《Our Love is Like a Circle, Infinite and Everlasting》


 Girl - Stirrings

    His face blushed a deep crimson red as he bashfully looked downwards at the black tabletop littered with papers.


    "Tell us, who do you like?" We urged him. An expression full of eager anticipation appeared on my face as I stared at him. He had always been fairly average to the common passerby, but I found his anecdotes fascinating and his dedication admirable. I knew from experience that forcing someone to tell others who he likes could potentially turn out badly, but my heart slightly fluttered, and I couldn''t control myself anymore. I leaned forwards, ignoring the unconscious reaction I had just experienced, and attempted to paste a casual and unconcerned smile on my face.


    His head had slightly risen as he tried to concentrate on the teacher, and thus effectively ignore us, but when he turned his head to glance at his paper, he could not hide the even deeper blush that covered his cheeks. Again, he ducked his head as if he was trying to avoid us. Softly, almost to the point where I couldn''t hear him, he murmured, "She... she goes to this school."


    The girl next to me rolled her eyes. "Of course she does, half the people in this town goes to our school. Stop trying to avoid the question."


    "Her classes are in this section of the school." He finally relented and gave us some details. For a moment, my spirits seemed to have raised. I shook my head slightly to clear the hazy feeling that had appeared when I had stared into his eyes.


    "Is she in any of my classes?"


    The teacher droned on as he tapped on the complex diagrams on the whiteboard with a ruler. I cast an annoyed glance at him before turning back to my notes. Quickly scribbling something down, I waited for an answer from him.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    After a long period of deliberation, he replied with a "No." It felt as if the bubble keeping me afloat had burst the moment I heard that one word. My eyes slightly closed in an intangible pain that appeared as abruptly as it left.


    I blinked a few times to relieve myself of the lingering feeling of the pain, and his innocent, embarrassed face drifted into my vision.


    "Emma?" I whispered her name in a barely audible voice.


    "What? What did you say?" Confused, he looked at me, asking me to repeat her name.


    "Emma." My voice wavered slightly, but this time I spoke in a louder voice. Without a doubt, I knew that she was the one he liked, but my heart twinged in pain for a moment. I closed my eyes, pretending there was dust in my eyes, and wondered, ''Why do I feel like this? Why do I feel so... anguished... when he mentions that he likes her?''


    "Emma... X?" The girl asked a meaningless question. Of course it''s Emma X. Was there even a need to ask?


    In an attempt to distract myself, I blankly stared at the whiteboard. The teacher was lecturing about galaxies, and he was drawing diagrams for each type of galaxy. One of the largest pictures was a diagram of our galaxy, and our location in it was marked with a bright red thumbtack that stood out like a swan amidst pigs.


    "Yes... I-" It felt like a bucket of ice cold water had been dumped on my head when I heard this confirmation. My countenance turned stiff and cold. I pretended to concentrate on the lesson, but none of them knew of my inner turmoil.


    ''We... are so insignificant in this universe. Our galaxy is merely one among a myriad, and our solar system is minuscule compared to many others. Yet, we are still so self absorbed in our own lives, uncaring of the feelings of others. I wonder how we can be so self absorbed despite our numerous faults and failures...''


    All of a sudden, I was jolted back to reality.


    "But now, I like someone else."

 Boy - Fascination

    The classroom was already noisy when I walked inside. My eyes drifted across the room, scanning the people for her. I saw a couple empty seats, one of which belonged to the midget. Ugh. He was always staring at her in such a strange way... He seemed a little immature, but the way he stared at girls was like that of a pervert''s.


    After taking in the scene, my eyes landed on her. Sitting besides her was that girl. She was a little wild and a little dull, but she seemed to have a pretty good personality. Of course, she couldn''t be compared to her.


    Her eyes were a deep, ethereal black, and there was a tint of a light shade of brown which gave them a mellow liveliness. Her hair, unrestrained by anything, cascaded down her back as she stared at her notebook, seemingly transfixed by the contents. For a moment, I wondered why she couldn''t be staring at me in that way.


    Sitting down, I began paying attention to the professor''s lecture even as my eyes kept on drifting back to her figure.


    About ten minutes into the lesson, I could hear people discreetly whispering about her behind my back. My head lifted slightly, and with a casual look over my shoulder I shot them a glare. "Don''t talk about her... She''s mi-... pure."


    I looked back at her with a worried glance, afraid that she had caught my mistake. She was so studious; she still hadn''t glanced towards my direction once. Coincidentally, her head blocked out the majority of a large poster of the sun taped to the wall behind her, so due to the effects of the lighting, it looked like she was surrounded by a halo, the corona of the sun.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.


    I daydreamed about her for quite a few minutes, before the other girl asked, "Who do you like?". My face froze up. Did she know I like her? I could feel a blush creeping up my cheeks as I imagined what she would think about me after realizing the truth.


    "No one? A past crush?" Ah, so they just wanted to know someone I liked before, when I was younger. My shoulders loosened, the tension gone. I looked up slightly, and I saw her face eagerly staring at me. She was so cute~.


    "She goes to this school." As I watched her expression quickly changing from eagerness to disappointment to annoyance, I decided to slowly reveal my former crush.


    "Obviously, half the people in this town goes to this school."


    "Tell us something useful."


    I hesitated. Should I simply tell them who she is? But that would ruin the fun. "Her classes are in this section of the school."


    She looked so vibrant, so bright. Like the star of my universe. I was intoxicated, and I could not deny it.


    "Is she in any of my classes?"


    "No."


    I regretted it for a second when I saw her face fall. Why did I have to make her unhappy? But I pushed forwards. I have already come this far, it won''t hurt to continue this amusement, would it?


    "Is it Emma?"


    My eyes widened in surprise. How did she know? I intently stared at her, but her face revealed no secrets. Her smile contained an inexplicable message, and it was more enchanting than the wonders of nature.


    The other girl interrupted our little world, barging in like a third wheel to a date. "Emma X?"


    Frustration was deeply concealed in my brows. "Yes."


    With a sigh, I looked back up at the professor. His explanations were quite interesting, more interesting than other teachers'', but unfortunately, I couldn''t concentrate because she was here.


    Once again, I dreamily stared at her. Others might not see it, but I could detect an arrogance hidden deep within her, one that was developed through years of high achievements during her childhood.


    On an impulse, I opened my mouth again. "But now, I like someone else."


    You.