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She'd just sat down near a vacant table in The Attic
 and flipped open her notebook when she heard her phone ring.
It startled her a bit, considering how quiet the study area was.

She frantically dug through her bag in search of her mobile phone,
she didn't want to disturb the people studying.
It was lying in the pit of her tote, she grabbed it and took a look at the screen.

She smiled.

"Hello?"

"Hey could you get to the busstop in a few minutes? I got someone to hand something to you."
Upon hearing the voice of the boy she so dearly adores, her heart skipped a beat.

"What? What are you talking about? This is stupid."
 She didn't know what to say.
At the back of her head she knew he'd probably planned something too cheesy for her liking.

Yet at the same time, she was excited.
I guess she was trying to put up a hard exterior.

"Just get to the busstop okay, no questions."

"Ugh, fine," she sighed, "I'll be down in a bit." She hung up.


Truthfully, she found it quite laborious to go up
and down the hills of her campus to get to the bus stop.
She took her time, and just as she was about to take out her phone,
someone grabbed her by the waist.

It was him.

He greeted her with a peck on the forehead and almost instantly, her arms embraced his body.

--

They were at the roof of her school building, leaning against a warm metal railing, looking at the buildings around.
The sky was a shade of orange, with a little bit of pink.
Usually around this time they would be able to see the sun set.
Unfortunately, the clouds were hiding the sun.

He turned to her and said, "so how long are you planning on making me wait?"

She tried to divert the question into something less awkward,
she couldn't find words to express how she never intended for him to, you know, wait.

Obviously she was getting quite nervous.
Making eye-contact was incredibly difficult,
her insides felt like they were about to explode.

"Fight it," said the voices in her head.

"Cut to the chase, will you?"
She kept whatever she said simple and short so her nerves wouldn't show.
She hated looking vulnerable.

"Alright. I believe in soulmates, and I see mine in you.
Okay what I've been meaning to say is,
will you be my girlfriend?"

--


And the rest is history.
11.11.11. HOW CORNY.
But I said yes, after 3 other times he asked.

Couldn't stop crying happy tears. (':