know my dad likes steak and mashed
potatoes?
16. But, then again, it could be because my father suspects that you’re
gay and, therefore, aren’t a threat for possible cause of teen pregnancy.
It was probably the cooking. My dad is a
bit traditional .
17. I’m tone deaf.
Or, at least, you say I am.
18. You’re not.
You’re really not. You’re actually quite
good.
19. I can play the piano.
I may not have an Asian family, but my mom
insisted I learn a musical instrument. I’m pretty okay.
20. You can’t.
Not even to save your life.
21. We could make a great musical duo.
You’ll sing and I’ll play.
22. That one time we got detention because we broke into the music room
to play together was totally worth it.
I don’t understand why we couldn’t have
just waited for after school when nobody was around to do it. But I guess you
have a certain love of trouble that I’m dangerously attracted to. And maybe
you’re afraid of the dark.
23. I don’t berate you about your poor study habits the way Abigail
does.
You’ll have to excuse her. She’s class
president.
24. I inspire you to do better because you won’t accept that I’m just
smarter than you. :P
Seriously. Stop trying to compare our
exams. Just because you get higher than me on one or two exams doesn’t make you
a genius. But I appreciate your effort.
25. We never argue.
26. I mean, we argue all the time.
And we argue about anything and
everything, too. How many times has Abigail told us to shut up at lunch? How
many times have you gotten your phone confiscated in fifth period because class
time doesn’t stop us from being competitive? Me? Thrice.
27. But we never “argue” argue.
28. You never invade my privacy.
29. I never invade yours.
30. I call you every night and you wait four to five rings before
answering because you don’t want to seem too eager to pick up.
31. You tell me the only reason you pick up four to five rings before
answering is because you don’t want to seem too eager because you don’t want me
to think you’re disinterested, either.
32. Your parents love me.
When your parents came home that night you
practically begged me to help you babysit your baby brother they insisted I
stay for dinner. Your parents are really cool. But they seem to be under the
impression that you’re a good boy. Do they know you’re a perv?
33. We’ve never put a label on what we have.
Except for that time Abigail questioned
why we always sit together when we’re always arguing and you said we had a
love-hate relationship and I said we had a LIKE-hate relationship. You focused
on the fact that I admitted to liking you. I should’ve known.
34. We don’t intend to put a label on what we have.
35. We’re both cool with that.
36. But it would be nice.
37. Not that I’m asking.
38. I love Taylor Swift and you don’t mind.
In fact, you say you downloaded a USB full
of her songs just for me, but when we cut class to sit behind the bleachers to
listen to the songs you somehow are able to sing along to all of them.A closet
Taylor Swift fan, perhaps?
39. She has a song called “Hey Stephen”.
And it perfectly describes how I feel
about you, and what you are to me.
40. Maybe I’ll sing it to you sometime. Prepare your ear plugs.
41. So, homecoming is coming up.
I know because you’ve been flooded with
potential dates every day for the past week. Sometimes the same girls ask you
again hoping you change your mind.
42. You don’t have a date.
Yet.
43. I don’t have a date.
Yet.
44. Will
45. You
46. Be
47. My
48. Date?
Friend? Partner? Accompanier? Valet?
Bodyguard? Chauffer? Assistant? Secretary? Pooba? Whatever you want to call it.
49. I mean, I don’t mind if you don’t want to be.
It’s just a stupid dance where… people…
dance