If Adrian doesn't want it,
18:59we'll take it.
18:59Yeah,
19:00don't let it go to waste.
19:01I mean,
19:01it's a sweet gesture.
19:03Jenna!
19:04I was just about
19:04to say something,
19:06but someone beat me to it.
19:10She's with me.
19:11I'm taking her.
19:16Isn't that Jenna?
19:17Did Nolan
19:17just straight up claim her?
19:19Oh my God,
19:19that was not subtle.
19:20When Nolan's teammates
19:21saw us coming,
19:22every single one of them
19:23had that same
19:24knowing look
19:24on their face.
19:29I figured you guys
19:30probably already
19:30had enough water,
19:31so I grabbed some
19:32sports drinks for everyone.
19:35Do you know how heavy
19:36that must have been
19:36to carry over here?
19:38I asked you to bring me water,
19:39not to play team manager
19:41for everybody.
19:45Here.
19:46You're obviously
19:47the special one.
19:48Yours is bigger than theirs.
19:49The second that left my mouth.
19:54Wait,
19:54what exactly
19:55were they all hearing?
19:56I meant the bottle,
19:57like literally
19:58the larger size.
20:00Thanks.
20:02A few moments later,
20:04the game was about to start.
20:05Both teams started
20:06moving towards center court.
20:07I figured Nolan
20:08would just head in
20:09with the others.
20:10Jenna,
20:11watch me.
20:13Watch me destroy them.
20:14I looked at Nolan
20:15out on the court.
20:16The lights hit him
20:17just right.
20:18Standing there
20:19in the middle of it all,
20:20he looked almost impossible
20:21not to stare at.
20:22In that moment,
20:23he looked like he was lit
20:24from the inside out.
20:26The Westfield side
20:28of the gym
20:28instantly exploded.
20:30Whistles,
20:30cheers,
20:31shouting,
20:31it all hit at once.
20:33Win it for her!
20:38The game was intense
20:39from the jump.
20:40Neither team looked
20:41interested in holding back.
20:43Nolan's little pregame speech
20:44had clearly gotten
20:45under their skin
20:46because my school's team
20:47started targeting him
20:48almost immediately.
20:49Every time the ball
20:50touched his hands,
20:51the defense collapsed on him.
20:53Sometimes it was
20:54two defenders,
20:55sometimes three.
20:56And Adrian was
20:57the worst about it.
20:58Even when he was
20:59nowhere near the play,
21:00he'd still come flying in
21:01just to try a strip Nolan.
21:02At that point,
21:04it barely felt like basketball.
21:05It felt personal.
21:08But Nolan stayed
21:09ridiculously calm
21:10through all of it.
21:11If he didn't have a shot,
21:12he passed it out immediately.
21:14If the lane closed up,
21:15he'd pull back
21:16and reset from outside.
21:17And the second he found space,
21:19he'd let a three fly.
21:21By the end of the game,
21:22he was still the top scorer
21:23on the floor.
21:25And Westfield
21:25kept the lead
21:26the entire time.
21:28On our side,
21:29everything started
21:30falling apart.
21:31Bad passes,
21:33missed shots,
21:34stupid fouls,
21:35all of it.
21:39By late game,
21:41Adrian had piled up
21:41enough fouls
21:42to get pulled out.
21:43When he walked off,
21:44he looked furious.
21:46On the final possession,
21:48Nolan caught the ball
21:49on the perimeter.
21:49He rose up and shot.
21:51The ball kissed the rim
21:53and dropped in.
21:54And almost at the same time,
21:56the buzzer sounded.
21:57Game over.
21:58The Westfield side exploded.
22:00The cheers were loud enough
22:01to shake the gym.
22:03They won.
22:03During the handshake line,
22:05I saw Nolan say something
22:06to Adrian.
22:11What did you say to them?
22:13I told them.
22:14I already went easy on them
22:16because my girl told me to.
22:17Otherwise,
22:18they would have lost
22:18by even more.
22:20But wait.
22:21When did I ever tell him
22:22to go easy on anyone?
22:23And also,
22:24since when was I his girlfriend?
22:26I wanted to piss him off.
22:28Wow.
22:29You are getting way too good
22:30at making stuff up.
22:32You still haven't complimented me.
22:34What, I didn't play well?
22:40Yeah, Nolan.
22:42You were insanely hot
22:43out there today.
22:48After the game,
22:49Nolan's team started talking
22:50about going out to celebrate.
22:53Jenna, you're coming.
22:55No excuses.
22:56Excuses?
22:57If we hadn't had those drinks
22:58you brought,
22:58we would have never
22:59played that smooth.
23:00Exactly.
23:01The second you showed up,
23:02Nolan started playing
23:02like he was possessed.
23:04Yeah, please.
23:07Yeah, please.
23:10If you want to come,
23:11come with us.
23:11And if you're tired
23:12and don't feel like it,
23:12I'll just walk you back.
23:13He never made the choice for me.
23:15He just gave me the choice.
23:18Okay.
23:19I'll go.
23:20By the time we got there,
23:22the place was packed.
23:23Almost every table inside
23:24was full.
23:25We had barely settled in
23:26when another group
23:26in basketball jerseys
23:27walked past.
23:28I looked up
23:29and immediately felt
23:30my mood drop.
23:31Well, look who it is.
23:32The team we just beat.
23:39Wow, Jenna.
23:40Good for you.
23:41You really locked him down
23:42that fast?
23:43Watch your mouth.
23:44Keep talking
23:45and losing the game
23:46won't be the worst thing
23:47that happened to you tonight.
23:56All right,
23:57move a little, guys.
23:58Coming through,
23:58what are you all
23:58standing around for?
23:59There's another table
24:00right there.
