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number that was written on the white board
at the front of the room.  Then she said something about having a bad
month, so I took a chance at trying to get her to open up.  She didn’t go
for it, but the smile she gave me instead, along with calling me a ‘super hero’
was much more rewarding.  “I’ll take it, for now,” I mumbled to myself.
    Throughout
the experiment, I found myself studying Alyssa more than what was under the
microscope.  The way she bit the one side of her bottom lip when she was
confused about something.  How her eyes would light up and she’d smile
when I’d explain something to her and she finally got it.  She would erase
what she was writing over and over if it wasn’t as perfect as she would like
it.  I also noticed things she didn’t do.  She never once touched her
hair.  She didn’t have a fake laugh when I talked.  She never tried
to get me to look at any other part of her, not that I wasn’t trying.  The
most important thing I noticed was the whole time we were working, the sadness
that had been on her face every other time I’d seen her was gone.  
     When
she offered to write the lab up by herself, I felt as though she knocked the
wind out of me again.  I wanted nothing more than to spend time with her
outside of here and she was taking away my best excuse to do that.  Then
my stupid ass had to go and make her think she was incapable of doing the lab
on her own.  If she only knew how impressed I was that she was so
smart.  After smoothing that over, I set up a time to work on it as soon
as possible.  Hell, I would have gone back to her room right then to work
on it.  Of course, my roommates had to be waiting for me at the worst
possible time.        
    Now
I’m sitting here in the dining hall with them, but thinking about her.  I
sent her a couple texts but she only replied to the first one and it was only
with a smiley face.  Normally, I would think that’s cute, but I want to
talk to her.  I should have blown them off and walked with her.  I
wonder why she isn’t texting me back. 
    “ Yo , Matthews.  What the fuck, man?”  Logan tosses
a fry at me and it lands in my lap.  Obviously, he had been trying to get
my attention.  I glare over at him and he knows I’m about to punch him for
throwing food at me.  “What do you think?  You in?”
    “Am
I in for what?” I ask irritated then throw the fry on the table in front of
him.
    “What
the hell?”  Now Shane is going to get on my back.  I shouldn’t be
distracted by her not texting me back.  These guys are going to pick up on
it.
    “We
want to hit a bar off-campus tomorrow night.  I’m getting sick of the
chicks here,” Logan says.  “It’s time for a challenge.”  A
challenge?  He means he wants to find someone who doesn’t know him, so
maybe he’ll have a chance at getting laid. 
    “I’ll
let you know.  I have some shit to take care of,” I say because I’d rather
not tell them I’m meeting Alyssa.  “If I get done early enough, I’ll let
you know.”
    “What
shit?” Shane is a pain in my ass.
    “I
have to meet with my lab partner and write up a lab.  It probably won’t
take that long.”
    “You
douchebag!” Logan says.  They are all staring at me smirking.  “You
want her.  I fucking knew it.” He starts laughing, but I don’t think he’s
funny.
    “I
don’t want her, asshole.”  The second it leaves my mouth, I realize
it’s a lie.  “It’s gotta get done.  I’m
free, she’s free.  No big deal.”
    “I
thought you always worked alone on that shit?  How come you have a partner
all of a sudden?” Shane asks.
    “Her
partner dropped the class today and I was the only other free person. 
It’s really not a big deal.” 
    “You
said that.”  I can tell he’s trying to figure out what’s going on in my
head.  I don’t usually keep this kind of shit from him.  “She’s in my
Accounting class.  Alyssa, right?” I nod at