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FearlessLeader19
Jory noticed Ronnie's cheeks were suddenly red. Why? Then he realised! He had been staring. "Oh, no,'' he thought. "She must think I'm a weirdo or something.'' Way to mess things up even before he told her what he wanted to.
"Okay, here goes nothing.'' Jory, with his heart thudding rather loudly so he thought Ronnie must be hearing it. He wanted to look away from her, for fear of seeing rejection in her eyes. But he held his ground. "I really like you, Ronnie, as in more than friends.'' There, he said it.
Ronnie leaned forward a little, waiting to hear what he was gonna say. C'mon, Jory! Say it already!
Then he said it.
Wait...
He... liked her? Her eyes widened and her cheeks were growing more red. Her heart thumped wildly against her chest and her arms dangled to her sides, causing Oliver to jump out of them just in time.
"You do?" she squeaked, her voice small. She had liked Jory for so long, yet she kept it secret since she thought he only wanted to be friends. She looked down at the ground, playing with her hands.
"I actually... like you too. I have for... quite a while..." she said, slowly looking back up at him.