24:01Right when things
24:01were starting to turn awkward,
24:03the owner came over
24:04carrying a huge tray
24:05of skewers.
24:08Adrian,
24:08I don't want this.
24:09It looks so cheap
24:11and kind of gross,
24:12honestly.
24:12No offense,
24:14but this does not look good.
24:17Seriously?
24:19No, it's great.
24:20It smells amazing, actually.
24:22And could you make
24:22the eggplant extra soft
24:23for our table?
24:24You got it.
24:25My grilled eggplant
24:26is the best thing on the menu.
24:27Just wait till you try it.
24:29It's hot.
24:31We're eating here.
24:32My treat.
24:35So now it wasn't too dirty?
24:38Before long,
24:39the mood at our table
24:39picked back up.
24:40Everyone was eating
24:41and talking over each other,
24:42still hyped from the game.
24:44Adrian's table
24:44didn't stay much longer
24:45after that.
24:46They ate fast and left.
24:49Oh, damn,
24:50I just remembered something.
24:51I'm out of shampoo.
24:51Gotta hit the store
24:52across the street.
24:52Same, I need toothpaste.
24:53Crazy, we're out of bottled water
24:55in my room too.
24:55Might as well grab some.
25:01One after another,
25:02and each excuse
25:03was dumber than the last.
25:04A few seconds later,
25:05they were all gone.
25:08And just like that,
25:09it was only Nolan and me
25:10walking back side by side.
25:12As we walked,
25:13I couldn't help thinking
25:14how ridiculous that had been.
25:15Their excuses were painfully fake.
25:18Nolan.
25:20Why do you like me?
25:22Was it really just because
25:24I gave you a bottle of water?
25:26Nolan was hot,
25:27and he was great at basketball.
25:29Girls were obviously
25:29into him all the time,
25:31and I was definitely
25:31not the first girl
25:32to hand him a drink.
25:33So why me?
25:36The first time I saw you
25:37in that elective,
25:38I remember thinking,
25:39this girl is kind of interesting.
25:41Everyone else was just
25:42killing time,
25:42and you were over there
25:44actually crying at a movie.
25:46Your eyes were all red,
25:47and your skin so pale,
25:49you looked like a rabbit.
25:51Then the teacher called on you,
25:52and you freaked out.
25:54You looked even more
25:54like one then.
25:56Like some little rabbit
25:57that thinks it's about
25:58to get hunted down.
26:03My heartbeat stumbled
26:04hard,
26:05and the worst part
26:06was how naturally
26:07he said it.
26:08Every time you showed up,
26:09I played harder,
26:10and then I realized
26:11you weren't there
26:12for me at all.
26:14I didn't even know
26:14who you were there for.
26:17But I remember thinking
26:18your taste was kind of terrible,
26:20because your school's team,
26:22honestly,
26:23not one of them
26:24impressed me.
26:28So when you walked over
26:29and handed me that water,
26:30I only had one thought.
26:31that was my shot.
26:34Nolan,
26:35you're blushing.
26:36You're actually shy.
26:37No, I'm not.
26:38It's the wind.
26:39Wow.
26:40You're so full of it.
26:43Nolan walked me
26:43all the way back
26:44to my dorm building.
26:45I was in such a good mood
26:47the whole way back,
26:48until my phone rang.
26:50I looked down.
26:51Adrian.
26:52Jenna,
26:53come downstairs.
26:56No.
26:57You're not coming down?
26:59Fine.
27:00Then I'll stand out here
27:00and yell your name
27:01until you do.
27:04I stood there
27:05holding my phone,
27:06completely done.
27:07But in the end,
27:08I gave in.
27:15What are you doing?
27:16Let go.
27:24Are you with Nolan Hayes now?
27:27You deleted me.
27:28And then you started
27:29getting all close
27:29to him on purpose?
27:31Jenna,
27:31this is just you trying
27:32to get a reaction
27:33out of me,
27:33isn't it?
27:34Guess you finally
27:35learned how to play games.
27:37You really think
27:38everyone thinks like you?
27:41You got what you wanted.
27:43I frowned.
27:44What was that
27:44supposed to mean?
27:46Let's be together.
27:48What did you just say?
27:49I said,
27:50let's be together.
27:52What about Maya?
27:54What does she
27:55have to do with this?
27:56Oh, that?
27:57We were messing around
27:57at dinner,
27:58I lost a dare
27:58and I posted it.
27:59That's all.
28:00Jenna,
28:01isn't this what you've
28:01wanted all along?
28:02Well, now I'm giving it to you.
28:05But Adrian,
28:07I really don't
28:08like you anymore.
28:14Is this because of Nolan?
28:15You've only known him
28:15for a few days.
28:16Do you even know
28:16what kind of guy he is?
28:16What does time
28:17have to do with it?
28:18And I still only just
28:18figured out who you really are.
28:20I used to like you.
28:21Back then,
28:21I thought that said
28:22something good about you.
28:23But now?
28:24I just...
28:25We've no idea
28:26who you route you are.
28:27Your teammates joked
28:27about me right in front of you.
28:29Even if we were just friends,
28:30you still should have
28:30said something.
28:31But you didn't.
28:32A guy who doesn't
28:33respect women
28:34isn't someone worth loving.
28:35When I turned
28:36and walked away,
28:37Adrian was still
28:38standing there.
28:39He didn't come after me.
28:40He didn't say
28:40anything else either.
28:41He just stood there,
28:43frozen.
28:44But strangely,
28:47I just felt lighter.
28:49Like something heavy
28:51I'd been carrying
28:51for years
28:52had finally
28:52slipped off my chest.
29:00See?
29:01When someone
29:01really likes you,
29:02they move towards you.
29:03And they make it
29:04obvious that you matter.
29:05I bring you away from you.
29:07To be continued...
29:08I love you.
29:12So thanks
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