He Has a Crush on Me

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y mother. She was a traditional, elegant lady

charm and allure, but he failed to appre

ace but were deeply estranged. My mother devoted most

accused my teacher of pushing me. My father stormed into the presc

taught me to be an integral person, to know how

unds and suppress the ugly aspects that con

she took a part of my

ew up in, a kind-hearte

rdo, to be in the same class as me. He clearly intended to use

m to take away the lega

ls in the house. None of the te

her arrogant

found an on

and only communicated with me thro

, someone with the nickn

s family members was ill, a

the shredded papers at my feet, I had a sudden impulse. I too

curiosity, only to discover that he had solved

that he solved one question per m

ease and joy to communica

polite or mature, nor did I nee

ecame familiar

write down one or two wor

ng passages of co

ions were in his

ns became livel

he and I attended the same school district in

refuse to meet me wheneve

ved that we would have opport

side him toppled over, and a

ended that nothing had happene

at worn g

question with a pen,

nized me a l