“You’re very cute,” I whispered, ashamed.
“I’d love to, by the way,” he said. “Just so you know.”
I couldn’t bring myself to look at him, so he put his fingers beneath my chin, and lifted my face to his in the middle of the hallway as a herd of kids flowed past. I only saw him then – his eyes, and his mouth. The sarcasm that was usually present in his eyes was gone, replaced by a sexual hunger. He leaned in, and kissed me, gently, with closed lips, one time on the lips. In front of everyone. Tenderly.
