It was one of those mornings, barely surviving on 5 hours of sleep, having to rush into the dirty school changing room first thing in the morning of a humid and windy October day. Amazing... The only good thing is that I get to smell the smell of rain mixed with grass, I don't know why but it just smells so good. So full of life.

Maybe there's something wrong with the teachers here or maybe my school is going bankrupt, because despite it starting to rain already, we have P.E. (physical education) outside anyway. You think they would have a sports hall somewhere considering the fact that this is indeed a private school.

I got paired up with Noah and Aaron got paired up with Ava and she's all over him, but it's not like I care.. and today we're playing soccer which is not too bad, but I would much rather play dodgeball because that's the only sport I've ever been able to beat Aaron in. I don't care if it was because he had a broken leg, I totally won.

As the games go on the sky gets darker and the soft drizzles become harsher and puddles start to form but I am LOCKED-IN. My heart is pounding as my eyes are locked on the ball, stealing it from my opponents their voices fading into the background.

It's getting harder and harder to see and as I made a right turn SPLAT- laying flat on the floor with my knee burning like I've just ran a marathon, using my knees. Everyone gasped collectively and at first it didn't hurt much, but after a few seconds the pain got to me... My eyes start watering and I saw Noah shocked face, hesitating to move.

I tried to push myself up but it was almost impossible, although the main impact was on my knee, other parts of my body had been scaped too.

But before I could even react, a pair of steady arms had already wrapped around me and scooped me up effortlessly. My breath caught in my throat.

"I'll take her to the nurse!!" The voice screamed.

The voice sounded familiar, and I was sure it was a guy, but I couldn't quite tell because of how breathless the voice was. It was like they had just pooped their pants from how worried they sounded.

"W-what--" I gasped, turning my head to look at the mystery person.

My first thought was that I was either dead, or hallucinating. Because the view that I was looking at, was something I couldn't even imagine..

Aaron.

AARON.

My head has never been dizzier...

His jaw was clenched and his hair along with his long lashes were damp from the drizzle of rain. His sports uniform was glued onto his chest. Aaron felt surprisingly strong, and despite his uniform being cold and wet I could still feel the warmth of his chest against my face. And MY GOD, his arms were too wrapped too tight yet gently for my heart to handle. His arms were the only thing that was stopping me from completely falling apart...and despite him being the fastest runner in our class, it felt like he was moving slower and slower. Not because he was actually slowing down, it was just the fact that the way he looked from that angle? Was time stopping.

"You okay?" He asked breathless, his voice low and intense.

"Wha- You didn't have to-"

"I know." He said, turning his face turning a light shade of pink. "But I wanted to." He scoffed, as if he was laughing at how rationally he acted. Exposing himself to everyone.

OH NO.

This is Aaron, I can't be falling for him.. I just can't. We've always been like this, it's not like this is the first time he's ever been this close to me, but gosh, why am I only now noticing his closeness more than ever?

The damp hair, the wet shirt, the steady hug and the gentleness in his voice. This is foul. I literally just fell, I can't be falling again.. not today.

We sat in the nurse's office awkwardly waiting for the nurse to find bandage for my leg. The pain is getting worse and I'm getting more and more annoyed. And I didn't even notice it at first but eventually, I caught my self staring at him.

Unlike last year, his nose had gotten taller, his eyebrows thicker, and his jawline sharper. He was sitting on a bed while I sat on a cushioned bench in the corner, his hand resting behind him while he leaned back and looked around. I catch him glancing at my knee every few seconds, still worried for some reason.

Stop looking. Ellie Baker. Stop looking. I dare you, stop staring at him. I bite the inside of my cheek, trying to distract myself. But it has little to no use. It's not like he's doing anything interesting but he's just so addicting to look at..

I'm guessing Aaron wanted to lighten the mood or something? Because out of nowhere he goes:

"Well, that's one way to make sure you never skip leg day again." He says grinning, but I can tell he's still a little worried.

Even though it wasn't even close to being funny, I still bursted into laughter. I was laughing so much my stomach started hurting even the nurse gave me a side-eye. After seeing that, I quickly adjusted to what I was like before the joke.

"Ugh. You're annoying." I say, even though I didn't fully mean it anymore.

He grins, with no worry this time. "You laughed real hard though."

I really did..

I could feel my heart doing that little flip again. I hate it when it does that. Especially when it's because of Aaron's stupid jokes or his stupid grin. But it's not like it does that when I'm talking to anyone else other than Aaron..

As soon as the nurse finished patching me up, I tried to stand up. Which was totally embarrassing because I fell back down just as quick as how fast I stood up.

"Ow.." I muttered. "It still hurts like hell."

The nurse giggled.

"Of course it still hurts sweetie, you were cut really badly. But don't worry, you should be able to walk on your own in an hour or so. Unless that little boyfriend of yours wants to carry you around, just like he did just now."

Both me and Aaron turn away, our faces heating up, reminded of what kind of position we were in just a few minutes ago.

"I'm not her boyfriend. She doesn't really like me." Aaron cuts in, adjusting to his normal facial expression.

Although it's a hundred percent agree that I don't like him and that he's not my boyfriend, it still stings a little. Hearing him say that I don't like him, despite the fact that he had just carried me across the entire school campus knowing the fact that I would've done just fine without him carrying me.

"You sure are close to becoming her boyfriend!" The nurse chuckled. "And trust me, from the way she was blushing, she is as far away from hating you as humanly possible."

The nurse was a wonderful lady but goddamn, she really needed to stop talking before I die of secondhand embarrassment..

I could feel my eyes widen and I glanced over to Aaron, watching him as he walks towards me but avoiding eye contact.

"Let's go, you don't wanna be late for next period." He hushed, helping me up by my waist.

We make eye contact.

But embarrassed, I quickly look away and the nurse watches from a distance, sitting at her desk and chuckling.

"You okay?" He asks, his voice low.

UGHH.. why is he so close?? Why are his eyes so gentle? Why does he smell so nice? Why couldn't I look at him without blushing anymore? Why couldn't I look at him without feeling things?

"When did you get so cute?" I asked. Not realizing that was meant to be said in my head. Just like all the questions I had just asked myself.

"Huh?" Aaron stared at me shocked. With a slight hint of pink appearing across his defined face.

HELP. No way I just told Aaron I thought he was cute.. It was an accident though! I didn't mean it. I didn't.

"Huh?!" I responded. Just as shocked as he was. "I'm sorry. I- uh was thinking about.. uhh Steve Harvey!"

There was a long pause. An awkward long pause. The kind where you could hear your heart beating. He blinked. I blinked.

"You think Steve Harvey is cute?" He laughed. "What's next? You're gonna tell me you've got a poster of him hanging in front of your bed?"

I laughed too, before quickly snapping back and saying

"Come on, let's go." I smirked.

Damn it. I don't like Aaron. I don't. I swear I don't. But the butterflies in my stomach? They won't shut up..